Minister: Terrorist attack not main version of Tu-154 crash in Sochi
An act of terror is not seen as the main version of the Tu-154 crash in Sochi, Russian Transport Minister, Maxim Sokolov, who leads the government commission probing into the crash, said on Dec. 26....
View ArticleRimsky-Korsakov's 'Mozart&Saileri' gather money for tour around UK
The non-profit theater company Time Zone Theatre has announced the start of a crowdfunding campaign to bring their interpretation of the opera Mozart&Salieri, composed by famous Russian musician...
View ArticleMoscow’s Pushkin Museum Embarks on Ambitious Building Plan
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow has launched an ambitious building program aimed at creating a “Museum Town” just steps from the Kremlin. The creation of such a complex was a dream of...
View ArticleRussia and Kazakhstan sign concept of cooperation at Baikonur complex
Russia and Kazakhstan have signed a concept of cooperation at the Baikonur complex following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev. The document...
View ArticleFSB: Investigation into Tu-154 crash pursues 4 main lines of inquiry
Russia’s federal security service FSB has said the investigators probing into the causes of the loss of a Tu-154 plane of the Russian Defense Ministry are proceeding along four main lines of inquiry....
View Article2016 in review: 10 Russians who defined the year
1. Yelizaveta Glinka – for her help in the Donbass and Syria Source: TASS Yelizaveta Glinka, also known as "Doctor Liza," was a doctor and head of the Just Assistance Foundation who was among the 92...
View ArticleSearch for Tu-154 flight data recorders continues
The search for the flight data recorders from the Tu-154 aircraft that crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday continues, it is impossible to give the dates when they may be found, Russian Transport...
View ArticleFor life and against war: How Russia will remember Yelizaveta Glinka
When, on Dec. 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented Yelizaveta Glinka, also known as Doctor Liza, with one of the highest government awards – the State Prize in the field of human rights...
View ArticleSource: First victim of Tupolev-154 crash near Sochi identified
The first victim of last Sunday’s crash of a Tupolev-154 airliner near the Black Sea resort of Sochi has been identified, a medical source in Moscow said. "The first plane carrying the bodies of...
View ArticleTwo elements of crashed Tu-154’s control mechanism recovered from Black Sea
Divers have recovered two elements of the crashed Tu-154 plane’s control mechanism from the Black Sea bed, the Russian Defense Ministry press office said on Dec. 26. "Divers have found the plane’s...
View ArticleDivers lift Tu-154 mid-fuselage fragment from Black Sea bottom
Divers have lifted a fragment of the crashed Tu-154 mid-fuselage from the bottom of the Black Sea near Sochi, a spokesman for the search operation’s headquarters told TASS on Dec. 26. "By now, a...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Day of mourning in Russia
A worker lowers the Russian national flag to half-mast on a roof of the city administration building, Krasnoyarsk, Dec. 26, 2016. Russia observes a day of mourning for victims of the Tu-154 plane which...
View ArticleRussia expands its presence in the Arctic
In December 2014, the Russian military made the decision to reassert its presence in the Arctic. Since that time, six new military bases have been opened, spanning Russia’s Arctic zone. They include...
View ArticleWhy 2017 will mark the ‘start of a new era’ in global politics
What happened in 2016 is a consequence of long-accumulated changes, of quantity transformed into quality. It marked the end of a period, after the Cold War, when the overwhelming belief was that a new...
View ArticlePenetration of objects in engine among key possible causes of Tu-154 plane
One of the priority causes of the Tu-154 plane crash now is the penetration of foreign objects in the engine, a law enforcement source told TASS on Dec. 27. "One of the key versions of the crash at the...
View ArticleBlack box of crashed Tu-154 plane to be deciphered in Moscow Region
The main flight data recorder of the crashed Tu-154 plane will be taken to the Central Scientific and Research Institute of the Air Force in Lyubertsy, in the Moscow Region, in the coming hours where...
View ArticleDecoding of Tu-154 plane’s black boxes may take up to several weeks
The decoding of flight data recorders of the Tu-154 plane that crashed in the Black Sea near Sochi may last for up to several weeks depending on the tape’s condition, a source close to the...
View ArticleSource: No signs of explosion or fire on board of Tu-154 flight detected
No signs indicating that an explosion or a fire had occurred on board of the Tu-154 plane before it crashed into the Black sea, have not been detected, a security source told TASS. "After examining the...
View ArticleThe church that connects Peter the Great to Joseph Brodsky
The first Church of England congregation in St. Petersburg was established during the time of Peter the Great. After the Bolshevik Revolution, the church’s priests fled Russia and Anglican services...
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