Best of the best: 16 articles you've read and liked in 2016
The most visited new articles: 1) In 2016, most RBTH readers were drawn to an article about an ordinary Russian family that adopted a baby... bear. Mama and papa share their experience on how to raise...
View ArticleCell therapy gets official green light for use in Russia
The law on biomedical cellular products which comes into force on Jan. 1 permits the use of living cells for therapy and kicks off the creation of a new branch of biomedicine, one of the law’s authors,...
View ArticleNew regulations on Russia’s alcohol market go into effect in 2017
Several new laws regulating Russian market of hard liquor (strong spirits) go into effect on January 1, 2017. The changes in the legislation concern excise duty rates and PET (Polyethylene...
View ArticleOldest relative of last Russian Emperor dies in Denmark at 90
Prince Dimitri Romanov, the oldest relative of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II, has died in Denmark, his wife Princess Feodora said. The prince was 90. According to his wife, last week he was...
View ArticleFederal register of HIV patients to be launched in Russia in 2017
The Federal Register of HIV patients, set to be launched in Russia’s regions on Jan. 1, will help provide patients with medicine, Health Ministry Spokesman Oleg Salagai told TASS. "Any individual...
View ArticleMedvedev highlights importance of joint war on terror to Turkish PM
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim highlighted the importance of joint fight against terrorism in a phone conversation on Jan. 1, a statement posted on...
View ArticleTrump’s spokesman questions Obama response to alleged Russian hacking
Incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer has wondered whether the Obama administration’s response to the alleged Russian hacking against the U.S. political institutions was justified and...
View ArticleFashion's my profession: 7 Russian graduates of Central Saint Martins
1) Lotta Volkova Every Lotta Volkova's (L) outfit is a sensation. Source: Getty Images Family legend has it that Volkova, born in 1985, was named after the Led Zeppelin song “Whole Lotta Love,” a...
View Article4 legendary athletes from the Tsarist era
Many people think that sports gained notoriety in Russia during the Soviet period, when they were a fundamental feature of state ideology. Athletic achievements helped in creating an image of a great...
View ArticleTu-154 crash victims remembered at memorial service in Washington, D.C.
The St. John Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, D.C., held a memorial service for the victims of the recent Tu-154 plane crash over the Black Sea and the slain Russian ambassador to Turkey on...
View ArticlePutin congratulates choreographer Yuri Grigorovich on his 90th birthday
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated world-acclaimed Russian choreographer, Yuri Grigorovich, on his 90th birthday. "You are rightly considered an outstanding representative of the famous...
View ArticleShip-based unmanned aerial vehicles to be designed for Russian Navy
Ship-based unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be designed for the needs of the Russian Navy’s naval aviation, the Russian naval aviation chief, Maj. Gen. Igor Kozhin, said on Jan. 2. "One of...
View ArticleNovatek reduces gas production by 2.2.% in 2016
Russia’s Novatek company reduced natural gas production by 2.2% to 67.8 bln cubic meters in 2016 on a year-on-year basis, according to data provided by the Central Control Administration of the Fuel...
View ArticleRussian woman is among victims of terrorist attack in Istanbul night club
At least 39 people, including 16 foreign nationals, were killed in the in the New Year eve’s terrorist attack at Reina night club in Istanbul. A Russian woman is among the victims. Russia’s embassy...
View ArticleRussia’s Admiral Makarov frigate to continue trials in 2017
Russia’s third Project 11356 frigate Admiral Makarov that was to be commissioned at the end of 2016 will continue state trials this year, Roman Martov, a spokesman for the Russian Baltic Fleet, said on...
View Article7 Popular Russian bands to know
When asked to name a popular Russian band, most foreigners — if they could named anything at all — are likely to cite Pussy Riot, the punk group known more for its political activism than for its...
View ArticleRussia makes public names of 4 suspended skeleton racers
The 2014 skeleton Olympic champion Alexander Tretyakov, bronze medalist Yelena Nikitina along with Olga Potylitsyna and Maria Orlova have been provisionally suspended from competitions by the...
View ArticleMarine Le Pen says Crimea’s reunification with Russia was legitimate
Crimea’s incorporation into Russia was legitimate, leader of France’s National Front, Marine Le Pen said. I do not think that (Crimea's) reunification (with Russia) was illegitimate," she told the BFM...
View ArticleKyrgyz national suspected of Istanbul night club attack - agency
A 28-year old Kyrgyz national is suspected of the New Year eve’s terrorist attack at Reina night club in Istanbul, EFE news agency reported on Jan. 3. Lakhe Mashrapov arrived in Turkey from Syria with...
View ArticleMurtsovka: A pauper’s delicacy
Munching munchkins: Moscow’s most kid-friendly restaurantsIn childhood, food is always more than just food. It is a way of experiencing the world, and the world has yet to fall into the categories we...
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