What would Russian-American cooperation in Syria look like?
On Jan. 23, the U.S. military called the Russian airbase in Syria with intelligence coordinates identifying IS militant positions near Syria's latest combat zone, the city of Al-Bab. Later that day...
View ArticleSoviet War Memorial in London to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust Remembrance Day will be marked in London on Jan. 27 at the Soviet War Memorial not far from the Imperial War Museum in south London, the Russian Embassy in the UK says. Local authorities,...
View ArticleFilm screening: The life of Boris Pasternak
The life of Boris Pasternak is a drama documentary made for LWT, Granada films, WDR and Videofilm USSR. Boris Pasternak, discredited by Stalin, creator of the immortal Dr. Zhivago, was denied the Nobel...
View ArticleRussia's largest bank, Sberbank, faces corporate raiding lawsuit in U.S.
Court documents show that U.S.-based PPF Management LLC filed a lawsuit in November with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Sberbank, the bank’s CEO German...
View ArticleAndrei Konchalovsky awarded European Medal of Tolerance
The European Medal of Tolerance 2016 in the sphere of culture was bestowed on the prominent Russian filmmaker, Andrei Konchalovsky, at an awards ceremony in Brussels. Film director Andrei Konchalovsky:...
View ArticlePutin-Trump phone talk scheduled for Jan. 28
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump plan to hold a phone conversation on Jan. 28, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS. "Yes, I confirm this," Peskov said. U.S. media...
View ArticleNumber of foreign students in Russia to grow by 30%
Russian universities are planning to start offering more places to foreign students, Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Lyudmila Ogorodova, told journalists on Jan. 25. "The minister and I...
View ArticleTarasova and Morozov win European gold in pairs skating
Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov won the pairs competition at the ISU European figure skating championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The two-time and reigning European bronze medalists were...
View ArticleSanctions help make Russian fishing boss a billionaire
Bloomberg has noted the appearance of a new dollar billionaire in Russia. The business news agency, says Vitaly Orlov, co-owner of fishing giant Karat Holding, is worth now $1 billion - even though his...
View ArticleWhy did the Russian chicken cross the border?
This year Russia plans not only an increase in grain and vegetable oil exports, but it also hopes to enter global markets with new products - poultry, pork, sugar, potatoes, and etc. Overall, 2017...
View ArticleLavrov to take part in Munich Security Conference
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plans to take part in the Munich Security Conference next month, Foreign Ministry’s official spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Jan. 27. "The participation of...
View ArticlePersistent defects ground Russian rocket engines
An inspection of engines that power the Russian Proton-M launch vehicles, which deliver cargoes to the International Space Station, has revealed a defect, Kommersant reported on Jan. 25. Investigators...
View ArticleRussia may benefit from Trans-Pacific Partnership collapse
On his first day in office following the inauguration, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered on one of his electoral promises by signing a decree to withdraw the U.S. from the TPP agreement. Trump...
View ArticleRussia and Tajikistan to lift restrictions on Somon Air flights to regions
Russia and Tajikistan have agreed to lift restrictions on flights performed by the Tajik Somon Air to the Russian regions, Deputy Transport Minister Sherali Ganjalzoda said following the meeting of the...
View ArticleDailyMotion to be banned in Russia due to copyright infringements
DailyMotion, the popular video-hosting site, was sued by Pyatnitsa TV channel, a subsidiary of Gazprom Media. The suit charged that DailyMotion provided access to proprietary content from popular...
View ArticleNew German top diplomat interested in good relations with Russia
New German Foreign Minister, Sigmar Gabriel, who assumed office on Jan. 27 is determined to maintain fruitful relations with Russia, German Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Martin Schaefer, told a press...
View ArticleAgony of the blockade: Remembering the siege of Leningrad
The Nazi siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Union's second largest city after Moscow, began on September 8, 1941 and lasted until January 27, 1944 (though the blockade was partially breached on January 18,...
View ArticleCurling my pain away…
Russia is known for many winter sports. Some are usual, like in the rest of the world, and then there are unusual ones. Those usual ones most of us have tried at least once, like - skiing, skating,...
View Article'French meat' brings a taste of 18th century Russia to your table
Every Soviet citizen knew how to make French-style meat, and for decades it has been one of the most popular baked dishes in the Russian diet. Simple ingredients, quick preparation and the chance to...
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