Battle with the Islamic State is a brutal and bitter experience
Iraqi soldiers look out from a damaged room in the five-star Ninewah Oberoi Hotel in Mosul city, Mosul, Iraq. Source: Reuters Three months ago, Kurdish army Major Kawa Sayeed Hussein was on the front...
View ArticleTwo documents on Syria ceasefire control prepared by Russia - official
Russian has prepared two documents to control the ceasefire in Syria, deputy chief of the main operations directorate of the Russian General Staff, Major General Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, told...
View ArticleThe lower depths: an eyewitness account of life on Moscow’s meanest streets
I was born in Moscow and when I was 14 years old I ran away from home. There was a good reason for that; my stepfather beat me regularly. When he broke two of my ribs, I understood that I’d not be able...
View ArticleFSB: Border zone on border with Belarus does not restrict freedom of travel
The introduction of a border zone along Russia’s border with Belarus does not imply any restrictions on the rules of crossing the border that concern individuals, transport or goods, the public...
View ArticleRussian court passes first ever verdict on failure to report a crime
A district court in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan has passed the first ever verdict in Russia on count of a failure to report a crime and fined a local resident for 70,000 rubles ($1,185),...
View ArticleMoscow might send a tough new ambassador to Washington
Moscow is preparing to replace its ambassador to the U.S., and according to media reports the Kremlin is considering a diplomat specializing in military affairs for the post. Anatoly Antonov, a career...
View ArticleStalled military APCs cause traffic nightmare on Moscow highway
A road incident today involving two military armored personal carriers (APCs) has caused traffic havoc on the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD) just south of Russia’s capital. Pictures shared by eyewitnesses on...
View ArticleAre homeopathy’s days in Russia numbered?
“The academic community views homeopathy as a pseudoscience,’’ says a memorandum of the Russian Academy of Science’s commission for combating pseudoscience published on Feb. 6. “Its application in...
View ArticleWhich South Korean presidential candidate best suits Russia?
Officially the election campaign in South Korea has not yet begun but in reality, it is a common feeling that President Park Geun-hye will be removed from office and elections will be held in the...
View ArticleNew U.S. laser weapons threaten to radically change the nature of warfare
The U.S. Navy is preparing to test a 150-kilowatt laser weapon. Equipped with a powerful energy storage unit, American ships will be able to hit enemy drones and eventually to destroy enemy aviation,...
View ArticlePutin orders snap check of Russia’s Aerospace Forces
A snap check of the Russian Aerospace Forces has begun on Feb. 7 morning by decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Defense Minister, Sergey Shoigu, said. "In accordance with the decision...
View ArticleLavrov: Russian and U.S. diplomats continue contacts on Syria in Geneva
Russian and U.S. diplomats continue contacts on Syria in Switzerland’s Geneva, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Feb. 7. "The contacts at the working level in Geneva continued," Lavrov...
View ArticleLawyer: U.S. never formally requested Snowden’s extradition
Russia has not received any requests from the United States yet for the extradition of former CIA employee Edward Snowden, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena has told TASS. "No charges have been brought...
View ArticleFive Russian shows at the international photobiennale in Moscow
1. Igor Mukhin. Alternative culture of the 1980s Friendship with actors, artists and musicians helped photographer Igor Mukhin collect an incredible archive of photographs and documents of life in the...
View Article5 million for a book: Russia's most expensive library opens in Petersburg
The St. Petersburg-based publishing house Alfaret opened the Book Capella, Russia's most expensive library, in December 2016. Anyone who has always dreamed of visiting an Oxford-style library, or a...
View ArticleIs the U.S. trying to drive a wedge between Russia and Iran?
Senior officials in Trump’s administration must have deliberately leaked information to the media on debates among foreign policy strategists on how best to persuade the Kremlin to abandon its close...
View ArticleKremlin is ready to wait 6 years for an apology from Fox News journalist
The Kremlin spokesman noted that it is possible to wait for apologies from Fox News anchor, Bill O’Reilly, in 2023 for his insulting remarks about Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Presidential...
View Article3 Russian cities able to bid for hosting 2028 Olympics - official
Russian cities of Kazan, Sochi and St. Petersburg are ready for submitting bids to host Olympic Games, Alexander Zhukov, the president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), said on Feb. 7. Russian...
View ArticleA mobile home of skin and bone: What Siberian nomads' houses are like
Siberian nomads used to cover distances of up to 600 kilometers a year. To stay on the move, they needed a portable home which was easy to carry around the taiga or tundra, which could be built in a...
View ArticleExtreme Moscow makeovers is a rite of passage for any new arrival
Source: Iva Pracevic We’ve had a few transformations and renovations since moving to Moscow. The first is rather pleasant when the conditions are right – it’s 'renovating' your hair, or more commonly...
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