Russian girl wins IKEA design competition for stuffed animal
Sofia was the first Russian to make the top 10 in the competition’s three years running. Source: Press photo A Russian girl won a competition to make stuffed animals for IKEA, the Swedish company said,...
View ArticleRussian Business Week 2017 in London
Russian Business Week 2017 (RBW) to be held at London School of Economics. The forum is proudly organized by the Russian Business & Culture Society, founded in 2005 at the London School of...
View ArticleNikola Melnikov: straddling tradition and technology. Balalike it!
His unique blend of classical training at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music, love of high-quality electronic music and sheer diligence produces inimitable results. Despite his tender age, he has...
View ArticleStarta Accelerator plans to nurture high-tech ‘ponies’ in New York City
Earlier this month, 10 entrepreneurs from Russia and Eastern Europe arrived in New York City with a chance to set up business in the U.S. They were chosen from more than 400 applications based on...
View ArticleRussia and France to mark 300th anniversary of Peter the Great’s visit
Paul Delaroche. Peter the Great, 1838. Russian tsar in the uniform of Preobrazhensky regiment. Source: Wikipedia.org Russia and France are preparing for celebrations of the 300th anniversary of Emperor...
View ArticleTwo Russians beat hot air balloon flight duration world record
Photo: Konyukhov.ru Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov and professional balloonist, holder of a master of sports degree title Ivan Menyailo have beaten the 20-year-old absolute hot air balloon non-stop...
View ArticleDriving wedge between Russia and Iran 'impossible' - official
Bilateral relations between Moscow and Tehran have been cemented by common interests, and no external player will be able to hamper their development, Chairman of the Russian-Iranian Business Council,...
View ArticleHow much did Russia spend on the Admiral Kuznetsov mission?
The use of aviation and ships from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier group in the battle for Aleppo cost the Russian budget between five and 10 billion rubles ($170 million), analysts RBC daily...
View ArticleWorking in Altai: A day in the life of a private kumys farm
A road across the yellow steppe The further Chuysky Trakt takes you from Gorno-Altaisk, souvenir shops in tents and small villages scattered along the road, the quieter it gets. This Siberian roller...
View ArticleAre Russia’s SS-21 missiles in use in Syria against Islamic extremists?
The Kremlin is unable to comment on U.S. media reports that Russia is using Tochka tactical ballistic missiles in Syria, (NATO dubs them, SS-21 Scarab), said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov on...
View ArticleNavalny promises to run for president in 2018 despite conviction
A court in the city of Kirov, located 480 miles northeast of Moscow, ruled on Feb. 8 that Alexey Navalny, an opposition politician and head of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, is guilty of embezzlement...
View ArticleFruit flies gone wild: why outer space accelerates the reproduction cycle?
Fruit flies born in zero gravity in orbit around the planet reproduce faster than on Earth. This conclusion was made by a group of Russian biologists who studied the flies' reproductive habits in outer...
View ArticleVladimir Lenin will get a bath and new clothes
The final resting place on Red Square of Vladimir Lenin, Russia’s Bolshevik revolutionary leader, will close on Feb. 16, reported the Federal Protection Service (FSO). “Due to planned maintenance work,...
View ArticleFood import substitution turns out to be extremely profitable
"Domestic products have saved Russia almost $4 billion dollars. This is what we call import substitution, that is, Russian cheeses, sausages and other products that substitute for products that earlier...
View ArticleMoscow air defense system successfully undergoes snap check
The air defense system of Moscow and the Central industrial area showed its efficiency during the drills, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Feb. 10. "During the snap combat readiness check of the...
View ArticleRussia strengthens its radar defenses in the Arctic
Russia will soon fill in gaps in its Arctic radar coverage by deploying state-of-the-art Konteiner and Podsolnukh over-the-horizon radars, Gazeta.ru reports. These systems will establish a radar field...
View ArticleGet your daily dose of Pushkin: A service emails you the great poet’s works
The free online service nezarastet.ru prepared 365 newsletters with poems by Alexander Pushkin, Russia’s most revered poet. Gorky media reports that "Nezarastet" is a Russian website about literature,...
View ArticleRussian Defense Ministry: 6 more settlements join Syria ceasefire
Six more settlements in Syria have joined the ceasefire in the past 24 hours, the Russian center for reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria said in its regular daily bulletin posted on the...
View ArticleWhat went wrong during a Russian air strike that killed Turkish troops?
Russian Air Force planes accidentally launched a missile strike on Turkish troops in north Syria, killing three servicemen and wounding 11 more, the Turkish General Staff reported. At 8:40 a.m. local...
View ArticleRussian ambassador to U.S.: Lavrov and Tillerson can meet in coming weeks
A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, and U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, can take place in the coming weeks, Russian Ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, told the...
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