Russia factory produces ‘Italian leather’ for domestic and export markets
Source: Vitaly MikhailukThe plant's general director told RBTH that by 2019 the company hopes to capture 11 percent of the Russian market for natural and crust leather, squeezing out foreign suppliers...
View ArticleEveryday heroism: Russian schoolgirl saves entire family from raging fire
The day began like any other for the Pervuchniy family. They were living in a small wooden house in the village of Teterevino, almost ten hours southwest of Moscow, close to the Ukrainian border. Their...
View ArticleHow serious is the row between Russia and Belarus?
Relations between Russia and Belarus regularly undergo rather emotionally charged crises. More often than not, these are related to the economic situation in Belarus (loans, privatization, gas prices)...
View ArticleA foretaste of forshmak: enjoy a classic appetizer from old Jewish recipes
"Without further ado, the bashful Alexander Yakovlevich invited the fire inspector to come for dinner to eat whatever God would send. That day God sent Alexander Yakovlevich the following for dinner: a...
View ArticleLake Baikal’s ice library of miracles gathers wishes from around the world
The giant artistic installation, ‘Ice library of miracles,’ appeared on the shore of Lake Baikal on Feb. 4, not far from the city Baikalsk (3,200 miles east of Moscow). It was created in the form of a...
View ArticleDying for pride: 5 facts about Pushkin’s tragic duel
Most Russians will tell you that their favorite fruit is an apple and their favorite poet is Pushkin. To a man or woman they know that the country’s most beloved poet and father of modern Russian...
View ArticleIBU slaps Russian biathlete Ekaterina Glazyrina with provisional suspension
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) announced on Feb. 10 its decision to impose a provisional suspension on Russian biathlon racer Ekaterina Glazyrina based on the information delivered in December...
View ArticleKremlin: Russia, U.S. need 'update' in dialog on strategic security issues
Russia and the United States will need to "update" their stances in the dialog on strategic security issues, Russian Presidential Spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on Feb. 10. Thus he commented...
View ArticleWhich Asian countries offer the best prospects for IT companies in 2017?
Since 2014, Mark Shmulevich, former Russian Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Media has been in charge of strategic projects at Acronis, an international data protection company, based in...
View ArticleFrom spare chuckles to open mic: comedy in the city of rare smiles
So tonight was the night. My first ever attempt at stand-up comedy. In Russia. In English. Okay, not ideal. But life seldom is. Everyone has to start somewhere. I hadn’t been able to eat anything the...
View ArticleHow Igor Moiseyev revolutionized Russian folk dance and conquered the world
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View ArticleAnkara and Moscow to take steps for preventing further accidents in Syria
Turkey and Russia will take all the necessary measures and boost coordination in order to prevent the recent tragic accident from repeating in the future, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said....
View ArticleSpace-age fabric protects the body from radiation given off by gadgets
The Screentex bipolar material developed by Russian scientists and former servicemen is designed to protect people from gadgets' harmful effects. It works as a screen and as an absorbent in a wide...
View ArticleThe unusual suspects: Snow figures with a twist
For prisoners in the Russian regions, the snow sculpture competition is a much-anticipated event. With their bare hands they turn lumps of colored snow and ice into animals, monuments, cartoon...
View ArticleWill 'friendly' fire deaths in Syria dampen Russian-Turkish relations?
"Russian military planes accidentally struck a building where Turkish servicemen were positioned," the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces said on Feb. 9. The incident took place near the city of...
View ArticleRussia, Belarus to draft recommendations on common visa area by yearend
A joint Russian-Belarusian workgroup may draft recommendations on a common visa area for the two countries before the yearend, the Russian Ambassador in Minsk, Alexander Surikov told TASS. He recalled...
View ArticleHot on the heels of Russia’s Revolutionary sculptor, Ivan Shadr
Ivan Shadr (1887-1941) was born a peasant’s son in the tiny Ural region town of Shadrinsk, 1,200 miles east of Moscow. His real name was Ivan Ivanov, but he took his pseudonym from the name of his...
View ArticleSome 1.5 mln skiers to take part in Russian Ski Run
A total of 1.5 million people are expected to take part in the all-Russian mass skiing event, the Russian Ski Run, to be held in most of the country’s regions on Feb. 11. The Russian Ski Run, to be...
View ArticleU.S. intelligence has info on possible transfer of Snowden to U.S.
The U.S. intelligence has received information suggesting that Russian special services consider handing over NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden as a "gift" to Donald Trump, NBC reported citing unnamed...
View ArticleRussia delivers humanitarian aid to some 6,300 Syrians in past 24 hours
The Russian Center for Reconciliation of the opposing sides in Syria has carried out seven humanitarian missions to reach out to some 6,300 Syrians. "In the past 24 hours, the Russian Center for...
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