5 most bizarre Russian Maslenitsa traditions
Maslenitsa is an ancient Slavic holiday originating in pagan culture, and the only such festival to have been recognized by the Russian Orthodox Church. In 2017, Maslenitsa will be celebrated on Feb....
View ArticleKremlin: Russia cannot take Crimea on lease from itself
The idea that Russia could take Crimea on lease for some term is absurd as the Black Sea peninsula is a Russian region, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Feb. 20. The Russian presidential...
View ArticleFour Russian military killed in vehicle blast in Syria
Four Russian military advisers were killed and another two were wounded in a vehicle blast in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Feb. 20. The vehicle was blown up as a vehicular column of...
View ArticleRussian runner Alexandra Fedoriva returns her 2008 Beijing Olympics gold
Russian track and field athlete Alexandra Fedoriva has returned the gold medal she won in the 4x100 meters relay at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, the anti-doping coordinator of the...
View ArticleEvgeny Grishkovets: Evolving from sailor to writer, actor and musician
His one-man shows on YouTube gather hundreds of thousands of views, his books are read voraciously, his performances are sold out well in advance, and his talks are always well over-subscribed. Evgeny...
View ArticleAn exhibition in Minnesota tells Americans about the Siege of Leningrad
The State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg opened an exhibition (in Russian) at the Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which is devoted to the history of the Siege of Leningrad....
View ArticleS7 Space Transport Systems receives Russian space activities license
The S7 Space Transport Systems company, part of the S7 Group holding, has received a license for space activities in Russia, the holding said in a statement on Feb. 20. "The license provides the...
View ArticleMoscow Maslenitsa: Party like a Russian!
The authorities of the Russian capital have made a marvelous gift for all the Muscovites and the guests of the city: the vibrant Maslenitsa festival that lasts for 10 days instead of usual 7 – that...
View ArticleRussia’s Ambassador to UN Vitaly Churkin dies
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin has died on Feb. 20 at the age of 64, the Russian foreign ministry said, reports TASS. "The Russian foreign ministry deeply...
View ArticleChurkin’s death is big loss, says Russia’s mission to UN Geneva office
The sudden death of Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin is a big loss, Russia’s mission to the United Nations office in Geneva and other Geneva-based international...
View ArticleRussian diplomatic community mourns UN ambassador’s death - Zakharova
The death of Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin is a tragedy, he was admired by all opponents, he took to heart all he was doing, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Rossiya 24...
View ArticlePutin offers condolences over Vitaly Churkin’s death
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered his condolences over the sudden death of Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin, the president’s press secretary, Dmitry...
View ArticleU.S. ambassador to UN: Churkin showed himself to be a gracious colleague
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley has offered her condolences over the passing of her Russian colleague, Vitaly Churkin, and praised him for his "great skill" in...
View ArticleMoscow traffic – no longer the world’s most congested
Los Angeles is the world’s new reigning champion for the title of most congested city. According to research by Inrix, in 2016, LA residents spent 104 hours in traffic jams, whereas for Moscow the...
View ArticleNo truth to rumors about a Russia-Taliban friendship - expert
The Russian authorities do not have a plan to make friends with the Taliban. The Afghan group was blacklisted as a terrorist organization by the Russian Supreme Court on Feb. 14, 2003. Any cooperation...
View ArticleLuxury meets poverty: communal apartments in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg is home to the largest number of communal apartments in Russia. These huge premises with multiple rooms and communal corridors, kitchens and bathrooms still stand on every corner....
View ArticleBan-Ki-moon: Churkin’s diplomatic skills to be remembered by UN colleagues
Russia’s Permanent Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin was an outstanding diplomat and intellectual star and his sense of humor will go down in history of the organization, former UN Secretary general...
View ArticleFifth S-400 regiment put on combat duty in Moscow region
The fifth regiment armed with the S-400 Triumf missile systems has been put on combat duty in the Moscow region, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. "On Tuesday, Feb....
View ArticleRussian astronomers map out the heavens
The MGU catalog includes every galaxy known to science. They are located within a radius greater than 30 billion light-years from our planet. The catalog details 800 thousand galaxies, their stellar...
View ArticlePutin: Churkin brilliantly solved all tasks and never suffered defeats
Russian President Vladimir Putin has described Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin, who died in New York on Feb. 20 at 64 years of age, as one of the most prominent diplomats who brilliantly coped with...
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