Will Washington use the SM-3 missiles to threaten Russia?
In early February, the U.S. Navy destroyer USS John Paul Jones successfully tested the new Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor off the coast of Hawaii. The missile will be deployed at NATO...
View ArticleTime and place of Putin-Trump meeting yet to be discussed in detail
The time and place of the first meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump has not been discussed in detail yet, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov told...
View Article5 Russian festivals worth visiting for an authentic medieval experience
Click on the map to check out our guide 1. St. George's Tournament Photo credit: RIA Novosti/Grigory Sysoev St. George's Tournament continues the medieval tradition of equestrian games for knights....
View ArticleAdventures in the Slavic Kitchen: Pancake week
*** Maslenitsa (Shrovetide), Blin! [The word blin is the Russian equivalent for the soft English expletive “sugar”.] Igor Klekh. Adventures in the Slavic Kitchen. A book of Essays with Recipes...
View ArticleRussia looks to be a player in Bangladesh’s rising economy
Despite rising security concerns and internal disruptions, the Sheikh Hasina-led government of Bangladesh, has been strongly focusing on economic growth and development by opening up the country's...
View ArticleCoping with Afghan and Chechen syndrome
Psychologists describe it as post-traumatic stress disorder—when the human mind struggles to cope with the aftermath of war. Others simply call it Afghan or Chechen syndrome. Clinically, it refers to a...
View ArticleWhat makes a popular Russian writer go to fight in Donbass?
On Feb. 13, the popular Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin announced that he had taken charge of a battalion in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). Russian media covered the event and the public split...
View ArticleEx-Soviet leader Gorbachev puts his villa in Bavarian Alps for sale
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has offered for sale his land plot and a mansion near Lake Tegernsee in the Bavarian Alps, German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung has reported. The Gorbachevs bought...
View ArticleThe agrarian adventures of an innovative American farmer in Siberia
American Justus Walker will soon launch a new project in Russia - creating a small farm near Biysk in Altay, (2,200 miles east of Moscow), where there was previously nothing. Total investment in the...
View ArticleVitaly Churkin's body delivered to Russia
A plane carrying body of Russia’s Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin landed in Moscow on Feb. 23. Vitaly Churkin died on Feb. 20, a day before his 65th birthday. The final farewell ceremony for...
View ArticleMore than Faberge: The Russian Imperial jewelers that time forgot
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View ArticleRosneft and Schlumberger will drill for oil in Brazil
On Feb. 17, Rosneft Brazil, a subsidiary of Russia’s largest oil company, reported plans to drill its first oil well in Brazil. The project will be in cooperation with the American company Schlumberger...
View ArticleUkraine takes top position as importer of Russian meat and beer
Ukraine remains the top buyer of Russian beer and is now the leading buyer of Russian meat, pushing Kazakhstan to second place, reported (in Russia) Vedomosti, citing the Federal Customs Service (FCS)....
View ArticlePoll shows sudden improvement in U.S. public opinion of Putin
Americans have an improved attitude towards Russian President Vladimir Putin, concluded a Gallup poll. The Russian leader’s image has even risen by leaps and bounds among Republicans. Only 13 percent...
View ArticleIs McMaster’s appointment as national security adviser bad news for Moscow?
Foreign policy experts in Moscow are struggling to understand Herbert Raymond McMaster, Donald Trump’s latest nominee for the position of national security advisor. On Feb. 20, McMaster, a three-star...
View ArticleWhen a Russian diplomat helped keep Britain and France out of Thailand
In the last years of the 19th century, Siam, as Thailand was then called, was in a precarious position. The British colonizers already occupied India and Burma, and the French made forays into the...
View ArticleDemand for Russian business visas grows by 58 percent
Demand for corporate tourism visas to Russia grew by 58 percent last year, according to research by Aero Club, a company that specializes in business tourism. The research suggests that expats and...
View ArticleLegends of the Moscow Zoo: Reptilian rumors and killer crocs
Herpetologist Dmitry Vasilyev, a doctor in veterinary medicine, has been working at the Moscow Zoo for 30 years. Each day of his working life is a heroic feat or at least looks like something out of a...
View ArticleLife hacks: Surviving Russian winters in the memoirs of foreign travellers
Line your sleigh with felt Portrait of Adam Olearius by Jürgen Ovens. Source: Public domain The German geographer, historian and mathematician Adam Olearius first arrived in Russia in 1633 as secretary...
View ArticleYuri Bashmet: Turning Sochi into a cultural capital
This is already the 10th year that Russia’s southern city of Sochi has hosted the Winter International Arts Festival. The festival was conceived of and organized by legendary conductor and violist Yuri...
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