Does the Orthodox Patriarch have a luxurious lifestyle?
Allegations about Patriarch Kirill’s alleged luxurious lifestyle are “baseless,” said Vladimir Legoyda, a spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church, adding that the Patriarch’s lifestyle was far more...
View ArticleOut of Asia: Shedding light on the origins of Russian chickens
If you eat chicken every day you don’t think of it as a mysterious bird. The secrets of its origins, however, still fascinate scientists around the globe. People in Southeast Asia domesticated wild...
View ArticleSacrebleu! Russian contemporary art takes Paris by storm
The Vladimir Potanin FoundationShowpieces of the Kollektsia! Contemporary art in the USSR and Russia, 1950-2000 exhibition. The Vladimir Potanin FoundationShowpieces of the Kollektsia! Contemporary...
View ArticleSyrian troops liberate Palmyra with Russia's air force support, says Shoigu
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin that the Syrian government troops have completed their operation to seize Palmyra with the support of the Russian air task...
View ArticleHell on Earth: Runaway slaves in Russia live to tell the tale
Slavery is illegal throughout the world, and in 2003 Russia passed a law threatening any person who uses slave labor with 5 to 15 years in prison. Despite the harsh laws, sometimes cases of slavery...
View ArticleBehind every great man: Irina Konyukhova’s life as the adventurer’s wife
Irina Konyukhova's beliefs about love and marriage are probably not popular among intolerant western feminists who would ridicule her. A highly educated and successful woman, Irina made the choice to...
View ArticleRussia and the UAE will develop a fifth-generation fighter jet
Russia and the United Arab Emirates will create a lightweight fifth-generation fighter based on the ultra-maneuverable MiG-29. This project will be the two countries’ first joint project in military...
View ArticleMissing Russian diver in Thailand rescued after spending day in open sea
Dmitry Somov, a Russian national who went missing in the open sea while snorkeling in southern Thailand, has been found alive on March 3, head of the Russian embassy’s consular department in Thailand,...
View ArticleInstaweek: How to become part of a masterpiece
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View ArticleThe final years of Russia's monarchy go on display in Amsterdam
The State Hermitage Museum's outpost in Amsterdam opened an exhibition in early February about the end of the Romanov dynasty, exactly a century after the 1917 Russian Revolution. “Romanovs &...
View ArticleHow soon will ISIS be defeated in Syria?
According to Iraqi TV channel Al Sumaria, ISIS leader Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi recently issued a “farewell message” in which he allegedly acknowledged defeat in Mosul—where ISIS is being attacked by Iraqi...
View ArticlePutin camps out in the Siberian taiga
President Vladimir Putin took a 24-hour mini holiday and spent the night in the Siberian taiga, said Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov. "He was there last night, and tonight he'll also spend...
View ArticleMoscow hopes to claim Europe's tallest Ferris wheel in 2018
A new Ferris wheel with a 1.5 million annual visitor capacity will be built near the VDNKh exhibition grounds in Moscow's northeast, reported Amiran Mutsoev, a board member at Regiony, the project’s...
View ArticleKremlin: No substantial contacts with Trump administration on Syria yet
There have been no substantial contacts between Russia and the new U.S. administration on the Syrian issue, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on March 3. "There have been no...
View ArticleBorsch: A timeless classic and a persistent mystery
Borsch is one of the most mysterious and beloved dishes in Russia and Ukraine. It's a symbol of the two countries’ cuisines, and yet, there is no consensus about who 'invented' this soup. We’ve asked...
View ArticleFrench curator Jean-Hubert Martin will overhaul the Pushkin Museum
Famous French curator Jean-Hubert Martin will revamp the permanent exhibition in the main building of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. As part of that effort, he will paint the museum’s...
View Article7 Russian films to enjoy this weekend on Netflix
In November, Netflix announced the purchase of its first Russian series, "Silver Spoon," but there are other gems among Russian productions, as well as those with Russian themes. The selection is tiny,...
View ArticleInside the Smolensk Dormition Cathedral: The mystery of the vanished icon
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian chemist and photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky invented a complex process for color photography (see box text below). Inspired to use this new method...
View ArticleSyria’s Palmyra to be cleared of mines again
Syrian combat engineers have started to disarm mines in the ancient city of Palmyra liberated from terrorists on March 2 and they will soon be joined by bomb specialists from Russia, Head of the...
View ArticleMore than 160 families to be resettled from Taimyr in 2017
More than 160 families will be resettled during 2017 from Taimur - the northernmost district in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, to regions with better climate conditions, Taimyr’s Acting Head Vladimir...
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