Former Utah governor to become U.S. ambassador to Russia
The former Utah governor John Huntsman has agreed to become U.S. ambassador to Russia, NBC television channel reported on March 8 at its Twitter page. According to the source of the channel, Huntsman...
View ArticleCan the Netherlands defend its elections from Russian hackers?
In an effort to prevent meddling by Russian hackers, the Dutch government has decided not to use computers during the upcoming parliamentary elections. According to Politico, on Mar. 15, nearly 13...
View ArticleIron Curtain art show bridges old divide at Moscow's Pushkin Museum
Fernand Léger. Builders, 1951. / Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts A major exhibition Facing the Future: Art in Europe 1945-1968 brings together more than 50 of the world's top museum and...
View ArticleFaces of Russia's 1917 Revolution: Who Is Who?
Russia's Year Zero: The true story behind the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
View ArticlePutin: Grave and especially grave crimes on decline in 2016
The number of grave and extremely serious crimes declined in Russia last year, President Vladimir Putin said on March 9. "Focusing on the results, I will mark that in 2016 a tendency towards a decline...
View ArticleKremlin rejects accusations of breaching INF Treaty
Russia is committed to all its international obligations, including under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on March 9. "Russia was, remains and...
View ArticlePeskov: Russia to welcome any U.S. ambassador who will seek to mend dialog
Russia will welcome the appointment of any U.S. ambassador who will be committed to the idea of establishing a dialog between the two countries, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in the...
View ArticleDefense Ministry to get 10 new Sukhoi-35S jets in 2017
The Russian Defense Ministry this year will get a batch of ten highly maneuverable multirole fighters Sukhoi-35S and another Sukhoi-27 will be upgraded to the Sukhoi-35 level, First Deputy Defense...
View ArticleRussia’s car sales down 4.1% in February
Sales of new passenger cars and LCVs (light commercial vehicles) in Russia decreased by 4,1 percent in February 2017 to 106,658 units, according to the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee (AEB AMC)....
View ArticleSteven Seagal feels ‘very at home’ in Russia
American actor Steven Seagal, who was granted Russian citizenship in November 2016, has arrived in Moscow to shoot a video and says he feels ‘very at home’ in Russia. "I live here often, I feel very at...
View ArticlePutin and Erdogan to discuss settlement in Syria and bilateral relations
Presidents of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan are going to discuss the settlement in Syria and further normalization of bilateral relations, Presidential spokesman Dmitry...
View ArticleGroundhog Day redux in Moscow: finally, spring is near
Source: Moscow Zoo Groundhogs are deep sleepers, and therefore, their emergence from hibernation is traditionally used as an indicator of winter's end and the onset of spring. “During hibernation their...
View ArticleBanks report a rise in Russians’ financial literacy
Russians have become remarkably more active inquiring with banks about different types of accounts, debit cards and various credit issues, reported (in Russian) Izvestia. Top Russian banks report that...
View ArticleBlack caviar production in Russia might double by 2030
The head of Rosribolovstvo, Ilya Shestakov, said that in 2030, the production of black caviar might double in size, although this won't impact prices, RNS reported. “We can increase black caviar...
View ArticleSurvival tourism: Staying alive on a hike across the Russian taiga
A post-grad student in the forest Photo credit: Dmitri Aleshkin "I spent a week in a forest near Tver in the fall, living off tree bark, mushrooms and berries. For shelter, I built a makeshift hut from...
View ArticleMiddle East pressure point: Why Russia needs Bahrain
The latest developments in the Middle East suggest that Moscow is trying to play on the changing attitudes of the countries in the region towards the United States. The behavior of the U.S. during the...
View ArticleGlobetrekking St. Petersburg pensioner completes nearly 2-year odyssey
Sergei Lukyanov, a 60-year-old pensioner from St. Petersburg walked around the world in 22 months, covering 15,000 miles. Many said it was impossible - "too complicated," "too hard," and "somewhat...
View ArticleRussia lifts ban on exports of onions, broccoli and carnations from Turkey
The Russian government has lifted the ban on exports of onions, cauliflower, broccoli and carnations from Turkey, according to the government’s decision posted on its official website. "Certain types...
View ArticleWhy is the Russian government slow to publicly report deaths in Syria
The news of the death of Artyom Gorbunov, a Russian soldier recently killed in action in Syria, first surfaced on the Vkontakte social network on March 3. Gorbunov's spouse wrote a message to his...
View ArticleWhy do the Kremlin and Trump speak different political languages?
U.S. President Donald Trump remains the main global newsmaker, and much of the news that concerns him has to do with Russia. Forecasts of how Russian-U.S. relations will develop under Trump keep...
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