Can Russian authorities slow down Facebook and Google?
Russian authorities might utilize a new method to punish web sites that violate legislation, reported the business newspaper, Vedomosti, citing anonymous sources in Internet companies and state...
View ArticleBus crash on Russia-Finland border leaves 3 killed, 27 injured
Three women were killed and 27 people injured as a tourist bus overturned in the Leningrad region near the Russian-Finnish border, a spokesman for the local emergencies services said on March 16. "The...
View Article2017 Russian American History Month in New York
This year, a resolution supporting recognition of “Russian American History Month” (RAHM) will again be a joint New York State Assembly and Senate resolution. Since 2012, a coalition of some 50...
View Article2017 Russian Art Film Festival in New York
In the spirit of the Centennial of the Suffragist Movement in the U.S., the Russian Revolutions, and the historical Balfour Declaration, the Festival's program explores the turmoil of the 20th century...
View ArticlePoroshenko approves sanctions against 5 Russian banks operating in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko imposed sanctions against five banks with Russian state capital operating in the Ukrainian market, according to the President’s press service. Sanctions were...
View ArticleKremlin: Putin ready to continue dialogue with Dutch prime minister
The Kremlin is ready to keep up the dialogue with Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, if he continues to lead the government, Russian Presidential Spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters. "We are...
View ArticleWill Intel buy a stake in a leading Russian AI developer?
On March 13, Intel agreed to buy Mobileye for $15.3 billion, and when the deal closes in about nine months the American company will be a leader on the autonomous driving market. Intel’s voracious...
View ArticleMission to NATO comments on plans to study Russian comic shows
The Russian mission to NATO has passed a sarcastic comment on NATO's plans to scrutinize the capabilieis of Russian political talk shows and comic shows, including the highly popular Club of the Funny...
View ArticleRussian Rides: Lada Vesta, a family car with grace
There is the common misconception that Russian cars are inherently poor quality and unreliable in the field. Let’s figure out whether it’s true — since Russia has a lot of fields, so to speak, it...
View ArticleWill Russia arm Turkey with anti-aircraft S-400s?
During talks in Moscow on March 10, President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Erdogan discussed the possibility of Ankara buying Russia’s S-400 anti-aircraft missile defense systems....
View ArticleWhy were so many Russians once communists?
In today's Russia, if you address a passerby as "comrade" or start discussing the inevitable triumph of the world proletariat, most likely he or she will look at you with surprise. Almost 100 years...
View ArticleThailand’s bookstore marks Russian literature month
March 2017 is being marked as a month of Russian literature by Kinokuniya bookstores in the Thai capital. The chain is offering discounts on Russian classics as well as on books about Russian history...
View ArticleWhy Russia does not want to join OPEC
Russia is not considering joining OPEC, Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak has told a U.S. conference. Speaking during the CERAWeek Oil Conference in Houston, Texas early March Novak added: "But...
View ArticleHow to cure 'mototoxicosis'
Winter in Russia is making way for the long-anticipated motor season (traditionally mid-April to early October). For Russian bikers suffering from “mototoxicosis,” no amount of snowboarding, skiing or...
View ArticleWhat does Putin think about restoring Russia's monarchy?
President Vladimir Putin is not optimistic about the idea of expanding the power of the Russian leader to establish a dictatorship, said Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov on March 15, RIA Novosti...
View ArticleLippy Russian women bring post-punk sound to Britain
In a small provincial English town, in a room above a bakery, a few dozen music lovers gather to hear Russian girl-punk band Mirrored Lips on tour. It’s a far cry from the glitzy shows put on in London...
View ArticleRussian doctor dies saving old woman from train
A doctor living in the Moscow Region town of Mytishchi was killed when she tried to save a deaf pensioner from being crushed under the wheels of a commuter train, Podmoskovye Segodnya reported on March...
View ArticleWhy Russia won’t cut a deal with the U.S. on Crimea
A repeat referendum on Crimea’s future “is out of the question,” said the Russian presidential press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, on March 16 in reply to a journalist's question as to whether Moscow might...
View ArticleRussian planes deliver over 20 tons of UN aid to Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
Russian aircraft delivered 20.6 tons of humanitarian aid to Syria’s Deir ez-Zor area using parachute platforms, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on March 17. "The...
View ArticleNumber of the week: How much have Russian international reserves decreased?
From March 3 to 10, Russia's international reserves shrank by $2 billion, or 0.5 percent, to $391.4 billion, the Central Bank of Russia reports. The bank noted that the decline in reserves occurred "as...
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