Russia, Japan to revive ‘2+2’ format talks, discuss Asia-Pacific security
For the first time in three years, Russia and Japan will hold ministerial talks in the ‘2+2’ format with their ministers of foreign affairs and defense. During the intergovernmental talks on March 20,...
View ArticleWhy do Russians attend a parade celebrating an Irish Catholic saint?
St. Patricks Day in Moscow, March 18, 2017. / Photo: Zurab Javakhadze In Russia, St. Patrick is known as the Apostle of the Irish and his feast day has been celebrated with street festivals, parades...
View ArticleCrimea promises 'Las Vegas on the Black Sea' to attract tourists
The gambling zone due to be created on the Crimean peninsula close to the resort city of Yalta will trigger interest among foreign tourists, Crimean Prime Minister, Sergey Aksyonov, told TASS. "(The...
View ArticleWriter Alexei Ivanov: Bringing ‘Game of Thrones’ to Siberian landscapes
RBTH: Your novels are very diverse and have almost nothing linguistically in common with each other. Why and how do you invent such different forms of language? Alexei Ivanov: This is basically a...
View ArticleThe Big Stand-up Show in Moscow
English Moscow Comedy the only organization in Moscow which puts on regular comedy events in English. They have put on many shows in past seven months in various bars and cafes around Moscow. On April...
View ArticleRussia, Thailand look to strengthen transport, logistics links
Russian Minister of Transport Mikhail Sokolov will visit Thailand on March 24-26 to meet Thai Minister of Transport Arkhom Termpittayapaisith. There is no official information about the ministerial...
View ArticleWhat do Russians dream about when they sleep?
A study conducted by the leading Russian search engine, Yandex, shows what Russians most frequently see in their dreams. The results are based on search queries made from Sept. 1 through Feb. 28....
View ArticleChina to spend $15 billion on roads to Russia in 2017
China will invest 101 billion yuan ($15 billion) in the construction of new roads in its Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to boost transport connectivity with Russia, TASS reported on March 20....
View ArticleRacy raccoon video with naked woman pits zoo against Russian ad agency
Shocked after having discovered that the shoot featured a naked model playing with the animal, the zoo’s management sued Art-Msk. Source: Art-msk ‘What are you doing? Give the actress her bra back!’ an...
View ArticleThe regrets of an expat who tried to party like a Russian…
Photo: Iva Pracevic Sometimes it’s hard to understand what happens to you as you grow older. You feel exactly the same as you did when you were 20-something. You think you look the same, but just a bit...
View ArticleWeapons of mass derision: Is Russian comedy the Kremlin's secret weapon?
NATO's Strategic Communications Center (StratCom) is sounding the alarm about the threat of Russian humor. On March 17 in Riga, Latvian specialists presented the report, "StratCom laughs: in search of...
View ArticleRussia and the U.S. hold onto top spots for international weapons exports
Business is booming for weapons manufacturers. In the period 2012-2016, conventional arms exports increased by 8.4 percent compared to 2007-2011, claims a recent report by the Stockholm International...
View ArticleTurkey imposes duties on Russian grain imports
Turkey has not imposed restrictions on imports of Russian agricultural products and grain, but removed Russia from the list of countries allowed to import products free of duties, a source in Russia’s...
View ArticleDelegations from U.S., UK, EU to attend forum of North’s indigenous peoples
Diplomats and businesses from the Czech Republic, the U.S., the UK, France and Germany will come to Russia’s northern city of Salekhard to participate in the eighth international forum of the...
View ArticleRussian ATMs catch new virus
Russia’s ATMs are being targeted by a new virus that has so far remained undetected by antivirus software, meaning it can exist in cash points indefinitely, according to the Kommersant daily. The...
View ArticleRussia summons Israeli ambassador over Palmyra airstrikes
The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Israel's Ambassador to Moscow, Gary Koren, on March 17 after an Israeli military strike near the Syrian city of Palmyra, RIA Novosti reported. According to The...
View ArticleStudy: Russians $75 worse off each year due to sanctions
Russian citizens lose about 4,380 rubles ($75) annually because of Russian counter-sanctions. This is according to research carried out by the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy, the Russian Academy...
View ArticleU.S. Secretary of State to visit Russia after G7 conference in April
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to go to Italy in April where he will attend a conference of G7 foreign ministers. After Italy he will visit Russia, the Department of State said on...
View Article‘2+2’ talks: Do Russia and Japan prefer status over substance?
Over the past weekend Tokyo hosted another round of high-level Russo-Japanese negotiations. On March 18, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov and his Japanese counterpart Takeo Akiba discussed...
View ArticleWho will be Russia's next president?
With just one year to go before Russia’s next presidential election, the electoral campaign, although not yet official announced, is already picking up pace. So far all, all preparations for the...
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