Museum of naval Arctic convoys to open in St. Petersburg
A Museum of the history of the Arctic Convoys 1941-1945 is to be opened at St. Petersburg's Admiral Makarov State University of the Maritime and Inland Shipping. The foundation ceremony took place on...
View ArticleUK Foreign Secretary postpones his visit to Moscow
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has informed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that his visit to Moscow was postponed, a spokesman for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office told TASS...
View ArticleBritish national Gutseriyev main buyer of Sberbank’s Ukrainian affiliation
British national Said Gutseriyev has become the majority shareholder of the Latvian-Belarusian consortium, which has purchased the Ukrainian affiliation of Sberbank, through a Belarusian company he...
View ArticleDoes Russia’s 1990s privatization hold any lessons for China?
At a recent press conference, the Chairman of China’s State-owned Assets Administration and Supervision Commission (SASAC), Xiao Yaqing mentioned Russia’s experience in reforming its state sector with...
View ArticleWant to visit Russia but you’re on a tight budget?
An Airbus A330 of Aeroflot landing at the Sheremetyevo international airport. / Photo: Maksim Blinov/RIA Novosti According to Momondo, so far in 2017 international travellers are showing more interest...
View ArticleEveryday life in Izborsk, one of Russian's oldest towns
Ivan Lermontov is 76 years old; he has a gnome-like white bushy beard and a thin walnut cane he always takes with him when he leaves his century-old house. He dashes outside every time someone...
View ArticleWhere China plans to deploy anti-THAAD cruise missiles
First of all, one should note that the deployment of THAAD in South Korea has different implications for the security of Russia and China. The impact is minimal in Russia’s case, because THAAD is...
View ArticleRussia-NATO Council to meet on March 30 in Brussels
A meeting of the Russia-NATO Council will take place in Brussels this week, Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, said on March 28. "Following consultations with the...
View ArticleAnimator Yuri Norshteyn: ‘I couldn't imagine I'd have to go into business’
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View ArticleRussian cities support Earth Hour 2017
Over 180 countries, 7,000 cities and 2 billion people came together to mark Earth Hour 2017—a decade-old annual event held by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). For one hour at precisely the same time,...
View ArticleKremlin analyzing civic stance of Russian protests’ participants
Russia’s authorities take into account the opinion of protesters and carefully analyze this information, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. Peskov answered a question if...
View ArticleRussians are drinking more coffee
Coffee sales are on the rise in Russia, growing by 1.2 percent in 2016 – according to data research company Nielsen. The trend represents a turnaround for the drink’s popularity in the country after...
View ArticleRussians may soon be able to enter Turkey without foreign passport
Ankara is ready resume talks with Moscow about the possibility of letting Russian tourists enter Turkey without a foreign passport, according to the head of Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...
View ArticleProposed ‘big data’ law will empower Russians in the digital realm
Russian users might soon have the chance to prohibit companies from collecting and storing data about themselves, said Igor Schegolev, an advisor to President Vladimir Putin, reported (in Russian) RBK....
View Article'A Hero of Our Time' ballet of the Bolshoi live in cinemas worldwide
On April 9, 4p.m. GMT Moscow's Bolshoi Theater will broadcast live its ballet masterpiece A Hero of Our Time. The performance will be shown in many cinemas worldwide. Pechorin, a young officer,...
View ArticleIran and Russia draw red lines in the sand as they try to agree on Syria
The many agreements and memorandums signed during President Rouhani’s visit to Moscow might pave the way for increased cooperation in many different fields. The two nations, mistreated by the West’s...
View ArticleSiberian biologists create artificial blood vessels
Using a combination of nano-materials and human cells, Siberian scientists have designed artificial blood vessels. Their similarity to human blood vessels will minimize the possibility of rejection by...
View ArticleCan you pay to schedule a meeting with Putin?
French Republican Party presidential candidate François Fillon has found himself at the center of a row involving Russia. Le Canard Enchaîné on March 21 wrote that Fillon took money to allegedly set up...
View ArticleRussia-Iran statement: Anti-terrorist coalition must avoid double standards
Russia and Iran are confident that an international anti-terrorist coalition must avoid double standards and show respect to the sovereignty of states hit by terrorism, according to a statement adopted...
View ArticleKonchalovsky's 'Paradise' gets Best Film at Russia's Nika movie award
'Paradise’ by Russian film director Andrei Konchalovsky won Best Picture and Best Director at Russia’s main annual national film award Nika, the country's equivalent of the Oscars. The 30th award...
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