Expert: A 'bubble' threatens the Moscow stock market
Presidential adviser Sergey Glazyev spoke about problems on the Russian stock market, Rambler News Service reported. "Thanks to the exotic policy of the free floating ruble exchange rate, which today...
View ArticleHow much do Russia's richest MPs earn?
Every year, in mid-April, Russian parliamentary deputies disclose their annual incomes. This year, in particular, a striking difference can be seen between what male and female politicians declare....
View Article7 Russian dishes that you probably don’t want to try
`Herring under a fur coat’ Source: RBTH This most extravagant Russian salad is an elegant combination of salted herring, mayonnaise, boiled carrots and potatoes, all stacked in layers. `Herring under a...
View ArticleJousting with Jehovah: Russia bans American church
Members of Jehovah’s Witnesses attend a church service. Source: Getty Images Russian authorities never had warm feelings towards Jehovah’s Witnesses. A different interpretation of numerous Scripture...
View ArticleUpgrade of Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier to begin in September - media
Repairing with simultaneous modernization of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier is due to begin in September at a plant near Murmansk, and the cost will make almost 40 billion rubles, a source at...
View ArticleHow Russia became the Mecca of battlegrounds for rappers?
St. Petersburg’s central facades are undoubtedly stunning and hark back to an era of unrestrained spending and grandiose design, but pull back the curtain and you’ll find a different, altogether...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg's 3 oldest hotels and their famous guests
1. Sir Elton John at the Grand Hotel Europe Source: Grand Hotel Europe press photo "Here is the architecture of an immense and modern hotel: businesslike, American-styled, with hundreds of rooms – an...
View ArticleSharapova to face Vinci in comeback match at Porsche Stuttgart Grand Prix
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova was drawn on April 22 to play Italy’s Roberta Vinci at the Porsche Stuttgart Grand Prix in Germany in the former world number one’s comeback match after a...
View ArticleTrophy German equipment to be used during staged storm of Berlin
The trophy German armored vehicles and restored Soviet tanks of World War II times are used in performed operation of the Red Army in Belin, which is staged at the Patriot Park not far from Moscow, the...
View Article'Desirable Asians': How Koreans settled in Russia's Far East
Korean farmers began to migrate to Russia soon after the two countries became neighbors in 1860. They were attracted by an abundance of fertile land and a relatively efficient administration on the...
View ArticleWhat weapons will Russia get before 2025?
Russia's current rearmament program, worth 22 trillion rubles ($392 billion), will be completed by 2020, when 70 percent of weapons systems available to troops will be modern. The military procurement...
View ArticleErdogan hopes to discuss contract on S-400 missile systems with Putin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expects to discuss a contract on buying S-400 missile systems with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on May 3, Turkey’s Defense Minister Fikri Isik said...
View ArticleTest your knowledge of 'Master and Margarita' and other Bulgakov works
RBTH would like to thank the Bulgakov Museum for its help in arranging the competition
View ArticleTwo new advanced development territories to be set up in Russia
In Russia, there will be two new territories of advanced development - in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur (5,740 miles from Moscow) and Sarov (290 miles from Moscow), Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at the...
View ArticleDiplomat: Moscow and Washington remain divided over some Syrian issues
U.S. officials’ reluctance to take part in a meeting with Russian and UN representatives in Geneva on Syria may be due to discrepancies in approaches made by Moscow and Washington, Russian Deputy...
View ArticleNightmare in Moscow: ‘Scream’ gets new life in Russian apartment
A Russian Instagram user posted a video of his vacuum cleaner “screaming.” Users dubbed the short clip a “household horror,” reports (in Russian) Lenta.ru. The cleaner makes high-pitched human-like...
View ArticleRussian novel 'Lady Macbeth' adapted for cinema by British director
British director William Oldroyd has made a film based on Russian writer Nikolai Leskov's 19th century novel, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. Oldroyd's film – simply called Lady Macbeth had its...
View Article