How to solve a problem like dog mess?
Yegor Ivanov, 12, from Nizhny Tagil (1,700 km east of Moscow) is waging war against lazy dog walkers. He’s striving to keep public places poop free, by launching a project aimed at pet owners. Yegor...
View ArticleScientists find a link between long noses and a frosty climate
If your long nose bothers you, don’t rush to get a nose job. This only means that evolution has been at work. The form of the nose and the upper jaw actually depends on climatic conditions, according...
View ArticleFirst rehearsal of Victory Day parade’s air show held over Moscow
The first rehearsal for Moscow’s Victory Day military parade air show was held in the Russian capital on the morning of May 4. According to the Defense Ministry, a total of 72 planes and helicopters...
View ArticleHanami in Primorye: Why to visit Vladivostok when the trees are in blossom
Spring comes late to Vladivostok: Forsythias, apricots, magnolias and other trees have no leaves until mid-May, when the traditional Japanese season of hanami, the custom of enjoying the beauty of the...
View ArticleMemorandum on de-escalation zones in Syria for ceasefire from May 6
A memorandum on establishing de-escalation zones in Syria envisages a ceasefire in the designated areas from May 6, Head of Russia’s Delegation and Russian Presidential Envoy on the Syrian Settlement...
View Article‘Most extravagant’ Starbucks coffee sold in Russia
Russia tops the international “latte index,” according to research by the U.S. ValuePenguin company. Researchers analysed recent market data (from Jan. 2016) on the cost of a small ("tall") hot latte...
View Article5 most off-the-wall stagings of Russian literary works
1. Open air rock-opera Crime and Punishment During the summer of 2016 Londoners were treated to a great show. The classic novel Crime and Punishment, written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 150 years ago, was...
View ArticleRussian bombers flew over neutral waters along Aleutian Islands
Russia’s nuclear capable Tu-95 bombers escorted by Su-35 "Flanker" fighter jets performed routine flights over neutral waters of the Pacific Ocean along the Aleutian Islands on May 4, the Defense...
View ArticleOver 440 companies from 28 countries apply for MAKS 2017 aerospace show
More than 440 companies from 28 countries have filed applications for participation in the MAKS 2017 aerospace show, the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Thursday upon the...
View ArticleEifman Ballet set to tour North America
The Boris Eifman Ballet Theater kicks off a new tour in the U.S. and Canada on May 11, and will perform in seven cities to celebrate its 40th anniversary, RIA Novosti reports. The tour includes the...
View ArticleHow Nicholas II, Stalin and Brezhnev relied on the supernatural
From time immemorial people with ‘supernatural’ powers were perceived to be a source of divine knowledge and power. In Russia, like everywhere else, such people offered paying patrons a glance into...
View ArticleFrom crude to caciotta: How one Russian opened an Italian cheese factory
Airat Akhmadullin, who hails from the small settlement of Karmaskaly in the Republic of Bashkortostan near the Ural Mountains, never thought he would produce Italian cheese on a commercial scale. He...
View ArticleIs the Yak-141 the 'father' of the F-35B?
When it comes to vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) military aircraft, which were first developed in the 1960s, few fighters have as much in common as the Soviet Yak-141 and the American F-35B. The...
View ArticleWhat type of aircraft will fly over Red Square?
Drawing by Stepan Zharky, Alena Repkina First in line will be the Mi-26, the world’s largest helicopter. It will be followed by a group of Mi-28N, Mi-35 and Ka-52 combat helicopters. The choppers will...
View ArticleWhat vehicles will be on view during the May 9 parade?
Drawing by Stepan Zharky, Alena Repkina This year, more than 100 military vehicles will pass through central Moscow. Among them will be T-90 tanks and the latest T-14 Armata, plus Msta-S self-propelled...
View ArticleBlacksmiths are mostly ‘lost’ for their families
Russian blacksmith Georgy Baranov tells RBTH why businessmen and IT specialists quit their jobs to enter one of the oldest and most unique professions.
View ArticleDeliciously sky-high: How to create a culinary masterpiece in the air?
The first SKY DELIGHT AWARDS onboard catering competition took place in Moscow, with international culinary gurus creating menus for the world's leading airlines, including Russia's Aeroflot. Source:...
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