Rostov’s most colorful church: From Prokudin-Gorsky to the present
At the beginning of the 20th century the Russian chemist and photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky invented a complex process for vivid, detailed color photography (see box text below). Inspired to use...
View ArticleRussia to create its own equivalent of a green-card
The Russian Ministry of Communications and Mass Media (Minkomsvyaz) is working on an equivalent of a U.S. green-card, Izvestia newspaper reported on May 4. It will give highly qualified Russian...
View ArticleRussia becomes the 3rd most expensive place to buy an iPhone - study
Russia has become the third most expensive place in the world to buy an iPhone, Deutsche Bank said in an annual report that was released on May 3. The report, which compares prices of a wide range of...
View ArticlePoll: 76 percent of Russians to celebrate Victory Day in 2017
A recent survey conducted by the Levada Center shows that 76 percent of Russians plan to celebrate Victory Day (May 9). Interest in the holiday commemorating the anniversary of the end of Great...
View ArticleIn order to stop the Syrian war, country 'will have to be divided'
During talks in Astana on May 3 and 4, Moscow and its partners proposed introducing "de-escalation zones" in Syria which will be monitored by foreign peace-keeping contingents. The truce in Syria,...
View ArticlePutin and Erdogan don't agree on tomatoes
During talks in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Erdogan agreed to lift almost the restrictions on bilateral trade between the two countries, reported the TASS news...
View ArticleFrench St. Petersburg: Where the Neva looks like the Seine
St. Petersburg is a very French city. French architects designed its signature cathedrals and bridges. Thousands of their not-so-famous compatriots – tailors, hairdressers, perfumers, actors and...
View ArticleRussia: 27 Syrian field commanders accept de-escalation memorandum
Twenty-seven filed commanders of opposition groups in Syria have agreed to accept the terms of the memorandum on de-escalation zones, Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, a deputy chief of the main operation...
View ArticleFire in apartment house in Moscow injures 30
More than 30 people have been injured in a fire in a 40-story apartment house in southwestern Moscow, 11 of them were taken to hospitals, a source in the ambulance service told TASS on May 6. "A total...
View ArticleHope springs eternal: How psychic abilities are put to the test in Moscow
A man in latex gloves is neatly placing photographs of famous people on a table. He covers each photograph with a thick sheet of white paper and then shines a flashlight on them, to ensure that the...
View ArticleNearly 400.000 personnel to provide security during Victory Day celebration
More than 378,000 employees of various government agencies and services are involved in efforts to ensure security during Victory Day celebrations in Russia, the press service of the Russian...
View ArticleWhen every pass is blind
Sergei’s life changed abruptly at the age of eight, when an accident in his home village deprived him of his sight. “My parents were very worried. I stopped playing outside with my friends. I wasn’t...
View ArticleMore than 1.000 people take part in opposition rally in central Moscow
More than 1,000 people are taking part in an authorized opposition rally in central Moscow, the press service of the Russian Interior Ministry’s Moscow Department told TASS on May 6. "About 1,000...
View ArticleRussia, U.S. confirm readiness to reinstate memorandum on air safety
Russia’s Chief of Staff General Valery Gerasimov and Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford confirmed in their phone conversation the readiness to reinstate the memorandum of...
View ArticleThe festivals of indigenous peoples: 3 ways to have summer fun in Siberia
1. The Mir Sibiri Festival: See all the peoples of Russia in one day Photo credit: Matthew Traver We’re on the road from Krasnoyarsk to Shushenskoye. Outside the windows of the bus, the plains have...
View ArticleImmortal Regiment march held in nearly 20 US cities
The Immortal Regiment march was held in almost two dozen cities in the United States on Saturday, with more than 4,000 people taking part in it, member of the Coordinating Council of Russian...
View ArticleMarina Loshak: Pushkin Museum wants to work with contemporary art
RBTH: Why did you choose Venice for presenting your project? Marina Loshak: We decided that our Moscow audience is already aware of our intention to work with contemporary art and our plan to introduce...
View Article5 weird gifts shipped abroad from Russians
Tourists visiting Russia normally bring back matryoshka dolls, fur-lined hats, artisan shawls, traditional boots, vodka, and caviar. However, Russians prefer to send far more obscure gifts to...
View ArticleTrade turnover between Russia, China grows by 26 percent in four months
Trade turnover between Russia and China increased by 26.2 percent in the first four months of the current year, to reach $24.73 billion, China’s customs department said in a report published on Monday....
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