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Goa summit: Will Modi convince Putin to correct course on Pakistan?
India needs to activate the pro-Indian lobby in Russia, experts sayThe 17th annual Russia-India Bilateral Summit will be held in the western Indian state of Goa this weekend, just ahead of the BRICS...
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Putin: Why I won’t be going to Paris for talks with Hollande
The Russian president has canceled a trip to France scheduled for Oct. 19On the visit to Paris You know, it's not that we refused, but we were just told that the main reason for my trip to Paris –...
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7 facts about Ivan the Terrible, the first Russian tsar
Like many of those to rule Russia, his legacy remains controversial today1. He was the first Russian tsar In 1547, upon reaching adulthood, Ivan was crowned Tsar of All Russia. Before him all rulers of...
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Crimean Simferopol and Italian Padua become sister cities
Italian delegation of businessmen and parliamentarians visits CrimeaCrimea’s capital city Simferopol and Italian Padua have become sister cities with a memorandum on sister city relations signed in...
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Russian paratroopers to jump from 2,000 ft during drills in Egypt
The Exercise Friendship Guardians 2016 will be held in mid-OctoberRussian paratroops will jump from an altitude of 2,000-7,000 feet during Exercise Friendship Guardians 2016 slated for mid-October in...
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Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh: London’s holy Russian inspiration
As Kensington’s Russian cathedral re-opens, Brits remember its guiding starOn Oct. 16 Patriarch Kirill, current head of the Russian Orthodox church, will consecrate London’s newly-renovated Russian...
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Russia may consider delivering air defense systems to Turkey
'Various air defense systems were mentioned,' says Dmitry PeskovRussia may consider delivering air defense systems to Turkey, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Oct. 14. The presidential spokesman...
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Russian traveller Konstantin Zhuravlev captured in Syria returned home
Zhuravlev captured in Syria 3 years agoRussian national Konstantin Zhuravlev captured in Syria three years ago has been returned home, the public relations center of the Russian Federal Security...
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Writer Prilepin to build a literary village a la Kusturica's Drevngrad
Russian author to open art-residence, inspired by Serbian ethnic villagePopular Russian writer, author of Sin and Sankya, is going to build a literary village "Khutor of Zakhar Prilepin" in Moscow...
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Putin gets a make-over as modern tin soldier by Russian art studio
Studio for historical sculptures immortalizes politicians and billionaires Ruvit.ruVladimir Putin. Ruvit.ruVladimir Putin. Ruvit.ruVladimir Putin. Ruvit.ruVladimir Putin. Ruvit.ruRamzan Kadyrov....
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Does Russia’s literary elite think Bob Dylan deserves the Nobel Prize?
Russian writers and critics on the poet and songwriter’s unexpected awardAlexander Prokhanov, writer It seems to me that the Japanese writer [Haruki Murakami] would have been a more appropriate...
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Putin adviser Ushakov’s job at risk as Kremlin shake-up continues
Hardliner’s exit may be preparation for Clinton administration, say expertsThe Russian media has reported the impending dismissal of the Russian president's adviser for international affairs Yury...
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French court cuts jail sentences for Russian fans detained during Euro 2016
Court cuts the sentence by 3 months for Gorbachev and 6 month for YerunovA court in France ruled to reduce on Oct. 14 jail terms for two Russian football fans arrested by local law enforcers this...
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All roads lead to the station: How Anna Karenina met Dr.Zhivago
Stations are among the most energy-charged places of any cityBefore you embark on this literary journey, don't forget to turn on the audio. I headed for the center of town, since it always works out...
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Russia’s first ever monument to Tsar Ivan the Terrible unveiled in Oryol
Russia's Culture Minister welcomes the decisionThe first monument to Tsar Ivan the Terrible to be put up in Russia was unveiled on Oct. 14 in the city of Oryol, which is believed to have been founded...
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Photo of the day: Man on a mission
One of the main defenders of the Sunsky Forest goes to the campKarelia, northern Russia, Oct. 14, 2016. Vasily Diykov, one of the main defenders of the Sunsky Forest, on his way by boat to the camp of...
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Why I would also give Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize for Literature
Russian journalist on the challenge facing global writingI cannot say that I am an ardent admirer of Bob Dylan. Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits are more up my alley: He is more subtle and closer to my...
View ArticleRussia’s bank ready to help BRICS Development Bank in issuing ruble bonds
Russia’s Vnesheconombank (VEB) is ready to provide assistance to the New Development Bank BRICS (NDB) in issuing ruble bonds on the Russian market, VEB CEO Sergey Gorkov told TASS on Oct. 15. "We are...
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Fungus fever: How I learned to love mushrooms like a true Russian
One German on Russia’s obsession with hunting chanterelles and penny bunsThe mushroom season is in full swing. After several hours in the woods, three friends and I return to the city with full...
View ArticlePutin, Modi inaugurate work on two new units of Kudankulam NPP
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the construction of the third and fourth units of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (NPP) on Oct. 15. In December...
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