10th Krasnoyarsk Book Culture Fair
10th Krasnoyarsk Book Culture Fair (X KRYAKK) will be held from November 2-6, 2016. During ten years of its work the Fair, organized by Mikhail Prokhorov Fund, has been visited by 400 thousand...
View ArticleRussia to test 9th fifth-generation T-50 fighter jet prototype
'We are testing its weapons and the entire avionics suite'The ninth prototype of the fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA (Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation) fighter jet will start undergoing...
View ArticleIraqi Kurd official: ‘ISIS enjoys considerable support among civilians’
Dr. Aso Jangi Burhan Talabani on the problems of the offensive on MosulHow successful was the first week of the operation to recapture Mosul? Dr. Aso Jangi Burhan Talabani: I can say that the beginning...
View ArticleKremlin responds to call for Russia’s removal from UNHRC
Over 80 NGOs want Russia banned from UN Human Rights Council over SyriaThe Kremlin believes that international organizations calling for Russia to be expelled from the UN Human Rights Council would be...
View Article9 facts about the dramatic life of Russian opera diva Galina Vishnevskaya
The legendary opera singer would have turned 90 on Oct. 251. Her husband's surname The name Galina Vishnevskaya itself is resonant and theatrical. She kept her first husband's surname after the...
View ArticleDeath or glory: Russia’s biggest IMAX film is ready to take on the world
'The Duelist’ director Alexei Mizgirev on honor, Russian fatalism, and moreEven during production, Alexei Mizgirev’s The Duelist caught the attention of the international cinema industry; the world...
View ArticleTurkey and Russia exchange intelligence information on Syria – official
Such 'cooperation is beneficial,' says Turkish Foreign Minister CavusogluThe Turkish and Russian military keep in touch and exchange intelligence information on Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut...
View ArticleIAC completes probe into Falcon jet crash in Moscow’s Vnukovo airport
The plane collided during the takeoff on Oct. 20, 2014 with a snowplow The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) has completed the investigation into the crash of the Dassault Falcon 50 jet in the...
View ArticleMoscow Metro turns into a catwalk for a world famous designer
Alexandr Terekhov held a fashion show inside a Moscow Metro station
View ArticleLong road to Mosul: Why liberating the ISIS capital in Iraq won’t be easy
Russian observers predict a protracted and bloody battle for the cityThe beginning of the operation to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul, which has been under the control of ISIS militants since June...
View ArticleRussia seeks to shape global political debates with new award
New Russian award aims to stimulate understanding of ‘key global issues’Prominent political experts in Russia have announced an international award designed to stimulate research and debates on...
View ArticleThe wild times never end: Russia's oldest nightclub Night Flight turns 25
From mafia to hookers to brawls with the Gaddafis, the club has seen it all1. Tanks drive by the club Night Flight opened on Moscow's main drag, Tverskaya Street, in 1991 when the USSR was living out...
View ArticleRosatom completed work on extension of Bulgaria’s NPP service for 30 years
The consortium of affiliates of Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom and France’s EDF completed work on justification of extending the service life of power unit No. 5 of Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant...
View ArticleRussian and Syrian air forces to expend no-fly regime around Aleppo
Humanitarian pauses imposed in Aleppo since Oct. 20Russia’s and Syria’s warplanes perform no flights around Syria’s city of Aleppo. The no-fly regime will be extended, Sergei Rudskoi, the chief of the...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Bodybuilding championship in Yekaterinburg
The Bodybuilding and Fitness open championship at Uralochka sports palaceA contestant preparing for the 2016 Russia Bodybuilding and Fitness open championship at the Uralochka sports palace,...
View ArticleRussia to exhibit over 200 military hardware items at Airshow China-2016
The exhibition will be held on Nov. 1-6 in Zhuhai, ChinaRussian defense enterprises will exhibit over 220 military hardware items at the Airshow China-2016, the Federal Service for Military and...
View ArticleLinkedIn may be banned in Russia
Network does not transfer its servers to Russia, which violates legislationLinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, may turn out to be the first casualty of Russia’s Federal Law On Personal...
View ArticleRussia honors all commitments on S-300 supplies to Iran - ambassador
The contract for the delivery of S-300 to Iran was signed in 2007Russia has fulfilled all its obligations on the supplies of S-300 missile systems to Tehran, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei...
View ArticleRussia ready to resume humanitarian pauses in Aleppo
Six humanitarian corridors are open for civilians leaving eastern AleppoRussia and the Syrian government are ready to resume the humanitarian pauses in Aleppo if they receive guarantees from...
View ArticleRussia developing new robot sapper
Demining device will be based on the Armata tank platformRussian designers have begun developing a new demining vehicle to replace the outdated Zhuk system and its heavier counterparts. A source with...
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