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Russian oil giant Rosneft to restore Romanov palace near St. Petersburg
The residence will be opened to tourists following the completion of repairThe Ropsha Palace, an 18th-century residence near St. Petersburg built by order of Peter the Great, is to be rented to the...
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Carmel Institute celebrates 5th anniversary with jazz concert
'Cultural Dialogue and the Giants of Jazz' held at Lincoln TheatreThe Carmel Institute of Russian Culture and History celebrated its 5th Anniversary by hosting a standing room only concert at the...
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Prowling Amur tiger nabbed near Vladivostok
The tiger is now at the rehabilitation centerA full-grown Amur tiger has been caught near the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok and sent for rehabilitation to a special center. The large feline...
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Ford Sollers starts serial production of cars with Era-Glonass system
In case of accident, vehicle's coordinates transmitted to emergency serviceFord Sollers joint venture started installation of Era-Glonass positioning systems on the whole model line of Ford automobiles...
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Long-gone Russian Empire: Small towns in colorful archive photos
Photos of provicial Russia 100 years old that were made in color
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Putin: Use of 'mythical' Russian military threat a ‘profitable business'
Russia has no intention of attacking anyone, says presidentRussian President Vladimir Putin has said that the use of what he described as a "mythical" Russian military threat is "a profitable...
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Moscow downplays Spain’s refusal to let Russian warship refuel in Ceuta
‘Admiral Kuznetsov’ barred from entering North African port on way to SyriaMadrid has decided not to allow the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to refuel in the port of Ceuta, a Spanish...
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Downturn in Russo-British relations a danger for global security
Current leaders must put the greater good ahead of political posturingAfter the Brexit referendum and the subsequent change of government in the UK, a number of experts and observers expected an...
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Photo of the day: Miss Russia at the international beauty contest in Tokyo
Alisa Manenok entered the Top-15 of 2016 Miss International beauty contestMiss Russia Alisa Manenok shows off her souvenir of a stuffed cat while boarding a boat at the Lake Ashinoko in Hakone town,...
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Putin dismisses allegations about Russia’s interference in U.S. election
America is not a banana republic, says presidentRussian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed as hysteria speculations Russia is meddling in the election campaign in the United States. "On the list of...
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How does the Soviet past affect Russia's relations with the world?
Experts have gathered in Sochi to discuss USSR and Russian foreign policyThe world's leading scholars and analysts from the Valdai Club have analyzed collapse of the Soviet Union and compared the...
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Moscow Department of Culture to offer lecture series for expats
Prominent critics and scholars will teach sessions of the month-long courseEducational Division at the Moscow Department of Culture is introducing a month-long lecture series in English aimed at...
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Russia to test new anti-tank guided missiles in Syria
Ka-52K combat helicopters will use the Hermes rockets for the first timeKa-52K attack helicopters deployed on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier will test-fire test the latest Hermes extreme-range...
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4-year old Russian girl speaks 7 languages. How did she do this?
Early training does not guarantee that the child will be fluent in the langEarlier this month Bella instantly became famous thanks to "Amazing People," a show on the Russian television. The video with...
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Why Russia’s army can’t complete its modernization program
New deliveries of Buk-M3 and Kalibr missiles mask deeper problemsOn Oct. 21, on the day the Russian army received its new military technology, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that in...
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Russian scientists to track sea lions from space
Researchers installed 5 GPS tags on 2 full-grown sea lionesses and 3 cubsResearchers at the Kamchatka branch of the Pacific Institute of Geography of Russia’s Science Academy’s Far East Department now...
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Russia’s patrol ship Yaroslav Mudry arrives in Cuba on visit
The patrol ship started its long-distance voyage on June 1The Russian Baltic Fleet’s Project 11540 patrol ship Yaroslav Mudry and the tanker Lena have arrived in the Cuban port of Havana on a business...
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The Ossetians: From nomads and warriors to the artists of the Caucasus
This creative and open people inhabit Russia’s mountainous southern edgeFor Alik Pagayev, an Ossetian who manages a troupe at the Narty Theater in Vladikavkaz, creativity is in the blood of his people....
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Is it necessary to break the law to improve your standard of living?
A ‘very approving’ attitude of the shadow economy has emerged in RussiaThirty percent of Russians believe that they can increase revenues or improve their standard of living only by violating the law,...
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Ra-Ra-Rasputin: Russia’s famous love machine gets new biography this fall
New book sheds light on the secret life of the last Tsar's mystical friendGrigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869 – 30 December 1916) Russian peasant, mystical faith healer and private adviser to the...
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