'Slavic Brotherhood' international military drills start in Serbia
Joint drills of Russia, Serbia and Belarus will be held near BelgradJoint military drills of Russia, Serbia and Belarus titled "Slavic Brotherhood 2016" are starting in Serbia on Nov. 3. The press...
View ArticleJapan’s Trade Minister will try to elaborate on Abe’s Russia plan
During his 3 days in Moscow, Hiroshige Seko will meet key ministersHiroshige Seko, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry arrives in Moscow on Nov. 3 for a three-day visit, which will help...
View ArticleFrom political activist to reindeer herder
Moscow State University grad found his niche making dietary supplementsKuvikin didn’t set out to become a reindeer herder, spending his mornings on horseback patrolling his family’s 1,500 hectares of...
View ArticlePutin grants Russian citizenship to Hollywood star Steven Seagal
Kremlin spokesman: Seagal 'is known for his warm feelings towards Russia'President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree granting Russian citizenship to Hollywood actor and martial arts expert, Steven...
View Article‘Female Rasputin’ had no influence on Moscow-Seoul ties - experts
President Park is accused of allowing a friend to meddle in state affairsKorea experts in Russia do not believe that Choi Soon-sil, who has been termed the ‘female Rasputin’ by the Korean media, had...
View ArticleRussia to establish new university rankings in 2017
Three Missions of Universities will rank Russian and foreign universitiesA new ranking of international universities was announced on Nov. 2 by Viktor Savonichy, chairman of the Russian Union of...
View ArticleRBTH releases a second edition of the Doing Business With Russia magazine
RBTH’s specialized business magazine unveiled at the Eurasian Week Forum Click here to get a PDF version of the edition The second edition of Doing Business With Russia was presented at the Eurasian...
View ArticleNot a ‘Western disease’ after all: How HIV appeared in the USSR
Ignorance and poor decision-making resulted in the spread of the illnessAn HIV epidemic has been raging in Yekaterinburg, one of Russia's largest cities (880 miles east of Moscow) – one out of every 50...
View ArticleSeagal 'tremendously grateful' for opportunity to become Russian citizen
'I always felt that U.S. and Russia should be best friends and allies'U.S. actor Steven Seagal who was granted Russian citizenship on Nov. 3 by President Vladimir Putin, said he was "tremendously...
View ArticleBloody business: Russia’s struggle to stand up for animal rights
Civil activists often step into the void left by a lack of state actionRussian society has been shocked by the actions of two teenage girls from Khabarovsk (3,800 miles east of Moscow), who would take...
View ArticleAdmiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier group prepares for battle in Syria
Watch video footage of fighter training published by the Russian militaryThe Russian television channel Zvezda TV has shown images of the drills involving the Su-22s and MiG-29KUBs stationed on...
View ArticleGeneral Staff: Militants tried to break through into Aleppo but failed
'All of the militants’ attacks were rolled back'Militants on Oct. 28 made an attempt to break through into eastern Aleppo and out of it, but sustained heavy losses and were rolled back, the chief of...
View ArticleRussia may suspend air service with Tajikistan starting Nov. 8 - source
Dushanbe refuses to approve flights from Moscow’s new Zhukovsky airportFlights to Tajikistan may be suspended starting November 8, unless the country’s aviation authorities change their position on...
View ArticleSteven Seagal may be eligible for $80 monthly pension in Russia
Hollywood movie star was granted Russian citizenship on Nov. 3Hollywood movie star Steven Seagal, who was granted Russian citizenship, may count on a pension worth about 5,000 rubles (or roughly $80),...
View Article‘They'll kill and bury me’: Russian dissident reveals prison colony torture
A letter written by Ildar Dadin to his wife has caused a nationwide scandalHung by the handcuffs, beaten, threatened with rape. "They'll kill and bury me behind the fence,” wrote opposition activist...
View ArticleRussian handicrafts: Palekh miniature
From icon painting to pictorial artThe village of Palekh is only 350 miles from Moscow. With a population of 6,000, Palekh boasts some 600 artists, and the secrets of their art have been passed down...
View ArticleRussia and China present new joint passenger airliner project
Aircraft will fly on long-haul routes operated by domestic airlinesA model of a wide-body long-haul airliner being developed by Russia and China has been presented at the International Aviation and...
View ArticleCrisis settlement in Middle East impossible without Russia, Iran - Sarkozy
Crisis settlement in the Middle East, and particularly in Syria, is impossible without Russia and Iran's engagement in the process, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Nov. 3 in cause of...
View ArticleSome 80,000 people gather for Moscow march on Unity Day
The National Unity Day demonstration in MoscowNearly 80,000 people are taking part in the "We are united!" march in downtown Moscow on occasion of the National Unity Day, the city police told TASS on...
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