Russia visa-free: Moscow Metro in 360 degrees
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View ArticleGerman businesses may finance Moscow-Kazan high speed railway
Total cost of the railway line estimated at $16.8 billionGerman consortium has put forward a proposal to Russian Railways that it will finance the Moscow-Kazan high speed railway for the sum of 2.7 bln...
View ArticleFox Manor: Adorable photos of Russian wildlife
The dramatic life of foxes in Russia's wild nature
View ArticleNorth Korea thanks Russia for humanitarian assistance to flood victims
The DPRK State Committee for Emergency Situations has thanked the Russian government for providing humanitarian assistance to the population of the Hamgyong province battered by a devastating and...
View ArticleUlyukayev rejects accusations and declines to give testimony
According to investigator, his guilt backed up by witnessesRussia’s Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has rejected the accusation of receiving a bribe and declined to give testimony, an...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Training day
National women's basketball team training in NovogorskPlayer Kseniya Levchenko during a training session of the Russian national women's basketball team at the Novogorsk training center.
View ArticleInterpol gets an infusion of Chinese and Russian expertise
The crime-fighting organization is putting professionalism before politicsInterpol, whose stated mission is “preventing and fighting crime through enhanced cooperation and innovation on police and...
View Article5 cities with a Russia-Japan historical connection
From Nagasaki’s Russian village to Vladivostok’s first Judo clubThere are several places in both countries that are closely associated with the history of Russia-Japan relations. There is even...
View ArticleUN resolution condemns human rights situation in Crimea
Motion supported by 73 states, while 23 members vote againstThe UN General Assembly’s committee on humanitarian and social issues has passed a resolution condemning the situation with human rights in...
View ArticlePushkin Institute opens in Paris to teach Russian
'We have long-standing reciprocal ties with French counterparts'A Pushkin Institute that will teach the Russian language to anyone wishing to learn it opened on Nov. 15 on the compound of the Russian...
View ArticleIs Russia’s car market getting back on the road to recovery?
Decline is slowing, but more people are buying used and compact carsBy the end of summer 2016 Russia reached third place in the rankings of the largest car markets in Europe, according to a report (in...
View ArticleBusiness confidence in Russian economy reaches annual high
Domestic companies more confident in Russian economy than global expertsIn October, the confidence of private Russian companies in the domestic economy was at the highest level for the year, according...
View ArticleRussia’s Supreme Court overturns sentence against Navalny in Kirovles case
Case will be reviewed due to the new circumstancesThe presidium of Russia’s Supreme Court has overturned the sentence against opposition activist and blogger Alexei Navalny who was found guilty of...
View ArticleFirst Russian-Iranian business forum will take place in Tehran
On Dec. 13, 2016 a Russian-Iranian business forum will take place in the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It will coincide with the 13th meeting of the permanent Russo-Iranian Commission for...
View ArticleThe ‘Guiding Star’ awards ceremony to take place in Moscow
On Dec. 14, 2016 the Hotel Metropole in Moscow will host the Guiding Star awards ceremony. This is a professional and noncommercial prize for representatives of Moscow’s tourism industry....
View ArticleSiberia takes aim at invasive plant species
The imported plants are threatening the region's environmentA group of scientists have written and published the "Black Book of Flora in Siberia," which describes 58 imported plants that threaten the...
View ArticleLaw enforcement agencies carry out investigative actions at Rusnano office
Investigation 'may be due to delays in building pharmaceutical plant'Law enforcement agencies are carrying out investigative actions at the office of Rusnano corporation, as follows from Rusnano’s own...
View ArticleExperts puzzled by bribery charges against Economy Minister Ulyukayev
Arrest is a blow to supporters of economic liberal policy, say analysts"He called several times, several people, including fairly high-ranking officials and law enforcers. And he asked everyone one...
View ArticleLiterary dialogue between tradition and modernity in the heart of Siberia
Krasnoyarsk Book Fair celebrates its 10th anniversaryThe venue, the Siberia Exhibition Center in Krasnoyarsk, some 2500 miles (4150 km) east of Moscow, was packed on Nov. 2, the opening day. The...
View ArticleRussia and Armenia to create joint defense force in Caucasus
Troops will act together to counter military threat against either countryRussian President Vladimir Putin has approved a proposal (in Russian) by the Russian government to establish a joint group of...
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