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One love: how chess stole millions of hearts in Russia
A game for the nobility turned into a pastime for the masses
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Putin is yet to make decision on new Economic Development Minister
President signed decree relieving Aleksey Ulyukayev of his dutiesRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has not decided yet who will become the new head of the Economic Development Ministry, Putin’s...
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Moscow and Leningrad, divided by soup
The true recipe for rassolnik is a matter of debate between the capitalsRassolnik first entered Russian cuisine in the 19th century. The dish, which requires a base of pickled cucumbers, root...
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Italian film star latest foreign celebrity to move to Moscow
Actress follows American and French actors in asking for citizenshipItalian actress Ornella Muti has rented a three-room apartment near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow and intends to take...
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Nuclear radiation found on islands in Russian Arctic
Source of pollution natural explosions in atmosphere Russian scientists have discovered unusually high levels of radiation on Severny Island, which is part of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Kara...
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Russian teenagers open fire at police from house before killing themselves
Pair of 15-year-olds from Pskov Region broadcast shooting on live streamBesieged in a two-story house in a small town in the Pskov Region, 15-year-old Denis Muravyov and Yekaterina Vlasova shot at...
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Russian Navy brings the big guns to the Mediterranean
Naval unit equipped with the latest technologyDigitalGlobe's Satellite imagery of Russia's aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, in the Alboran Sea just off the coast of Morocco, west of the Straight of...
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Photo of the day: Hope
Syrian children travel to undergo treatment in RussiaA group of Syrian children with serious chronic diseases are delivered to St. Petersburg to undergo treatment at Kirov Military Medical Academy.
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Trump's victory will not affect Abe’s plans to improve Russia ties - expert
Asian countries are unsure of the shape of Trump’s future foreign policyOne of the biggest guessing points about Donald Trump's future presidency is how he is going to manage Washington’s Asia policy....
View ArticleOpposition firebrand Alexei Navalny now free to run for president
Opposition figurehead and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny's right to vote and run for office has been returned after the Supreme Court sent the controversial case in which he and Pyotr...
View ArticlePsychiatrists believe more Muscovites suffering from ‘trafficphobia’
Zurab Kekelidze, top psychiatrist for Russia’s Health Service, has announced that residents of the metropolis are suffering more than ever before from a fear of congested roads, or ‘trafficphobia’,...
View Article'Dashcam' movie to premiere at Russian film festival
Video by YouTube / artdocfest Russian director and screenwriter Dmitry Kalashnikov has created a new film genre with his movie Doroga ("Road"), using only footage shot with car "dashcams." “Here we pay...
View ArticleMoscow's Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center awarded UNESCO prize
The Tolerance Center at the Moscow Jewish Museum has been awarded the Madanjit Singh Prize for the promotion of tolerance and non-violence. The award ceremony was held at the UNESCO headquarters in...
View ArticleRussian Defense Ministry: Jebhat al-Nusra militants sustain serious losses
Militants from Jebhat al-Nusra have sustained serious losses as a a result of a massive fire strike on Nov. 15, Russian Defense Ministry's official spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Nov. 17. "As a...
View ArticleThe Ingush, Russia’s ‘people of the towers’
Ingushetia’s Dzheyrakhsky District is a mountainous area, where altitudes vary from 4,000 to 6,600 feet (1,200 to 2,000 meters) above sea level. These mountains can tell you more about the Ingush...
View ArticleCriminal case opened over embezzling $1 mln at Vostochny Cosmodrome
Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investigation into the embezzlement of over 70 million rubles ($1 million) allocated for constructing an administrative complex at the Vostochny...
View ArticleWhat was so ‘Great’ about Catherine?
Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg was born on May 2, 1729 in Stettin, Prussia, which is today Szczecin, Poland. Her father was a minor German prince, but he had married well, and his...
View ArticleRussia withdraws from International Criminal Court after report on Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree announcing Russia’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), just a day after the ICC released a prosecutor's report in which...
View ArticleWhat is Vladimir Putin’s officially declared salary?
Unlike the United States, where for the last 15 years the president's salary has not changed, in Russia the presidential salary is constantly changing. In 2013 Russian President Vladimir Putin's...
View ArticleRussia’s IT watchdog blocks LinkedIn
Russia’s telecom and IT watchdog Roskomnadzor on Nov. 17 announced it has banned LinkedIn and instructed telecommunications operators to block the world's largest professional network. "Based on the...
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