Kremlin justifies 'Iskander-M' deployment to Kaliningrad
Moscow has the right to ensure its borders in view of NATO’s military build-up on Russia's borders, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Nov. 22. When asked to comment on the deployment of...
View ArticleSteven Seagal arrives in Moscow as new Russian citizen
US actor Steven Seagal, who recently obtained Russian citizenship, has arrived in Moscow, Seagal’s spokesman Anar Reiband told TASS on Nov. 22. "Steven arrived on Saturday, November 19, but we tried...
View ArticleUNIDO head Li Yong: Russia playing greater role in industrial development
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization, or UNIDO, is marking its 50th anniversary with a big range of high-profile events at its headquarters in Vienna’s UN Office. The regular board...
View ArticleEarly winter brings extreme conditions to Russia’s soccer fields
Amkar Perm's goalkeeper Alexander Selikhov during 2016/17 Season Russian Premier League’s Round 13 football match against FC CSKA Moscow at CSKA Arena Stadium. Source: Mikhail Japaridze/TASS Russians...
View ArticleRussian casinos are betting big on new face recognition technology
The powerful new face recognition technology, FindFace Cloud API, can identify a person in a database of 250 million photographs with 70 percent probability, said NTechLab's cofounder, Artem...
View ArticlePutin ratifies Russia-China anti-terrorism agreement
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law ratifying the Russian-Chinese agreement on cooperation in war on terror. The State Duma (lower house of parliament) approved the agreement on Nov. 11 and...
View ArticleRussia strengthens air defenses in response to NATO expansion in Europe
Russia has begun to strengthen its air defenses in reaction to the planned U.S. missile shield in eastern Europe, Viktor Ozerov, chairman of the Federation Council Committee for Defense and Security,...
View ArticleLaurent Hilaire named new director of Stanislavsky Theater in Moscow
French dancer and trainer Laurent Hilaire has become the artistic director of the ballet at the Moscow Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theater. He will take the place of Igor Zelensky, who...
View ArticleBookmate: E-book reader app from Russia takes on international markets
RBTH: How many books are in Bookmate's electronic library? Andrei Bayev: Now, somewhere around 700,000. RBTH: Impressive! In which countries do you have the most users? A.B.: Well, that's not fair to...
View ArticleWhat's hidden in the mountains of Chechnya
Following two brutal wars in Chechnya in the 1990s, sectarian violence and the ongoing insurgency spilled over into neighbouring regions over the next decade. In 2010, then-President Dmitry Medvedev...
View ArticleTurkey might acquire Russia's air defense systems
Before the year-end Russia and Turkey will hold a meeting of the intergovernmental military-technical cooperation committee, at which the sides are planning to discuss the issue of the S-400 Triumf...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Grozny
A view of the Grozny City business center from the Akhmat Kadyrov Mosque located at Vladimir Putin Avenue in Grozny, Chechnya.
View ArticleEgypt, Israel, Ukraine interested in collaborating with SCO - official
Egypt, Israel, Syria, and Ukraine are interested in collaborating with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in a variety of ways, SCO Secretary-General Rashid Alimov told Russian reporters on...
View ArticleIran, Russia sign visa-simplification agreement
Iran and Russia have signed an agreement on introducing simpler rules for the issuance of travel visas to tour groups, IRNA news agency said on Nov. 23. The directors of the consulate departments of...
View ArticleWill Trump take on Wall Street – and if so, will Russia benefit?
The vague nature of the statements Donald Trump made on the election trail mean that the details of how exactly the 45th President of the United States will handle the multitude of economic woes at...
View Article'Russiano' replaces Americano: Medvedev credited with naming new coffee
Over the past few days, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev unwittingly inspired a new trend for jokes about politically incorrect coffee. The incident occurred on Nov. 16 during a session of the...
View ArticleRussia, China implement military contracts worth $3bln this year
Russia and China fulfilled military and technical cooperation contracts worth $3 billion over the past year, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at the meeting with Chairman of the Chinese...
View ArticleValery Gergiev to perform Igor Stravinsky piece that was considered lost
According to a Russian proverb, moving once is like suffering from two fires. This was the condition that the St. Petersburg Conservatory experienced a year ago when it had to empty its historical...
View ArticleDouble your success with double degrees at St. Petersburg Polytech
Students at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) can enroll in a double degree program, providing them the opportunity to study at SPbPU and a partner university at the same...
View ArticleWhy did a Russian MiG-29K crash into the Mediterranean?
A Russian fighter trying to land on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier after flying a mission as part of Russia’s Syrian operation on Nov. 13 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea due to the failure...
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