Peruvian leader says Russia is country of incredible courage
Russia is a country of incredible courage, Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said in an exclusive interview with TASS First Director General Mikhail Gusman. "I would like to tell the Russians...
View Article5 popular misconceptions about the Kalashnikov assault rifle
1. The AK-47 is a copy of the Sturmgewehr Sometimes people say that the basis for the creation of this assault rifle was the German G-44 assault rifle (Sturmgewehr). However, this is far from the...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Beriev in Israel
Russian plane Beriev Be-200 helps in efforts to extinguish fire in Nataf near Jerusalem, Israel.
View ArticleJulian Barnes: Russians had 40 years to write Shostakovich novel but didn’t
Rossiyskaya Gazeta: On the subject of the “Barnes phenomenon”: Critics usually call you “the apostle of postmodernism” or “the chameleon of literature,” meaning that as soon as they try to identify...
View ArticleSiberian scientists create glass-fiber to effectively purify oil products
Researchers from Tyumen State University (TyumSU) have created a novel glass-fiber material modified with silicon dioxide (SiO2), while using iron oxide (Fe2O3) as active components, the press service...
View ArticleOvechkin becomes ambassador for 2018 FIFA World Cup
Captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) and of the Russian national team Alexander Ovechkin has become an ambassador for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. "I’m very proud to be...
View ArticleSuper-heavy missile project and launch pad estimated at $23 billion
The project for creating Russia’s super-heavy space rocket and launch pad for it will cost approximately 1.5 trillion rubles ($23 billion), the first deputy CEO of the state-run corporation Roscosmos,...
View ArticleShoigu: ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra in Afghanistan fraught with new risks
The emergence of Islamic State (ISIS) and Jabhat al-Nusra militants in Afghanistan is fraught with new threats to international security, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Nov. 29 at a...
View ArticleRussian developer launches new program for tracking regattas
Russian software developer Interprokom has released a system that allows real-time tracking of sailing vessels movement equipped with the GPS and Glonass navigation systems. Named Regataskop, the...
View Article‘Black hole’: What makes Russia’s newest submarine unique?
The Russian defense industry has completed the construction of a diesel-electric submarine of Project 636.3, the Kolpino, for the Black Sea Fleet. The submarine, dubbed by NATO naval experts as the...
View ArticleU.S., China surpass Russia for first time in number of space launches
For the first time, Russia is not the leader in space launches, with the U.S. and China having conducted more launches in 2016, according Alexander Ivanov to the first deputy head of the space rocket...
View ArticleRamzan Kadyrov: ‘I am the most peaceful person on earth’
1. The U.S. and Europe are enemies of Russia and accomplices of terrorists Speaking about Russia’s enemies, Kadyrov said that “Islamic State and Al-Qaeda have the same parents,” meaning the West....
View ArticleRussians respect Castro, Volodin says on arrival in Havana
Speaker of Russia’s State Duma (lower house of parliament), Vyacheslav Volodin, said that Russians had always loved and respected the late Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, whose name is linked with the...
View ArticleRussia seeks to attract tourists from Asia, Europe, North America
Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism (Rostourism) is keen to attract tourists from the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and North America, its head Oleg Safonov said in a TASS interview on Nov. 29. "Of...
View ArticleEarly Soviet photos now in color
Victory Day in Moscow, 9 May 1945. Photo by Mikhail Runov. Soviet athletes on Red Square during the Parade. 1937. Photo by Ivan Shagin. A room full of Soviet agitprop about Red army with a Lenin bust,...
View Article12th Carlsen-Karjakin match ends all square in World Chess Championship
Reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and his Russian challenger Sergey Karjakin finished their 12th game of the World Chess Championship Match in New York on Nov. 28 with a draw. Their...
View ArticleMannik Pie: The perfect dessert for lazy cooks
Russian Oven: Anke pie, the feast that stole Leo Tolstoy's heartSemolina, which is widely known as “manka” in Russia, is not just only the basic ingredient for breakfast porridge — it is also...
View ArticleYanukovych denies complicity in Maidan bloodshed in testimony to Kiev court
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych (2010-2014) has not set foot on Ukrainian soil since February 2014, when he fledt he country and sought asylum in Russia after a popular uprising against...
View ArticleAssad and allies hope to take Aleppo before administration change in U.S.
Syrian government forces backed by Shiite militias have seized several key neighborhoods from the opposition units in the eastern part of the besieged city of Aleppo, splitting the forces opposing them...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Moscow daily life
Tourist is taking a selfie in front of Red Square and Kremlin in Moscow.
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