Social catalog-expert

Russian version

Articles

Latest publications

07.09 17:07 Europe tired of immigrants

Residents of Germany, Turkey, USA, Russia and South Africa appear to have a very negative mindset toward immigrants. But most stringent anti-immigration sentiment is manifested specifically in the EU.

29.04 14:06 Migrants from Caucasus, Central Asia ‘killing’ Russia

Every day, hundreds of new migrants are coming to Moscow. Hoping to earn money, the metropolitan visitors find a job and, despite the low level of income, stay in the white-stone city for many months.

31.03 13:34 French President Nicolas Sarkozy to drown in blood information of his election campaign funded by Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi

Nicolas Sarkozy has decided to drown in blood the information of his presidential election campaign financed by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, said Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in an interview with Euronews channel.

18.03 15:18 How much does it cost to fly into space today?

Who among us did not want to be in space at least once in their life? To experience weightlessness and see Earth from space, and experience the emotions that overwhelm astronauts during their extraterrestrial missions.

16.03 17:57 RAS corresponding member Alexey Yablokov: "Situation at Fukushima-1 develops along Chernobyl scenario"

Councilor, corresponding member of RAS Alexei Yablokov believes that the preventive measures taken in the Far East should be more ambitious because the situation at the NPP Fukushima-1 has got out of complete control and it is likely that the wind from Japan will bring radioactive clouds to the mainland.

Russia

21.01 12:58 Power in Russia is more than power

As everyone knows, power in Russia is more than power and, therefore, the corruption of our officials is a widespread and inclusive phenomenon. The Public Chamber under the Russian President has concluded in its report on corruption in Russia that corruption in the country has reached such proportions that it threatens public order. If in the near future no drastic measures were taken, then, according to experts, a consolidated corruption scheme with the objective of forming a new socio-economic formation based solely on the enrichment of a small part of society at the expense of the majority in the territory of Russia would prevail.

22.12 13:22 Lessons of Manege Square

Now it is more or less clear that police has become the chief mediator in the communication of the authorities and the people. The holders of ratings close to 70% keep sitting in TV shows. All other intermediaries, whether they were federal media or ‘representative’ bodies, have failed in this role. To put it more precisely, they did not even take the stage. So we don’t have any other options but the police. And it is obvious that the agency referred to as ‘militia’ (now ‘police’) will cope better with the mission of whacking the crowd. Finally, we can find at least some explanation for the renaming.

19.11 16:48 Russia and Belarus - brothers forever!?

Next year, Belarus is going to get eight million tons of oil from Venezuela. The agreement was signed at the intergovernmental level between the energy ministries of Belarus and Venezuela. Deliveries will be made through the Ukrainian port of Odessa, pumping oil in direct mode via the Odessa-Brody pipeline, which was previously used by Russian oil companies. The oil supply contract between the governments of Belarus and Venezuela, with Ukraine participating as a transportation broker, provides for thirty million tons of crude oil supply within three years to refineries in Belarus. Thus, Russia loses one of its most immediate and stable markets for oil.

12.11 14:30 Wholesale redundancy: 200 thousand teachers deemed superfluous to state

At present, the number of school-age children in Russia has sharply declined. The demographic pit of the year 2000, when the hospitals of the country "missed" about a million babies became especially noticeable in 2010.

08.09 17:34 Dmitry Medvedev's "shopping" scares sellers away

A mystery shopper has visited regional stores. While comparing metropolitan and regional prices, the uninvited guest became quite surprised ...

03.09 22:49 A mammoth project to eliminate traffic congestion in the Russian capital

For already many years, Moscow has been experiencing considerable traffic problems, because of which the city gets routinely stalled in congestion ...

10.08 18:11 The Unreal in the Real World ...

If earlier only very few believed in mysticism and psychic abilities of man, now the number of skeptics has thinned manifold. One of Russia’s TV channels has run a quite popular "magical" television show since 2007. Witches and wizards, psychics and ‘X-ray’ people once and again seem to prove the viewers that abilities of a human body have no bounds. Mystery, magic, unexplained facts of science are still a topic interesting to many.

04.08 14:33 The causes of current wildfires in Russia lie hidden in the Soviet past...

Burnt forests, a smoke haze enveloping cities and frequent cases of poisoning with fumes. The reason for all of these is smoldering peat. With the onset of hot days, acrid smoke begins to break out of the soil. The earth is burning, and everything around starts burning too. The fire "eats" the forest and houses; people fall victim to fires as well.

30.07 18:27 Abortion as outcome of proms and summer holidays

The word "no" still remains the most reliable means of contraception. As long as long as Russians do not learn to use condoms, unwanted pregnancies will keep occurring. Why am I actually talking about Russians? Well, because our country is second only to Romania in the number of performed abortions. Such statistics does not make our nation more attractive; rather, it casts a shadow on us. And I want to believe that this shadow will not turn into hopeless darkness ...

07.07 13:06 President of the Russian Federation – a woman?!

Russia's President is a woman! Well, rather ... It would be nice if the head of the state were a lady!

World

07.09 17:07 Europe tired of immigrants

Residents of Germany, Turkey, USA, Russia and South Africa appear to have a very negative mindset toward immigrants. But most stringent anti-immigration sentiment is manifested specifically in the EU.

31.03 13:34 French President Nicolas Sarkozy to drown in blood information of his election campaign funded by Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi

Nicolas Sarkozy has decided to drown in blood the information of his presidential election campaign financed by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, said Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in an interview with Euronews channel.

11.03 15:18 Burden of half-disintegration. Ten consequences of Arab revolution

$250 per barrel of oil, a new economic crisis and the remapping of the world are looming on the horizon. Ukrainian Focus has analyzed the 10 major consequences of the prolonged unrest in the Islamic Middle East and North Africa.

18.01 17:59 Fate of Gulf of Mexico with its environmental disaster looming for Russian Arctic

The head of the British company BP, Robert Dudley, in an interview with Russia Today TV has said that in 5-10 years, Rosneft and British BP plan to begin oil production on the Arctic shelf of Russia.

Economy and Business

15.02 15:55 Terrorist attack at airport blows up airfare

Strengthening security at airports can significantly affect the cost of flights and, consequently, airfare... According to a recent decree of the Ministry of Transport, from now on, Rosaviatsia (Federal Air Transport Agency), while admitting the airlines to charter routes, should be guided by the capacity of airports. In order not to create long lines at the frames of the metal detectors and not to oversaturate the airports, it has been decided to cut down some routes. For passengers, improved safety is sure to backfire with a loss of not only time, but money as well. Carriers, who will have to part with charters, will most likely want to compensate the losses by incorporating them into the price of tickets on scheduled flights.

29.12 15:59 Russian women paid less than men

The phrase once said by Lenin, "every kitchen maid will be able to govern the country”, is now particularly opportune. And that’s not because the head of state is a mediocrity. No! Quoting Lenin, the emphasis has always been placed on the word "kitchen maid". It is widely believed that the leader of the proletariat commented negatively on women whom he never imagined in the role of rulers and saw no future prospects to change his views anyway. It might be symbolic, however, that his words were precisely about ‘kitchen maids’, not ‘janitors’...

01.12 12:54 Catastrophic traffic jams in Moscow

I can not help admiring these amazing creatures, people... Every day, cursing the traffic jams, they keep creating them. Apparently misunderstanding the causes of congestion, or not willing to understand them, people spend hours in cars. But the time spent in the car could have been spent on far more useful things!

21.10 13:46 Motorists will have to pay for entry into downtown Moscow

No matter how long we have talked about traffic jams, no matter how many times we have tried to resolve this problem, the issue remains open ... Back in 2007, then Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov proposed to relieve the streets by introducing fees for entry into the city center. At one time, this idea was supported by the Ministry of Transport, which proposed to curb the movement of private vehicles not only in Moscow, but also in other cities with populations exceeding one million.

Science and the Unknown

18.03 15:18 How much does it cost to fly into space today?

Who among us did not want to be in space at least once in their life? To experience weightlessness and see Earth from space, and experience the emotions that overwhelm astronauts during their extraterrestrial missions.

10.03 18:59 Why do young scientists leave Russia?

"You can't grasp Russia with your mind..." – this line from a verse by the famous Russian poet Fyodor Tyutchev can probably tell us a lot… When investing huge amounts in the Olympics-2014 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the officials want to gain too many results at once: to impress foreigners, to show that Russia is not only the largest, but also the most generous country…

25.10 16:47 Russia turns into international nuclear waste dump. Does it want to destroy itself?

Most probably, Russia can be destroyed for a token fee... Since the application of nuclear energy started, the number of casualties has increased manyfold, and the number of accidents has increased, too. Putting the obvious economic benefits of nuclear energy on one scale, and the no less obvious danger – on the other, the advantage is almost always on the side of the first.

12.07 14:17 Skolkovo: how to squander a billion dollars?

A nuclear parity with America, spacewalks – those were the National Projects of the 1950s. And lo: our ancestors did reach the nuclear parity, were the first to exit into space. And before that, they taught everyone to read and write, eliminated homelessness, and even the electrification of the entire country was not mere words, though it did not bring us, as promised, in combination with the Soviet regime, to communism.

06.07 18:39 Passions around a mathematician, or hunting for Perelman's money

Recently, Moscow hosted the annual meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The event seemed to be serious, but ...

Medicine and Health

18.11 13:56 No time to give birth? Buy a baby!

Surrogate motherhood has recently come to enjoy increasing popularity. Now not only infertile couples, but also those who did not want to waste time on carrying a child and preferred to build a career turn for help to women ab extra.

02.11 17:10 City dwellers are sick less often than villagers

I'm sure many of you think that health "hails from the village". You must have heard many times that "clean air, fresh milk and vegetables grown on garden beds influence health to the best advantage". However, this opinion is erroneous!

Society

29.04 14:06 Migrants from Caucasus, Central Asia ‘killing’ Russia

Every day, hundreds of new migrants are coming to Moscow. Hoping to earn money, the metropolitan visitors find a job and, despite the low level of income, stay in the white-stone city for many months.

09.12 16:59 9 December is International Anti-Corruption Day

The International Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated on December 9, 2010. It has been celebrated annually for over 6 years in nearly 140 countries.

22.10 14:10 "Moscow – for Muscovites", or new Mayor's philosophy

The observation "Russia is for Russians" appeared at the time of Alexander III, and already then it led to widespread criticism as people understood that the main nation-constituent element is not the nation itself, but culture.

21.10 17:54 Seven circles of hell en route to child adoption

Every child has the right to a happy childhood. However, not everyone is able to experience this happiness... Deprived of parental affection and home comfort, the kids lose a lot, in particular – love and care. After all, even the best staff of an orphanage cannot replace parents for children.

09.07 12:54 Russia celebrates Family, Love and Fidelity Day

Who is the boss in the family is not the point. The main thing is to be able to find compromises. And to paint each new day with exceptionally bright colors: green, red, yellow, blue. Only then the family canvas can be rightfully called a picture ...

08.07 10:51 Every other Russian tourist is kleptomaniac

There is something mystical about Russian pilferage, in addition to a banal craving for gain. People try to grab everything: office paper clips, ballpoint pens, rolls of free plastic bags in the shops, 3D-movie glasses in cinemas…

Incidents

16.03 17:57 RAS corresponding member Alexey Yablokov: "Situation at Fukushima-1 develops along Chernobyl scenario"

Councilor, corresponding member of RAS Alexei Yablokov believes that the preventive measures taken in the Far East should be more ambitious because the situation at the NPP Fukushima-1 has got out of complete control and it is likely that the wind from Japan will bring radioactive clouds to the mainland.

08.12 18:34 Flight interrupted – planes keep falling

MOSCOW, September 7, 2010. A passenger aircraft Tu-154 of the ALROSA Airlines has made an emergency landing at a military airfield in the Komi Republic. According to the Prosecutor General’s office, what caused the emergency landing of the Tu-154 in the Komi Republic on September 7 was the interruption of the power supply of the plane following the failure of the onboard electrical equipment. The craft with failed system management, navigation and radio landed on an abandoned military airfield in the forest, cut a 200-meter clearing in the trees and stopped in a swamp. In this case, the plane suffered minor damage, and the 79 people on its board escaped only with a fright. A miracle happened – no one was hurt.

28.07 18:05 Racism in children's camp leads up to tragedy

It was racism of clear water. On the night of July 24, a Russian mob beat Chechen children at Pioneer Camp "Don". The incident occurred in the Krasnodar Territory (Russian Federation), and later a wave of outrage swept across Russia ...

15.06 10:38 The Leninsky Avenue accident: grief for someone, a publicity move and a possibility to show off on TV for others

The Citroen driver and her passenger – two women doctors Vera Sidelnikova and her daughter-in-law Olga Aleksandrina were killed in the accident. The Mercedes passenger – the vice-president of the LUKOIL company Anatoly Barkov was hospitalized.

The Heads of the Moscow State University didn’t appreciatePutin’s saucy congratulation. Photo from website photobucket.com

The Heads of the Moscow State University didn’t appreciate Putin’s saucy congratulation

The new terrorist attack in Domodedovo has affected dozens of people. Photo from mosobltv.ru

Blast at Domodedovo airport in Moscow

Europe is tired of immigrants. Photo from rg-rb.de

Europe tired of immigrants

Russia’s Academy of Sciences has warned of a Kamchatka volcano becoming hazardous to aircraft. Photo from website liveinternet.ru

Kamchatka volcano gets hazardous to aircraft

Migrants. Photo from newskey.ru

Migrants from Caucasus, Central Asia ‘killing’ Russia

Three ambulances stood in the left lanes, waiting for a VIP-cortège to pass. Photos from youtube.com

Three ambulances had to wait in front rows in Moscow to give way to VIP-cortège

Nicolas Sarkozy. Photo from website odlar-yurdu.ru

French President Nicolas Sarkozy to drown in blood information of his election campaign funded by Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi