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07.10 10:38 United Russia to nominate Putin for president before Duma elections

The ruling party United Russia has advised when it is going to suggest Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for president. The party is not going to deliberately put this case off. So UR will do it even before the elections.

05.10 13:40 MPs vote for chemical castration of pedophiles

October 4, the State Duma approved in first reading the bill on tougher sentences for serious crimes of sexual nature with regard to persons under 14 years old.

03.10 10:48 Missile Liner successfully launched from Barents Sea

A ballistic missile Liner was successfully launched from the Barents Sea to a Kamchatka Peninsula range, said the Russian Defense Ministry official, Colonel Igor Konashenkov.

30.09 14:12 Medvedev grants extraordinary interview to three channels

On Thursday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gave an extraordinary interview to three federal channels. Medvedev had a conversation with the heads of channels First, Russia-1 and NTV.

27.09 15:03 Russia’s Army stops buying Kalashnikovs

Russia’s Ministry of Defense refuses to purchase the legendary AK74 assault rifles developed by the no less legendary designer Mikhail Kalashnikov. Breaking the long-lived tradition, the Army has not purchased the rifles in 2011 and has no plans to do so in 2012 or 2013.

27.09 09:56 For reforms, Russia’s finance minister Kudrin can work in any capacity

Vice-Premier and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, who earlier said that he did not intend to work in Dmitry Medvedev’s government, is now claiming that after the election he is willing to take any position that will facilitate the implementation of reforms in Russia.

09.09 17:13 Activists collecting signatures for Transport Minister Levitin's resignation

Social activists in Russia are beginning to campaign for the resignation of Transport Minister Igor Levitin, says an activist of the ‘Movement to Defend the Khimki Forest’, Evgenia Chirikova in her blog.

06.09 18:11 20 years ago, city-on-Neva got back its historic name given by Peter I

The city of St. Petersburg, the capital of Russia from 1713 to 1728 and from 1732 to 1918, was renamed for the first time in 1914. At that time, due to the outbreak of World War II and on a wave of anti-German sentiment and patriotism, the name was Russified and changed to Petrograd.

05.09 15:55 September 4 is 864th Anniversary of Moscow

The Russian capital was officially founded in 1147, although its exact age has not been established as the oldest archeological findings in its territory date back to the Stone Age. It usually celebrates its birthday or the City Day on the 1st Saturday of September. In 2011, the date is September 3, however, the city government decided to put off the celebration for September 4.

05.09 11:48 First Ka-52K Alligator helicopters for Mistral LHDs to be built in Russia in 2012

The first experimental batch of the Ka-52K Alligator attack helicopters for the Mistral class helicopter carriers will be built in Russia in 2012. This was announced September 3 by the Managing Director of the Progress Helicopter Holding, Yury Denisenko.

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Peculiarities of national air travel

Every day in Russia, thousands of people use the services of air carriers. The largest Russian company Aeroflot serves 305 flights...

Official. So much in this word...

Before the Revolution, high rank officials (civil servants) were usually called dignitaries (unofficially). With the elimination o...

The Russian Army Reform

The reform of Russia's Armed Forces began in October 2008. In fact, it provides for the reduction of the total strength down to 1 ...

Abnormally hot temperatures in the summer of 2010

Experts in the Earth's climate have predicted that 2010 would be the hottest year in history. Their predictions were confirmed. Th...

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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!

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30.09 14:12 Medvedev grants extraordinary interview to three channels

On Thursday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gave an extraordinary interview to three federal channels. Medvedev had a conversation with the heads of channels First, Russia-1 and NTV.

06.09 18:11 20 years ago, city-on-Neva got back its historic name given by Peter I

The city of St. Petersburg, the capital of Russia from 1713 to 1728 and from 1732 to 1918, was renamed for the first time in 1914. At that time, due to the outbreak of World War II and on a wave of anti-German sentiment and patriotism, the name was Russified and changed to Petrograd.

22.08 17:49 August 22, Russians celebrate Flag Day

Russia is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the national flag today. The famous tricolor became the official symbol of Russia on August 22, 1991. Waving a banner of white, blue and red colors, our compatriots celebrated the failure of the Emergency Committee (GKChP). On this day, even nowadays many cities of Russia hold rallies remembering that event.

18.08 17:37 Fifth generation fighter T-50 experiences five minutes of world fame

Yesterday, Russian fifth generation fighter T-50 made at last a demonstration flight in the sky above the suburban town of Zhukovsky. The fighter stayed only five minutes airborne, but managed to swoosh several times round the flight zone of MAKS 2011.

17.08 13:12 MAKS 2011 air show kicks off at Moscow

The 10th Moscow International Air Show (MAKS) has begun its work at Zhukovsky airfield outside Moscow. The show will be open until August 21, 2011 inclusive, and from 19 August, everyone will be able to get to the airfield. Until Friday, the show is going to operate behind closed doors for professionals and participants, officials and accredited journalists only.

08.07 10:54 Russian army to have its own military police

Already this year, the Russian Armed Forces will get their own military police. The agency will be headed by the current Chief of Staff of the Central Military District, Lieutenant-General Sergei Surovikin, said on Thursday Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

05.07 12:44 Russian businessman becomes Jackiechan

A businessman from Nizhny Novgorod, who is apt to fight corruption in his spare time, has decided to toughen himself up by changing his last name. Thus an ordinary entrepreneur from a provincial Russian city, Sergey Voronkov, turned into Sergey Jackiechan.

01.07 17:11 Putin makes song club hit

Putin has created a sensation by performing the song Blueberry Hill at a charity concert in English.

16.06 16:48 Governor of Tver Region sacked by Russian President

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has officially accepted the resignation of the Governor of the Tver Region Dmitry Zelenin. The Governor of Tver became widely known after he published in his blog a post about a live earthworm, which he was served with a salad at a Kremlin reception. The post and the photo were later removed, but they managed to get wide distribution and discussion. The presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko called the post irresponsible and stupid, and the Office of Presidential Affairs denied the information spread by the Governor Zelenin.

16.06 11:06 First lunar eclipse of 2011 could be seen last night in Russia

Last night, people in Russia could see the first total lunar eclipse of the current year. The celestial body entered the Earth's shadow.