Day: July 16, 2019
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Gas-powered KAMAZ finishes among top five trucks in Silk Way International Rally 2019
Release July 16, 2019, 18:50 Photos The Silk Way International Rally 2019 came to a close today in the city of Dunhuang, China. The gas-powered KAMAZ crew led by Sergey Kupriyanov finished among the top five in the truck category. The category featured 15 trucks produced by domestic and foreign companies, such as KAMAZ, GAZ, MAZ, Renault, HINO, DAF, and IVECO. The KAMAZ truck was the…
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Vsevolod Cherepanov put in charge of Gazprom Geologorazvedka and Gazprom Georesource
Background Gazprom Geologorazvedka is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom engaged in the whole range of exploration activities aimed at prospecting for new onshore and offshore hydrocarbon fields and deposits in the Russian Federation, as well as follow-up exploration and pre-development of reserves in the existing fields. The company’s key objective is to replenish the resource base of the Gazprom Group. Gazprom Georesource is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. The company is the chief…
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Russian Premier League Hits Record Attendance in Season Kick-Off
Spartak squeezed out a 1:0 victory at home against the league’s second newcomer, Sochi, at the Otrkritiye Arena. The referee, Vladimir Moskalyov, was suspended after the match over controversial calls, including a decision to give Spartak the winning goal on the 93rd minute after an offensive foul. FC Spartak
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Russia Orders Facebook to Remove Photos of Swastika Flag
Russia’s media regulator has ordered Facebook and Instagram to remove images that it said were disrespectful of the Russian flag from their platforms. This appears to be the first case of a foreign entity being pressured to comply with Russia’s new law that bans the disrespect of state symbols and the authorities. To date, only…
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On This Day in 1902 Alexander Luria Was Born
Alexander Luria was born into a Jewish family in Kazan, Russia. His father was a professor of medicine at the University of Kazan. Luria began his student years at Kazan State University in language and literature, but he was fascinated by psychoanalysis. He founded the Kazan Psychoanalytic Society and corresponded with Sigmund Freud before graduating…
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Russia’s S-400 Is ‘the Best Missile System All-Around,’ U.S. Firm Says
Russia’s S-400 is the “best all-around” missile defense system out there, the U.S. intelligence firm Stratfor has said in a new report, but it is severely limited if operating alone. Russia began delivering the S-400 surface-to-air system to Turkey last week, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling it “the strongest defence system against those…
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Freedom Words and Dreams on a Russian Stage
The Zverev Center for Contemporary Art, a gallery which occupies half of a small wooden cabin nestled into a shady corner of a park, is generally locked, but a sign on the door gives a number for the determined to call for access to the latest exhibition. Last month, this space was taken over by…
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Will a Road Through a Nuclear Dumping Ground Result in ‘Moscow’s Chernobyl’?
When Yelena Ageyeva moved to the Moskvorechye-Saburovo neighborhood in southeastern Moscow in 1987, she was aware that there was a radioactive site across the railroad tracks from her apartment building. “They calmed us down by saying that it was all buried under soil and so we had nothing to worry about,” said the 59-year-old pensioner…
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Turkey Will Produce S-400 Systems With Russia, Erdogan Says
Turkish will cooperate with Russia on the production of advanced missile defense systems, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said as the country continues to defy its NATO allies with purchases of Russia’s S-400 system. Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 from Russia has raised tensions with NATO and the United States, which has warned Turkey that…
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Hackers Hit Bulgaria Sending Data From Russian Email
Hackers stole thousands of Bulgarians’ personal financial data and distributed it from a Russian-based email in an attack possibly related to the purchase of new F-16 fighter jets from the United States, the government said on Tuesday. The hackers accessed the National Revenue Agency’s (NRA) systems on Monday before sending local media confidential information purportedly…
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Clashes Erupt at New Garbage Protests in Moscow Suburb
Violent clashes have erupted at a protest against plans for a new garbage processing facility in a Moscow suburb, with local activists saying that it has led to a spike in deforestation in the area. Over the past year, Moscow’s plans to ship waste outside its city limits have sparked widespread protests in parts of…
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U.S. Teen Accused of Raping Woman in Russian Beach Town
An American teenager has been accused of raping a woman at a beach town in southern Russia, authorities have said. Investigators say the unnamed 19-year-old U.S. citizen invited the woman to his hotel room in the Black Sea town of Divnomorskoye Friday night, where he proceeded to rape her. A 16-year-old Russian was also allegedly involved…
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Putin’s Huge Military Buildup Leaves Industry With Debt Hangover
Vladimir Putin’s 20-trillion-ruble ($300 billion) weapons-buying binge over the last decade has brought advanced hypersonic warheads and drone submarines. It’s also left the country’s defense industry with a massive hangover of debt that officials now say is suffocating the strategic sector. The industry “is living from hand to mouth” and doesn’t have enough money to…
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Russia Hints At Swap of Jailed Sailors as Ukraine Nears Key Poll
“It’s being discussed — we’re thinking about it,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said Monday, the Interfax news service reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskiy, a former TV comic who won a landslide election victory in April, discussed the 24 imprisoned sailors during the first phone call between the two leaders last week. Zelenskiy, a…