Category: News
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Russian Spy Thriller at a Movie Theater Near You
The Russian-themed spy thriller “Red Sparrow” is about to open in theaters around the world – maybe even in Russia.
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Setting Winter on Fire at Nikola-Lenivets Art Park
A visitor describes what really happened at the Nikola-Lenivets Art Park this past weekend.
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Rusal Is Said to Plan First Woman CEO as Deripaska Steps Down
United Co. Rusal will name finance head Alexandra Bouriko as chief executive officer, the first time a woman will lead one of Russia’s largest commodity companies
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On Stage This Week in Moscow
Not sure what to see in Moscow’s theaters and concerts halls this week? Here are some picks.
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A Russian Oligarch Walks Away From His $8 Billion Empire
Though he had been cutting his stake in the chain in small increments in recent years, the market was surprised to see Sergei Galitsky bail.
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Maslenitsa in Nikola-Lenivets
If you haven’t made plans for the weekend, consider a trip to Nikola-Lenivets Art Park where their traditional Maslenitsa bonfire will be lit on Saturday.
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Ladomir, Zlatozara and Agrafena: How Muscovites Named Their Babies in 2017
Over 130,000 babies were born in Moscow in 2017
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Be Your Own Edgy Valentine in Moscow
If today is meant to be a day to celebrate love, then there’s a lot more to celebrate than just romance —a love for wine, for example, or a love for art, or jazz or even yourself
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For a Night of Romance
Bundle up, grab a date and go out into the beauty that is Moscow in the full embrace of winter
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A Dutiful Daughter-in-Law’s Maslenitsa Party
Break out your crepe pan! It’s Maslenitsa, Russia’s raucous and riotous Shrovetide!
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Maslenitsa in Moscow
As part of “Moscow Seasons,” the city is organizing spaces all over the city where you can celebrate Maslenitsa. Get ready for theater, dance, carnivals, games and piles of blini
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Maslenitsa in St. Petersburg
If you’re in the northern capital, there is plenty of Maslenitsa merriment — and time to book tickets, too
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Russian Billionaires Are Building Megaschools to Rival Eton and Exeter
Russian billionaires fund private schools to rival foreign counterparts.
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Russia Busts Crypto Miners at Secret Nuclear Weapons Lab
The institute has some of Russia’s most powerful super-computers in a special network isolated from the internet for security reasons.
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What’s On in Moscow This Weekend
If you haven’t made weekend plans, we’ve got you covered
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Some Russians Are Loving This Blizzard of the Century
The country may reap between 73 million and 82 million metric tons of wheat next season
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Kremlin’s Bid to Woo Rich Exiles Home Meets Skepticism
Russian business ombudsman met in London on Saturday with a group of Russians including businessmen who fled to the U.K. out of fear of arrest
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Russia’s Economic Recovery Remains a Challenge
Putin’s choice of economic model in 2018 will set Russia’s course for the next decade
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BUD Boat returns to the Moscow river
The unique barge of the official sponsor – the BUD brand, which became one of the most memorable activities of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017, will return to the water area of the Moskva River for the period of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™, with a new design and to bring elite guests euphoric energy…
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Russia’s Top 3 Business Stories This Week
Cryptocurrency, Reserve Fund and a looong winter break
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The Specter of Kaspersky Looms Over Russian Cybersecurity Firms
The controversy embroiling Kaspersky Lab could spoil its competitors’ chances abroad
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Russia’s Oil Friendship With China Makes Crude Costly for Europe
After a glut sparked the biggest price crash in a generation and starved Russia of oil revenues, the nation sought to boost market share in the world’s top importer
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India to Pay $197 Mln for Russian-Made Precision Bombs
Russia’s overall trade with India has increased by more than 15 percent in the last five years
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Russia Posts Highest-Ever Natural Gas Output in Expansion Drive
Gazprom meets more than a third of Europe’s demand for natural gas.
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Russia Tightens Oil Grip in Top Market China
Russia pipped Saudi Arabia most of last year as the top crude supplier to China, the world’s biggest buyer.
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Russian National Oil and Gas Forum and Neftegaz 2018 International Exhibition
The Russian National Oil and Gas Forum and the 18thedition of the Neftegaz International Exhibition will run on 17-18 and 16-19April 2018 at Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow.
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Russian education is enjoying an investment boom
On the British Teachers Coming Work in MoscowRussian education is going through an investment boom. Every year, new private schools are opened, many offering an education in English leading to an international diploma.
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Leased labour – how great the change since the new Federal Law 116-FZ?
Leased labour andtemporary staffing in various forms and under different names (leasing,outstaffing and rent of the personnel) were commonly used in Russia since late90s.
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HKUST & SKOLKOVO business schools launch a dual-degree international Executive MBA programme
The leading Russian private business school SKOLKOVO has announced a launch of a new programme in partnership with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) – EMBA for Eurasia.
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Russia to Keep Its Grip on Europe’s Gas Market After Record 2017
Gazprom achieved record gas shipments to Europe this year
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Russia Blacklists Hotels Guilty of Inflating Prices for World Cup
Several hotels have already raised prices 40-fold for the summer
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Putin Tries to Lure $1 Trillion Home as Sanctions Fear Grows
As much financial wealth is held by rich Russians abroad as in Russia itself
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Foreign Investors Fleeing Russia in 2017, Withdraw Nearly $1 Bln
Foreign investors entered 2017 anticipating sanctions to be lifted
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Yandex to Expand UberEats in Russia With Local Acquisition
Foodfox works with over 2,000 restaurants in Moscow
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Russia Approves Harsher Fines for World Cup Ticket Resellers
Duma deputies ruled to harshen fines in response to the high demand for World Cup tickets, especially among Russian fans
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Russia’s Top 4 Business Stories This Week
Russians in Silicon Valley, foreign media screws tightening, offshores coming home
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Invitation to Companies to bid for the provision of consultancy services for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London
Hong Kong Economicand Trade Office in London (HKETO in London) is the official representative ofthe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in commercial relationsand other economic and trade matters in the United Kingdom as well as Denmark,Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the Russian Federation and Sweden.Its mission is to foster closer economic and Trade ties…
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United Kingdom’s Boris Johnson to Warn Russia to Halt ‘Destabilizing Activities’
Relations between the two countries have soured in recent years after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in 2014
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Russia Is Eyeing Up Saudi Wheat Market Dominated by EU Supplies
Russian wheat has largely been barred from entering the kingdom for the past decade
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Russians Seek Out Greek Properties for Bargains, Visas
George Kachmazov, a Russian realtor, is buying up property in Athens.
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Russia’s Top 4 Business Risks in 2018 (Op-ed)
Sanctions, infighting between the elite and popular protests could all make Russia a more difficult place for foreign business next year
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Made in Russia: the Kremlin Wants to Replace Foreign Tech
Russia wants to create its own equivalents of the 77 companies abroad it imports from
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There’s Still a Huge Influx of Foreign Cash to Russia
Sanctions and plummeting relations with the West did little to deter an influx of foreign cash
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This Russian Doomsayer Doesn’t Believe in Banks, But He Runs One
“If you tell me that you need to build a bank, then don’t come to me or our team.”
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Putinomics Loses Its Power as Stagnation Starts Reign in Russia
The economy of the world’s biggest energy exporter is stalling without enough investment
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Russia’s Maverick Tech Prodigy Durov Says His $5 Billion App Telegram Can’t Be Bought
Even half-naked on Tinder, where he just popped up, Pavel Durov loves to play hard to get
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Skyscraper City Becomes a Citadel of Putin’s State Capitalism
With the economy besieged by sanctions and some of its biggest companies becoming pariahs in western capital markets, Russia is cramming the high-rises with ministries and the biggest state firms
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Russia Said to Be Ready to Sign Pact on Resuming Cairo Flights
The pact would mark the first easing of Moscow’s ban on air travel since terrorists blew up a Russian passenger jet over the Sinai Peninsula
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Nizhny Novgorod Tops Priciest World Cup Accommodation Ranking
Nizhny Novgorod, which will host Argentina and England during the group stage, has topped a new ranking of the most expensive World Cup cities in terms of accommodation
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Putin, Sisi Set to Finalize $30 Billion Nuclear Deal, Boost Ties
Vladimir Putin is due to meet his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo on Monday.
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Cyber Heist Linked to Russians Targets Banks From Moscow to Utah
Russia, considered a hotbed of government-backed information attacks, increasingly finds itself a victim of cybercrime
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Russian Businessmen Who Accepted State Support Risk U.S. Sanctions
Did you accept $300 million or more? You might be at risk of sanctions
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Russian Railways Passenger Lines to Bypass Ukraine
The construction was a priority for the Kremlin and has ended a year ahead of schedule
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Russia Closes Crimean Border Checkpoint With Ukraine
Russia has temporarily shut its border checkpoints with Ukraine amid reports that acts of sabotage could have left southern Crimea without power and gas supplies.
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Russian Law Banning Anonymous Online Surfing Comes Into Effect
New regulations increasing Russian state control over the Internet by banning anonymous web surfing went into force on Wednesday.
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Top Officials Express Concern Over Foreign Collection of Russian DNA
Gennady Onishchenko claimed there was a “belt of biological warfare facilities surrounding” Russia
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The Kremlin Doesn’t Feel Guilty About Manafort Indictment, Says Putin’s Spokesman
The Kremlin is following the Russia probe ‘with interest’
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Mr. Putin: Turning Neighbor into Adversary (Op-ed)
The Kremlin’s policies are locking in a generation of Ukrainians who will detest Russia
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Doing Business in Russia Is Easier Than in Brussels, World Bank Ranking Shows
Russia’s new ranking places it ahead of many Western countries such as Belgium and Italy, and just behind Japan.
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Severed Pig Head Greets Irkutsk Businessman Who Offered Alexei Navalny Meeting Space
The head was delivered to a businessman who offered his furniture store as a venue for Navalny’s meeting