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Russia sees third consecutive year of natural population growth — Putin

Putin was asked to comment on earlier estimates, according to which the ethnic Russian population in the country was diminishing Russia has seen its third consecutive year of a natural population increase, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a fragment of his interview to US filmmaker Oliver Stone, released on Tuesday night. During the interview,…

Over 130 adolescents detained in Moscow during Monday’s opposition rally

A group of oppositionists decided to hold an unauthorized action on Tverskaya Street on Monday Moscow police detained 136 adolescents on Monday for taking part in unauthorized, Vladimir Chernikov, the director of Moscow City’s regional security department told TASS on Tuesday. “As many as 136 teenagers were detained in the course of the operation,” he…

Bolshoi’s leading dancer says Japanese audience adores Russian ballet

Bolshoi’s guest tour is dedicated to the 60th anniversary of its Japan tours that started in 1957 Japanese ballet lovers always welcome performers from the Bolshoi who come there on a guest tour, and there is no linguistic barrier with many of them as they often address their idols in Russian, Bolshoi’s leading dancer Vladislav…

Black storks return to Moscow region after century-long absence

If the pair of black storks have baby birds, then this part of forest may be declared a regional nature sanctuary Experts from the Moscow region’s Ministry of Ecology have spotted a nest of rare black storks, listed in Russia’s Red Data Book, the ministry said in a statement adding that these birds last nested…

Kremlin Oliver Stone’s film on Putin top-quality and revealed Putin genuinely

US filmmaker Oliver Stone earlier said that his four-part documentary was aimed at building ‘a rounded portrait of arguably the most fascinating and frightening world leader in a generation’ US filmmaker Oliver Stone, who recently released a documentary about Russian President Vladimir Putin, could not have made a sub-quality picture, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told…

Ancient animals park opens in Russian North

The sculptures are in the open air, on the park’s embankment A park with full-size sculptures of ancient animals opened on June 10 in Kotlas, the Arkhangelsk region. Right at that place, in the late 19th century, a geologist and paleontologist Vladimir Amalitsky discovered a huge burial place of animals, which lived during the Permian…

Oliver Stone: Russia and US could be ‘great partners’

The director said he “liked peace” and would love to see the world in harmony Hollywood director Oliver Stone has told The Los Angeles Times he believes that Russia and the United States may become great partners. Stone has filmed a series of interviews with Russian President Vladimir Putin, shooting a four-episode documentary, which is…

More than 7 mln people participate in Russia Day celebrations

Police and the National Guard troops ensured public order and security of citizens More than 4 million people participated in the celebrations of the national holiday, Russia Day, across the country on Monday, a spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry, Irina Volk, told TASS. “As of 8:30 PM Moscow time, more than 7 million people have…

Nearly 4 mln people take part in Russia Day celebrations

Police and the National Guard troops are ensuring public order and security of citizens Almost 4 million people took part in the celebrations of the national holiday, Russia Day, across the country on Monday, a spokeswoman for the Interior Ministry, Irina Volk, told TASS. “As of 7 p.m. Moscow time, some 3.8 million people have…

About 270,000 participate in Russia Day celebration in Moscow

The police, the National Guard and volunteers ensure the order and safety in the streets About 270,000 people participate in festive events, organized throughout Moscow in celebration of the Russia Day, press service of the Moscow police said on Monday. The police, the National Guard and volunteers ensure the order and safety in the streets.…

Putin opens state prizes ceremony

Traditionally, the annual ceremony takes place at the Grand Kremlin Palace

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin opened a solemn ceremony of granting state prizes. Traditionally, the annual ceremony takes place at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

The state prizes for 2016 will be granted in the spheres of literature and arts, sciences and humanitarian activities.

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Nobel Prize winning Belarusian publicist writing new books about love, meaning of life

Her next book has already received a title, which is ‘The Marvelous Deer in the Never-Ending Hunt’, said Svetlana Alexiyevich Nobel Prize winning Belarusian writer and publicist Svetlana Alexiyevich is writing new books that delve into love and the meaning of life. She revealed her creative plans at a meeting with readers in Moscow’s Gogol…

Bulgarian city of Kalofer and Russia’s Koktebel set up twin-city relations

The first toast after the ceremony was raised to “the eternal friendship between Russia and Bulgaria.” The Russian town of Koktebel located in Crimea and Bulgaria’s Kalofer have established twin-city relations. The corresponding document was signed on Saturday by Kalofer Mayor, Rumen Stoyanov, in the presence of Mayor of Koktebel Oleg Sodel, a TASS correspondent…

Over 10,000 people to ensure security during Russia Day celebrations in Moscow

More than 200 public events dedicated to Russia Day will be held in Moscow on June 12, including the Times and Epochs historical reconstruction festival and a concert in Red Square More than 10,000 people will be involved in efforts to ensure law and order during the celebrations to mark Russia Day in Moscow, the…

Canadian director Robert Lepage to present two productions in Moscow and Sochi

“I’m pleased and very happy to go back to Russia,” world-famous Canadian director Robert Lepage World-famous Canadian director Robert Lepage will present two of his productions in Russia. They will be shown in Moscow and Sochi. He spoke about his upcoming visit to Russia, plans for the immediate future and international projects in an interview…

Russian environmental watchdog to inspect all seaports

The purpose of oversight activities is to check compliance with environmental laws Specialists of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage (Rosprirodnadzor) will initiate inspections of all domestic seaports in terms of compliance with environmental laws in coming 12-24 months, deputy head of the regulator Ramil Nizamov told TASS on Friday. “There is…

This week in photos: interview with Putin, dinner with Obama and showers with Prince Harry

The world in pictures in a photo gallery by TASS US television interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, former US president Barack Obama and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau having dinner, Prince Harry greeting fans in the pouring rain and other photographs of the week .The world in pictures in a photo gallery by TASS…

Russian adventurer vows to pull off unprecedented balloon flight over Elbrus Mountain

Famed Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov plans to carry out the first-ever balloon flight over the Elbrus Mountain in mid-September Famed Russian traveler Fyodor Konyukhov plans to carry out the first-ever balloon flight over the Elbrus Mountain in mid-September, setting a new world record, President of the Stavropol Region Aeronautics Federation Vitaly Nenashev told reporters on…

Fire near Moscow railway station leaves two dead

Two people were killed in a fire that broke out at storage facilities near Moscow’s Kievsky railway station on Friday, the city’s emergencies services told TASS. “The bodies of two people were found during a cleanup effort after the fire was extinguished,” a spokesman said. The fire at the storage facilities on the area of…

Court slaps house arrest on fifth member of St. Petersburg Church of Scientology

The members of the St. Petersburg Church of Scientology are accused of illegally organizing courses and programs on a paid basis without any proper licensing or authorization documents On Friday, the St. Petersburg’s Neva District Court slapped house arrests on the last of five suspects, who were detained this week by the Federal Security Service…

Pushkin Museum to put Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese on display in Moscow for first time

The exhibit opens its doors on June 9 and runs through to August 20 The ‘Renaissance in Venice’ exhibit opens at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts with works by Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese displayed together for the first time in Moscow, the exhibition co-curator and Chief Researcher of the Pushkin Museum Victoria Markova said…

Granddaughter of Cold War-era Soviet leader dies after being hit by train near Moscow

The woman attempted to cross the rail tracks away from the established safe crossing The granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev, who led the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis, died on Thursday after being struck by a suburban train near Moscow, an emergencies service source told TASS. “On Thursday morning, 77-year-old Yulia Khrushcheva died after…

O’Reilly’s Moscow Never Sleeps to show Russia ‘beyond politics’

The film is released in the US on Thursday The film “Moscow Never Sleeps” directed by Johnny O’Reilly and featuring popular Russian actors is released in the US on Thursday. The Irish film director hopes the film will enable the film-goers to see Russia beyond the politics and stereotypes that are spread by the media…

Russians cut down on smoking and drinking, says health minister

The general alcohol consumption has reduced by 13.5% between 2012 and 2016 The level of alcohol and tobacco consumption in Russia has sizably declined, Russian Minister of Health Veronika Skvortsova told a European session on non-infectious diseases of the World Health Organization. “Consistent work in this direction has let us reduce the general alcohol consumption…

Moscow State University plans to beef up admissions to record-high 10,000 students in 2017

Earlier, news broke that for the first time since 2010, MSU entered the QS World University Rankings 2018 Moscow State University plans to recruit around 10,000 students in 2017, setting a new intake record, MSU head Viktor Sadovnichy said in an interview with the Rossiya 24 TV channel on Thursday. “A total of about 10,000…

British rock legend Sting returns to Moscow after five-year hiatus

Songs from his latest album 57th & 9th will also be included in the performance’s agenda British singer and songwriter Sting will stage one concert in Russia during his upcoming world tour entitled 57th & 9th. The musical event will take place in Moscow’s Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex on October 3, said the press service of…

Moscow freak storm causes over $400,000 in damage

The hurricane ripped through Moscow and the Moscow Region on May 29, claiming 16 lives and injuring some 200 people Rosgosstrakh, one Russia’s largest insurance companies, estimates that the May 29 hurricane in the Moscow Region caused more than 25 million rubles ($439,000) worth of damage. “The overall damage has been preliminarily assessed at more…

MacDougall’s auction house sells Russian arts worth $6 million

“Quai de l’Amiral Courbet, Villefranche-sur-Mer” by Konstantin Korovin became the most expensive lot that went off for $812,041 MacDougall’s international auction house sold $ 5.8 million worth of the works of Russian art on Wednesday as part of the Week of Russian Paintings, a spokesperson for the auction house told TASS. “Quai de l’Amiral Courbet,…

Russian paintings in London sold for $30 mln

Sotheby’s sold the two most expensive lots, both by the Russian landscapist Isaak Levitan Total gains from a week of sales of the works of Russian art brought in $29.9 mln, as follows from the results of trading TASS received from the four auction houses that traditionally hold two weeks of sales of Russian/Soviet paintings,…

Court arrests first individual involved in case for St. Petersburg Church of Scientology

The case was instituted over the group’s illegal business operations and extremism A district court in St Petersburg on Wednesday put to custody Anastasia Terentyeva, the first individual involved in the case of the religious group calling itself the Scientology Church of St. Petersburg, a TASS reporter said in a dispatch from the courtroom. The…

Moscow pianist Nikita Mndoyants to debut on the Carnegie Hall stage in New York

Mndoyants, the winner of the 2016 Cleveland International Competition, will perform classical material, as well as his own works Moscow pianist, composer and teacher at the Moscow Conservatory Nikita Mndoyants is set to debut on the Carnegie Hall stage on Wednesday, the musician told TASS ahead of the performance. Mndoyants, the winner of the 2016…