Russia’s ‘Mad Men’: The Soviet New Wave Meets Hollywood
New TV show ‘The Optimists’ gives an insight into the workings of the USSR Foreign Ministry.
Five Can’t-Miss Summer Light Festivals
From Sydney to Providence, the world will be set aglow with millions of lights this season
Oil Prices Rise as Russia and Saudi Pledge Continued Production Limits
Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to continue limiting oil production until the end of March 2018.
Salvador Sobral of Portugal wins 2017 Eurovision song contest in Kiev
27-year-old Sobral performed with the song Amar Pelos Dios (Love for Two), composed and written by his sister Luisa Singer Salvador Sobral of Portugal won the 2017 Eurovision song contest that ended in Ukraine’s capital Kiev early on Sunday. 27-year-old Sobral, who was seen as the frontrunner of the contest by European bookmakers, performed with…
Muscovites Rally Against Demolition of Post-War Apartments
At least 8,000 marched in the streets of Moscow on Sunday to protest against the demolition of the capital’s four and five-story residential buildings.
Final of Eurovision song contest begins in Ukraine’s Kiev
The event will gather contestants from 26 states The Grand Final of the international Eurovision song contest began in Ukraine’s capital Kiev on Saturday evening. The event will gather contestants from 26 states, including 20 qualifiers from the two semifinals, held in Kiev on May 9 and 11. The host nation Ukraine, as well as…