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Yearly Archives: 2017

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AK-47 Designer Kalashnikov Gets Statue in Moscow

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
Prior to his death in 2013, Kalashnikov said he was haunted by the deaths his invention was responsible for

FSB’s Anti-Extremism Department Involved in Serebrennikov Case

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
The FSB’s department tasked with protecting Russia from internal threats is overseeing a high-profile embezzlement case against prominent director Kirill Serebrennikov

Russians Fired From U.S. Embassy to Receive ‘Generous’ Compensation

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
Only 100 from the diplomatic staff facing cuts are U.S. citizens, RBC sources estimated.

Gorky Park Murder Suspect in Police Custody

NewsBy adminAugust 29, 2017
A video of the incident appears to show the victim being knocked to the ground with a single blow to the head

Milk and Sugar Pods That Dissolve in Coffee Could Replace Single-Serve Containers

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Why use plastic when you can use sugar?

Central Bank Steps In to Save Russia’s Eighth Largest Bank Otkritie

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Otkritie Bank, one of Russia’s largest private lenders, has been saved from collapse by the country’s Central Bank

How Kazakhstan Could Help Prevent Nuclear War (Op-ed)

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
A nuclear storage facility in Kazakhstan is a timely reminder of why Russia and the United States must cooperate

Prominent Economist Aleksashenko Says He Won’t Return to Russia After ‘Fake’ Detention

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Former deputy finance minister Sergei Aleksashenko has said he will not return to Russia, after being spooked by fake reports of his detention

Roman Abramovich Is Buying Up Teslas to Give to His Friends

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has bought around 20 Tesla electric cars that are not yet available on the Russian market and handed them out to friends and partners

The Battles of Borodino: Coming Soon to a Field Near You

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Not far from Moscow are vast, peaceful fields. But this is Borodino, where the course of history was decided — twice.

Taxi Driver Who Shamed Passengers With Soviet Dye Tastes His Own Medicine

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
A taxi driver in the Far East city of Khabarovsk who forced two young women who couldn’t pay their fare to smear a green antiseptic on their faces has reportedly become a target himself

U.S. Consulate Vandalized in St. Petersburg

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
U.S.-Russia relations have sharply deteriorated since Washington brought fresh sanctions against Russia in early August

Prosecutors Blame Weather Forecasters for Deadly Moscow Storm

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office says forecasters are partly responsible for the deaths of 16 people during a May storm in Moscow

Russian Military Ship Barred From Finnish Port During Zapad Drills

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
The docking dates coincide with Russia’s Zapad 2017 military exercise in Belarus, prompting security analysts to speculate whether the request was intended to provoke Finnish authorities

Russia’s Sakhalin Island Disappears From Online Maps As North Korea Fires Missile

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
The Pacific island of Sakhalin has partially disappeared from Russia’s Yandex map service

Russian Language on the Decline Thanks to English, Says Official

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
Vyacheslav Nikonov called for an expansion of the Eurasian Union and an increase in educational programs abroad to foster the Russian language

Moscow Threatens Countermeasures If U.S. Impedes Russian Diplomats

NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2017
“The issue of retaliatory measures, including mirror measures, will be raised in all its magnitude and will loom large.”

Defense Ministry Denies Russian Combatant’s Death in Syria

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
Yagofarov is the sixth Orenburg native to have reportedly died fighting in Syria in the past two years

Russian Fighter Reportedly Killed by Roadside Bomb in Syria

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
Yagofarov is the sixth Orenburg native to have reportedly died fighting in Syria in the past two years

Zakharova: Russia Won’t Respond to U.S. Visa Cuts Because That Would Be ‘Genocide’

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Russia won’t retaliate against the U.S. Embassy’s plan to restrict visas for Russian citizens, saying that would be tantamount to “genocide.”

Foreign Stars Call for Release of Russian Theater Director Serebrennikov

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
More than thirty-five international cultural figures, including movie actress Cate Blanchett, have signed a petition in support of prominent Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov who has been accused of embezzlement

This Cleveland DJ Popularized Rock ‘n’ Roll

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 27, 2017
Dancing – and dancing shows – became a teenage craze in the 1950s, spurred by figures like Cleveland DJ, Alan Freed

Russia’s Sports Minister Says No Chance of Winter Games Doping Ban

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
Kolobkov replaced Vitaly Mutko as sports minister last October after an independent investigation named the ex-minister as a person of interest in Russia’s state-run doping scheme

Prosecutor General’s Son Igor Chaika Expands Business to China

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
Igor Chaika came to the public’s attention after opposition leader Alexei Navalny accused him and his brother of corruption and harboring links to organized crime

Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
The 10th International Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival takes over Red Square from Aug. 26 through Sept. 3.

Putin’s Budapest Bargain Is Built on Shaky Ground (Op-ed)

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
It may look like Moscow’s ties with Budapest are strong. But looks can be deceiving

One Police Officer, Two Assailants Killed in Russia’s Dagestan

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
A police officer has been gunned down and two assailants killed during a shootout in the restive North Caucasus republic of Dagestan

Death Toll Rises to 19 in Kerch Bus Accident

NewsBy adminAugust 27, 2017
The federal transport watchdog Rostransnadzor said on Saturday that faulty brakes were the cause of the accident

Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta Offers Advice to a New Generation of Activists

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 24, 2017
A new documentary charts the 87-year-old leader’s advocacy across the decades

Moscow Weekend: Thai Festival at Sokolniki

NewsBy adminAugust 24, 2017
This weekend in Sokolniki Park: a Thai Festival, retro car show, free dance classes and more. Enjoy your last summer weekend!

North Korea’s First Tour Agency Turns Out to Be Russian

NewsBy adminAugust 24, 2017
The organization’s status was confirmed by NKOREAN’s sales director Yulia Mukhtakhipova

Moscow Weekend: Jazz and Science at Skolkovo

NewsBy adminAugust 24, 2017
On Saturday Skolkovo Innovation Center welcomes jazz, food, science, markets and much more at the annual music fest.

Communist Party Deputy Killed in Chechnya

NewsBy adminAugust 24, 2017
Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov described Askhabov as “a friend, a brother and a colleague.”

Shawurma? Shawerma? What Do You Call the Scent of Russian Summer?

NewsBy adminAugust 24, 2017
You suddenly have a craving for a gyro. What do you ask for in Russian? (This is a trick question.)

Russian Teens Given Prison Sentences for Torturing Animals

NewsBy adminAugust 24, 2017
Video footage of Savchenko bullying homeless people and offensive social media posts served as the evidence for the extended sentence

The Show Trial of a Russian Theater Director (Op-ed)

NewsBy adminAugust 24, 2017
If it is not clear by now, let me say it in no uncertain terms: The Serebrennikov case is a show trial.

Death Toll Rises to 17 After Bus Plunges Into Kerch Strait

NewsBy adminAugust 24, 2017
The bus was carrying workers from the Tamanneftegas oil terminal in southern Russia

Volunteer Guard at Nemtsov Memorial Dies After Attack

NewsBy adminAugust 24, 2017
“Tragedy at the memorial,’’ Andrei Margulyov, another volunteer guard, wrote on Twitter.

What’s the Point of Navalny’s Pointless Election? (Op-ed)

NewsBy adminAugust 23, 2017
Alexei Navalny doesn’t have to win to score

Serebrennikov’s Embezzlement Case, Explained

NewsBy adminAugust 23, 2017
The director has been placed under house arrest until Oct. 19

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Artwork Is Appreciated Now More Than Ever

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 23, 2017
Decades later, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s complex works are increasingly prescient—and valuable

After Surgut Attack, Russian Authorities Launch Terrorism Sweep — Report

NewsBy adminAugust 23, 2017
Law enforcement has begun detaining people who knew the attacker or are suspected of having helped him

Nuclear Weapons Will Keep Russian Tourists Safe, Says North Korean Official

NewsBy adminAugust 23, 2017
North Korea has opened its first official tourist agency in Russia

Spasskaya Tower Festival: Let the Bands Play On!

NewsBy adminAugust 23, 2017
From Aug. 26 through Sept. 3, the Red Square will be taken over by the annual Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival. Don’t miss it!

At the Smithsonian’s First Asian-American Lit Fest, Writers Share Falooda, Politics and Poetry

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 23, 2017
More than 80 award-winning and aspirational writers shared work across multiple genres

Navalny’s Moscow Campaign HQ Receives Eviction Notice

NewsBy adminAugust 23, 2017
“We won’t leave of course,” Leonid Volkov tweeted in response

National Guard Under Investigation After Fatal Assault on Russian Powerlifting Champion

NewsBy adminAugust 23, 2017
Officers failed to intervene as Andrei Drachyov was beaten to death

Hertz Car Rental Exits Russia After Two Decades

NewsBy adminAugust 23, 2017
A spokesperson for Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport told RBC Hertz was no longer operational there

Russians’ Tolerance for Foreigners at All-Time High

NewsBy adminAugust 23, 2017
The percent of Russians who said they’d like to restrict one or more nationalities from the country fell to its lowest level ever

Anti-Kremlin Bolotnaya Protester Ivan Nepomnyashchikh Released

NewsBy adminAugust 23, 2017
Most of those convicted have by now sat out their terms

Serebrennikov Fraud Case Won’t Harm Russia’s Reputation, Says Culture Minister

NewsBy adminAugust 23, 2017
“Such situations are sad, but they happen all around the world,” Medinsky said

Russian Ambassador to Sudan Found Dead

NewsBy adminAugust 23, 2017
Foul play has been ruled out

Russia’s Cultural Elite React to Serebrennikov’s Arrest for Fraud

NewsBy adminAugust 22, 2017
Serebrennikov’s arrest is exposing fault lines within Russia’s artistic community

Esperanza Spalding’s Pop Culture Loves

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 22, 2017
She may not own a television, but the Grammy-award winning musician definitely has her favorite books and films

Engineer Jailed Over ‘Crimea Is Ukraine’ Social Media Post Released

NewsBy adminAugust 22, 2017
Bubeyev was jailed for two years and three months for sharing a post originally published by Russian journalist Boris Stomakhin

Director Kirill Serebrennikov in Court

NewsBy adminAugust 22, 2017
Today was theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov’s first day in court on embezzlement charges. He denies the accusations.

Why ‘Happy Days’ — and the Fonz — Never Truly ‘Jumped the Shark’

Arts & CultureBy adminAugust 22, 2017
The Fonz was the epitome of ’50s chill on TV’s family-friendly “Happy Days.” And then he went over the top

Moscow This Week: Movie Mania!

NewsBy adminAugust 22, 2017
This week Moscow is going mad for the movies.

Prominent Russian Director Serebrennikov Placed Under House Arrest

NewsBy adminAugust 22, 2017
Prominent Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov on Wednesday was placed under house arrest as part of an embezzlement case widely seen as political

Moscow Weekend: Craft Beer Lovers Rejoice

NewsBy adminAugust 22, 2017
Looking for something to do this weekend in Moscow? Love beer? Have we got a festival for you!
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