Day: January 25, 2019
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David Burliuk Comes Back to Moscow
Last weeked to discover the most famous Russian art you’ve never seen “Woman With a Mirror” (1915-16) by David Burliuk Courtesy of Museum of Russian Impressionism Even if you don’t know the avant-garde poet and artist David Burliuk, you’d probably recognize his image instantly: a stocky man in a frock coat and top hat, with…
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Russia Asks U.S. to Drop Plans to Deploy Missiles in Space
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday called on the United States to drop what it called irresponsible plans to deploy a missile defense system in space, saying the move risked fueling an arms race. The ministry said in a statement that the plans looked like an attempt to resurrect the so-called Star Wars…
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New Film Fest Opens at Cosmos Theater
Iskusstvo Kino magazine (“The Art of Film”) and the Moskino chain of cinema theaters have teamed up to arrange a new festival, which started on January 24 and will go on till the end of the month. Its purpose is to show independent films to people who might not see them otherwise. Anton Dolin, chief…
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First Victim of Russia’s ‘Undesirable Organizations’ Law Declared Prisoner of Conscience
Amnesty International has declared the first activist to be prosecuted under Russia’s law against “undesirable organizations” a prisoner of conscience on Friday. A law passed in 2015 allows prosecutors to limit or halt the work of foreign organizations deemed “undesirable,” punishing those breaking these limits with fines or prison terms lasting up to six years.…
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Russia Volunteers to Mediate Between Government and Opposition in Venezuela
Russia on Friday offered to mediate between the government and opposition in Venezuela if necessary, saying it was ready to cooperate with all political forces that acted responsibly, the RIA news agency reported. The comments came a day after Moscow said Nicolas Maduro was Venezuela’s legitimate president and not opposition leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself…
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Ode to a Preposition
При: very capacious preposition When Russians are learning English, they complain about articles, verb tenses, modal verbs and prepositions. Having listened to a lot of Russian ranting about my native tongue over the years, I can attest that they eventually accept that the difficulties of the first three categories are just part of the structure…
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5,000 World Cup Fans Never Left Russia, Police Say
The World Cup party has long ended, but some fans seem to be unable to let go. Police have said that around 5,500 foreigners who traveled to Russia visa-free for the midsummer football tournament in 2018 are yet to leave, state media reported on Friday. Read More Mexico’s World Cup Party Goes on as Fan…
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Russian Athletics Federation Retracts Appeal Against Doping Ban
Russia’s athletics federation said on Friday it would withdraw its appeal against the decision by the global athletics governing body IAAF to prolong its suspension over evidence of state-sponsored doping. The federation had filed an appeal against at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in September against IAAF’s decision to extend the ban, imposed…
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Foreign Investment in Russian Real Estate Highest Since 2012, Report Says
Investment in Russia’s commercial real estate reportedly hit six-year highs last year in a sign of the once-booming market’s recovery from geopolitical tensions. Foreign investment in Russian real estate took off in the 2000’s to reach 62 percent of all investment in the market between 2004 and 2008. Investment sentiment suffered after 2014 with Western…
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NATO, Russia Meeting Fails to Resolve Dispute Over Russian Missile
Russia’s athletics federation said on Friday it would withdraw its appeal against the decision by the global athletics governing body IAAF to prolong its suspension over evidence of state-sponsored doping. The federation had filed an appeal against at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in September against IAAF’s decision to extend the ban, imposed…
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Student Opens Fire on School in Siberia, Detained by Police
Russian police reportedly prevented a school shooting in Siberia on Friday when they detained a student armed with a rifle who had opened fire on the building after being refused entry. Armed attacks have rocked schools across Russia over the past year, including a deadly October shooting and bombing at a college in annexed Crimea…
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TVEL to supply fuel pellets for Tarapur NPP (India)
TVEL Fuel company of ROSATOM and the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India signed the contract for supplies of uranium fuel pellets for the units of Tarapur NPP powered by BWR reactors. According to the contract, in 2019, several dozen tons of the pellets produced by Machine-building Plant (MSZ JSC), a fabrication…
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TVEL to supply fuel pellets for Tarapur NPP in India
TVEL Fuel company of ROSATOM and the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India signed the contract for supplies of uranium fuel pellets for the units of Tarapur NPP powered by BWR reactors. According to the contract, in 2019, several tons of the pellets produced by Machine-building Plant (MSZ JSC), a fabrication facility…
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Thousands Evacuated as New Bomb Scare Sweeps Russia
Thousands of people have been evacuated from public buildings in at least seven Russian regions over bomb threats in the second wave of panic to have hit this month. Russia has been hit by mass bomb scares since late 2017, when anonymous phone calls about planted explosives in 170 cities turned out to be fake.…
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Students Celebrate Tatiana’s Day
On Jan. 25, it’s good to be a Tatiana Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency Are you a student? Is your name Tatiana? If the answer to either (or both) of these questions is yes, then today is quite literally your day. In Russia, Jan. 25 is Tatiana’s Day—otherwise known as student’s day—and Moscow has…
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Guns, Oil and Loans: What’s at Stake for Russia in Venezuela?
Nicolas Maduro, Igor Sechin and Manuel Quevedo, December 16, 2017 / Reuters The United States and a slew of Latin American nations have recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president, leaving Nicolas Maduro ever more isolated. Though China is Venezuela’s top lender, Russia has also been a long-standing ally of Maduro and his…
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Armed Men Attack Police in Russia’s North Caucasus, at Least 3 Suspects Killed
At least three armed suspects who attacked traffic police in Russia’s North Caucasus on Thursday night have been shot and killed, investigators have said. The restive region has been the site of frequent attacks on law enforcement officials, including a grenade attack on National Guard troops in Ingushetia last December. Armed attacks have also been…