Day: July 6, 2019
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Gas-powered KAMAZ taking part in Silk Way International Rally 2019
Release July 6, 2019, 18:00 Irkutsk hosted the opening of the Silk Way International Rally 2019. Gazprom is a general partner in the project. This year, the race will traverse Russia (Eastern Siberia), Mongolia, and China. A sports truck powered by natural gas is participating in the rally as part of the KAMAZ-Master team. The crew of the gas-fueled KAMAZ consists of Sergey Kupriyanov (pilot), Alexander Kupriyanov (navigator), and Akhmet Galyautdinov…
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Protests in Shiyes: How a Garbage Dump Galvanized Russia’s Civil Society
Shiyes is the name of a small train station on Russia’s Northern Railway, located some 1,200 kilometers north-east of Moscow. It used to be the site of a logging camp that was officially shut down in 1974. A few people stayed on, until the very last resident packed up and left in 2002. Muscovites probably…
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Houses of the Future: What Kind of Homes Do Millenials Want?
The Moscow Urban Forum took place this week, hosting 8,500 people passionate about urbanism and architecture from 69 different countries. One of the topics that captured the audience’s attention was about the kinds of homes that should be built for the millennial generation, to satisfy their needs while respecting the environment.
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Ralph Fiennes on Nureyev, Russia and Crows
Ralph Fiennes came to St. Petersburg to show the director’s cut of his film “Nureyev. The White Crow” to the local cast and crew. He spoke with The Moscow Times about talking on Russian trains, feeling like an outsider, and making internal shifts visible. An athletic young man walks along Ulitsa Rossi. Behind him at…