Russia Evacuates Tens of Thousands Amid Ukraine Incursion

Struggling to put down a major Ukrainian incursion for a fifth day, Russia on Saturday said it had evacuated tens of thousands of people from its border region, launched a “counter-terror operation” and warned that the fighting was endangering a nuclear power plant. Ukrainian units stormed into Russia’s western Kursk region on Tuesday morning in…

A telephone conversation took place between ROSATOM General Director Alexei Likhachev and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi

On the evening of August 9, 2024, a telephone conversation took place between Alexei Likhachev, General Director of the ROSATOM, and Rafael Grossi, IAEA Director General. The conversation was organized at the initiative of the Russian side. The key topic of the consultations was the situation with the Kursk NPP. During the conversation Alexei Likhachev…

Dangerous Mushrooms and the Power of Vodka

Here’s a strange bit of trivia: mushrooms are almost never mentioned in Old Russian chronicles and sources. Does that mean no one ate them? No, on the contrary, it was so common to gather, dry and cook mushrooms that no one thought of writing about it. But mushrooms highlight the differences in the diet of…