86% of Large Russian Companies Fear New U.S. Sanctions – Report
Respondents named import bans, a weaker ruble and a ban on Russian state banks conducting foreign exchange transactions as their top three concerns.
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The Women’s Century: Five Russian Writers to Watch
Today, Russia has no dearth of successful, celebrated women writers.
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ROSATOM Team Wins at the WorldSkills Hi-Tech for the Fourth Time
The select team of ROSATOM became the winner in the unofficial team scoring at the WorldSkills Hi-Tech 2018. The National Championship of cross-industry blue collar jobs in hi-tech sectors was held in Yekaterinburg on October 24-28. ROSATOM team was represented in 20 out of 32 championship competences. Participants from ten corporate divisions collected 16 gold,…
DetailsShepard Fairey Brings His Art Home to Moscow
Last weekend to see this great show of American street artist Shepard Fairey. Free admission on Sunday 6 – 11 p.m.
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Five Guys Come to Moscow
“Kalinka” with a bit of Michael Jackson thrown in? Who are these guys? Check them out for free this weekend.
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Russia Named 31st in World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ Ranking, Missing Putin’s Target
Russia’s new ranking places it ahead of many Western countries such as France and Italy, and just behind Spain.
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More than 5,000 students visit ROSATOM Festival of Science and Culture in Delhi and Mumbai
Over 5,000 students from over 50 schools in India attended the events of the six-day ROSATOM Festival of Science and Culture. The event, organized by the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM in association with ASE (Rosatom Engineering Division), Embassy of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India, and Nehru Science Center in Mumbai,…
DetailsRussian Millionaires Hold Two-Thirds of Their Money Abroad, Report Says
President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly called on wealthy Russians to bring their capital back to the country.
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Have a Happy Halloween
You still have time to perfect your costume. Moscow opens the doors to ghosts and goblins this weekend.
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The Romanoffs: The Empire Strikes Back
We asked Jennifer Eremeeva to watch one more episode of Amazon’s “The Romanoffs” and let us know how it’s going. It’s going strangely.
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Nadya Tolokonnikova Resists Hollywood
We caught up with Nadya Tolokonnikova at the last stop of her U.S. book tour.
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Enjoy Moscow’s New Parks
Check out these new urban parks before winter hits… and bookmark them for next spring and summer.
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See ‘Stalker’ on the Big Screen
A rare screening of an even rarer remastered classic. Don’t miss it!
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Power start-up of Tianwan NPP unit No.4 took place in China
Power start-up of Tianwan NPP (TNPP) power unit No.4 being constructed in China under the Russian NPP design with VVER-1000 reactors took place on October 27 2018 at 01:53 msk. The fourth power unit produced the first kilowatts of output to the national grid system. In compliance with the permit obtained from the Chinese regulatory…
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Igor Sechin makes key report at XI Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona
Rosneft Chief Executive Officer Igor Sechin made the key report during the XI Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona (Italy). The main topic of the forum is “Economy of trust and diplomacy of business from the Atlantic to the Pacific”. The head of Rosneft noted the high importance of the issues discussed at the forum and…
DetailsPremieres and New Productions
Autumn means the start of Moscow’s cultural season. Here are some of the exciting premieres and new
productions taking place on stages across Russia’s capital.
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productions taking place on stages across Russia’s capital.
Forbes Publishes List of 25 Richest Russian Women, Wife of Moscow’s Ex-Mayor Remains Top
The wife of former Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov and Russia’s only female billionaire, Yelena Baturina, has topped an annual list of the country’s 25 richest women for the sixth year in a row, according to the latest rating published by the Russian edition of Forbes on Thursday. The magazine estimated Baturina’s fortune at $1.2 billion…
DetailsNB Art Gallery: A Moscow Institution
Natalia Bykova founded the NB gallery in 1992 in a former communal apartment in Moscow.
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JSC Isotope presents its products and expands its business at EANM 2018
JSC Isotope participated in the annual congress of European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM 2018) held on October 13-17 in Dusseldorf (Germany). At the EANM exhibition, JSC Isotope and Rusatom Healthcare presented ROSATOM’s capabilities in supplies of medical products produced by such enterprises as Karpov IPC, SSC RIAR, IPPE, IRM, ECP, and others. At the…
DetailsU.S. Group Bangs on a Can in Zaryadye
Free tonight? Well, here’s something you won’t hear often.
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The Skyscrapers of Moscow City, in Photos
Moscow City took two decades to build and now has some of the tallest skyscrapers in Europe.
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Deputy Director General of ROSATOM Nikolai Spasskiy had a meeting with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić
On October 23 in Belgrade Deputy Director General of ROSATOM Nikolai Spasskiy had a meeting with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić. The meeting was also attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Serbia Aleksandr Chepurin and Minister without Portfolio in charge of Innovation and Technological…
DetailsForbes Publishes List of 25 Richest Russian Women, Wife of Moscow’s Ex-Mayor Remains Top
The combined wealth of the 25 wealthiest Russian women was nearly $9 billion.
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Severstal Board of Directors approves key log-term ESG objectives
October 24, 2018 The Board of Directors of PAO Severstal, one of the world’s leading steel and steel-related mining companies, has approved the Company’s long-term occupational and industrial safety and environmental protection objectives. Occupational and industrial safety Severstal is dedicated to consistently improving safety for all of its employees. The Company has set an objective…
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Supported by Rosneft, Berlin Hosts Symphony Orchestra Concert Conducted by Yuri Temirkanov
With the support of Rosneft, a concert by the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of conductor Yuri Temirkanov was held in Berlin. The performance took place as part of the programme of the Grand European tour of the orchestra. During the tour, Yuri Temirkanov and the orchestra performed 11 concerts in the best…
DetailsThe Amazon Series Sets Romanoffs Adrift
Is it worth the hype? Jennifer Eremeeva, who knows her Russian history and Romanov lore, reviews the first two episodes.
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Rosneft Oil Company Contributes to Saving Polar Bear Cub on Dikson Island
A 1.5 year-old polar bear cub was rescued on Dikson Island with help of Rosneft Oil Company and Wildlife Conservation and Research Society. The rescue operation for the little warden of Arctic lasted almost a week. Under supervision of an experienced veterinarian and zoologist, the bear in a special cage was delivered to Krasnoyarsk nature…
DetailsPresident of Uzbekistan S. Mirziyoyev and President of Russia V. Putin launched the First NPP Construction Project in Uzbekistan
On October 19, 2018 a solemn ceremony was held in Uzbekistan to celebrate the launch of the first NPP construction project in Uzbekistan. The event marked the beginning of investigation studies to select the construction site for the future NPP. The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, who was…
DetailsAtomenergomash shipped a set of key equipment for the Kudankulam-3 (India)
AEM Technologies company (belongs to the Engineering Division of ROSATOM – Atomenergomash JSC) shipped a set of key equipment for the third unit of the Kudankulam NPP in India. Four steam generators assembled, which are the main element of the reactor unit and provide the transformation of nuclear energy produced by the reactor into power…
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Rosneft expands the application of international certificates in HSE
According to the results of the audit, Rosneft has received certificates of the Company’s Integrated Management System compliance with two international standards – ISO 14001:2015, which establishes the requirements to environmental management systems, and with Standard BS OHSAS 18001:2007, which sets the requirements to H&S management systems functioning. In September-October 2018, the auditors of DQS…
DetailsRussia Climbs in Global Competitiveness Index
Russia returned to a growth rate of 1.5 percent in 2017 after two years of decline and is projected to grow a further 1.7 percent this year.
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Russia Received $15Bln Windfall From World Cup, Organizers Say
The knock-on effect could bring up to 210 billion rubles of annual revenue in the next five years, the report said.
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Moscow’s Golden Glow and Fall Foliage, in Photos
It’s mid-October and Moscow is being treated to an exceptional autumn after an equally delightful summer this year.
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Foreign journalists have familiarized themselves with the progress of Belarusian NPP units construction
Representatives of more than 20 foreign mass media companies from Bangladesh, Hungary, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and Belarus have visited Belarusian NPP. The journalists were given a chance to familiarize themselves with the progress of construction of the first Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant. In particular, the representatives of mass media companies visited the site designed…
DetailsAmazon Launches ‘The Romanoffs’
A television series that harkens back to the 1950s and imagines a world full of Romanovs and Romanov wannabes.
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Open doors day took place at the Akkuyu NPP site (Turkey)
Open doors day took place at the Akkuyu NPP site (Turkey) On October 6 in Büyükeceli (Province of Mersin) AKKUYU NUCLEAR Project Company organized the first Open doors day at the construction site of Akkuyu NPP (Turkey). Residents of the nearest localities of Gülnar district, Mersin province, were guests of the event. Through a guided…
DetailsMoscow’s Fall Film Harvest
Russia’s fall movies are young, brash, complicated, and really worth seeing.
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Russia and India ink cooperation pact to implement new nuclear projects
October 5, New Delhi – On the sidelines of the 19th India-Russia Annual Bilateral Summit in New Delhi today the two countries signed a document for cooperation in implementation of new nuclear power projects The Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field identified jointly by Russia and India was…
DetailsCombine Art and Activism This Week in Moscow
Check out some activist art and theater this week.
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The Akademik Lomonosov completed charging its nuclear reactors with fuel
The Baltijskiy Zavod specialists completed October 2, 2018 loading nuclear fuel into the second of two reactors – the portside reactor – of the world-only floating nuclear power plant ‘Akademik Lomonosov’, which is based on the site of FSUE Atomflot (a ROSATOM’s subsidiary) in Murmansk. Thus, the second stage of preparing the FNPP to the…
DetailsROSATOM initiated the discussion on opportunities of global partnership with nuclear power development at “Russian Energy Week”
On the 3rd of October 2018 in Moscow at the 2nd International Forum “Russian Energy Week” ROSATOM held the round-table session “Nuclear Power – the Basis for Global Partnership and Current Development”. The event was attended by Deputy Director General of the IAEA Mikhail Chudakov, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó,…
DetailsRosenergoatom: the power unit No 4 of Rostov NPP was put into commercial operation 3 months earlier the scheduled date
On 28 September, 2018 on Nuclear Industry Employee Day at Rostov NPP (a branch of Rosenergoatom JSC, a part of Electric Power Division of ROSATOM) one of this year’s key events for Russian nuclear power industry happened – the power unit No 4 with VVER-1000 reactor was put into commercial operation three months earlier the…
DetailsSee and Celebrate Mikhail Bulgakov’s ‘Heart of a Dog’
A 30th anniversary is a good reason to see a great film and learn more about the author with The Moscow Times Clubs.
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Have a Very Beat Week
Catch up with cool music and culture this week at the Beat Festival Weekend.
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Power unit No 4 of Tianwan NPP has been brought to minimum controllable level
On 30 September 2018, 14:27 (Beijing time) the reactor plant of Tianwan NPP unit No 4 that is under construction in China with the technical assistance of ROSATOM Engineering Division, has been brought to minimum controllable level of power. This is the final stage of the first criticality procedures. The first criticality procedures of power…
Details‘To Keep for Eternity’ Joins Museum and Theater
This fascinating immersive exhibition about the palace museums around St. Petersburg might be worth a quick trip north.
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Muscovites Go Crazy Over New iPhones, Spending Thousands of Dollars for a Spot in Line
Reports in the run-up to the sale said some people were selling their place in line for as much as $6,000.
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Muscovites Go Crazy Over New iPhones, Spending Thousands of Dollars for Spot in Line
Reports in the run-up to the sale said some people were selling their place in line for as much as $6,000.
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Tolstoy, Plums and a Chicken
How to make use of the sweet harvest and get a quick dinner on the table, via Georgia and Jennifer Eremeeva, with honorable mention to Leo Tolstoy.
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Atomenergomash and GE to supply turbine hall equipment for El Dabaa NPP (Egypt)
AAEM LLC (a joint venture of Atomenergomash JSC and General Electric) has entered into the contract with DEZ JSC (acting on behalf of Atomstroyexport JSC, a general contractor for the El Dabaa project) to supply turbine hall equipment for Units 1 to 4 of the El Dabaa nuclear power station in Egypt. Under the contract…
DetailsMoscow’s Circle of Light Festival, in Pictures
Moscow shines at the annual City of Lights festival featuring lights, laser displays and more.
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U.S. Sanctions Driving Russian Billionaires Into Putin’s Arms
Kremlin.ru The Trump administration is helping Vladimir Putin achieve a goal that’s eluded him for almost two decades — getting Russia’s billionaires to start repatriating some of their assets. Relatively muted sanctions imposed during the Obama era over the conflict in Ukraine have only widened in scope and severity since Trump took office last year.…
DetailsTVEL Fuel Company of ROSATOM will supply a qualification batch of superconductors for the Future Circular Collider
TVEL JSC and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have signed an Agreement on R&D in the framework of the Future Circular Collider (FCC) Study. The document is an addendum to the existing framework agreement on industrial partnership between the parties, which is aimed at cooperation in the field of superconducting materials (SCM). According…
DetailsRun or Cheer at Sunday’s Absolute Marathon
This Sunday the Moscow marathon route winds all through the city center. Come to cheer – but leave your car at home.
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Moscow’s Best New Restaurants
The new crop of Moscow hot spots for wining, dining and slurping coffee look mighty good.
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U.S. Sanctions Driving Russian Billionaires Into Putin’s Arms
The Trump administration is helping Vladimir Putin get Russia’s billionaires to start repatriating some of their assets.
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