Putin Ally Buys Black Sea Oyster Farm Linked to President
An oyster farm allegedly linked to President Vladimir Putin has been bought by one of the Russian leader’s closest allies.
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Officials Plan Tax Breaks to Get Russians Saving for Retirement
Russian officials could soon raise income taxes for workers who don’t make payments to a private pension fund in a bid to encourage Russians to save for their retirement.
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Russia’s Sberbank Starts Accepting Passports From Ukraine’s Breakaway Republics
Russian banks are refusing to accept passports issued by Ukraine’s breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, despite orders from Russian President Vladimir Putin that officials to start recognizing the documents.
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The Russian Billionaires on Bloomberg’s Rich List
Only a select few of Russia’s oligarchs make it to the top of the world’s rich lists. We looked at the Russian businessmen ranked among the world’s elite in the top 100 of Bloomberg’s prestigious Billionaires Index.
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Dire Straits Experience to kick off their 2017 world tour in Russia
The gigs featuring the original Dire Straits band mates Chris White and Chris Whitten will roll out hits by the legendary British act in Moscow on March 3 and in Ufa on Mar The Dire Straits Experience is a project by the legendary British rock band’s saxophone player Chris White and guitarist/vocalist Terence Reis. The…
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Survey claims most Crimean Tatars satisfied with living in Russia
The latest survey showed that 75% of Crimean Tatars are pleased with their life since the peninsula became a part of Russia Three quarters of Crimean Tatars are pleased with their life after Crimea became a part of Russia, according to a survey conducted by Russia’s Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs. “The latest survey showed…
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Kremlin envoy calls for ban on keeping wild animals as house pets
The Kremlin envoy hopes that the State Duma will adopt an animal cruelty law, strengthening liability for such activities The Russian President’s special envoy for transport and the environment, Sergey Ivanov, has called for a ban on keeping wild animals as house pets and stricter safety guidelines for so-called petting zoos. In an interview with…
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Two lion cubs discovered in Moscow’s industrial district
The felines will be taken to an animal shelter A pair of lion cubs have been found in an industrial district in southern Moscow, the capital’s environmental protection department said on Tuesday. “The cubs are between five and six months old. Police officers are working at the site of the discovery,” the department said. The…
DetailsMoscow Court Overturns Fine for Independent Russian News Outlet RBC
A Moscow court has overturned the decision to fine independent Russian news outlet RBC for libelling oligarch and Putin ally Igor Sechin.
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Chief justice says number of Russian kids adopted by foreigners drops by two-thirds
The number of Russian kids adopted by foreign citizens in 2016 declined to a third of what it was in 2013, Chief Justice of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev said addressing a seminar meeting by the presidents of federal courts. “In 2016, courts made 13,500 rulings concerning adoption. As before, preference was given to…
DetailsRussia Predicts 2% GDP Growth in 2017
The Russian government expects the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 2 percent in 2017, pulling the country out of economic recession.
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About 5,000 participate in Nemtsov mourning march
Boris Nemtsov, the party’s co-chair, was killed in Moscow on February 28, 2015. In 2015 and 2016 About 5,000 people participate in the mourning march devoted to Boris Nemtsov, who was killed two years earlier, press service of the Moscow branch of the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. TASS correspondent reports from the site, the…
DetailsRosneft to Sell Local Oil Assets to Chechnya
Russian oil giant Rosneft could be preparing sell its assets in Chechnya to the republic’s regional government.
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Russian baritone Hvorostovsky cancels concerts due to continuing treatment
Singer expressed his deep regret that he had to withdraw from the recitals Russian renowned baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky has postponed recitals in Kaliningrad and Moscow and cancelled a concert in Vienna scheduled for March 7 after being advised to continue treatment for his brain tumor, the singer wrote on his site. “Dmitri Hvorostovsky is postponing…
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News Feed Moscow celebrates Defender of the Fatherland Day
Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall Russian President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in downtown Moscow as part of the celebrations of Defender of the Fatherland Day on Thursday. Putin was accompanied by World…
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Renewed Red Army Choir to give concert on Defender of Fatherland Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend the concert New members of the world famous Russian military choir, the Alexandrov Ensemble, will give a concert in the State Kremlin Palace on Thursday on occasion of the Defender of the Fatherland Day. Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend the concert. The renewed choir…
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Ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev puts his villa in Bavarian Alps up for sale – media
The three-storey mansion with 17 rooms, built in 1908, was bought by Gorbachev’s only daughter Irina Virganskaya in 2006, according to Tegernseerstimme newspaper Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has offered for sale his land plot and a mansion near Lake Tegernsee in the Bavarian Alps, German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung has reported. The Gorbachevs bought the…
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Maslenitsa festival: a week of pancakes and joy
Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times Performers entertain people while they celebrate Maslenitsa, or Pancake week at Manezhnaya Square, near Red Square in Moscow © AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. It’s celebrated the seventh week before Russian…
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Kremlin to bake 100,000 pancakes for Maslenitsa
The menu of the Kremlin canteens will include more than a dozen of Maslenitsa dishes Russian presidential administration’s catering staff will make 100,000 pancakes during Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, that began in Russia on Monday. The chefs will use traditional Russian recipes as well as their own ideas, the presidential administration’s spokeswoman Yelena Krylova told…
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Sevastopol may become world center of military history tourism, lawmaker says
The Crimean port city is home to ancient historical landmarks and military history monuments Sevastopol has the potential to turn into the world center of military history tourism, considering that the Crimean port city is home to ancient historical landmarks and military history monuments, Sevastopol legislature deputy Alexei Chaly told TASS on Monday. “I believe…
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Roerich’s ‘Idols. Pagan Rus’ original painting discovered in Croatia
All Roerich’s paintings found in Croatia are ‘in ideal condition’, the Russian Embassy to Croatia said The original painting “Idols (Pagan Rus)” by Russian painter Nicholas Roerich has been discovered at a Croatian museum, sources from the Russian Embassy to Croatia told TASS on Monday. This painting is in the frame that Roerich made himself,…
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Police – the succession of generations and sculpture “The opening of this sculptural composition will be dedicated to May 9. Soon over bronze sculptures will be work masters. The sculpture depicts the policeman, Soviet policeman and modern police. It symbolizes the continuity of generations,” – said the press service of the Nizhny Novgorod police. “The…
DetailsMODIFICATION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS ON THE BASIS OF BINDER MATERIALS
The paper presents the analysis of the patent information about modification of composite materials by introducing functional complex additives and/-or nanoadditives. Inventions can be applied in building technologies in order to produce nanomodified composite materials on the basis of air and hydraulic binder substances, that will allow us to intensify considerably industrial production of nanomodified…
DetailsINCREASING OF NON-AUTOCLAVE FOAM CONCRETE QUALITY BY NANOSIZED ADDITIVES
Foam stabilization by nanosized additives is proposed to use as the means for increasing the quality of non-autoclave foam concretes. Sols of silicic acid and iron hydroxide were chosen to be such additives. The paper shows that nanosized particles make it possible not only to increase the resistance of the foam itself and foam concrete…
Details«THERE’S PLENTY OF ROOM AT THE BOTTOM», OR HOW NANOTECHNOLOGIES CAN CHANGE THE WORLD OF CONCRETE
It’s quite impossible to imagine modern construction without concrete. Today the world volume of concrete being produced is more than 4 milliard of m3 per year. Concrete is used under different operational conditions, it is ecologically friendly material and it has unlimited source of raw materials and comparatively low cost. One should also mention its…
DetailsHousing construction
Housing construction as activities for providing people with normal living conditions, plays an important role in economy of separately taken region and country in general. The construction industry is one of the few branches of a national economy having strong multiplicative effect. By estimates of the Ministry, the greatest volumes of construction of housing in…
DetailsHappiness in a new home.
If you want to live in harmony with nature, where in the summer – green grass, and in winter the glittering white snow, where in the morning the birds chirping and rustling the leaves on the trees, where you can feel the master “family nest” – build a house. And yet – what is it,…
DetailsOutdoor sun house.
House of the rising sun. The Sunrise project draws attention to the unusual geometry of the roof. Design: Albert Haus Optimally oriented to the cardinal directions, the whole house, including built-in winter garden, is a kind of “trap” for the sun. Thanks to the good insulation of exterior walls, the use of the house followed…
DetailsTradition and progress in construction of wooden houses
Design and construction: Cantree Log Home The tradition of wooden house of round logs in the West of Canada originate from the time of the development of these territories. Now the company Cantree Log Note designs and builds the house, following the old traditions and at the same time using all the modern advancements and…
DetailsKnow – how in a wooden house.
Experience and know-how. Design and construction: HirsiSet. House-building company HirsiSet joined in the technology of its production old carpentry tradition and latest achievements, a kind of know-how and technological progress. This allows the planning of each new home to the smallest detail to consider any suggestions for future homeowners. Used building material – high-quality wood…
DetailsWood and contemporary forms.
Design: Finla-Hous. Wood as a building material offers a great variety of architectural solutions, which demonstrates the draft, having the characteristic features of modern architecture, and this applies not only to the external aesthetics. Such method provides, in addition, and rational use of solar energy. Wide roof overhangs provide shade in the summer…
DetailsRussian style in housing construction.
Return Russian style Author of the project: I. Construction Ekonomov “log house.” The uniqueness of the project is the reconstruction of a real house in the style of Russian wooden architecture, using its inherent architectural volumes and proportions, as well as using ancient techniques cuttings. A harmonious blend of tradition and modernity in this compact…
DetailsElegant house
Modest and elegant Design and construction: Honka The dream of a luxurious in every way home today may well be embodied in the form of the structure of round logs. Modern architecture allows us to give a charm even the most massive home, which confirms, for example, the draft Hans Stemple. Triangular skylights enliven his…
DetailsHouse in the Baroque style
Mining in the Baroque heart of the Carpathians At the foot of the Tatra place located in Zakopane, famous for its unique architectural heritage. There are numerous buildings in the form of traditional folk motifs which are connected with elements of European styles. A striking example of this is an unusual house built in the…
DetailsStylish house.
The project is a country house on Rublevsky highway was created for business and purposeful man, leading an active lifestyle. This is a small wooden house to chat with friends and business negotiations in an informal atmosphere. The builders and architects had to do from a bar is not the house, and a modern stylish…
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During the construction and operation of the interior of a wooden house should be noted that wood harmonizes with such interior and construction materials such as: – Ceramic tiles; – Porcelain tiles (ceramic-granite) – Natural stone – All types of mosaic; – Forged products; – Agglomerated marble countertops.
DetailsHouse for a large family.
Design and construction: Honka. Large-area home for generations extended family. It has a separate apartment, which comfortably accommodate adult children or elderly parents. In every part of the house’s own kitchen, bathroom, WC; on the second floor there are four spacious bedrooms. 1 floor plan Plan 2 floors Total area – 284.0 m² 1 floor…
DetailsHouse in rustic style.
Design and construction: Sonnletner The desire to create an individual look of wooden houses has led architects to search for the original plastic expression. Village character, common to almost all wooden buildings of rural type, in this case emphasize the combination of different methods of construction and the combination of finishing materials. The entire second…
DetailsSmall castle in the woods
Design: Nurmi Very unusual project «Ekhamar». First of all, he refutes the notion that the shield house should be simple and rough. Glazed gable, exquisite colors and different shapes of windows give the project like a small castle. The house is situated on a hillside, and this allowed efficient use of its ground floor. Here…
DetailsCompletely wooden house.
Recipe from time immemorial. The house, built entirely of wood, as in fact it has been for centuries, and today attracts attention, despite the abundance of technical capacity and a wide range of modern construction technology, and looks very attractive. Design and construction: Fullwood Presented project «Saaletraum» firm Fullwood (Germany), made of durable glued beam…
DetailsAround just nature.
Design and construction: Skandima Built on an individual project, this wooden house meets all the requirements of ecological construction. Lumber walls perfectly regulate humidity in the room. This creates prerequisites for the formation of a healthy microclimate in the house, which is especially important for people suffering from allergies and respiratory diseases. All…
DetailsHouse for ages
Treasure for the ages. Good looking and very comfortable house, built by the firm Lindal, allowed the family to carry out long-held dream – to live in a wooden house, where the stuff would have found a comfortable refuge cherished by many generations of families of different vintage items, without disturbing your neighborhood quite modern…
DetailsYellow wooden house.
The island of warmth and tranquility. Following the ancient traditions and building on the achievements of modern technology, about 20 years ago, the company’s specialists Lapponia House (Finland) has set itself the task to create a design that would prevent shrinkage and distortions walls, and cracks in the wood, but keeping all advantages of a…
DetailsRussian manor
Your estate Surrounded by olive trees, the house (company Honka) built in the best traditions of this Russian country estate, uniting in a single architectural whole lot of buildings for various purposes. In this case, all these buildings of different heights under different roofs also like together in a massive three-storey building. A wide staircase…
DetailsThe house on the slope.
Considerable elevation on the site, intended for building a house, at first grieved his future owners, but the architects have dispelled their concerns; having vast experience in the design, they knew themselves, and managed to convince customers that these professionals are quite capable disadvantages to draw in dignity. In the end, thanks to the creative…
DetailsHome for a young family
House-building company Honka has developed a series of small and inexpensive beam houses, designed especially for young families. When this future homeowners can individually choose their layout. The presented project is one of a series of houses for young families – constructed from bars. It is stylized as a rural house, but at the same…
DetailsThe house – boat.
Home”ship” with ocean views – what could be more romantic?.. This image appeared in the discussion of the project architect and the client, and immediately found the approval of both. House of red cedar and really similar to the glittering lights of the ocean liner. Design and construction: Lindal Special patented design Lindal homes allowed…
DetailsHouse with soul
The country house has really become a favorite place of residence of their owners, in which they spend much more time than in their city apartment. The original situation was as follows. Customers are energetic, modern people, one day realized that they just need a holiday home for the soul”, that is designed exclusively for…
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The Cathedral of the Dormition (Uspensky Cathedral) is a Cathedral of the Smolensk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Located in the Central part of the city of Smolensk on the Cathedral hill. Erected in memory of the heroic defense of Smolensk 1609-1611 years in place of the same Cathedral of the XII century. The…
DetailsSolar architecture
Thanks to the large Windows with thin covers in the house is always full of light. Natural finish wooden panelling creates an atmosphere of warmth and coziness. Against this background look good richer tone furniture Solar architecture of wooden houses Design and construction:Skcan-Domo The basis of the architectural composition of this house is a dynamic…
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“Dutch portrait” Russian house. What creative accomplishments inspires our reality foreign architects – many find to be interesting and relevant. House, created by Dutch architect and his Russian counterpart, is interesting because being performed by the ancient Russian tradition of wood and in the midst of this ancient forest, he at the same time clearly…
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