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Russian tennis star Maria Kirilenko fights for victory
May 18, 2013
Russian tennis player Maria Kirilenko, is ranked No. 12 in the world, talks of how she has managed to achieve so much and how she has gotten over her early career woes
Obama and Putin exchange messages, lead Russia-US relations out of deadlock
May 18, 2013
A source in the Kremlin has confirmed that the U.S. Department of State is expecting Patrushev to arrive in Washington on May 20 to deliver a message to Obama from the Russian president
Helicopter exhibition opens in Moscow
May 18, 2013
This year HeliRussia will unveil the highly-anticipated Ka-62, which is almost ready for tests
Former MP Kosachev declares “reality is on our side” at RBTH Annual Partners’ Conference
May 17, 2013
Representatives from Rossiyskaya Gazeta’s 27 international partners descended on Moscow this week for Russia Beyond the Headlines’ 4th Annual Partners’ Conference
British American Tobacco in Russia to pay extra taxes
May 17, 2013
The tax inspection had insisted that the trader of British American Tobacco products in Russia pay an additional $6.26 million in profit taxes, penalties and fines
Techcrunch co-founder forecasts software revolution
May 17, 2013
Techcrunch’s Keith Teare talks about the future rise of app technology and the likely demise of browser-based platforms
Does Russia stand among the great nations?
May 17, 2013
Moscow has become a member of G8 since 1998, but has Russia taken a place among the global leaders – the nations that decide the fate of the world?
Kaleidoscope of Russian Life
In pictures
Quadcopter set altitude record flying above Ostankino Tower
Video
Following the steps of Soviet troops on their way from Afghanistan
Audio slideshows
Garage Rock? Balalike it!
Audio & Podcasts
Russia's drop in electricity exports
Infographics
Navalny case strains EU-Russia relations
May 16, 2013
The oppositionist Navalny was charged with defrauding Kirovles, a state-owned timber company. According to investigators, he allegedly organized the theft of corporate property worth $510,000
Landing pad for Putin's Mi-8 helicopter appears in Kremlin
May 16, 2013
The president's press secretary announced that an helicopter landing pad has been built on the premises of the Moscow Kremlin and President Vladimir Putin will use it at the first opportunity
Liberal Democrats want to confiscate Russians’ dollars
May 13, 2013
Parliamentarian Mikhail Degtyarev of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia has submitted a bill banning dollar savings and transactions on Russian territory
Berezovsky buried near London amidst will turmoil
May 13, 2013
The funeral of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was always going to be a private affair, held behind closed doors to the media
Russian Navy plans to reestablish Mediterranean presence
May 15, 2013
The Russian Navy is planning to reinstate in the Mediterranean the squadron it dissolved 20 years ago. Its presence should become a stabilizing factor for the region
British and Russian secret intelligence to cooperate for Sochi Olympics
May 14, 2013
Following his meeting with President Putin, the British Prime Minister Cameron said that Russia and the UK will resume intelligence cooperation
FSB arrests CIA agent in Moscow
May 14, 2013
Russia’s Federal Security Service has announced that it apprehended a US spy in the process of recruiting a Russian agent
Poppy: The growing Afghan threat
May 13, 2013
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to rise in those areas where foreign troops have been withdrawn, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Afghanistan reported
Russia's Central Bank reveals Ireland's shadow banking
May 17, 2013
Irish residents lent Russian companies and households $12.4 billion in 2012. Ireland thus made it into the top four creditors of the Russian nonfinancial sector
Russian investment to flow into Southeast Asia
May 17, 2013
Cooperation between Russian and ASEAN businesses has been growing since 1996. Last year Russia invested $2.2 billion in ASEAN countries
Leaders and outsiders: Where to do business in Russia
May 16, 2013
Topping the rankings of business-friendly Russian governors, according to LIOM, are the heads of the Sverdlovsk Region, the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District, and the Republic of Tatarstan
Russia and the W.T.O.: Equality without Fraternity
May 15, 2013
When Russia’s record 18-year-long bid to join the World Trade Organization finally concluded successfully last year, one of the last major stumbling blocks concerned car important tariffs
Global politics: In search of the world's new policeman
May 14, 2013
The search for a new world leader inevitably leads to Asia, but the continent has problems of its own
U.S.-Russia: Time to go beyond the reset?
May 13, 2013
U.S.-Russian relations have to expand beyond security issues for any actual progress to take place
Skolkovo Foundation switches hands
May 16, 2013
The Skolkovo Foundation has named its new supervisor. Ex-Minister of Education Andrei Fursenko replaces Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov
Arkhangelsk: Science's gateway to the North
May 13, 2013
The Northern (Arctic) Federal University strongly identifies with the aim of developing the North
Amputee photographer shares an extraordinary gift for hope
May 10, 2013
A photographer from St. Petersburg who had both legs amputated after a mountaineering accident, has won a bronze medal in the Russian paralympic skiing championships
Star-crossed lovers found each other 60 years after wartime romance
May 10, 2013
A Russian Red Army veteran relives his love for a German girl and their romance amid the ruins
Russian filmmakers await the 66th Cannes Film Festival
This year the Russian pavilion will feature two stands under the auspices of the Russian Cinema Fund, Roskino and the Ministry of Culture
An American's experience with Russian education, culture and red tape
American university student Bryce Carr talks about Russia’s education system and the often confusing Russian mindset
Russian street art takes first place at NY Cutlog Art Fair
Figure #1 was modeled by Russia's Timofey Radya from Yekaterinburg. Made from 55 police riot shields, the original resembles a house of cards with a throne at the top
The Great Urals await to host Olympic Flame and FIFA
May 15, 2013
Nine regions, with historical and natural landmarks little known outside Russia, wish to begin a tourist venture called the Great Urals
Test driving Russian roads from the Arctic North to the Caspian Sea
May 14, 2013
There’s something magical about road trips around the world’s largest country. A certain freedom, and the vast expanse of beauty that awaits from the Arctic Kola Peninsula to the Kalmyk Steppe
Malye Korely: saving the heritage of the Russian North
May 10, 2013
Open-air museum of traditional Russian architecture makes a lovely getaway during the summer months
Goose Day: War veterans want to celebrate Victory Day without fireworks
May 9, 2013
WWII veterans in Kologriv have asked the municipal authorities to cancel the fireworks on Victory Day ahead of the city's favorite green holiday Goose Day, in order not to scare the migrating geese
Sochi gets visa-free regime for 2014 Winter Olympians
May 16, 2013
The athletes, coaches, referees and foreign delegations taking part in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi will need only their accreditation cards to enter Russia
Film brings Soviet hockey legend to life
May 11, 2013
USSR-Canada rivalry remembered in new film about hockey legend Valeri Kharlamov
Kostya Tszyu: The Klitschko era will pass sooner or later
May 10, 2013
Kostya Tszyu speaks of his students’ preparations for the upcoming May 17 title defense fights
Klitschko-Povetkin fight receives $23 million bid
May 7, 2013
The rights to organize and promote the Klitschko-Povetkin fight were awarded, after bids were made at a ceremony at WBA headquarters in Panama City
Nature&Architecture
May 17, 2013
This time follow RBTH team on it's way to Leo Tolstoy's country estate in Yasnaya Polyana and join the road-trip from Russia to Ukraine.
At a country house
May 15, 2013
Did you know that many people in Russia relax in their country houses during the May holidays? Today we will be speaking about the way we spend our free time at the dachas
Russian billionaires grants Russia top spots in global rankings
May 14, 2013
Russian Yuri Milner is 35th in the Forbes Midas List of Tech’s Top Investors, while Moscow is second city in the world by quantity of billionaires.
Don’t we all have an “Oblomov” inside us?
May 13, 2013
Goncharov’s classic figure is more than a mere dandy - rather he embodies the torpor and the ennui of an era, considers Léandre Lucas, RBTH web-editor