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Boris Drozdov: “There is no one to tell the young generation”

May 4, 2012 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Moscow resident Boris Drozdov, 78, whose father and grandfather were repressed under Stalin, talked to Russia Now about his family’s survival

What Russians think about Stalin

May 4, 2012 Vladimir Ruvinsky
In the West, Stalin is remembered for the terror he inflicted on his own people, while at home the collective memory is more complex

Russian women create a world-class fitness experience

March 16, 2012 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Olga Sloutsker, founder of World Class, Russia’s first fitness club, talked with RBTH about the role women played in developing the spa, fitness and health club industry in Russia

Finding success in business and politics

March 16, 2012 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Life Stories: Irina Khakamada - from entrepreneur to politician

A space for dialogue?

March 7, 2012 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Society remains unhappy, but no one is really in the mood to fight. Where to Russia’s protestors go from here?

Authorities, opposition left with lessons

March 5, 2012 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Several rallies are scheduled to be held today in central Moscow. Neither the authorities nor the opposition really understood what the protestors who have taken to the streets since Dec. 4 actually wanted

Russians wary of investing

February 6, 2012 Vladimir Ruvinsky
A class of Russians with the money and interest to invest in the stock market emerged in the 2000s. Yet, a decade later, they still represent less than 1 percent of the population

What attracts foreign investors in the Orel Region?

December 14, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Which Russian region has been the most successful at attracting foreign investment? Surprisingly, it’s not Moscow or the Leningrad Region, but Orel – which has just been awarded the Investment Angel prize by the World Organization of Creditors

Russia's untapped market

November 25, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Only 24 percent of Russians take out loans and only 18 percent have deposits with banks, while most Europeans use two to four financial products, and some, five to six

Russia for Russians?

November 10, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
The nationalist movement in Russia is growing not only in numbers but in diversity even as the country needs migrants to solve its labor problem

From punk rocker to holy fool

November 10, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Actor and musician Pyotr Mamonov, an iconic figure in Russia, began his creative life in counter-culture and the avant-garde and ended up an Orthodox hermit

Duma elections: a choice between continuity and change

October 28, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
The lack of certainty in party ideologies indicates that post-Soviet Russia's political system needs changes

Housing as an Investment

October 27, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Despite the recent crisis of the housing market, Russians keep taking out housing loans in 2011

Does turnout matter?

October 27, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Although Russia's Central Election Commission views its electoral system as 'one of the best in the world', some experts and human right activists put the current election legislature into question

Fixing foreign adoption

October 5, 2011 Sophia Izmailova, Vladimir Ruvinsky
Couples who adopt children need vetting and support

Clearing the way for cars, tanks, planes... and caviar

September 1, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
A sailor on a Russian icebreaker recalls how his vessel steamed ahead of the convoys, helping to keep the vital supply lines open

Moscow markets not immune to the global panic bug

September 1, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Investors shedding risky assets cause plunge in share values

Politkovskaya suspect held

August 31, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Officer at secret police unit ‘organised murder of journalist’

Russia’s election chief: turnout is key

August 29, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Preparations for the 2011-2012 election cycle is underway. RBTH talks to election commission chairman Vladimir Churov

Anti-alcohol campaign produces winners and losers

August 18, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
New restrictions on beer sales may cause small kiosks to close, but could promote small breweries
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