Russian billionaires grants Russia top spots in global rankings
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.
Nature&Architecture
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.
Russian exchange students popularize classic American literature
In honor of World Book Day,commemorated by UNESCO every year on April 23, the alumni of Global UGRAD exchange program took the floor at the American Center in...
Secretary Kerry’s trip to Moscow
Secretary Kerry concluded a two-day trip to Moscow last Wednesday, his first visit to the Russian Federation as Secretary of State – and I wanted to share some ...
Don’t we all have an “Oblomov” inside us?
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
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Reflecting on a madcap journey to a fear eastern outpost
The Expedition Trophy off-road race is over. RBTH reporter Artem Zagorodnov packs his crampons and his one-of-a-kind stories. He’s going home
At a country house
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...
How to say “I’m sorry” in Russian
There are several ways to apologize in Russian. Here are main phrases that you will often hear in Russian
Tales from the Gipsy Cab
Anytime and everywhere – in Moscow you always have your personal taxi around, the “gipsy cab”
Confessions of an Olympics junkie
Sochi 2014! The Olympics! In Russia! When the day tickets went on sale, I logged in as soon as the site went live and picked out the best days for me to go and ...
Day Seven: Taking a “mucho touristy” trip to Catherine's palace
Mathew G. Crisci, an internationally-recognized business executive, keeps reflecting on his recent trip to Russia. This time he shares his impressions about...
Exploring 3 very different writers’ houses
Russia cherishes its rich literary history, and its key writers’ residences are preserved and open to the public, for a nominal fee.
Russia’s undecided voters or banging the drum in Ostozhenka
Humorist Jennifer Eremeeva can't canvas in Ohio, so she is banging her drum in Moscow, explaining patiently to her Russian husband why Romney only appears to...
The Buranovo Grannies: Life after 70
Why is Russia’s Eurovision group so popular? Could it be because they show an aging world that all is not lost with time?