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Day of the Retail/Trade Workers
I can’t say that retail sector is one that just blows you away with its efficiency here in Russia. For example, at the moment, we are experiencing an unprecedented heat wave, swinging into its third week with no signs of abating. And, do you think you can purchase a fan or an air-conditioning unit anywhere in Moscow? Ha ha ha ha. No way. HRH said last night that the thing to do it is to start buying space heaters to stay ahead of the curve.
Stranded in Moscow...by choice
Dacha life, part 2 - A dacha weekend with friends ( 1 comment )
My personal dacha story begins with an invitation from our friends to accompany them to their dacha about 60km south of Moscow. The plan was to leave Friday evening and return on Sunday.
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The man who refused a million dollars
What everyone has been talking about for so long and couldn’t quite believe has now finally happened. The Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman has officially refused the Millennium Prize of $1 million awarded him by the Clay Mathematics Institute in Cambridge, Mass., for proving the Poincaré conjecture. Perelman’s explanation for this refusal was as surprising as his actual refusal. He disagrees with the decision of the mathematics community: “I do not like their decision, I consider it unfair,” he said. “I consider that the American mathematician [Richard] Hamilton’s contribution to the solution of the problem is no less than mine.” What Hamilton thinks about this is not yet known.
A Russian paradise in Turkey ( 2 comments )
One of the singularities of the Russian soul is its genuine belief in the possibility of heaven on earth. This faith has been passed down from one generation to the next. Even in Russian fairy tales miracles happen not “long long ago” as they do in Western European tales, but in the “thrice-nine kingdom”. The tie to a place is palpable. A place where dreams come true, somewhere nearby, you just have to find it. So let’s look. In tsarist times peasants went in search to the East, to Siberia, thereby expanding Russian territory.
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IX International Investment Forum SOCHI-2010
16-19 September
Sochi

World Food Moscow 2010

19th international food and drinks exhibition

14–17 September

Moscow, Expocentre

II International Youth Innovation Forum “Interra”
23-25 September, 2010, Novosibirsk
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Opera "Sonya's Story"
Saturday August 7 at 20:15 and Sunday August 8 at 17:15.

Arkhstoyanie
24-25 July, Kaluga Region

9th International Chekhov Theater Festival
25 May-30 July, Moscow
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Why living off the land can be a bit of an acquired taste
In 1615, Dutch envoy Anthonis Goeteeris, on finding himself in Moscow, wrote: “The Russians have a very strange cuisine.” Although Russian food is generally thought to be monotonous, it is actually rich in original recipes.
New rituals for the New Year ( 7 comments )
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When spies become intelligence officers
How do you say "spy" in Russian? What about "espionage?" And how do you distinguish "spying" from "gathering intelligence?"
Business Сalendar
IX International Investment Forum SOCHI-2010
16-19 September
Sochi

This forum, which is taking place in the resort capital of Russia and the key city in one of the most attractive Russian regions for investors, is a very high status affair. Alongside the St. Petersburg forum and a number of others, it is counted among the most significant events for investors. The organizing committee of the Sochi forum includes Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak and Elvira Nabiullina, Russia’s Minister of Economic Development.
http://www.forumkuban.com/


World Food Moscow 2010

19th international food and drinks exhibition

14–17 September

Moscow, Expocentre


Consumers’ taste preferences are gradually changing in Russia. New food products are coming onto the market which target customers who want to take more care of their health. In 2009 there were 1,326 companies taking part in the World Food Moscow 2009 exhibition – half of them from Russia, the rest from 63 different countries.
http://www.world-food.ru/eng/


II International Youth Innovation Forum “Interra”
23-25 September, 2010, Novosibirsk

This large-scale event has a number of unique characteristics distinguishing it from other similar forums.
The “Interra” Forum is a multi-event comprising projects of different genres, formats and content, but focused on the one main goal – the creation of a special atmosphere imbued with the spirit of innovations and a new ideology corresponding to a new economy and a new society.
Accordingly, the organizers and curators of the Forum sections easily experiment with the formats of the events. Along with traditional scientific seminars and conferences the Forum includes foresight sessions, discussions, exhibitions, debates, creative evening parties and expert panels. In this regard, the Forum is an open educational project of a new type.
The program of the Forum includes such key events as Expert Symposium “Innovations as a Factor of Modernization Strategy”, Festival of Science and Innovations, Univers-laboratory, Siberian Convention, International Congress of Entrepreneurs, Leaders Forum, “Territory Marketing” Conference, Parliamentary Hearings, SCO University Summit, Foresight Conference “Human Capital in the New Economy of Siberia” and many more.
As we expect, more than 2000 students, young inventors and representatives of higher school, expert community, science, culture and art from Germany, France, Italy, China, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Israel, Korea, Spain, Finland, Romania, Poland and the USA will participate in the Forum.

Official website of the International Youth Innovation Forum “Interra”:
www.interra-forum.com
e-mail info@interraforum.ru
tel.: +7 (383) 231 04 00, + 7 (383) 222 66 96

ICA 2010
Third International Chemical Assembly

25–26 September
Moscow, Expocentre

The ICA exhibition is partner to the Khimia exhibition, the biggest chemical exhibition in Russia and Eastern Europe, and alternates with it, being held in even years. Thanks to this combination of the two events, businesses in the industry have the opportunity to update themselves every year on the state of the chemical products market. The exhibition is being staged with assistance from Roskhimneft and support from the Russian Union of Chemists.
http://www.ica-expo.ru/en/


AGROSALON 2010
Third specialized exhibition of agricultural equipment

6–9 October
Crocus Expo international exhibition centre, Moscow

Having once again become a major exporter of grain and other agricultural produce, Russia has embarked on active development of its agricultural equipment industry. According to Bernd Scherer, a director of the German federation of agriculture machinery builders VDMA Landtechnik, AGROSALON is on a par with the biggest exhibitions of agricultural equipment, such as AGRITECHNIKA in Hanover and SIMA in Paris. In 2009 AGROSALON featured 237 companies from 19 countries. Visitors could see 300 items of equipment.
http://agrosalon.com/Exhibition/AgrosalonNews/

RUSSIAN LAND MARKET 2010

First specialized exhibition


21–24 October.

Crocus Expo international exhibition centre, Moscow


Land is one of the biggest investment assets in Russia, with prices steadily rising. This will be the first specialized exhibition in Russia where participants will be able to get the full picture regarding prices for plots of land across Russia, and find out about the potential of the land market in the world’s biggest country in terms of territory.

http://land.rusexpoterra.ru/

Tel.: +7 (495) 775-3114
Fax.: +7 (495) 988-9213
E-mail: info@rbth.ru