Russians assess the country's new government
May 24, 2012 Dmitry Babich
While the Western press was busy counting the number of Putin's and Medvedev's men in the new Russian government, the Russian people view developments in the cabinet of ministers from a whole different angle
Odin Biron: Russia has always fascinated me
May 24, 2012 Sofya Raevskaya
Odin Biron, a young actor from Minnesota, moved to Russia almost seven years ago. He was recently given the role of an American intern in Russia’s popular sitcom, Interns (a Russian version of Scrubs). He spoke with RBTH about his life in Russia
American entrepreneurs find Russia's bakery market inviting
May 24, 2012 Sofya Raevskaya
Brad Garine, CEO and founder of the New York Bakery, gave Russia Beyond the Headline’s Sofia Raevskaya his recipe for success
"Sin" reveals Russia's ambivalent patriotism
May 23, 2012 Phoebe Taplin
Zakhar Prilepin’s obsession with exploring the nature of Russian identity roots the book in a particular literary tradition. But his dark vision of Russian life in the novel “Sin” reveals that life can, and perhaps will, get better
Foreign investors expect to see major exits in Russia's e-commerce
May 23, 2012 East-West Digital News
A pioneer among foreign investors on the Russian venture scene, David Waroquier of Mangrove Capital Partners,a recognized expert of the local Internet ecosystem, talked to East-West Digital News about Russia's online market and its challenges
New Russian cabinet announced
May 21, 2012 RIA Novosti
President Vladimir Putin replaced the unpopular education and health ministers, renewed most of the economic bloc, formed two new offices and split one ministry in the new Cabinet
Back to regional elections
May 21, 2012 Igor Vyuzhny
Russia has seen a renewed interest in regional elections as voters look to change the system from the bottom up
Russia to fight smoking with price increase
May 18, 2012 Anastasia Dulenkova
Cigarette prices might increase fivefold by 2018
Opposition and Nashi unite over forest
May 14, 2012 Tatyana Kasimova, Russky Reporter
The standoff over the Tsagovsky Forest brings together protestors from across the political spectrum
During the annual Night at the Museum event, locals and tourists alike had the opportunity to attend a number of exhibitions and performances in some of the Russian capital’s most beautiful and interesting spaces
Vladimir Sorokin’s “Ice Trilogy” is an extravagant and ambitious work, but not without its pretensions
Russia trounced Slovakia 6-2 in Sunday's final to win the world hockey championships title for the fourth time in the modern era and the first time since 2009
Russians cash in on Facebook
May 22, 2012 Igor Korolev, Cnews.ru
Mail.ru Group and DST, controlled by Yury Milner, made $2.5 billion on the Facebook IPO. They still hold $4.6 billion worth of shares in the social network
Microsoft opens R&D Center at Skolkovo
May 22, 2012 Alexander Panov
Microsoft plans to invest tens of millions of dollars in research and development program in Russia
Sergei Ryabkov: “BRICS is a catalyst for global governance reform”
May 23, 2012 Katerina Labetskaya, VIP Premier
Opinions about BRICS as a factor in global politics still vary among political scientists. What prospects does Moscow see for BRICS? VIP Premier discussed that with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Ryabkov
G8 focus on economy and security
May 22, 2012 Vladimir Kuzmin, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
The G8 summit indicated that Moscow and the West will work together to resolve global problems
Russian observers go to Syria
May 18, 2012 Igor Kryuchkov, Moskovskiye Novosti
But small number of participants sends mixed signals to the international community
Creating demand at home
May 21, 2012 Andrei Bunich
Russia’s efforts to diversify the economy must focus on creating demand for modernization at home rather than only exporting products abroad
The street has turned to the left
May 16, 2012 Dmitry Oreshkin, Ogoniok magazine
What do the events of May 6-7 say about the future of the Russian protest movement?
Let´s read Marshak
May 23, 2012 Yulia Amlinskaya
Today we will be speaking about S. Y. Marshak, a famous Russian poet and translator (1887-1974). His poems are useful for foreigners who study the Russian language in terms of phonetics, grammar and vocabulary.
A night at The Human Library
May 22, 2012 Patrick Sewell
In the wake of a legislative attack on the LGBT community in a number of Russian cities, “The Human Library,” an innovative project designed to promote dialogue, reduce prejudices and encourage understanding, opened its doors in Moscow
Cultural exchange builds relationships
May 15, 2012 Kim Palchikoff
In April, I interviewed former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones, who is now senior vice president of communications and government relations for Harrahs Hotels & Casinos, which has its own circus show on the Strip. Absinthe, a tent circus show
