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Dance to Live

January 27, 2012 Svetlana Smetanina
Anyone can dance, even people with disabilities, as the staff of the Spiritualization Rehabilitation Center [Centre Odukhotvorenie, in Russian] have proven. Moreover, this “dance therapy” has a positive therapeutic effect

Actions speak louder than words

January 10, 2012 Daria Gonzales
Politicians often make outrageous statements, and the year of upheaval that was 2011 brought about more than usual. Here is Russia Beyond the Headlines’ list of the 11 most notable political comments of 2011

Okroshka: The versatile Russian classic

July 15, 2011 Jennifer Eremeeva
Okroshka combines the crunch of fresh vegetables with meat and eggs to create a soup that is at once refreshing and filling

Russia invests in hi-tech health

May 3, 2011 Ben Aris
Russian hospitals are famously run down and underfunded, but reform has taken a front seat for both Putin and Medvedev

Improving neonatal care, one text message at a time

May 3, 2011 Emma Burrows
Already a success in the United States, Text4Baby comes to Russia in hopes of improving care through mothers’ mobile phones

Are there triathlons in Russia?

April 28, 2011 Lara McCoy Roslof
Even people crazy enough to do triathlon may not be crazy enough to train in Moscow

Health care you could live with

April 28, 2011 Galina Masterova
Russian doctors and their patients wait for new reforms to help them get the medical care and facilities they deserve

The old New Russians

February 1, 2011 Nina Vazhdayeva, Dmitry Serkov, Itogi
Russian retirees are finding a new life and new homes in warmer climates.

Exchanges between Russia and the US promote heart health

December 14, 2010 Dr. Edward 
J. Burger Jr., special to Russia Now
American and Russian doctors are working together to promote heart health and awareness of cardiovascular disease.

A dwindling natural resource

February 26, 2010 Jennifer Eremeeva
Why do Russian men have such a terrible life expectancy? Our blogger explains.

Groups are advised against visiting the UK

August 28, 2009 Svetlana Smetanina, Russia Now
Pandemic: Russia's emergency measures contain the H1N1 virus as it continues to spread globally

We'll do whatever it takes to contain it

August 28, 2009 Sergei Dankvert, Moscow
Swine flu: The authorities mustn't be too relaxed about the threat

Russia's Headache

August 7, 2008 Sergey Tereshenkov, special for Russia Profile.org

The future according to the President

December 13, 2007

Priorities

November 28, 2007 Irina Nevinnaya, RG