Nobel prize winner Solzhenitsyn dies at 89 – The Nobel-prize winning Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn has died at the age of 89. He passed away in Moscow in the early hours of Monday. It is believed he died of a stroke. Solzhenitsyn’s books were the first to tell millions of people across the world about […]
This morning it was -5 degrees and brisk outside. The little puddles from this last weekends rains had frozen solid last night. The air was clear and the sun had peeped from behind a pillow of a cloud. It was a perfect morning and I was really looking forward to my cup of coffee… I […]
Angola No Must apply for a visa in advance 90 days Botswana No 90 days (with return ticket and proof of sufficient monetary means) Cape Verde No In most cases visa on arrival is possible Yes Djibouti No 10 day or 1 month tourist visa on arrival Ethiopia No 1–6 month visa on arrival 90 […]
Russian Ministry of Education… The Russian Ministry of Education and Science said on Monday that foreigners have adopted 50 percent less Russian children in the last 5 years. But the number of children adopted by Russians, however has increased by 27 percent over the same 5 years. “In 2007, we [the Russian Ministry of Education […]
jumping phenomenally in the first hours trade. Friday is the first days trade after the RTS and Micex were closed on Wednesday to allow regulators and the exchanges to reconcile a repo backlog, triggered by a major share slump on Monday and Tuesday. During this time the government announced a $45 Billion liquidity injection into […]