Russia views an unrest in the Middle East, particularly in major oil exporting countries, as a threat to its interests, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Wednesday. “We would like the situation to stabilize, because otherwise it will affect our interests, including those in the oil sphere,” Ivanov told Russian journalists in Washington […]
State Blamed in LiveJournal Attack LiveJournal Russia, the country’s main platform for uncensored political discussion, recovered Tuesday from its biggest-ever hacker attack — which bloggers said could not have been staged without state resources. The Cyrillic segment of the blogging service, which numbers 4 million Russian-language users, was first hit by a cyber attack last […]
I see the name Elena. It seems that she has enough connections (Her dad.) to allow her to travel unattended through the radiation zone around Chernobyl. I know very little more except what I have read in her website called… Kiddofspeed – GHOST TOWN – Chernobyl Pictures – Elena’s Motorcyle Ride through Chernobyl: I found […]
Today while I am drinking my morning cup of coffee. I decided to post a picture that I took early this morning. This is how you buy the best milk in Moscow… Actually, they sell milk, cottage cheese and sour cream. All home made and “really really really” yummy… You can not miss the yellow […]
I have been doing some research on Russia Today. I was curious to see when they started and what kind of reactions the Western press had over this wonderful TV station invading their territory. I found a slew of articles that gave the realization that the Western press was very worried about this new comer […]
Open Letter From Russian Doctors In Libya To The President Of The Russian Federation: President of the Russian Federation Medvedev DA and Prime Minister of Russian Federation VV Putin: From citizens of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, working and living in Libya… Sent on the 24 of March, 2011, From Tripoli, Libya: Dear Mr. Medvedev and […]
Kruzenshtern has set sail on its first voyage this year from the port of Svetly near Kaliningrad… During this expedition, the four-mast Kruzenshtern, one of the oldest sailing-ships worldwide, will mark its 85th anniversary. Despite such an advanced age, the bark continues to slough through the vast expanses of seas and oceans. This is largely […]
At least 800 people were slaughtered in the western Ivory Coast town of Duekoue on March 29, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, as it became the latest town caught in the spiral of post-electoral violence engulfing the country. Caritas, a Roman Catholic charity, estimated the death toll was 1,000… Read more: (Link) […]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said government ministers have until July 1 to give up their seats on boards of some of the country’s biggest state firms, the Kremlin said on Saturday. The Kremlin insists the move is part of efforts to “improve Russia’s investment climate.” But experts suggest Medvedev is trying to gain ground […]
Russia Profile Weekly Experts Panel: Can The Split in the Tandem Be Dealt With? Introduced by Vladimir Frolov With Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev publicly sparring over the UN resolution on Libya, and the Russian elites agonizing over an emerging rift in the tandem, an ominous question has begun to cloud Russia’s […]
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