Windows to Russia

A unique expedition from the the Arctic region in Russia kicks off from Russia to Canada on Monday March 21st, 2011. In an event that will see a caravan of snow vehicles covering around 8,000 kilometers amid wild weather conditions… Originally this trek was to be undertaken on February 17th, 2011. But due to weather […]

Earthquake, tsunami may cost Japan $235bn – World Bank: The devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan 10 days ago may cost the country’s economy $235 billion, or 4% of GDP, the World Bank said in a report on Monday. Windows to Russia! Russian rescuers begin work in Japan’s quake-hit Niigata (windowstorussia.com) Radiation level normal […]

Radiation levels in the Russian Far East are within normal limits despite an ongoing crisis at a nuclear power plant in nearby Japan, the regional office of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Monday. The Fukushima plant was hit by a number of explosions following a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands on March […]

Moscow police detained five people on Sunday for organizing an unauthorized St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Well over 1,000 people gathered in Moscow’s main tourist stretch, Stary Arbat, on Sunday afternoon for the march, which has been a yearly tradition in the Russian capital since 1992. But this year’s parade was canceled by new Moscow Mayor […]

Libya, lies and lessons to be learned:

Russia is ready to increase its gas deliveries to Europe by 6 billion cubic meters for 100 days in order to disengage volumes of liquefied gas for quake-stricken Japan, Russian Prime Minister Putin said on Saturday. “Right now, Gazprom is ready to increase the gas deliveries to Europe by 60 million cubic meters per day, […]

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday advised Russians against travelling to Japan over a radiation threat posed by Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant that was severely damaged during last week’s devastating earthquake and powerful tsunami. “Background radiation in Tokyo and the remaining part of the country, except for the area around the Fukushima 1 nuclear power […]

Russia urges western nations to stop the indiscriminate use of force in Libya, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. “The reports say that during air raids on Libya strikes were also delivered on non-military facilities… As a result, 48 civilians are reported dead and over 150 wounded,” the ministry said in a statement. ‘In […]