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Tornado Caught on Tape Over World's First Nuclear Plant (Video)
A tornado caused a scare outside Moscow when it passed over the decommissioned site of the world's first civilian nuclear power plant.
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Scores Evacuated as Moscow Feels First Tremors in 35 Years
At least 9,000 people were evacuated from Moscow buildings on Friday as the capital experienced its first tremors from an earthquake since 1977.
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Sochi Olympics to Outdo Vancouver in Doping Tests
Sochi Olympics organizers said 2,500 doping tests will be conducted at the Winter Games next February, surpassing the total at the Vancouver Games four years ...
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Norway Has No Plans for Magnitsky Sanctions
Norway has reiterated its concern about an investigation into the 2009 prison death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky but said it has no plans to impose ...
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Prominent Chechen Advocate Killed in Turkey
A prominent figure in the Chechen diaspora in Turkey was shot at his Ankara office in an attack that supporters blamed on Chechen leader Ramzan ...
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Trip Advisor says: Saint Petersburg is among top-25 best travel destinations
The Northern Capital was the only Russian city to make the list this year. RBTH introduces apps for modern ... -
Moscow hopes U.S. will close Guantanamo Bay prison
Moscow expects U.S. President Barack Obama to live up to his promise to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention ... -
Tourists reaching the unknown in Chukotka
Chukotka, the north-eastern tip of Russia, is the one of the most isolated places in the world. The region ... -
Russian prosecutors claim international NGO Memorial financed from abroad, involved in politics
The Memorial international public organization in Russia is involved in political activities and is financed from the United States, ...
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Director of Russia's Public TV compares it to foreign channels
Russian Public Television was launched in the middle of May. The director of the RPT Anatoly Lysenko explained RBTH ...
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Two Georgian Priests Charged Over LGBT Rally Violence
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Two Georgian Priests Charged Over LGBT Rally Violence
Two high-ranking Georgian priests have been charged in connection with the May 17 attack by conservative activists on a gay rights rally in downtown Tbilisi, ... -
Russia-Backed Software Company Files for $80 Million US IPO
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Russia-Backed Software Company Files for $80 Million US IPO
Luxoft Holding, Inc., a subsidiary of Moscow-based information technology services provider, IBS Group Holding Limited, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the ... -
Russian Spacecraft Manufacturer to Make 4 Launches in 2014
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Attitudes to Russia Worsening, Poll Says
People's attitudes to Russia's global role continue to deteriorate, particularly in the U.S., according to a poll conducted in 25 countries by the BBC.
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Norway Suggests Raising Magnitsky at UN
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eider has recommended that his country's lawmakers bring the issue of Magnitsky sanctions against Russia before the UN Security Council.
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$1 Billion Spent on Gazprom Anniversary Party
Gazprom spent more than $1 billion on celebrations to mark the company's 20th anniversary this year, Interfax reported Thursday. In February, the Kremlin hosted a gala ...
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Natural Gas to Power Russian Buses
ST. PETERSBURG (SPB) — Among talk of the problem of unpaid gas bills and the possibility of opening a St. Petersburg Gas Museum, participants at last ...
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Catching the Instance
Dmitry Konradt, one of the ...
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Strong earthquake in Russia's Far East echoes in Moscow
On Friday, May 24, a strong earthquake occurred in the Far East of Russia. According to preliminary data, the magnitude of the quake was about ...
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Film director Pyotr Todorovsky dies at 88
Pyotr Todorovsky, a famous Soviet and Russian film director, died in Moscow at age 88
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Gay activists lay condoms to eternal flame in Russia
All Russia has recently celebrated the Victory Day and remembered millions of people, who gave their lives for millions of those, who live today
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Micro twister strikes Russia's Tula, 16 hurt
Residents of the town of Efremov, near Tula, central Russia, experienced a highly unusual natural disaster for this region
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Journalists discover formula of trust in governance
The international conference of journalists "Contemporary Russian Journalism: Questions and Answers" has finished in Nizhny Novgorod
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Top Russian Social Network Blacklisted By 'Mistake'
Russian regulators have lifted a ban on VKontakte, Russia's top social-network website, hours after blacklisting the site by "mistake."
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Russia Says Syria Government Agrees In Principle To Conference
Russia's Foreign Ministry says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government has agreed in principle to attend an international peace conference in Geneva proposed by Russia and ...
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Russia, Serbia To Sign Strategic Agreement
Serbian media say the agreement calls on the bolstering of ties across a spectrum of areas, including business, trade, and infrastructure projects, as well as ...
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Russian Far East Hit By Okhotsk Earthquake; Tsunami Alert Lifted
A powerful earthquake has hit Russia's Far East region, sending tremors across the country and sparking a short-lived tsunami warning.
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Target: Surkov
Vladislav Surkov just lost his job as deputy prime minister. Is he about to be prosecuted?
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Bulgaria Socialists try to form govt with technocrat at its head
It might be the start of a solution in Bulgaria, if it isn't the start of new problems. On May 23, Plamen Oresharski became the ...
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CEO of Austrian bank RBI offers resignation over property revelations
Herbert Stepic, the chief executive of Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), offered his resignation on May 24, according to a statement issued by the bank. ...
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Ukraine MP's UK empire raises transparency questions
It was billed in the Ukrainian media as the wedding of the decade to be celebrated on the uniquely romantic date of September 9, 2009 ...
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Estonia proclaims pan-Baltic nuclear plant project is dead
The plan to build a pan-Baltic nuclear power plant at Visaginas in Lithuania is not economically feasible, and now looks certain to be officially dropped, ...
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Educating Giorgi
With just six months before the Georgian presidential election, solid popularity ratings for the governing Georgian Dream coalition indicates it's poised for victory in October. ...
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Azerbaijan profile - Timeline
A chronology of key events: 1828 - Turkmanchay treaty between Russia, Persia divides Azerbaijan. Territory of present-day Azerbaijan becomes part…
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Syria crisis: Government 'to attend Geneva conference'
Russia says Damascus has agreed "in principle" to attend an international conference on the Syria crisis set to be held in Geneva in June. Its…
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Powerful earthquake off east coast of Russia
A powerful earthquake has struck off the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east. Authorities in the eastern province of Sakhalin initially issued…
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Team GB ice skaters given 2014 Winter Olympics boost
Winter Olympics by the International Skating Union. The three spots for the Games in Sochi, Russia, are reward for Britain's results at the World…
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James Ward: British number two given Queen's Club wildcard
… the semi-finals of the tournament in 2011 when he beat Stanislas Wawrinka and Sam Querrey. Ward also helped Great Britain beat Russia in the ...
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Russia police find Pussy Riot slogan at murder scene
Police in Russia are investigating the murder of two women found under a slogan backing the female punk rock band Pussy Riot, apparently written in ...
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Two Pussy Riot members flee Russia to 'recruit foreign feminists'
Two members of the female punk rock band Pussy Riot have fled Russia, the group said.
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Mosque shooting, suicide bombing hit Russia's Caucasus region
At least six people were wounded when two masked men opened fire inside a mosque in Russia's North Caucasus region Saturday night, Russian officials said ...
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Plane to Moscow diverted after bomb scare
Authorities are investigating a bomb threat made to a Moscow-bound Aeroflot flight that took off from New York Wednesday night and was diverted to Iceland, ...
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Five things to watch at the Olympics on Saturday
Track and field competition revs up on Saturday, but not before swimmers -- among them, the most decorated Olympian of all time -- make one ...
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Syria agrees to take part in peace conference, Russia claims
Russia claims the Assad regime has agreed in principle to attend next month's peace conference in Geneva while the opposition consider whether it will turn ...
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Paul McCartney writes to Russian leaders over treatment of Pussy Riot
Former Beatle lauds country's 'great tradition of fair-mindedness' in handwritten letters pleading for the release of jailed band ...
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Wartime MI6 had secret plans for 'liquidation or kidnapping' of targets
National Archives reveal plan to sow dissension among Soviet communists then kill Rommel and top Gestapos before D-DayMI6 ...
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Pussy Riot member begins hunger strike
Maria Alyokhina starts protest after being refused permission to attend parole hearingA jailed member of the anti-Kremlin punk ...
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Animal astronauts return from space mission – video
A Russian space capsule containing mice, ghekos, gerbils, snails and fish returns to earth after a month-long mission in space
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Sir Paul McCartney's protests fail to help Pussy Riot
The judge ruled against Maria Alyokhina, 24, saying she did not qualify for parole because she had violated prison rules, including by refusing to make ... -
Alexander Lebedev 'to call martial arts expert' to testify
Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev to call martial arts expert to testify in hooliganism trial in attempt to prove he did not hit property tycoon with ... -
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov welcomes Gerard Depardieu and Elizabeth Hurley to Grozny
He is the strongman leader of Chechnya, a ruthless former rebel fighter with strict Muslim habits and a passion for powerful cars and weapons. She ... -
Russian officer 'posed at Vladimir Putin's desk to impress girls'
Russia's federal guard service launched an investigation after photos appeared in the media of a disgraced former employee apparently posing behind Vladimir Putin's desk in ... -
Azerbaijan recounts Eurovision votes after awarding Russia 'nul points'
Azerbaijan's Eurovision votes have been recounted on orders from the President after they snubbed Russia.
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In Tolstoy's Footsteps
One hundred and twenty-five years ago, Lev Tolstoy made the first of several walking journeys from Moscow to Tula a distance of nearly 200 ...
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Sergei Dovlatov
This issue's Uchites language learning section focuses on writer Sergei Dovlatov, who would have been 70 this month.
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The Little Soyuz that Could
The end of American shuttle flights gives Russia a de facto monopoly on carrying humans to the International Space Station. What does this mean for ...
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The Passing of Yelena Bonner
An obituary of Yelena Bonner by a fellow dissident.
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Lucky Murmansk
Murmansk was founded 95 years ago this October. We look back at the history of its founding and its appearance in a particularly important piece ...
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EAST CAPITAL COMMENT: Turkish growth set to continue
The Turkish stock market has continued to perform well, and is already up 10.1 percent … Read More -
Russia’s major RVC high-tech fund co-launches new contest for IT startups
By Andrei Skvarsky. RVC, a major Russian state-owned 30bn-ruble ($100m) fund of funds for high-tech … Read More
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RenCap says middle income trap the source of Russia’s woes
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russia’s Renaissance Capital argues that the likeliest explanation of Russia’s current economic … Read More
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Coroporate/Securities Lawyer – London
We are looking for a corporate and securities lawyer to work independently as a legal … Read More
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Unicorn Capital PE fund raises $100m since 2012
By Andrei Skvarsky. Unicorn Capital Partners, an emerging markets-focused private equity fund set up last … Read More
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Stop this train! The rates are crippling
RusBusinessNews Stop this train! The ...
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Uralvagonzavod intends to buy 100% of the shares of Motovilikhinskie Zavody, OJSC
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VSMPO is unfurling its "wings" of titanium
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The capital stock of the Ugoria insurance company has increased 20%
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RCC takes the 46th place in the Forbes rating
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RPL Week 40 Round-Up: Nalchik & Tomsk on the brink as Zenit made to wait
Alex Jackson rounds up the action from week 40 of the Russian Premier League with Andrei Arshavin on target again as Zenit open up a ... -
RPL Week 39 Round-Up: Zenit Zero In On Title
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RPL Week 38 Round-Up: Zenit March Towards Title as Armymen Drop More Points
Guus Hiddink’s Anzhi were frustrated in their push for Europe as they were held to a goal-less draw by CSKA Moscow -
RPL Week 37 Round-Up: Dikan Fractures Skull while Dynamo and Rubin win
Russian football expert, Alex Jackson observes a bruising weekend of action from the RPL -
RPL Round-Up: All-Draw Bore At The Top While Four Seem Set For The Drop
It was draws all round in the Championship Division while in the Relegation Division a foreboding chasm between those in the relegation mire and those ...
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Russian hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl rebuilds in Amish country
For weeks, the folks in Pennsylvania's Amish country had no idea that a Russian hockey team was ... -
Cycling federation chief says panel to study UCI-Lance Armstrong 'collusion'
An independent panel will examine allegations that cycling's governing body was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping. -
Russian Hockey Training In Amish Country
NFL trainer Steve Saunders describes the training program set up for the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team in ... -
Nikolay Davydenko loses in first round in Duesseldorf
Nikolay Davydenko lost his fourth straight match Tuesday, falling 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to "lucky loser" Aljaz Bedene ... -
Russia: Anzhi win after deadly blomb blasts
Anzhi Makhachkala beat Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1 on Monday following two bomb blasts which killed three people and ...