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Russians thrash Slovakia to win World Hockey title

May 21, 2012 RIA Novosti
Russia trounced Slovakia 6-2 in Sunday's final to win the world hockey championships title for the fourth time in the modern era and the first time since 2009

From St Petersburg to the Himalayas: an artist’s journey

May 15, 2012 Ajay Kamalakaran, RIR
For Alla Dulh, a painter from Saint-Petersburg, India used to be just another place on her must-visit list. But four years ago she settled in Himalayas, and says it keeps her creative juices flowing

Giant Buddha planned for Tuva

May 15, 2012 Nathan Toohey, The Moscow News
A Tibet enterprise has been given the go ahead to build a 15-meter-high Buddha statue, to be placed atop a mountain outside the Tuvan capital of Kyzyl

Filatov: "Chess is a unique tool for promoting the country's culture"

May 14, 2012 Alexei Dospekhov, Kommersant
Andrei Filatov, co-owner of N-Trans, on why he became the initiator and sponsor of the championship match at the Tretyakov Gallery

World Chess Championship starts in Moscow

May 14, 2012 Howard Amos, The Moscow Times
Though it involves an Indian and an Israeli, the World Chess Championship match also provides a glimpse of the weird and politically connected Russian chess scene

Anand and Gelfand kick off Moscow chess crown battle

May 11, 2012 RT.com
Chess masters Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand expect their World Championship clash to be a spectacular battle to match the exquisite surroundings of Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery, which is hosting the event

Anand versus Boris: A symphony of chess and culture

May 8, 2012 Ilya Trisvyatsky, RIR
In a rare event, the world chess tournament will kick-off amid iconic artwork at the famous Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow) on May 10

Angry birds in the hunger games

May 3, 2012 Andrei Molodykh, Russky Reporter
Goose fighting competitions become a popular diversion in rural Russia

Nicholas Roerich’s legacy lives on in Himalayan Hamlet

May 2, 2012 Ajay Kamalakaran, specially for RIR
65 years after Nicholas Roerich’s death, his work and legacy continue to play an important role in bringing together the people of Russia and India

The Buranovo Grannies: life after 70

May 2, 2012 Svetlana Smetanina, RIR
Why is Russia’s Eurovision group so popular? Could it be because they show an aging world that all is not lost with time?

India Open Super Series badminton

May 2, 2012 Priyanka Gera, RIR
Following the Russian and Indian shuttlers at the BWF India Open Super Series

The distant latitudes of childhood

May 1, 2012 Ferran Mateo, RIR
Evgenia Arbugaeva has received a Magnum Foundation International grant for a project in her hometown of Tiksi

Russian riders to perform at Diamond Jubilee

April 30, 2012 Tatyana Shramchenko, RIR
Russian jockeys from the Kremlin Equestrian Riding School will perform at the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the coronation of Great Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in early May

Doctor Laughter from India wants to cheer Russia up

April 27, 2012 Sofya Soprano, RIR
How Dr. Madan Kataria is helping serious-minded Russians release the laughter inside

Russia to launch round-the-world trip

April 27, 2012 Marina Darmaros, RIR
Russian sailors, cadets and rock musicians are planning to sail around the world, cross three oceans and visit 21 countries to mark Russia’s anniversary

High hopes for Isinbaeva at London

April 27, 2012 Nikolai Dolgopolov, RIR
Double Olympic gold medalist Yelena Isinbaeva nearly quit the sport but she’s expected to make a strong challenge in London

Roerich row: Russia seeks Indian government's intervention

April 26, 2012 Combined reports
Russia has accused the Himachal Pradesh government of ‘behaving in a rude and uncivilised manner’ over the working of the trust that manages late Russian painter Nicholas Roerich's multi-crore-rupee estate in Kullu Valley

Plans to set the Thames on fire

April 25, 2012 Nikolai Dolgopolov, RIR
Russia hopes of bringing home gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Dances and friendship at the Russian Embassy

April 24, 2012 Olga Nikushkina, RIR
After celebratory events in Russia dated to the 65th anniversary of Indo-Russian diplomatic relationship, the Russian Embassy in India held a state reception crowned with a beautiful performance by the ballet troupe

Russia’s 12 oldest architectural monuments

April 24, 2012 Dmitry Kikot, RIR
In this latest installment of the Russian Dozen, RIR explores six monuments from the time when Russia was inhabited by early primitive peoples, and six ancient Christian monuments created by the ancestors of the Russians
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