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A Russian rhapsody

January 27, 2012 Achala Moulik, specially for RIR
Writer, playwright and Russophile Achala Moulik, awarded in Russia the Pushkin Medal, recalls falling in love with the country of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.

Chekhov’s tryst with the ‘paradise’ island in the Indian Ocean

January 10, 2012 Ajay Kamalakaran, specially for RIR from Colombo, Sri Lanka
The great Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov never visited India but he managed to spend 3 days on an island often described as “the teardrop of India,” that is Sri Lanka.

Butterfly wings for politicians’ faces

January 8, 2012 Valentin Bayukansky, specially for RIR
Artist Vadim Zaritsky uses a very unusual material for his paintings – butterfly wings. His works include portraits of renowned political figures and fellow artists as well as landscapes and still lifes

Indians bring Medvedev closer to his dream

December 21, 2011 Combined reports
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has been awarded an honorary PhD by India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University

Indians abroad: Feeling at home in Moscow

December 19, 2011 Daniil Turovsky, afisha.ru
Aram Devi, a resident of New Delhi, came to Moscow a year ago. Here is the story of enterprise, cross-cultural encounter and finding a home in another country while being true to one’s roots, in Aram Devi’s own words….

Dev Anand: A Wayfarer in Russia

December 16, 2011 Dadan Upadhyay, RIR
Not many know about the Russia connection of iconic Indian actor Dev Anand. He visited Russia in 1954, he married in Russia and his film “Rahi” was very popular in Soviet Union.

Russian space designer Boris Chertok dies

December 14, 2011 Combined reports
Boris Chertok, who had played a key role in engineering Soviet-era space victories, died at the age of 99.

Congratulations Sonia Gandhi

December 12, 2011 Combined reports
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday congratulated Congress President Sonia Gandhi on her 66th birthday.

Svetlana Alliluyeva: The Indian episode that nearly triggered a major diplomatic crisis

December 6, 2011 Ajay Kamalakaran, specially for RIR
Svetlana Alliluyeva, Josef Stalin’s child, was responsible for a set of events in India that looked like they were right out of a James Bond film.

Prisoner of the name: Joseph Stalin’s daughter dies

November 29, 2011 Russia Today
Svetlana Alliluyeva, also known as Lana Peters, the only surviving child of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, has died at the age of 85.

A mix of Russian Orthodoxy and modern photography

November 29, 2011 Anisia Boroznova, RIR
Meet Ivan Zhuk, a unique Russian photographer, whose works encompass religion and art

The most important job in society

November 23, 2011 Diana Krovvidi, Deborah William
How different are teachers in India and in Russia? We are continuing our series of “Double Portraits” to investigate...

Alena Adamkova gets “Devbhumi” award

November 16, 2011 RIR
Alena Adamkova, the executive director and curator of the International Roerich Memorial Trust (IRMT), has been granted the prestigious Indian award

Yuri Kozyrev: Walking the revolution road

October 26, 2011 Anna Nemtsova
The Russian photographer has recently won numerous awards for his coverage of the Arab Spring. Colleagues say he is well on his way to joining the ranks of the greatest war photographers

A tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India and founder of the JV “BrahMos Aerospace”

October 18, 2011 RIR
Former President of India and founder of the Brahmos Aerospace joint venture, Abdul Kalam, turned 80 on October 15.

A grocer's life

August 11, 2011 Anisia Boroznova, Shweta Chand
Are the cultural differences really so important for people of the same profession? We are continuing our series of “Double Portraits” to investigate...

An ode to citizenship

August 3, 2011 Andrew Roth, Russia Profile
One of Russia’s most politically active musicians believes that performers have much more authority in society than they deserve.

12 Indians who are famous in Russia

August 2, 2011 Anisia Boroznova
Throughout the week I have been badgering people with one single question: “Which famous Indian persons do you know about, and what are they famous for?”

'I will love to work with Big B'

June 27, 2011 Arshie Chevalwala, RIR
No film industry like Bollywood, says Razbegaev, who acts in an Indo-Russian movie.

Needed: A monument for Gagarin in India

June 15, 2011 Vasily Gorshkov
Russian cosmonaut Viktor Savinykh, a veteran of three pioneering space flights, makes an impassioned case to India for creating a monument in the name of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space.
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