Prisoner of the name: Joseph Stalin’s daughter dies
Svetlana Alliluyeva, also known as Lana Peters, the only surviving child of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, has died at the age of 85.
Smartphones get boost from Russian satellites
The rapidly developing GLONASS technology, the Russian alternative to GPS, will soon allow smartphone users to take a peek at a map anytime they want to.
Goa peacock set to spread tail for Elena
A bird can be worth $90,000, if it's the top trophy of a far-reaching film festival in India. In fact, one of Russia's most powerful directors appears to have the best chance to take home from Goa a Golden Peacock.
Flying eye: Russia deploys new aerial radar
The Russian Air Force has deployed the upgraded version of the Beriev A-50 flying radar. It is also jointly developing flying radar based on the A-50, designed together with India.
.jpg)
About the supreme mission of Vladimir Putin
Without setting tens of millions of Russians free from alcohol addiction, Russia has no future
Finance Minister Kudrin quits at president's urging
President Medvedev signed Kudrin’s resignation just hours after the two men traded hostile comments in public.
Central Asia security on table at CSTO summit
President Dmitry Medvedev is attending an informal meeting of the leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) which is taking place in the Kazakh capital Astana.
Dmitry Medvedev brings law enforcers closer to the people
The list of information which government bodies will be forced to publish online has been approved.
Indian wunderkinds rock Moscow dancing grounds
Children from all over the world have gathered for summer camp in Moscow to study acting, music and dance.
SCO is not an elite club – Medvedev
A decade after the birth of the organization, the participants of the Astana summit are set to discuss what has been achieved so far and outline the main directions for the SCO’s future development.