Ayurveda takes firm roots in Russia

Last month the First All-Russian Congress of Ayurveda was held in Moscow with the support of Indian Embassy. The key topics of discussion were including Ayurveda in ...

5 obstacles to peace in Syria

May 25, 2013 Alexey Eremenko, RIA Novosti

RIA Novosti contacted leading Russian experts on the Middle East who spelled out five problems that stand between Syria and peace

Middle class in Russia: prosperous but powerless

May 24, 2013 David Rohde, The Moscow Times

In Moscow, they are "non-Soviet Russians." In New Delhi, they are a "political Goliath" that may soon awaken. In Beijing and Sao Paolo, they are lawyers and other professionals who complain about glacial state bureaucracies and endemic graft

Indo-Russian forum introduced Russian innovations to Indian counterparts

Indo-Russian forum introduced Russian innovations to Indian counterparts

May 24, 2013 Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of India

A two-day Indo-Russian forum introducing Russian innovations in different fields to Indian counterparts, organised at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC) in New Delhi on May 21-22, 2013, concluded with a clarion call on intensifying bila

Print media in Russia sees first decline in revenue

Print media in Russia sees first decline in revenue

May 24, 2013 Ksenia Boletskaya, Vedomosti

Russian newspapers and magazines are losing money for the first time ever. The downward trend is being attributed to the recently-imposed ban on alcohol advertising

Connectivity would foster integration of Eurasia

May 23, 2013 Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra, specially for RIR

The idea of North South corridor linking Russia’s south to India through the vast Eurasian landscape is getting off the ground with the construction of the Caspian Sea Eastern Rail Corridor

Politics
Fading away into oblivion

Fading away into oblivion

May 13, 2013 Stanislav Kuvaldin, specially for RIR

The most vocal opponents of the Russian president have not been able to gather the kind of mass support that they had hoped for since they started protesting last year’s election

12 months of Putin’s presidency

May 12, 2013 RIA Novosti

Vladimir Putin’s first year in his latest term as president has been highly eventful. Here is a look at the most notable facts and quotations of the past 12 months

Kremlin’s long term ideologue Surkov leaves government

May 8, 2013 Anna Arutunyan, The Moscow News

The news comes soon after a publicised dispute broke out between Surkov, widely seen as the creative force behind the Skolkovo innovation hub, and Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin

Special projects
Top Russian Startups

Top Russian Startups

Karma Bhoomi

Karma Bhoomi

Russian flavours

Russian flavours

Education in Russia

Education in Russia

Economics

Turkey to receive new Russian weapons

May 22, 2013 Dmitry Litovkin, specially for RIR

The newest Russian attack helicopters Ka-52 Alligator, Mi-28NE Night Hunter, surface-to-air missile system S-300V Antey-2500 and the combat vehicle tanks BMPT Terminator were presented at the Russian exposition in the Istanbul International exhibitio

Russia to use hi-tech against terror

May 19, 2013 Boris Egorov, RIR

“Killer robots" and other high-tech antiterror equipment are being developed in Russia and other countries. They have already received criticism from Human Right Watch

Opinion
Alexey Dolinsky, specially for RIR

Clash of titans in the Asia Pacific

May 21, 2013

Increased economic, political and, potentially, military competition in the Asia Pacific is becoming a core of global politics. Russia can play a critical role in the world political architecture if it successfully defines its policy in the region

Society

Hardships of growing up in the USSR

May 15, 2013 Elena Revinskaya, specially for RIR

Bangalore-based Elena Revinskaya reflects on the difficulties she faced in Soviet Siberia just before the fall of the communist regime

Culture
Depardieu defends Chechnya after Boston bombing

Depardieu defends Chechnya after Boston bombing

French actor Gerard Depardieu, visiting Grozny to film a new movie, said the ethnic Chechen brothers accused of the Boston bombing had been raised American and that residents of Chechnya were not to blame

Travel
Mikhailovskoe: Russian soul comes to rest here

Mikhailovskoe: Russian soul comes to rest here

May 21, 2013 Ilja Brustein, specially for RIR

Famous Russian poet Alexander Pushkin often visited his estate in the village Mikhailovskoe in Pskov region. Today the village becomes a museum, where tourists can walk around the old manor, try on the costumes of the 19th century and visit the place

Road trips off the beaten track

May 17, 2013 Viktoria Golovkina, Strana.ru

Driving across the vast landmass of Russia in places such as the Arctic Kola Peninsula and the Kalmyk Steppe can be a magical experience

Summer treat for heritage-lovers

May 13, 2013 William Brumfield, specially for RIR

One of the largest open-air museums in the country, Malye Korely is located on high bluffs overlooking the Northern Dvina River some 15 miles south of Arkhangelsk

Sport

Russian Muay Thai champion discusses martial arts

May 20, 2013 Igor Lazorin, Gazeta.ru

Anastasia Yankova is Russia's champion in Muay Thai, one of the world's most violent martial arts. She speaks on her introduction to the sport, her passions and hobbies

Gorodki: traditional Russian folk game

May 19, 2013 Darya Kalikina, specially for RIR

A popular 19th-century backyard game that became a sport and then all but died out is enjoying a renaissance. What on earth is gorodki? Why is it so addictive? And what skills does it develop?

Visa-free entry for Sochi Olympians

May 17, 2013 Roman Vorobyov, RIR

The Russian government will allow 3-month visa-free travel for athletes, coaches, referees and foreign delegations taking part in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games

Blogs
Salaam to the quintessential Indian at heart

Salaam to the quintessential Indian at heart

May 20, 2013 Ajay Kamalakaran

Russia’s ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin completes 25 years of diplomatic service in his “karma-bhoomi.” His contribution to bilateral relations is invaluable

Tread softly on shale gas dreams

May 20, 2013 M K Bhadrakumar

It is perplexing that such extravagant hype has been given by Indian officials to the conditional and partial relaxation by the United States of export restrictions on the domestically produced liquefied natural gas [LNG] to countries that do not hav

It’s all about Soft Power

May 14, 2013 Ajay Kamalakaran

To take Indo-Russian relations to the next level, both countries need to harness their soft power and reach out to the masses

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