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 the medical syllabus at Russian universities and implementing Ayurvedic medicines in
Distance learning solves problem of education in rural Russia
Classes taught online give students in remote villages the chance to learn from qualified specialists without leaving home
What hampers Russia’s anti-corruption legislation
Though Russia meets the anti-corruption standards of UNCAC, a major problem is the lack of a law punishing illicit enrichment itself
Education in Russia: Indian students spoilt for choice
Places as diverse as Moscow, Tver, Volgograd and Vladivostok offer a range of faculties that go beyond the usual suspects of engineering and medicine
Hardships of growing up in the USSR
Bangalore-based Elena Revinskaya reflects on the difficulties she faced in Soviet Siberia just before the fall of the communist regime
Volgograd: When gay bashers kill
The brutal murder of a gay man in Volgograd over the weekend has caused an outrage in Russia with some pointing fingers at politicians behind anti-gay legislation
Military man becomes extraordinary janitor
He claims that his profession is undervalued by society, yet few would guess at the decent income it can generate
Shaking off the Gulag legacy
Calls are growing from human rights activists and government officials to reform the Russian prison system.
More Russians prefer unemployment benefits to working
A social disease which has already gripped several western countries is now spreading in Russia, as authorities have expressed alarm over an increasing number of Russians preferring to live on social benefits rather than working
World War II: Veterans leave, Memory remains
Nobody can give an exact figure of living soldiers of the Great Patriotic War. We may have only rough calculations
Why Orthodox believers are converting to other Christian denominations
Many tend to agree that the conversion to other denomination is no betrayal. The Russian Orthodox Church however says that any talk about people fleeing Orthodoxy is absurd
Moscow becomes a major music festival hub
The Russian capital’s parks are gradually shedding their winter skin and morphing into spaces suitable for quality family time and entertainment, including some wonderful musical performances
A look at the Sukhumi Primate Centre
The world-famous primate centre faced tough times after the Soviet collapse and the Georgia-Abkhazia war, but it now seems to be coming back to life
Growing support among Russians for Lenin burial
The issue of Lenin’s burial is one of the oldest controversies in Russian politics and the discussion usually heats up around the time of Soviet holidays and anniversaries
The Belgorod massacre: “I was shooting at hell”
When a mass shooting happens in Russia, it seems almost unbelievable at first – especially due to the fact that gun laws are very strict in the country
School uniforms make a comeback in Russia
An idea of restoring standart school uniform, canceled in 1992, was supported by the Russian President Vladimir Putin, State Duma, school students, parents and teachers
Health Ministry defends adoptions by HIV-positive people
Currently, all Russians with infections like HIV or hepatitis B and C are obligated to register with their local clinics. A 1996 law prohibits people registered as HIV-positive to adopt children
Calls grow to declare amnesty for economic crimes
At present, some 110,000 convicts charged with economic offences are serving jail terms in Russia
They’re right here: Autism in Russia
Treatment of autism is poorly handled in Russia. The majority of doctors, still interpreting the disorder to be some relation of schizophrenia, address the problem with heavy medication
The other side of Moscow
Many of the capital’s plants, factories and thermal power stations were shut down long ago, since Moscow ceased to be an industrial centre. But some of the grey industrial properties seethe with life