For beauty salon chains, Russia is the next big market

For beauty salon chains, Russia is the next big market

March 8, 2013 Natalya Nemchinova, Irina Ford, special to RIR

Considering how much value Russia women place on presenting a polished appearance at all times, there is always a tremendous growth potentail for the beauty industry in the country

Russia's women retain chess Olympiad title

September 10, 2012 RIA Novosti

Russia's women defended their Chess Olympiad title in Istanbul over the weekend with a 4-0 thrashing of Kazakhstan edging them past China.

‘The second sex’ in Russian and Marathi literature

‘The second sex’ in Russian and Marathi literature

April 19, 2012 Priyanka Gera, RIR

Women’s issues, especially perspectives on “the Body” portrayed by Russian and Marathi women writers are the subject of recent study by Dr. Megha Pansare, Associate Professor, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Strong woman

Strong woman

February 14, 2012

Blacksmith Dora Kolchina works in her shop in the Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk

Women: the hidden face of Russian business

Women: the hidden face of Russian business

February 13, 2012 Natasha Doff, The Moscow News

A recent list of the 100 most influential women in Russia, compiled by Ekho Moskvy and several other major media organizations, suggests that women pull more strings in the country than they are generally given credit for.

Femen bares breasts over Indian visa crackdown

January 20, 2012 RIA Novosti

Members of the Ukrainian feminist group Femen bared their breasts once more on Wednesday, this time to protest India's crackdown on visas for sex workers at its embassies in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

Stereotyping Russian women? India needs to rethink...

Stereotyping Russian women? India needs to rethink...

January 20, 2012 Ajay Kamalakaran, specially for RIR

The reported instruction by India’s foreign office to its missions in the region to filter out potential sex workers threatens to revive distorting stereotypes and could deter female visitors from coming to this country.

"Aladdin" musical in St.Petersburg

December 9, 2011

Ukrainian popular singer Ani Lorak plays the role of the Princess in the Aladdin musical at the RVS studio in St. Petersburg.

A woman's place is in the Duma?

A woman's place is in the Duma?

September 15, 2011 Veronika Dorman

Since the end of Soviet era quotas, the number of women in Russian politics has declined. What will bring them back?

Red Line: Robert Gates, Yelena Bonner and Aung San Suu Kyi

Red Line: Robert Gates, Yelena Bonner and Aung San Suu Kyi

June 29, 2011 Ekaterina Kudashkina, Mira Salganik, Sergei Strokan, Voice of Russia

Each week, Voice of Russia hosts Red Line, a discussion about the events of the week, as seen from Moscow. This week, the resignation of Robert Gates, the death of Yelena Bonner, and Aung San Suu Kyi

The Night Witches who ruled the skies

The Night Witches who ruled the skies

June 22, 2011 Nora FitzGerald

Historians are still uncovering stories from World War II, including that of the Soviet Union's young female fighter pilots.

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