Monday, 18 November 2013 16:30 |
On November 16, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, or the Magnitsky Act for short. The act, in particular, provides for sanctions against members of Russian law enforcement agencies and judges allegedly involved in the death of auditor Sergei Magnitsky... |
Thursday, 14 November 2013 11:46 |
Another famous person stood up for the activists of Greenpeace, who were detained on Arctic Sunrise ship near Prirazlomnaja oilrig and then placed in a detention center in St. Petersburg. His name is Paul McCartney. On his website, the legendary musician published a letter asking Russian president Vladimir Putin to release the activists... |
Saturday, 09 November 2013 22:00 |
How Greenpeace activists held in Russia have told the world their story through tweets and messages home BREAKING: Helicopter hovering above Arctic Sunrise, rope dropping down. We think the Coast Guard is boarding us. #SaveTheArctic @gp_sunrise 19 September Russian authorities onboard with guns. They are breaking into the comms room now.... |
Saturday, 09 November 2013 17:51 |
Astronauts take part in relay before Sochi Games next year by taking totem of tournament into the stars The Olympic torch has ben was held aloft in space for the first time, as two Russian cosmonauts took the relay before the 2014 Winter Games beyond the Earth's atmopshere. Gripping the unlit silver-and-red torch in the gloved fist of his spacesuit,... |
Saturday, 09 November 2013 17:36 |
Published time: November 09, 2013 16:36 Edited time: November 09, 2013 18:49  Donald Trump (Robin Marchant / Getty Images / AFP) US Billionaire Donald Trump has revealed plans to construct a skyscraper in... |
Friday, 08 November 2013 10:39 |
The Day of the October Revolution, November 7, is still a public holiday in Belarus. In Russia, it stopped being one after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Russian Revolution shook not only to Russia, but radically changed the whole world. And the world we see around us today, would be unthinkable without it... |
Thursday, 07 November 2013 20:45 |
Investigator says several activists will face charges of resisting law officers, in addition to hooliganism charges Russia will bring more charges against several Greenpeace activists who were arrested for a protest at an Arctic oil rig, investigators have said. Russia has drawn international criticism over the arrest and subsequent treatment of the... |
Thursday, 07 November 2013 08:56 |
The National Arctic zone covers 21.6 percent of the Russian territory, which is slightly more than one fifth. The vast areas are comparable with much of the same in Europe. But the population of this huge area in early 2013 was just over 2.3 million people, with the population density of only 0.63 people per square kilometer... |
Tuesday, 05 November 2013 08:50 |
Scientists have studied primarily the ethnic composition of the oligarchy, correlating it with the ethnic structure of Russia's population. They have chosen quite democratic criteria, taking into consideration the billionaires' self-identification, in particular, the presumption of belonging to Russians and Ukrainians... |
Friday, 01 November 2013 08:49 |
These are real events and real actions of Putin who influenced the world politics. These actions may have an impact on a global scale. Putin's initiative has averted an invasion in Syria. Still, there are no guarantees that the US has completely abandoned its plans against Syria, but at least for now it will be extremely difficult... |
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