Alexander Litvinenko inquest postponed until October
Thursday, 14 March 2013 18:29

Coroner says he is delaying date 'with great reluctance' to allow more evidence to be gathered on death of Russian spy

The inquest into the death of Alexander Litvinenko is to be held on 2 October this year, it has been announced amid claims that government incompetence and "politically motivated" Russian manoeuvring have dragged out proceedings.

The...

 
PayPal to get stronger Russian stand
Thursday, 14 March 2013 15:58

Read more...Global money transfer service PayPal aims to soon be fully operational in Russia. The e-commerce giant filed an application to the Russian...

 
Russia may lose over $50 billion should Cyprus default
Thursday, 14 March 2013 11:44
Published time: March 14, 2013 10:44
Edited time: March 14, 2013 13:34
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Cyprus’ debt crisis puts Russian banks and companies at risk of losing billions of dollars. Russian businesses may reportedly lose over $50 ...

 
How hammer and sickle eliminated unemployment in USSR
Thursday, 14 March 2013 11:18
Unemployment stopped to exist 83 years ago. It happened only in one country and only in official reports, but the story about was still preserved. On March 13, 1930, the last Labor Exchange in the Soviet Union closed (in Moscow). After that, the Soviet Union declared itself the world's first country that finally put an end to unemployment...
 
Russia warns UK against arming Syrian rebels
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 20:39

Any attempt by British government to arm Syrian opposition would breach international law, claims Russian foreign minister

The UK and Russia remain at odds over the supply of arms to Syria's opposition, with Moscow suggesting that any move by the British government to give the rebels military equipment would breach international law.

The foreign...

 
Russia's ballet wars: dancers in the dock
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 20:30

Last week a Bolshoi dancer confessed to ordering a vicious attack on the company's director. His colleagues aren't convinced. Judith Mackrell reports from St Petersburg on the in-fighting and scandals dogging the national art form

On 17 January, a masked assailant threw sulphuric acid into the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Ser...

 
Russian Central Bank chairman to move over for a woman?
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 15:58
Until the end of March, President Putin is to pick the candidate for the position of the head the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. Last week, the president intrigued the general public when he said during his visit to Vologda that he had made his decision on the matter. "There will be a surprise, you will like it," said the president...
 
Remembering Sergei Vladimirovich Mikhalkov
Tuesday, 12 March 2013 12:48
On the anniversary of his 100th birthday, the 13th of March 2013, it is time to remember the Russian writer, Sergei Vladimirovich Mikhalkov, author of children's books, satirical fables, film scripts and theatre plays, but above all, the Soviet National Anthem and the Anthem of the Russian Federation....
 
Russian Army to be reinvented from head to foot
Thursday, 07 March 2013 16:09
Over the past months, the new Minister Sergei Shoigu was able to clearly identify the main shortcomings and failures in the development of the Armed Forces. Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin stressed when opening the meeting that "not all of the proposed options for the modernization of the Armed Forces were justifiable."...
 
IMF to add AUD and CAD as reserve currencies; which one’s next?
Wednesday, 06 March 2013 22:02

Published time: March 06, 2013 21:02

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IMF confirmed that the AUD and CAD will appear as reserve currency within three months. This emphasizes the spiraling demand for additional reserve currencies and the New Zealand dollar has the best chance to join the list,...

 
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