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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 23:08 |
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On his last visit to Moscow in 2011, classical pianist was showered with gifts from people who remembered his genius It was one of those endless summer nights that grace northern Russia when my mother grabbed two friends to occupy a square outside Leningrad's philharmonic. The year was 1965 and the world was awash in Beatlemania. My mother, Ella,... |
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 16:06 |
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I was once asked in a television interview: "Which anti-aircraft missile system is better: Russia's S-300 or the U.S. Patriot?" Two Iraqi wars, the war in Yugoslavia and other conflicts showed that the Americans were striving for absolute predominance in aviation. They have dozens of AWACS and 30-40 spacecraft of all types.... |
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Monday, 25 February 2013 08:42 |
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U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul is again displeased with the Russian media. His negative reaction was provoked by the comments about the death of a three-year-old Maxim Kuzmin in West Texas. The extensive comments on the blog of the American ambassador are made against the critics of the American judicial and law enforcement systems... |
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Friday, 22 February 2013 12:33 |
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Russia and Cuba have initialed an agreement to settle Cuba's debt to Russia on the loans that Cuba took from the Soviet Union. In addition, representatives of the two countries signed two agreements on the deliveries of Russian aircraft to Cuba in the amount of $650 million. The Russian delegation arrived on a work visit to Cuba from Brazil... |
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Thursday, 21 February 2013 14:27 |
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Why the meteorite was flying parallel to the ground, why it left the tail, similar to that of rocket fuel, why the explosion was identical to self-destruction of a rocket and why a European weather satellite took pictures of the meteorite tail in the atmosphere, but not in space. Why, in the end, do they look for the meteorite so carefully... |
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Wednesday, 20 February 2013 14:28 |
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U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul was invited to the Russian parliament, the State Duma. The reason for the invite is tragic - the death of three-year-old boy Maxim Kuzmin in Texas. Michael McFaul may ignore the invitation to the meeting of the committee in the parliament. He is not obliged to respond to such invitations... |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 16:02 |
Vladimir Potanin, Interros president, at the National Forum and Seminar of Sports Journalists.(RIA Novosti / Mikhail Mokrushin) Russian nickel and media mogul Vladimir Potanin has joined the Giving Pledge charity organized by the richest men in the US, as it goes global. Twelve billionaires from outside of America who have joined the cause include... |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 14:10 |
Two women working in a textile factory in Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi province.(AFP Photo / China Out) The Chinese leadership has rejected the status of the planet’s biggest trader, despite surpassing America in total imports and exports by a margin of US$44 billion. Beijing insists it is a developing country. Last year, Chinese imports and... |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 14:02 |
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The death of another adoptive Russian child in the U.S. can be a cause to the final termination of the adoption talks between the two countries. The Russian parliament is highly concerned about the death of Maxim Kuzmin in Texas. MPs take an initiative not to let any children leave for the U.S. - even those, who were legally allowed to move... |
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 12:51 |
RIA Novosti / Maxim Blinov Russian oil major Rosneft has offered some of China’s biggest oil and gas companies a chance to participate in the development of the Russian Arctic shelf, and is also looking for Japanese companies to join its offshore projects. Such Chinese companies as CNPC, CNOOC and Sinopec could take part in five different projects ... |
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