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Monday, 03 October 2011 04:47 |
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I am still baffled: Why did the Kremlin commit such a gross error of judgement that led to such a visible humiliation? From the moment Russia chose not to veto the United Nations Security Council resolution 1973 that effectively allowed NATO military action in Libya, Moammar Gaddafi's game was up. He had the world's most powerful military alliance... |
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Monday, 03 October 2011 04:43 |
 The announcement last month that Apple CEO Steve Jobs felt compelled to resign due to ill health was met with sadness by industry experts, who rushed to praise Jobs as not just the driving force behind a company which this summer briefly became the most valuable in the world, but also as a visionary in the sector and even the greatest... |
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Monday, 03 October 2011 04:38 |
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Female politicians with any power are few and far between in Russia, but a new NGO hopes to change that.
 During the Soviet era, Vladimir Lenin's famous saying, "every cook must learn to govern the state," was used to justify quotas for women in government positions. But in today's Russia, female politicians are few and far between. In fact,... |
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Monday, 03 October 2011 04:31 |
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Can a treaty between Russia and the United States help match qualified American parents with Russia's special-needs orphans?
 Russian-born U.S. citizen Tatyana and her American husband decided to adopt a child from Russia. "My relatives in Russia objected almost with one voice, right from the start," she said. "Our American relatives, on the... |
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Monday, 03 October 2011 04:27 |
New regulations are in effect to help rid Moscow of gypsy cabs, but some hope they will not be enforced.
It's official: Authorities have been given the job of clearing "gypsy cabs" from Moscow's streets, according to city legislation enacted this month. But the new law has been the source of frequent, heated debate.
The law requires... |
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Monday, 03 October 2011 04:20 |
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A former taxi driver shows that it is possible to make money by appealing to Russia's growing middle class.
 Sergei Petrov cuts a diminutive and modestly dressed figure in the midst of the crowd in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton hotel in central Moscow. That's at first impression surprising because Petrov is the founder of Rolf, Russia's... |
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Monday, 03 October 2011 04:15 |
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The sport of hockey lost 44 players, from Russia, the NHL and Europe, to a senseless air tragedy in a Yak-42. How can domestic flying be safer?
 It looked like President Dmitry Medvedev would chalk up political points at the recent Global Policy Forum in Yaroslavl, showcasing his plan to turn Russia into an innovation economy.
Instead, it... |
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Monday, 03 October 2011 04:15 |
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The sport of hockey lost 44 players, from Russia, the NHL and Europe, to a senseless air tragedy in a Yak-42. How can domestic flying be safer?
It looked like President Dmitry Medvedev would chalk up political points at the recent Global Policy Forum in Yaroslavl, showcasing his plan to turn Russia into an innovation economy.
Instead, it... |
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Monday, 03 October 2011 04:08 |
Following his mentor Andrei Tarkovsky, Alexander Sokurov became the fourth Russian director to win the Golden Lion with "Faust."
Alexander Sokurov's much anticipated "Faust," inspired by Goethe's classic interpretation of the legend and filmed in German, was a popular winner at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month. It was the highest... |
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Monday, 03 October 2011 04:08 |
Following his mentor Andrei Tarkovsky, Alexander Sokurov became the fourth Russian director to win the Golden Lion with "Faust."
Alexander Sokurov's much anticipated "Faust," inspired by Goethe's classic interpretation of the legend and filmed in German, was a popular winner at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month. It was the highest... |
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