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... |
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... |
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.... |
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."... |
Wednesday, 06 March 2013 22:02 |
Published time: March 06, 2013 21:02  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,... |
Wednesday, 06 March 2013 18:56 |
Published time: March 06, 2013 17:56  One of the world’s leading metal companies, Russia's Severstal is suspending foreign projects in India and Trinidad and Tobago, after failing to reach agreement with its partners abroad. A drop in profits, and weak global demand
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Wednesday, 06 March 2013 17:10 |
Pavel Dmitrichenko, Bolshoi ballet dancer who confessed to ordering acid attack on Sergei Filin, was 'avenging girlfriend' They once danced on the same stage – two men united in a passion for ballet and bringing glory to Russia's most famous theatre. Now, Pavel Dmitrichenko, a dancer at the Bolshoi ballet, has confessed to ordering an acid attack... |
Wednesday, 06 March 2013 12:30 |
The cuts are clumsy but long overdue: the US has stayed stuck in a cold war mindset of military overkill it can now ill-afford The political stalemate that has led to the sequester – a $1.1tn cut across the entire federal budget – will impact all federal spending, including defense. The DOD will receive a 7.9% reduction, amounting to about $42.7bn i... |
Wednesday, 06 March 2013 10:30 |
The future of Russian companies doing business in Venezuela remains uncertain. It is highly likely that the new government of Venezuela will ask Russian investors out, just like Chavez did to U.S. investors, without any compensations. Russia will have to say good-bye to the bonuses that our companies paid for the right to invest in Venezuela... |
Wednesday, 06 March 2013 09:58 |
Pavel Dmitrichenko tells Russian police he was behind attack with two men that nearly blinded company's director Sergei Filin A dancer at the Bolshoi ballet has confessed to ordering an attack on the company's director, Russian police said, in a scandal that has exposed the treacherous dramas unfolding behind the theatre's famed stage. "Yes, I... |
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