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Julie Delvaux

Get in the Mood for Christmas and New Year with Russian Winter Special

This season we invite you to undertake a virtual trip to wintery Russia. Wrap up well, prepare your hot chocolate or mulled wine, and let our Russian Winter tag take you on a sleighride through the Russian winter wonderland!

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Yulia Buzykina

Natalya Vasilyeva: hero or betrayer?

Who is Vasilyeva? A hero who was brave enough to make a stand against the system? Betrayer committed a bad crime, having let her boss down and discredited all the Russian system of law? Was it provocation or showing lack of determination?

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Max Yakuba

Oh, my mother, shame on you!

Almost one in three Russians – 29 per cent – frequently feel ashamed of Russia. And 64 per cent admit they feel no pride in their motherland.

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Alexandra Ushakova

The truth and myths about Russia

There are several myths about Russia, they come from different sources but have no actual proof. They are wide spread not only among foreigners but among Russians too. I think it is rather interesting to find out more about Russian culture and history and get rid of usual myths. I will consider the wide spread myths: Russians drink vodka, Russians' laziness, Russians' tyranny and blood-thirstiness.

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Tanya Leeh

Born in USSR

Violence against foreigners has been steadily growing in Russia for years. People who lived in one country for decades have now become foes and more and more reports on interethnic crimes in Russia appear in the media.

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Anna Kizilova

Will Russia Join the UN’s Protocol on Biosafety?

Biotechnology is a young science and we still do not know all possible consequences of bringing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to various natural ecosystems. Methods of biotechnology may unintentionally do harm to Earth’s biosphere and human health. Biosafety aims at reducing the potential risks resulting from biotechnology and its products.

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Natalya Lavrentyeva

65 Meters Underground in a Secret Bunker

The Red Square, St. Basil`s Cathedral, Tretyakov Gallery, the Bolshoi Theatre are amongst the “standard” must-see attractions in Moscow for a foreign traveller. However, there is a number of places in Moscow foreign tourists are rarely shown. One of them is restricted USSR military object – Secured Command Post «Taganskiy» (GO-42), located 65 meters underground.

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Mikhail Manykin

Eurovision: Glory or Shame for Russia?

All Russian news channels are now featuring the radiant and seductive beauty Dima Bilan, a new Russian people’s hero. Have you seen him creeping there onstage? You like it?

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Olga Lavrina (Pletneva)

Trip to Samara

Samara is a modern Russian city with all advantages of a regional centre providing almost no problems with employment and disadvantages of a “province” easily seen after several days spent in the city.

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Vera Manykina (Ivanova)

A Vacancy in Roslov’s Crew

The title Free Floating says almost nothing of the film; neither is the initial title Road Works more speaking. The film director Boris Khlebnikov dislikes both the titles: “The genre of parable is extremely vexing. I always want to film simple stories. About Vasya, or about Petya…”

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Zhenya Zvereva

What is on at Moscow theatres today?

Moscow has always been known for its theatres and there‘s a variety of old, well-known and new, modern theatres you can go to.

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Artiom Ganin

Kimry, a small town you'll never forget

This is real Russia, where ancient and Soviet traditions form a harmonious union - strange as it may seem. Luckily, it was not disfeatured by the communists.

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Andrey Polyakov

Vendetta against reality

What can one expect from a comic book screening describing near future, fascist government, fight for the human rights? Altogether it sounds like a not so good idea, used many times before. But that‘s just a wrapper.

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