Healthy life style seems to become more popular in Russia as smoking gradually loses its appeal.

The film director Leonid Nechayev, a classic of the children’s cinema, died after a stroke on the night of Sunday, aged 70.

Luminary of the Russian jazz, the People’s Artist of Russia George Garanian has died at the age of 75 in Krasnodar.

Sergey Kozlov, the author of fairy tales and poems loved by both kids and grown-ups, has died today, aged 70, in Moscow.

An animal shelter for homeless dogs appeared in the settlement Stolbishche of the Kazan Region in 2003. It was built by enthusiasts on charity funds.