Russian President Vladimir Putin today visited the Rogozhsky spiritual center of the Old Believers in Moscow, the first head of state to visit the cloister in 350 years. The Old Believers, or Old Ritualists, split from the Orthodox Church in 1666 over a change to Christian rituals that had been…
Image by Александр Мотин Sixteen people were killed when a severe thunderstorm hit Moscow and the region around the Russian capital on Monday, officials say. Hundreds of trees were toppled, and about 150 people needed medical help. It was the deadliest storm in the city for more than 100 years,…
Image by Zac allan Two North Koreans have been found dead in separate rooms in the same Moscow hotel amid reports they both suffered ‘acute heart failure’. The men had complained of severe chest pains and shortness of breath before they died on Saturday at a hotel in the west…
Russia is building a military research and testing center in the Arctic region, furthering its already strong hold to land claims in the region, at the expense of other world powers. Lt. Gen. Igor Makushev, head of the Military-Scientific Committee of the Russian Armed Forces, said the center will be…
Stalin’s Creation, Hotel Ukraina Turns 60, Enjoy The Show!
Image by Evgeny Feldman Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) published its latest investigative work on Friday, revealing what it says is a cartel of businesses owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin and contracted by the Defense Ministry. Widely known as “Vladimir Putin’s favorite chef,” Prigozhin is a billionaire restaurateur with a history…
Image by Okras Russian performing artist Alisa Vox released a video Monday, called “Baby Boy,” in which she mocks young men for protesting the government, saying they should be worried about sexy girls and money instead. Russia has obviously ramped up a media effort to counter the recent spat of…
Image by Okorok Upwards of 7,000 people demonstrated today in Moscow, on a street named after famed Soviet dissident, Andrei Sakharov, against the mayor’s plan to demolish thousands of Soviet-era apartment blocks across the country, and especially in the capital city. Russian citizens are concerned they will be forced in…
Opinion: A Change In The Weather Brings A Chill To Russia’s Ambitions.
Image by Evgeny Feldman Russia activist and Putin nemesis, Alexei Navalny, has confirmed he has flown to Barcelona, Spain and is undergoing an operation on his right eye to restore his vision. He suffered a chemical burn last month when someone threw a caustic antiseptic fluid in his face as…