Cruise ship with A/H1N1 outbreak onboard arrives in Russia
A cruise ship with 14 A/H1N1-infected people onboard arrived in Russia`s second city of St. Petersburg on Monday, Russia`s chief sanitary official Gennady Onishchenko said.
Stalin built many secret super bunkers for himself but used none of them
When German troops neared Moscow in November 1941, there was a real threat for the capital of the Soviet Union to capitulate. Stalin found out shortly before that that Adolf Hitler was conducting all important meetings in underground bunkers. Stalin decided to build reliable shelters for himself.
Delegations of Seoul City Regional Office in Russia
According to the Cooperation Agreement signed between Mos-cow Trade Union Federation (MTUF) and Seoul City Regional Office of Federation of Korean Trade Union (FKTUS), the FKTUS delegation headed by the Vice-Chairman Yoon Jinsoo was in Russia from 19 till 24, June 2009.
Russians light thousands of candles to pay tribute to 26 million victims of Great Patriotic War
Russia marks the Day of Memory and Grief on June 22. The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet nation against German fascists began 68 years ago. Thousands of people light candles today in honor of those who fell in the war.
Russia launches first nuclear submarine since USSR`s collapse
Russia’s strategic nuclear-powered Yury Dolgoruki submarine has finally been launched. It is the first submarine, which Russia made after the collapse of the USSR. Russian shipbuilders can be both proud and ashamed of the new cruiser: the works on the submarine began 16 years ago.
Mini-subs discover unique amphipods in Baikal
Unusual shrimp-like creatures, amphipods, were discovered during a dive into East Siberia`s Lake Baikal, a member of the expedition told RIA Novosti on Saturday.
Russia`s top doctor seeks to calm swine flu pandemic fears
Russia`s chief doctor said swine flu could be treated as normal seasonal influenza despite the WHO`s classification of the outbreak as a global pandemic, but advised Russians to protect themselves with masks.
Russia must prepare for swine flu rise in autumn - chief doctor
Russia has to work now so that it is prepared in the fall to deal with a rise in cases of the H1N1 flu, chief doctor Gennady Onishchenko said on Friday.
The Russian Procurator’s Office named the main exactors of the country
According to the head of department Jury Chaika there are exactors mainly among doctors and teachers. In the report about corruption in the Russian Federation in 2008 these specialists are more often than the others involved in investigation of affairs about bribery.
Baikal team searches for sunken carriages from Russian Civil War
Explorers conducting mini-submarine dives in Siberia`s Lake Baikal began their search on Friday for several carriages known to have sunk in the world`s deepest lake during the 1917-1923 Russian Civil War.
Search completed at site of Moscow building collapse
Rescuers have completed their search and rescue operation at the site of a building which collapsed in central Moscow on Wednesday, a municipal emergencies service spokesman said on Thursday.
Medvedev admits that journalists need protection
The editorial office of opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta - five of whose staff have been killed or died in mysterious circumstances in the last eight years -nestles in one of central Moscow`s oldest districts, its Stalin-era building as solid as the spirit which fortified Soviet dissidents.
Calf with 5 legs and 2 sex organs born in Russia
A calf with five legs and two sex organs was born in the Russian village of Zoborie in the Perm region. The calf immediately became a local celebrity. People from the neighbouring villages come to Zaborie to see this unique prodigy of nature.
Russian scientists explore human conscience on computer screen
Russian scientists from the Institute of Brain Research managed to prove that every person has conscience.
Medvedev says global crisis not yet over, but lessons learnt
The global economic crisis has not been resolved, but it has prompted Russia to work harder to diversify its economy to avoid similar developments in the future, the Russian president said.
Leading Russian media propose draft law to fight content stealing
Leading Russian news agencies and media outlets have agreed on proposals for a draft law on granting news reports the legal status of goods and imposing fines for illegal publishing of copyrighted material.
Russian to spend month on Siberian rock to protest bear cull
A Russian photographer is to spend a month on a rocky mountain peak in an East Siberian nature reserve in protest against a planned cull of local bears.
Soldier, who spent five years as slave, arrested for desertion
A solider, who returned home from slavery, was arrested in Russia’s Lipetsk region. The young man was listed as missing in the republic of Dagestan for five years. It turned out that the commanders of military unit No. 6752 stationed in the republic’s capital, Makhachkala, handed the conscript to the owners of a private brick factory. The serviceman became their slave.
Brazilian farmer slays 16-foot anaconda
A farmer in Brazil`s northwestern state of Amazonas killed a 5-meter (16-foot) anaconda he discovered in his chicken pen, national media reported on Thursday.
Documents, cash stolen from Lithuanian diplomat in Moscow
A briefcase with cash and documents has been stolen from an attache of the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow, a police source said on Tuesday.
Diet kills 25-year-old Russian bodybuilder
Bodybuilder Denis Sarychev, 25, won all-comers bodybuilding competition of the Volga region, which took place in the city of Penza at the end of April. He took much effort to get prepared for the event keeping a very strict diet.
World`s smallest helicopter tested in Moscow
The world`s smallest helicopter was tested in Moscow. This aircraft weighs only 70kg and it made an entry into the Guinness Book of Records.
Six most horrible places on Earth
1. The Mutter Museum of Medical History. The museum was founded to educate future doctors about anatomy and human anomalies. It is a museum of pathologies, ancient medical tools and biological exhibits. The museum is known for its extensive collection of skulls. It also has various unique exhibits, for example, the dead body of a woman which turned into soap in the ground where she was buried. One can also see there the Siamese twins sharing only one liver, the skeleton of a two-headed child and other hideous exhibits.
Russia`s richest man not planning seven star hotel in Turkey
Metals magnate Mikhail Prokhorov has no plans to build a "seven star" hotel on Turkey`s Aegean coast, a spokesman for the billionaire`s investment vehicle Onexim said on Friday.
Swinish economy
Not only doctors and politicians, but also economists have started talking about A/H1N1 as world threat. In their opinion, epidemic "walking across the planet" can become one more challenge for the national economies weakened by the crisis.