russia - Political Affairs

Jul 10

Ukrainian soldiers in Ukrainian city of Slavyansk

Ukrainian soldiers feed pigeons next to their APC, near the city hall in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk

Jul 10

Feb 27

Recent events and the departure of Russian-backed Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych are big lesson for Russian President Vladimir Putin and have proved that the support of unpopular rulers to protect individual interest cannot protect their rule. After...

Feb 16

Sochi: The Most Expensive Winter Olympic Games Ever ..

Jan 28

Dec 23

Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov 10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013) was a Russian small arms designer, most famous for developing the AK-47, AKM, and AK-74 assault rifles. [1] Kalashnikov was born in Kurya, Kuryinsky District, Altai Krai, Russia, to...

Dec 21

Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky (Russian: Михаи́л Бори́сович Ходорко́вский, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil xədɐˈrkofskʲɪj] ; born 26 June 1963) is a Russian businessman, an oligarch, [1] a philanthropist, a public figure and an author. In 2003, Khodorkovsky was named...

Dec 5