Royal Wedding Kate’s Russian Tiara
Oh yes, proof positive that, if you look hard enough, you can find a Russian connection to any story… As Royal Wedding mania grips the United Kingdom, British newspapers have exclusively revealed that Kate...
Monthly Archive: April 2011
Microsoft Russia
Microsoft has, for a long time, had a troubled relationship with Russia. A fast developing country, with startling growth in not just its economy but in computer ownership, Russia is a perfect target market...
KHL Hockey
The KHL (Kontinental Hockey League) is the premier Russian Hockey League. It actually includes teams from four countries – Russia, Belarus, Kazakhistan and Latvia, although the last three countries only have one team each...
Lost Cosmonauts
The Soviet Union being a secretive place, it’s not surprising that many conspiracy theories have formed about the Soviet space programme. In particular, there are many claims that Soviet space accidents were covered up...
FSB or KGB?
Everyone who has ever seen a spy movie, or has even a passing knowledge of Russia and the Soviet Union has heard of the KGB. But a lot have people haven’t realised that, in...
Medvedev Dancing
Putin might like to think he’s all manly and courageous with his topless fishing and hunting tigers and all that. But he’s got nothing on President Medvedev. Dancing on camera like a drunken and...
In Soviet Russia Meme
If you ever visit websites like reddit or slashdot, or indeed any website that posts jokes, you will no doubt have encountered the In Soviet Russia meme, also known as the Russian Reversal. Essentially,...
Cosmonaut Makarov
Oleg Makarov was a Soviet cosmonaut. He flew three missions into space, plus one aborted mission. Makarov was born on 6 January 1933 in Udomlya. After initial work as an engineer on the Soviet...
Lake Baikal Facts
Lake Baikal is the most famous lake in Russia. So beautiful is Baikal that it is known as the Pearl of Siberia and most Russians are justifiably proud of their lake. This article contains...
Peter the Great Accomplishments
Peter the Great is so called because he was one of the most important leaders in Russian history. The most visible of Peter the Great’s accomplishments was the foundation of the city of St...
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