The Russia Blog
France has begun work on building the first of two Mistral class warships for Russia. French naval defence company DCNS confirmed that it had received initial payments from the Russian Government of $1.2 billion, which enabled it to begin construction.
In a statement, DCNS said: “The advance payment was received several weeks ago and… Read the rest
After a slow start, Russia has now officially got the largest number of web users in Europe.
According to the latest Comscore report, 50.8 million Russians have access to the internet through either a home or work connection. This means that, for the first time, Russia has more internet users than Germany, which… Read the rest
On 30 April 1945, Mikhail Petrovich Minin scrambled to the top of the ruined Reichstag to raise the Soviet flag. Unfortunately, he didn’t have a photographer with him…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel becomes the first head of state since the election to formally meet both Putin and Medvedev.
