The capital city of Kazakhstan is Astana, a city in the north-west of the country. Astana is one of the world’s newest capital cities – it only became the Kazakhstan capital on 10 December 1997. Prior to that...
Archive - 2011
AndyOtkritie – Mail.ru overvalued
Otkritie bank hit the headlines for valuing Facebook at $74 bn, but real story for Russia is that mail.ru is overvalued
Ramzan Kadyrov scores two goals against stupid Brazil
Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov scores twice against stupid Brazilian opponents.
South African Farmers to Move to Georgia
If you're Georgia, a poor post-Soviet state with an old-fashioned and inefficient farming industry, what do you do to perk things up a little bit? Why, you invite a bunch of South African farmers to move north and set...
Rugby: Russia routed by Romania; Georgia grind down Portugal; Spain squash Ukraine
It’s been a disastrous weekend for Russia’s European Nations Cup campaign. But a good one for Romania and Georgia.
Russian Premier League 2011
The Russian Premier League 2011-2012 season gets underway on 12 March 2011. Here we provide information about the league’s unique format for this season, a brief preview of the season, and links to some great sites that...
Yuri Gagarin’s test capsule Vostok 3KA-2 for sale
The Vostok 3KA-2 capsule, the test spacecraft launched into space just three weeks before Yuri Gagarin’s historic first space flight will go on sale at Sotheby’s in New York next month.
Aeroflot customers flex their muscles
Aeroflot passengers are demanding 4,000 roubles compensation for every hour they were delayed at Sheremetyevo during last year's freak ice storm.
Rugby: Russia Crash to Home Defeat
Russia's European Nations Cup campaign suffered a major blow this weekend when they were beaten 21:19 at home by Portugal. The result leaves Russia in third place in the table, a full five points behind Georgia, who...