A couple of weeks ago I went back to my home town to watch the annual Bridgwater Carnival. For the uninitiated, the Carnival is a massive procession of illuminated floats, each carrying enough lightbulbs to be seen from...
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AndyPutin: Confucius Peace Prize Winner 2011!
Vladimir Putin, Russia’s premier pacifist, has racked up yet another global accolade – the world renowned Confucius Peace Prize. The organisers awarded the prize to Putin for his outstanding contribution to...
Soyuz blasts off with crew for ISS
Russia's Soyuz rocket blasted off today, with a crew of two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut, to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). Unusually even for Russia, the launch took place in blizzard...
Russia condems Arab League for suspending Syria
Russia today condemned the Arab League's decision to suspend Syria's membership. Even China has now moved to support the League, though, leaving Russia as one of the isolated regime's few remaining supporters.
Russia WTO entry – all but guaranteed
Russia’s World Trade Organisation entry has been all but guaranteed after the WTO’s Working Party on Russian membership agreed the precise rules and obligations that Russia will have to meet as a member of...
Russia’s Mission to Mars Stalls
Russia's unmanned Phobos-Grunt mission to Mars has hit trouble, just minutes after launch. "It looks like the engine system has not worked," Vladimir Popovkin, the head of Roscosmos (the Russian Space Agency), told...
Zatuliveter ‘spy’ had multiple honeytrap style affairs
It has emerged that Katia Zatuliveter, who has been accused of spying for Russia and is currently fighting deportation from Britain, not only had an affair with British MP Mike Hancock, but also had affairs with a...
Georgian blogger offered cash to write anti-Government blog post
Rumours have been swirling around runet for years about how some Russian political bloggers are being offered payment to write posts that are supportive of the Russian Government, or of a particular politician. There...
“Bring Bout Back!” says Russia
Russia has criticized a US court’s decision to convict Russian arms dealer Victor Bout, and resolved that it will do all it can to persuade US authorities to hand him over to Russia. “Our goal is to achieve...
Russia Rugby World Cup Preview
Russia will enter their first ever World Cup tournament dreaming of victory over the United States, but their more realistic target for this World Cup will be to soak up the atmosphere and learn the tough lessons needed...