Gorbachev, ever the man of the people, is to throw open his 80th birthday party to all comers - yes, even a pleb like you can attend this elder statesman's celebration and wish him a happy birthday.
Category - Blog
Weekly Russia Blog Roundup 30 October 2010
A roundup of the best Russia blog posts from this week
Wikileaks Russia
Bored of exposing US and British atrocities in Afghanistan, Wikileaks have turned their attention to Russia and China.
i Newspaper
i Newspaper is launched today for just 20p. It's the first pay newspaper to be launched in the UK since 1984.
Weekly Russia Blog Roundup, 15 October 2010
A roundup of the best Blog posts about Russia from the past 7 days.
London Russian Film Festival 2010
A run down of the Russian films on offer at the 4th London Russian Film Festival
Russian Science Fiction – call for papers
Science Fiction is commonly thought of as primarily an English language form of literature, but actually plenty of countries around the world have made their contribution to science fiction. Russia has had plenty to...
Russian Company sponsors repair of HMS Belfast
A group of Russian companies are sponsoring the £250,000 ($385,000) repair of HMS Belfast, a former Royal Navy light cruiser that now serves as a floating museum on the river Thames in London.








