RIA Novosti

2012 Presidential Elections Calendar

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:35:00 GMT

Key events connected with the 2012 presidential elections.

Permafrost degradation

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:12:00 GMT

There has been an increase in the number of accidents and incidents of damage to various structures in the permafrost region in recent years.

iPhone evolution

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:21:00 GMT

For five years now, Apple has stayed loyal to the original design but keeps loading its smart phone with new features.

Chemical castration

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:39:00 GMT

The use of chemical castration is currently being discussed in Russia.

Who owns Russian media

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:28:00 GMT

Offline Russian media includes both state-owned and independent outlets

Auto Market: Results & Forecasts

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:57:00 GMT

Car sale and production trends on the main markets

Nine Hundred Terrible Days in the Life of Leningrad

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:23:00 GMT

On January 27, 1944, Soviet troops completely lifted the German blockade of the city.

Russian Students Day

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:33:00 GMT

On January 25, 1755, Empress Elizabeth signed a decree on the establishment of a university in Moscow.

Webcams at Polling Stations in 2012

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:22:00 GMT

How video monitoring from polling stations will be organized during the 2012 Russian presidential elections

A Russian Fixed-Wing Aircraft with Onboard Relay System

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:30:00 GMT

This fixed-wing aircraft, a modified version of the Tupolev Tu-214 airliner, has been developed especially for the Presidential Executive Office.

Peaceful Nuclear Energy or Nuclear Weapons?

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:51:00 GMT

A second Iranian uranium enrichment plant has opened near the city of Qom

Iordan’, Ice Hole Serving as Baptismal Font

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:10:00 GMT

Orthodox Christians celebrate the Baptism of Our Lord (Holy Theophany) by immersion in waters blessed by priests.

Rising Tension Between Rich and Poor

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:30:00 GMT

The Pew Research Center survey studied the level of U.S. citizens to inequality

Global Risks 2012

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:40:00 GMT

Global risks 2012 as seen by experts from the World Economic Forum in Davos.

European countries' credit ratings

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:14:00 GMT

European countries with a lower credit rating in 2011 current rating.

The Structure of Russian Gas Imports

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:16:00 GMT

Major pipeline routes from West Siberian gas fields to Western European markets.

The situation around the Strait of Hormuz

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:23:00 GMT

The United States and the United Kingdom continue to build up their regional military presence in the wake of Iranian statements about the possibility of blocking the Strait of Hormuz

Cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground near the Italian coast

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:41:00 GMT

Italian liner hit a reef and ran aground near the coast of Tuscany late Friday.

Phobos-Grunt interplanetary probe expected to fall

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:19:00 GMT

Russia’s troubled Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will fall back to Earth between January 14 and 16, possibly some place in the Indian Ocean.

Specially protected natural areas in the Russian Arctic

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:02:00 GMT

Russia has 35 SPNAs of federal significance in the Arctic and there are plans to create more.

Making Herring “Under Fur Coat”

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:19:00 GMT

Stages of sparkling wine production

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:59:00 GMT

Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it making it fizzy. The carbon dioxide may result from natural fermentation, either in a bottle, as with the méthode champenoise, in a large tank designed to withstand the pressures involved (as in the Charmat process), or as a result of carbon dioxide injection.

The classic recipe of the Olivier salad

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:30:00 GMT

The popular recipe was invented in the mid-19th century by French chef Lucien Olivier, who owned the Hermitage restaurant in downtown Moscow's Trubnaya Ploshchad.

Timeline of Bulava missile launches

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:38:00 GMT

The RSM-56 / 3M30 / Bulava / SS-NX-30 intercontinental ballistic missile is the latest Russian solid-propellant submarine-launched ballistic missile.

New Year's Eve: national traditions

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:30:00 GMT

How do people in different countries celebrate New Year's Eve?