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Russia struggles with lengthy construction permit procedures / Pensions gap widens / Belarus: Devaluation to default
Russia has changed a lot in the last two decades, but there has one thing that has remained constant - the vital role played by the country's babushkas.1
When I first saw the headline that Osama Bin Laden had been killed, I assumed it was a nonsense story that a lazy web editor had put online to score hits – you know, like “bacteria discovered on Mars”, or ‘nails from Christ’s cross found’.
The Schengen area, which guarantees free movement across and between 22 European Union members and 3 non-EU countries, has encountered unexpected difficulties in the wake of the protests that have swept the Middle East and North Africa, and gained the moniker Arab Spring.1
Russia needs fresh blood and clear vision / Gasoline prices to soar in Russia / Chechen beauty: Grozny’s Kadyrov stadium opens
Russian-Pakistani relations, historically somewhat frosty, have recently improved. Little wonder then, that Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s visit to Moscow has attracted so much media attention.1
On May 6, a bill was presented in the U.S. House on stopping all aid to Pakistan until the Americans get a full understanding of what Pakistan knew about Osama bin Laden's whereabouts.2
I watched Russian TV on Victory Day with mixed feelings – because the coverage itself was mixed.2
Russian WWII veteran returns medals to government / Russia amends labor law at immigrant workers’ expense / Russia’s celebrated police reform delayed until December
So we’re nearing the end of another academic year, and many Russian students are nearing the end of their высшее образование (higher education) and will soon graduate from a university, which is often referred to simply as вуз (высшее учебное заведение – institution of higher education).
"Concentrate all your thoughts and senses on what you desire the most at the moment," a young woman wearing a short blue chiffon dress whispers as she slowly lights a candle.
Activists vow to defend Khimki Forest to the end / New details of ‘dancing plane’ landing / Putin calls for loyalists to unite around him
"Hey guys! You know Vaska Komarov? From Sheregesh?" the ageing drunk in his faded tracksuit yelled as the bus pulled out of the west Siberian city of Novokuznetsk. "Great," I thought, my mood darkening instantly. "A gopnik."
Sigmund Freud, the conjurer of the unconscious and dreams, a psychologist and philosopher who could fantasize like Munchausen, was born 155 years ago on May 6, 1856.