- 18:30 25/01/2012
January 25 is Vladimir Vysotsky’s birthday. The actor, poet and singer managed to intertwine ironic and grotesque tones and romantic images of Soviet life in his repertoire. He would be 74 today.
- 17:20 25/01/2012
On January 23, Russian and Belarusian presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Alexander Lukashenko met at Krasnaya Polyana, a ski resort near Sochi.
- 16:35 25/01/2012
The anti-government Day of Wrath rally held on January 25, 2011, triggered public disturbances across Egypt. Since then, Cairo and other Egyptian cities saw many mass riots and clashes, which eventually led to a change of power in the country.
- 13:02 25/01/2012
The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius is the first up for the Oscars this year. The movie that has already won many awards including Golden Globes for best musical and best soundtrack received ten main nominations.
- 18:40 24/01/2012
The First Winter Youth Olympic Games held in Innsbruck on January 13-22 are declared closed. RIA Novosti presents the best photos from the Games.
- 16:20 24/01/2012
A reborn - or living - doll is a replica of a baby. The art, which has been known abroad for nearly twenty years, began to catch on in Russia in 2007. The dolls can be purchased at doll exhibitions, but most orders are made online.
- 11:15 24/01/2012
At the traditional Berlin Fashion Week on January 17-22, fashion designers showcased their 2012/2013 fall/winter collections that proved once again that the outfits presented at the German shows are chic and affordable at the same time.
- 22:35 23/01/2012
People in China greeted the New Year on January 23. This holiday marks the first day of the first lunar month, when the world gets a new symbol for the year.
- 15:25 23/01/2012
A ranking of the 100 most influential Russian women was prepared in 2011 by Ekho Moskvy radio station, RIA Novosti, Interfax news agencies, and Ogonyok magazine.
- 13:15 23/01/2012
On January 20 and 21, the international dog sled race On the Land of Sampo was held in the Pryazhinsky District of Karelia. The main participants of the race were the traditional sled dog breeds, malamutes and huskies.
- 09:02 23/01/2012
Employees at a safari park in the Primorye Territory, Russia’s Far East, have sheltered two orphaned Asian black bear cubs brought to them shortly after birth, the park director Dmitry Mezentsev told RIA Novosti.
- 12:14 21/01/2012
A polar bear was born on January 4 at the zoo in Wuppertal, western Germany. The cub, Anori, was born to Vilma and Lars, who fathered the famous Knut at the Berlin Zoo.
- 20:15 20/01/2012
The Costa Concordia cruise ship carrying 4,200 passengers capsized after hitting rocks off the coast of Isola del Giglio on the night of January 13.
- 20:05 20/01/2012
Yesterday in St. Petersburg, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held an informal meeting with representatives of football fan clubs to discuss the future of football in the country.
- 17:45 19/01/2012
The residents of the small village of Zhostovo, located 30 kilometers north of Moscow, have been painting trays using their unique technique for nearly 200 years.
- 15:04 19/01/2012
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released new images of the Eagle Nebula, which is located in the Serpens (Serpent) constellation 6,500 light-years away from the Earth. The nebula became famous in 1995 when the Hubble Space Telescope took images of huge pillar-like structures in that nebula.1
- 15:01 19/01/2012
On January 19, Orthodox Christians celebrate one of the Twelve Great Feasts: the Baptism of Our Lord, or Epiphany.
- 23:15 18/01/2012
On Wednesday, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducted the rite of the Great Blessing of Water at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow ahead of the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, or Epiphany.
- 10:09 18/01/2012
Miuccia Prada yesterday invited several well-known actors to the showing of his "Fall - Winter 2012/13" collection. There would not have been anything unusual in that, except instead of sitting in front row seats, these stars strode the catwalk.
