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The Russians Are Playing A Much Longer Game In Cyprus Than Anyone Thinks

The immediate banking crisis in Cyprus looks very close to reaching resolution but, as Felix Salmon notes, this isn't the end of Cyprus's troubles or the geopolitical contest over Cyprus's future.Felix...

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Wealthy Russians Are Hiring Ambulances To Beat Moscow Traffic

Wealthy Moscow residents are reportedly hiring "ambulance-taxis" to beat the city's terrible traffic jams, The National Post reports.The vehicles, which can cost more than $200 an hour and have been...

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Russia Is Selling More And More Weapons To Asia

After trying to buy the Sukhoi SU-35 fighter jet since the 1990s, China is finally getting 24 of them along with four submarines from Moscow, Forbes reports.The Russians finally warmed up to the deal...

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'Living Walls' Street Art Puts Odd Faces On Russian Cityscape

There's few things cooler than Vladmir Putin in Russia — hacking, guns, vodka — and rising street artist Nikita Nomerz.For the 'Living Walls,' Nomerz draws out pre-existing features in a building...

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In The Middle Of The Night, Putin Reminded The World Of Russia's Strength

Russian President Vladimir Putin's sudden announcement of enormous military exercises on the Black Sea has taken many by surprise, and many observers see the sudden announcement as Putin flexing...

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Haunting Images Of Russians Mining For The Gold That Stalin Once Needed

Russia is the world's fourth largest gold producer, and Kolyma in the far north-east of Russia is one of the regions most flush with gold. During Stalin's rule, prisoners of the Gulag were sent to...

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Berezovsky's Girlfriend Doesn't Believe The Russian Oligarch Killed Himself

The 23-year-old girlfriend of the late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky said on Monday that she did not believe he had killed himself and that they had been planning to go to Israel on holiday...

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It's Time To Learn How To Behave In Emerging Markets

Small businesses are increasingly discovering incredible opportunities in emerging markets such as China, India, Russia and Brazil. Yet simple mistakes in communication often ruin otherwise win-win...

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Tallest Skyscraper In Chechnya Engulfed By Huge Fire

A 475-foot tall skyscraper in Chechen capital of Grozny caught fire Wednesday, according to multiple reports.Russia Today reports the 40-story-high Olympus Tower in the Grozny City complex is the...

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A New Start-Up Is Giving Third-World Artisans A Way To Connect With Shoppers

If you've ever wanted to impress your clients with a hand-carved business card holder from Uzbekistan or sport a pair of Mexican guitar earrings to your next concert, a new website has the...

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21 Photos Of Vladimir Putin That Will Melt Your Heart

Vladimir Putin has been at the highest echelons of Russian power since 1999.In that time, he's become known as an incredible powerful person, perhaps the (second) most important in the world. He's also...

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Here Are The 18 Names On The Controversial 'Blacklist' That Could Derail...

The U.S. Treasury has announced the names of 18 Russian citizens who will have sanctions imposed on them under the Magnitsky Act.According to the wording of the act, the people listed are "persons...

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New Mars Photos May Show Russian Lander That Disappeared In 1971

The Soviet Union's Mars 3 lander plopped down on the Red Planet's surface in 1971, making it the first spacecraft to arrive on Mars and then send data back to Earth.The celebration was short-lived.Less...

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Here Are The 18 Names On Russia's 'Blacklist' Of US Officials

Russia has published the names of 18 U.S. citizens who are barred from Russia.The names on the list include those alleged to have been involved in the use of torture at Guantanamo bay, and others...

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Why You Should Take Vladimir Putin's Official Income Of $187,000 With A Pinch...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has released documents that appear to show he had an income of almost 5.8 million rubles (about $187,000) in 2012.That figure was included in tax reports uploaded to...

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Here’s Russia’s Badass Next-Generation Stealth Strategic Bomber

This last week has been pretty hectic in terms of next generation concepts: Boeing unveiled the updated version of the F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter concept, Lockheed Martin’s Skunk  Works released a...

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Oleg Deripaska's Alleged Scheme To Protect His Trust Shareholders At The...

When Oleg Mukhamedshin, head of investment strategy for United Company Rusal, was in London recently, he complained the stock market isn’t giving Rusal’s share price a fair valuation, taking into...

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The FBI Busted A Russian Gambling Ring That Catered To Wall Streeters,...

More than thirty people were charged by federal authorities in a massive illegal gambling, money laundering, and extortion scheme tied to Russian organized crime, according to an indictment in the U.S....

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Why The Russian Adoption Ban Is Totally Illogical

Pavel (Pavlik) Morozov, aged 14, was murdered on September 3, 1932, along with his 9-year old brother, Fyodor. They were stabbed to death. Four people were convicted of the crimes – their grandfather...

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Vladimir Putin Secretly Filmed Berating Russian Officials

A leaked video that show Vladimir Putin berating Russian officials during a meeting with cabinet ministers and regional leaders has shocked many in Russia, where Putin usually goes to great lengths to...

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