Ukrainian startup entered the world top twenty
Kievites Andrey Seleznev and Marina Kuzmenko made a mobile application with smart recommendations and ratings for plant care. They got the idea to use a phone camera to measure the leaf area of a plant as a result of finding a solution to estimate the area of 2500 poplar leaves. ...
How a Ukrainian student got on Facebook, giving up on Google and Yandex
Yaroslav Tverdokhleb, a 23-year-old Ukrainian programmer, since his student days, has gone a long way in the industry giants. When Yaroslav was in his second year at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev, he was invited for a three-month internship at the Google office in Zurich, Switzerland. ...
Eight years Russian diplomats read the same speech at the UN
Russian diplomats Grigory Lukyantsev, Vasily Nebenzya, Anatoly Viktorov and Yevgeny Zagainov used the same speech at the UN with minimal changes between 2008 and 2015. The fact that the diplomats pronounced practically the same text was discovered by blogger Yuri Shtengel, ...
Russian cartoon about space hit the Oscar shortlist
The short film by animator Konstantin Bronzit “We Can't Live Without Space” was shortlisted for the Oscar in the corresponding category. In total, ten tapes were included in the list, according to the Cartoon Brew edition. These ten films were selected from 60 films presented for the Oscar. ...
Single mothers in the United States: how to survive and live
In the United States, single mothers raising children are entitled to social and financial assistance. Moreover, in certain cases, this right applies to immigrants who are only in the process of obtaining a green card. “Forum” collected stories of Russian-speaking women in the United States who raise ...
In Paris, they are searching for a Russian woman who disappeared after the Bataclan siege
The Russian embassy in France is looking for a native of Russia, Natalia Muravyova (Bulygina-Loren), who was allegedly at the Bataclan theater in Paris during the terrorist attack. RIA Novosti was informed about this in the diplomatic mission. “We are looking for her. She's not in the hospital. The embassy staff consists of ...
Our Beverly Hills: a doctor with Soviet roots about his clients Michael Jackson and Mile Jovovich
Jennifer Lopez, Steve Tyler, Maxim Dunaevsky and Maxim Galkin came to see a Russian-speaking doctor. Ophthalmologist Arthur Benjamin moved from Uzbekistan to the United States, received a medical education here, got into half a million debt, but as a result opened his own clinic and built a successful ...
Ani Lorak on American Shopping and Kirkorov
The Ukrainian singer has announced a concert tour across the United States. In early 2016, Ani Lorak will visit New York, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Before the trip, “Forum” talked with the singer about the political scandals around her name, friendship with Kirkorov, the peculiarities of the music program in America ...
What is known about the eldest daughter of Putin
Putin’s eldest daughter Maria is promoting a charity project with money from Alfa Bank, claims Reuters, which previously published an investigation into the activities and finances of his youngest daughter Ekaterina Tikhonova. The material caused a great resonance: the head of the board of Gazprom Bank, who allegedly called Tikhonova the president’s daughter, denied his words,...
Ukrainian in Las Vegas knocked out Mexican
Ukrainian boxer Vasily Lomachenko knocked out Mexican Romulo Koasich and defended the WBO world champion title in the featherweight weight category (up to 57,15 kg). The fight, which took place in the ring of Las Vegas, ended with a confident victory for the 27-year-old Ukrainian. Lomachenko had an overwhelming advantage along the way ...