A Finnair plane flying from Helsinki to Moscow was forced to turn around due to the Victory Parade rehearsal. The airspace of Sheremetyevo airport was temporarily closed due to training. The crew decided to return to Helsinki. There were 56 passengers on board. They will arrive in Moscow ...
On the fortieth day after the assassination of politician Boris Nemtsov, his associates gathered on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, where he was shot on the night of February 28. Activists, among them Alexei Navalny, Gennady Gudkov, Vladimir Ryzhkov, Ilya Yashin, laid flowers in his place ...
The farewell ceremony for Russian politician Boris Nemtsov, who was killed on February 27, has ended in Moscow. Thousands of people took part in the ceremony. The hearse left the Sakharov Center amid shouts of “Russia will be free!”, “Heroes do not die!” and applause. The ceremony lasted more than 4 hours, the line stretched...
Free Wi-Fi will appear at 450 public transport stops in Moscow by July 1. “From April, the contractor will begin equipping the first public transport stops. Already at the first stage, we will be able to test and provide people with this service, ”Mikhailov said. A pilot project for ...
On one of the coldest days in New York, when the thermometer showed -16 C, documentary lovers in the East Village were warmed up by the new film “Pussy Riot the Movement.” This is another film about a Russian punk rock band, which is famous for its unauthorized actions in...
In Moscow, the number of orphans placed in families has reached a historical maximum and amounted to 85% of the total number of children in orphanages, said the mayor of the capital Sergei Sobyanin on Tuesday at a meeting of the city government presidium. According to him, the city is actively working on a program to help children ...
During the festive salute in honor of the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow, the military plans to fire up to 10 thousand fireworks shots from 72 installations. Major Kirill Kiselev, an official representative of the Ground Forces, told reporters about it. According to him, the fireworks will be placed in ...
In the Russian capital on the evening of February 7, talks were held between Russian President Vladimir Putin, the leaders of Germany and France - Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande. The heads of European states arrived in Moscow from Kiev to agree on a peace plan with Vladimir Putin ...
Following the downgrade of Russia's sovereign credit rating, Moody's has downgraded the ratings of a number of Russian regions, including Moscow and St. Petersburg, by one notch. The rating action is related to the deterioration of the country's credit rating, according to the agency's website. In total, Moody`s ...