| 03/26/2018 13:20 | A look at the new Russian landscape photography ( The Eye of Photography )
The exhibition New Landscape, currently on view at Boris Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg (Russia), features seven photography projects exploring the landscape as a means to reflect on the new post-Soviet culture. Observing how the man-made landscape is reshaped by the transition from the ... |
| 03/25/2018 00:25 | Russians defend banned British Council caught up in spy row ( DAWN.com )
MOSCOW: From plans for a Shakespeare statue to film festivals and English teaching, the British Council has suspended all its projects in Russia for the first time in almost 60 years ... In 2008 it was forced to close its centres in the cities of Saint Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, leaving only one in Moscow. |
| 03/24/2018 07:20 | Russians defend banned British Council caught up in spy row ( Yahoo Singapore News )
From plans for a Shakespeare statue to film festivals and English teaching, the British Council has suspended all its projects in Russia for the first time in almost 60 years after ... In 2008 it was forced to close its centres in the cities of Saint Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, leaving only one in Moscow. |
| 03/24/2018 01:20 | Russians defend British Council amid London-Moscow row ( The Malaysian Insight )
FROM plans for a Shakespeare statue to film festivals and English teaching, the British Council has suspended all its projects in Russia for the first time in almost 60 years after ... In 2008, it was forced to close its centres in the cities of Saint Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, leaving only one in Moscow. |
| 03/23/2018 22:20 | Russians defend banned British Council caught up in spy row ( Journalducameroun.com - English - (press release) )
From plans for a Shakespeare statue to film festivals and English teaching, the British Council has suspended all its projects in Russia for the first time in almost 60 years after Moscow banned the arts and education organisation. Moscow announced the restriction on the British Council on Saturday ... |
| 03/22/2018 19:30 | Mobile exhibition to promote UAE's tourism attractions in Russia ( MENAFN.COM )
MOSCOW, 21th March, 2018 (WAM) -- Three Russian cities, namely Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, are hosting the UAE mobile tourism exhibition from 21st-23rd March with the participation of a number of government tourism departments and authorities as well as private entities for ... |
| 03/22/2018 07:20 | GTLK completes delivery of first Russian-built L-410 turboprops ( www.rusaviainsider.com )
As of today, GTLK operates the largest L-410 fleet in Russia. In late November last year, UWCA reported having assembled nine L-410s. The combined target for 2018 and 2019 stands at 29 airframes, and there are firm orders in place for all of these, the Yekaterinburg-based manufacturer says. |
| 03/20/2018 10:30 | British Council to cease operations in Russia ( The PIE News )
In 2008, the British Council's regional offices in St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg were closed, leaving only the head office in Moscow open. Speaking to BBC Radio, British Labour MP Stephen Kinnock, who held a senior position when he worked for the British Council in Russia twelve years ago, said ... |
| 03/20/2018 04:25 | Russia votes but outcome is clear: 6 more years of Putin ( Goshen News )
Yekaterinburg Mayor Yevgeny Roizman said on his video blog that local officials and state employees all received orders "from higher up" to make sure the vote turnout was over 60 percent. In Moscow, first-time voters were given free tickets for pop concerts and health authorities were offering free ... |
| 03/20/2018 01:40 | Russia Elections: Putin Wins Re-election With Nearly 75% of Votes ( Haaretz )
Yevgeny Roizman, the mayor of Yekaterinburg, told The Associated Press that local officials and state employees all received orders "from higher up" to make sure the presidential vote turnout was over 60 percent. In Moscow, first-time voters were being given free tickets for pop concerts and health ... |
| 03/19/2018 13:30 | Russia votes but outcome is clear: 6 more years of Putin ( WTOP )
Yevgeny Roizman, the mayor of Yekaterinburg, told The Associated Press that local officials and state employees have all received orders âfrom higher upâ to make sure the presidential vote turnout is over 60 percent. In Moscow, first-time voters were being given free tickets for pop concerts, and health ... |
| 03/16/2018 10:30 | Acceptable Bigotry and Scapegoating of Russia ( Consortium News )
Yekaterinburg has a bustling cultural life that includes an opera house, a ballet, numerous theaters and museums, as well as dozens of libraries. In this respect, the city has continued its preoccupation with the classical arts as in Catherine's period. At the same time, many modern Russian rock bands ... |
| 03/14/2018 22:30 | Bitcoin Roundabout in Slovenia Becomes the First Bitcoin Monument in the World ( UseTheBitcoin (press release) )
This may be the first public bitcoin monument approved, but other cities like Yekaterinburg, in Russia, have already featured Bitcoin monuments in the past. Additionally, there are several artists that express their support for the famous cryptocurrency by creating Bitcoin-related art. Furthermore, there are ... |
| 03/06/2018 15:15 | LSR's real estate portfolio valued at RUB 185bn ( London South East (blog) )
LSR Group (www.lsrgroup.ru) is one of the leading real estate developers in Russia. Its core business areas are real estate development, prefab construction and production of building materials. Its main operations are located in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Yekaterinburg. As of 31 December, 2017 ... |
| 03/03/2018 07:45 | Marc Hoover: Anna Anderson: Was she Anastasia Aleksandrovich or the best con artist in history? ( The Clermont Sun )
In August 2007, a Russian archaeologist located remains of two bodies near Yekaterinburg. Finally, all eleven victims were located meaning no one had survived the July 17, 1918 massacre. DNA proved that Anna Allen was a fraud and had attempted to pull off one of the largest international con jobs. |
| 02/28/2018 09:30 | Portuguese Gov't Aware of Cancer Claims at US Base in Azores - FM to Sputnik ( Sputnik International )
Portugal has historically very favorable attitude towards Russia, a country which we consider a very important element of European culture ⌠I think it will maintain the same pace and the same characteristics," Santos Silva underlined. Despite the sanction regime, the relations between Moscow and ... |
| 02/24/2018 17:20 | Pobeda Airlines to Begin Flights to Kutaisi ( Argophilia Travel News (press release) (blog) )
News from the budget airline âVictoryâ (Pobeda by Aeroflot) tell of coming flights operating between Kutaisi in Georgia and Moscow and Saint Petersburg in Russia. Beginning in September, the airline intends starting regular flights via five Russian airlines. The General Director of âAssociation of the ... |
| 02/22/2018 00:35 | Russian pay TV growth slowing, but ARPU pushes revenues higher ( Digital TV Europe )
The leading growth operators were Rostelecom, which added 600,000 customers in the year, MTS , which grew primarily through the expansion of its satellite base, and ER-Telecom, which grew by acquiring Novosibirsk operator Novotelecom and Akado's networks in St Petersburg and Yekaterinburg. |
| 02/21/2018 00:50 | Wigan shock themselves: âNot sure how it feels, hasn't sunk in yetâ ( ProSoccerTalk (blog) )
In the Ural mountain city of Yekaterinburg, where Mexico and France will each play a group game, the regulator said it fined seven hotels, some of which were charging almost three times the allowed rate for rooms. Russian authorities have taken a hands-on approach to regulating hotel and travel costs ... |
| 02/20/2018 18:30 | Sochi signatures: National convention bureau inks deals to help Russia's regions attract major events ( Conference and Meetings World (press release) )
Russia's Ekaterinburg Expo 2025 Bid Committee was also present. The regions signing agreements with the NCBA included many mulling the possibility of bidding for major events for the first time as part of a development strategy. The NCBA also signed a tripartite agreement with the Federal Tourism ... |
