Every year thousands of Russian Christians take an icy plunge to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany. Last January about 60,000 people have dived into freezing Moscow waters with outside temperature reaching - 15 C (32 F). A festive liturgy was conducted … [Read more...] about Epiphany in Russia
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Strauss-Kahn Accuses Putin of Conspiracy
Former IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, accused of rape attempt and now released without bail in New-York, has claimed that he had become the target of a plot organized by Russian PM Vladimir Putin. The former world finance chief … [Read more...] about Strauss-Kahn Accuses Putin of Conspiracy
Russia Heightens US Moscow Embassy Security after Laden’s Death
Moscow police has enhanced security all around the US Moscow Embassy after President Obama’s official announcement that Osama bin Laden is dead. According to Moscow police official, “additional police forces around the Embassy of the United States of … [Read more...] about Russia Heightens US Moscow Embassy Security after Laden’s Death
Boris Yeltsin of Russia Commemoration
Russia has commemorated the 80th anniversary of birth of its first president, Boris Yeltsin (Boris Eltsin). This anniversary was marked with a series of tributes, programs, and exhibits. Russia’s current president Dmitry Medvedev unveiled a monument … [Read more...] about Boris Yeltsin of Russia Commemoration
Russian Celebrities Go Nude
The colder this winter is in Russia the hotter are the pictures published by Russian celebrities. Anastasiya Volochkova, the ex-Bolshoi Theater ballet star, returned from her winter vacations in Maldives with a pack of 11 nude pictures and … [Read more...] about Russian Celebrities Go Nude
Freezing Rain Hits Moscow
The Christmas weekend in Moscow saw an unusually heavy cloudburst of the rare freezing rain. The freezing rain, or the ice rain, becomes overcooled when passing through a sub-freezing layer of air and then freezes upon impact with any object it … [Read more...] about Freezing Rain Hits Moscow
Anna Chapman Enters 2011 as the Top Russian Sex Symbol
Anna Chapman, the spy in her past, swiftly becomes the sexiest politician in Russia’s history. Right before the end of 2010 Anna was elected one of the few leaders of Russia’s ruling party’s youth wing, the Young Guard, making a first big step in her … [Read more...] about Anna Chapman Enters 2011 as the Top Russian Sex Symbol