Russia has entered the club of green cars producers unveiling its own prototypes of hybrid vehicles. Second richest Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, also known as the owner of the New Jersey Nets NBA franchise, has presented his new Yo-mobile … [Read more...] about Russian Hybrid Cars
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Sexy Spy Anna Chapman
For new information please view Anna Chapman Enters 2011 as the Top Russian Sex Symbol. Below is the backstory. Anna Chapman is the alleged sexy Russian spy who became an internet sensation. This 28-year-old divorcee is one of the 11 identified and … [Read more...] about Sexy Spy Anna Chapman
The Return
The Return, released internationally in 2004, tells the story of two Russian boys whose father suddenly returns home after a 12-year absence. He takes the boys on a holiday to a remote island on a lake that turns into a test of manhood of almost … [Read more...] about The Return
The Master and Margarita
Surely no stranger work exists in the annals of protest literature than The Master and Margarita. Written during the Soviet crackdown of the 1930s, when Mikhail Bulgakov's works were effectively banned, it wraps its anti-Stalinist message in a … [Read more...] about The Master and Margarita
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
The movie tells a story of three provincial girls who come to Moscow in the late 1950s. The main character, Katerina, strives to earn her degree and also works hard at a factory. She house-sits a luxurious apartment for Moscow relatives for awhile, … [Read more...] about Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Heart of a Dog
This early book from Mikhail Bulgakov, published in 1925, already shows the surreal comic genius that later produced The Master and Margarita, the writer's masterpiece. A kind of Frankenstein parable, Heart of a Dog is the story of a stray dog that … [Read more...] about Heart of a Dog
Peter Nalitch: Lost and Forgotten at Eurovision 2010
Russia’s Peter Nalitch, a 29-year-old composer, musician, and singer, became only 11th at the Eurovision 2010 song contest in Oslo, Norway. Relying more on his song’s musical quality than on visual effects, Peter Nalitch, dressed in a green cardigan … [Read more...] about Peter Nalitch: Lost and Forgotten at Eurovision 2010