Russian Oil Pipeline Over the next few days, Russia will change the world. It has completed a new oil pipeline and port complex that sets Russia up to become a more powerful oil exporter than Saudi Arabia. The ramifications for Europe and Asia are profound: The shape of the global economy—and the global balance of power—will be altered forever. December 28 was a big day of ceremony in Russia. Prime... 

At least 67 people have been killed and 144 injured during Russia’s New Year’s festivities when Russians celebrate with firecrackers and ‘cold’ fireworks. “In the past 24 hours, a total of 589 fires have occurred in Russia, including 479 fires in residential buildings. A total of 67 people were killed and 144 injured as a result, 77 people were rescued,” Russia’s... 

A Topol-M missile in Red Square. Vladimir Putin called for more Russian offensive weapons to punch through America's new missile defence shield Russia needs more weapons to punch through America’s new missile defence shield, Vladimir Putin said yesterday in blunt remarks that will complicate efforts to cut the nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War rivals. The Russian Prime Minister, reasserting... 

Computer Animated Asteroid Russia’s space agency chief said Wednesday a spacecraft may be dispatched to knock a large asteroid off course and reduce the chances of earth impact, even though U.S. scientists say such a scenario is unlikely. Anatoly Perminov told Golos Rossii radio the space agency would hold a meeting soon to assess a mission to Apophis. He said his agency might eventually invite... 

Homosexuality protector but Jesus defiant Moscow, Russia – The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said Wednesday that although the church views homosexuality as a sin, gays should not face discrimination. Patriarch Kirill said “those who sin” must not be punished and therefore the church opposes any discrimination. Same-sex unions, however, should not be considered equal to heterosexual... 

Muslims in Russia Every big city is international and it is impossible to avoid that. Once a city has peopled and population limit exceeded at least several millions, a sea of immigrants in the search of work and easy money start flooding the city out and it becomes hectic and busy. As soon as such a thing has already happened, it would be hardly possible to prevent the collision of different religions... 

Inside the Russian Orthodox Church When the congregation at St. Nicolay church in this northern Israeli town gathered on that quiet Friday morning of May 29, they never expected to be showered with stones. The Russian Orthodox worshipers, including many women, children and the elderly, had filled the small building to overflow with several outside when they were stunned by the rain of stones. Some... 

The Russians were less likely to register marriages with foreigners. However, experts still managed to calculate who among the inhabitants of Earth like most Russians. It turned out that the palm went to residents of neighboring Ukraine. At least , evidenced by the RF Ministry of Justice data presented in the State Duma on Monday at a roundtable on international marriages. According to State Duma... 

In Moscow, Vladimir Putin has held his longest-ever question-and-answer session with the public. During the 4-hour conversation, the Prime Minister covered everything from the economy, jailed former Oligarchs to depression.  Read More »

The Haaretz newspaper said on Friday that Moscow refused an American overture calling on the international quartet to recognize Israel as a Jewish state and give it the right to annex the major settlement outposts in the West Bank to its borders. The newspaper said that US secretary of state Hillary Clinton proposed during telephone calls a week ago with the quartet members to issue a joint statement... 

It was one of the deadliest tragedies to hit Russia in recent years. Investigators said the fire appeared to have started late on Friday night after an indoor fireworks display went wrong, setting light to wicker panels that decorated the packed venue’s walls and ceiling. There is no certainty about the cause of the explosion so maybe this could be another Muslim act of terrorism following... 

Russia’s interior minister said on Thursday people should be permitted to hit back at police who attack them without cause, Russian media reported. The proposal comes days after three drunken Moscow policemen were detained for beating a man to death, the latest in a string of scandals involving the force with growing evidence of malpractice and corruption. “May a citizen hit back at a... 

MOSCOW: Russia will revise its military doctrine to allow a preventative nuclear strike against would-be aggressors, a top Kremlin policy-maker was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of the powerful security council, said the conditions under which Russia could resort to atomic weapons are being reworked in the main strategy document and will be reviewed by President Dmitry... 

The biggest increase was noted in: Tula – 97.75% White (95.5% ethnic Russian, rest mostly Byelorussian, German & Ukrainian). Smolensk – 98.11% White ( 93.5% Russian, 1.6% Byelorussian, 1.7% Ukrainian). Magadan / Kolyma – 93.13% White (This is where Stalin set up most of the gulags. 80.2% Russian, 10.0% Ukrainian, 1.2% Byelorussian, 0.5% German & 0.3% Mordvin). From Goskomstat... 

Russia publicly pushed back Tuesday against U.S. efforts to threaten tough new sanctions if Iran fails to prove its nuclear program is peaceful, dealing an apparent setback to President Barack Obama’s hopes for Moscow’s backing for fresh penalties against Tehran. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow believed such threats were ”counterproductive” and that only...