One year on from Alexei Navalny’s death, what will his legacy be for Russia?
Navalny battled for an alternative to Putin’s regime – and paid the ultimate price. The Kremlin has made sure there cannot be ...
Smithsonian Magazine9d
The Breathtaking Hermitage Museum, Filled With Treasures Like the Kolyvan Vase and the Peacock Clock, First Opened to the Public on This Day in 1852
Russia’s palatial institution is now the second largest in the world, with an impressive collection of three million objects ...
Global News14d
B.C.’s South Coast braces for season’s first real blast of winter weather
British Columbia’s South Coast is forecast to get its first real blast of winter weather this weekend. A cold front is forecast to move across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island starting ...
Indiatimes14d
5 must-visit places for group travel if Russia turns visa-free for Indians
Your group will be transported back in time to the luxurious era of the Russian Empire with a leisurely walk along the Neva River or through the exquisite gardens of Peterhof Palace. Remember to ...
WBOC16d
Russia comes in from the cold, with flowers blooming around Moscow in January
January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through ... at high speed brought a “significant temperature ...
Cyprus Mail17d
More snowdrops, less ice: Russia’s famed winter has lost its bite this year
In mid-January, authorities in several Russian regions restricted or cancelled winter bathing on Epiphany, an important date for Russian Orthodox Christians. Some believers like to mark the ...
The New York Times19d
Venice in Winter, With a Poet as Our Guide
A writer and his daughter wander the ancient city at night, inspired by Joseph Brodsky, the Russian writer who loved ... of tourists is in the heart of winter, at night. Image The colonnade ...
The Economist21d
The warlord, the oligarch and the unravelling of Russia’s Amazon.com
Over the next two decades it became Russia’s equivalent of Amazon. Customers from Siberia to the Crimean Peninsula (which was ...
The New Zealand Herald23d
Indie-folk trio South for Winter to perform at Gisborne’s Smash Palace
Nashville-based South for Winter are performing at Gisborne's Smash Palace this weekend as part of their New Zealand tour. Their back story reads like a movie plot. New Zealand musician Nick Stone ...
Hindustan Times23d
Inside Saif Ali Khan’s ₹800 crore Pataudi Palace in Gurgaon: 150 rooms, stunning pool, regal Mughal architecture
Explore the grandeur of Saif Ali Khan's ₹800 crore Pataudi Palace, a blend of royal heritage, luxurious interiors, and historical significance in Haryana. Bollywood's royal couple, Saif Ali Khan ...
CBS News23d
Russian spy ship detected off U.K. as British official warns Putin: "We know what you're doing"
British Defense Secretary John Healey told Parliament on Wednesday the Royal Navy was tracking a "Russian spy ship" that passed through U.K. waters, warning Russia's President Vladimir Putin ...
Business Insider23d
Skeptical of Russia's data, some Western officials judge its economy by looking at Moscow from space
The declining health of Russia's economy is as clear as day — or night, a finance minister said Wednesday. Elisabeth Svantesson, the finance minister of Sweden, said she and her officials were ...