Russian Theatres Modernise Children’s Fairy Tales for New Year Audiences
Voronezh’s theatres have refreshed classic children’s tales for the New Year season, presenting three family productions that combine modern staging,...
Russia Introduces Biometric Identification for Microloans from 2026
From 1 March 2026 microfinance organisations (MFOs) in Russia will be required to collect and verify borrower biometrics through the...
Russia’s Sverdlovsk Region Among Leaders in Working Pensioners
Sverdlovsk Oblast has joined the leading Russian regions by both the total number of residents of pension age and the...
St Petersburg opening sparks debate over Russian retail transformation
A surge of visitors to a new shopping and entertainment complex in St Petersburg in early December has prompted fresh discussion...
Festive Ded Moroz Train Brings Holiday Cheer to Moscow
Residents and visitors in Moscow woke to a festive sight in the early hours of Monday as the decorated "Ded...
UAZ to Launch New 2026 Models in Russia with Diesel and ZMZ Pro Engine
Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ) will bring several updated models to the Russian market in 2026, the company told Rossiyskaya Gazeta....
Russia Brings First Unit of Kursk NPP-2 Online
On the night of 31 December 2025 to 1 January 2026 the first power from the new VVER-TOI reactor at...
Spectacular Light Pillars Illuminate Leningrad Oblast Sky, Russia
Residents and amateur photographers in the Leningrad Oblast recorded a striking optical display as vertical columns of light rose from...
Russia’s Kislovodsk Faces Heating Interruptions as Emergency Repairs Underway
Residents of Kislovodsk woke on Thursday to limited heating in many apartment buildings after a series of failures at municipal...
Natalia Kaspersky Warns Against Unsupervised AI Agents in Cybersecurity
Natalia Kaspersky, president of the InfoWatch group and chair of the Association of Software Developers "Domestic Software", has urged caution...
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