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Konukhov to climb Everest again, talks to VoR6 февраля 2012 14:50The world famous Russian traveller Fyodor Konukhov is going to make his second ascend to Everest, the world`s highest mountain. He first climbed the mount 20 years ago as a member of the Lada-Everest team of alpinists. The second attempt is planned for spring. Konukhov disclosed the details in an interview with the VoR. Immigrants to America from Siberia2 февраля 2012 14:31American Indians migrated to the American continent from the Altai Region in Russia. This is the sensational conclusion made by Russian and US scientists after a joint research. The experts carried out genetic tests of Altai people and proved that they were remote kinsmen of indigenous Americans. St. Pete's Gastronomic Brands23 января 2012 17:38St. Petersburg is determined to advance itself on the market of gastronomic brands. Soon visitors to St. Petersburg will be able not only to admire its beauty but also to enjoy the new dishes it will put on its offer list. Return our children!17 января 2012 19:05Stop the terror against Russian children! – such was the demand of the participants of the pickets, which were set up near the Finnish Embassy as well as near the embassies of 8 foreign countries in Moscow. This was a desperate protest against the forced “confiscation” of children from the Russian mothers abroad. Good-bye, "Mademoiselle"16 января 2012 15:12The authorities of the town of Cesson Sevigne in Brittany have banned the address “mademoiselle". This is a step to meet the wishes of feminist activists, who demanded to withdraw it from everyday use. Is Siberia really warming up?15 января 2012 14:57It looks like the famous or, rather infamous, Siberian frosts may soon become a thing of the past. Why? Because the region is being warmed up by the Vasyugan swamps – the world’s largest, covering an area of more than 50,000 square kilometers. Russia to host International Children’s Winter Games5 января 2012 18:52The Bashkir capital, Ufa has started preparations for the 6th International Children’s Winter Games (ICG) due in 2013. The event will be for the first time held in Russia and is expected to become something of a spring board for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. Archaeology-20115 января 2012 09:48A 400-year-old metallurgical furnace and irons for printing cylinder seals, discovered in Russia for the first time, are unique finds of Russian archaeologists in 2011. Archaeologists are convinced that these artefacts which help us to understand life in Russia in the olden days are interesting to everyone and not only to experts. We must protect historical centre of Moscow4 января 2012 17:30Moscow authorities are planning to stop the construction work in the centre of the city. The first session of the recently established Town-Building Commission has come to a decision to spare no effort in protecting the historical image of the city centre. Floating Arctic University3 января 2012 21:10A floating university for Arctic research and Arctic staff training will be created in the Russian northern port city of Arkhangelsk. Lectures and practical courses will take place aboard the Professor Molchanov research vessel. A pilot project of the Arctic Federal University and the Arctic Hydro-Meteorological Service will give the students a real feel of what the Arctic is like. 2011 year of “police”, “alfa-male”1 января 2012 16:37The words полиция (police) and альфа-самец (alpha male) have become the words of 2011 in Russia. There are two winners instead of traditionally one winner because the choice was made both by the Expert Council of the Center for the Development of the Russian Language and facebook users. Divers to study Lake Goluboe27 декабря 2011 18:02Russian and foreign divers are planning to study Lake Goluboe, the deepest lake in the Caucasus. They will take first dive early next year in search for underwater caves and artifacts. Non-standard congratulations26 декабря 2011 15:03Moscow medics have organized an unusual New Year party for their little patients. In the transplantology department of the Russian Scientific Centre of Surgery of the Russian Academy of Sciences Father Frost and the Snow Maiden not only sang and danced in a ring with the children but also presented unusual characters to them – such as the Heart, the Skin, the Lungs, and the Liver. Success of Russian schoolchildren19 декабря 2011 16:46Russian schoolchildren have brought three golds and three silvers to Moscow from the South African Republic (SAR), where the 8th International Junior Science Olympiad has completed its work. In a team count the Russian schoolchildren, who won the second place in the Games, were inferior only to their rivals from Taiwan. Floating University on the horizon9 декабря 2011 17:58A floating University is to be built in Archangelsk, to facilitate the study of the Arctic, as well as to train personnel. Students in higher educational institutions will be able to use the ”Professor Molchanov” research vessel to merge theories with practice. All flags are welcome - yes or no?8 декабря 2011 15:11It will become easier for all those who have foreign diplomas to get employment in Russia. Some days ago President Medvedev signed into law the bill making it possible to recognize diplomas and scientific degrees of the leading foreign universities without additional procedures. Skin substitute developed in Russia6 декабря 2011 16:25Russia has started producing biotechnological skin. The nano-material can be used to restore skin and mucous membranes damaged by burns, trophic ulcers or injuries. In cosmetics, the skin substitute will be an elixir of youth. Six years have passed since the conception of the idea of producing an imitation of human skin and its practical realization. Falcons online28 ноября 2011 16:04For the first time ever, Russia is to be represented at the International Festival of Falcon Hunting in the United Arab Emirates, by scientists from Yamal in Siberia. They will share their observations of the migrating routes of falcons. Moscow receives good rating21 ноября 2011 15:36Moscow currently ranks fourth in air cleanliness among the world’s megapolises now. According to the MosEconomMonitoring Agency, Moscow is ahead of Kiev, London, New York, and Hong Kong but is inferior to Stockholm, Paris, and Prague. Specialists assessed the level of concentration of polluting substances in the atmosphere in the big cities. Winners of 2011 Demidov Award announced16 ноября 2011 18:43The Russian Academy of Sciences has named the winners of the 2011 Demidov Award for outstanding scientific achievements. They are physicist Alexander Andreev, biologist Yury Zhuravlev and geographer Vladimir Kotlyakov. Demidov Award, which is regarded as the Russian analogue of the Nobel Prize, was established back in the 19th century by Ural region’s industrialist Pavel Demidov. |
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