…to abandon Russia; he implored these business owners to invest at home rather than in foreign markets that were negatively targeting the Russian economy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaTVETA28Q0 -A 2018 Ruptly video of…
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…World Bank’s estimated in 2012 that current Russian landfill space is already 65-70% full. If waste generation continues to grow, by 2025, Russia will need to double its capacity to…
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…the two taken by the US. Russia has also demanded that the US reduce diplomatic staff in Russia to parity with Russian diplomatic staff in the US. This is “in…
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…Russian and the stores sold Russian products. My host family welcomed me into their clean but run-down apartment, going to great lengths to prepare a wonderful feast. Over dinner, my…
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…spread worldwide. This is a part of the problem in Russian-EU relations. As the EU has marketed itself as primarily an economic union, yet behaved much more like a cultural…
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…world’s major religions. I was told that President Nazarbayev plans to hold regular biannual convocations of all of the world’s religions to promote mutual understanding and peace. There also seems…
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…an English book when home-sick or find a fun Russian book elsewhere in the library to practice your Russian skills. Note: this resource was originally written in 2015 by SRAS…
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…a series of conflicts broke out between Russia and Persia. Russia, largely through better armaments and tactics, defeated the Persians in almost every battle and, by 1828, the Russians came…
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…of whom live in rural areas, are almost entirely dependent on remittance income from migrant workers living in Russia and other CIS countries. In 2010 Tajikistan was the most remittance-dependent…
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…than any other lake in the world. One of these, the nerpa, is the only fresh water seal in the world. Lake Baikal provides plenty of opportunities to explore beautiful…
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…arms are primarily what keeps it relevant on the global stage, and Russia does not have the luxury of being the world’s second largest economy like China (Russia is the…
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…Russia’s import substitution requirements, drew up a list of approved suppliers that included no Russian companies. However, the Russian technology firm Rostec announced in 2019 that it would begin producing…
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…The city is decorated with posters of Russian symbols, and many small Russian flags are hung from cars. On the central boulevard, we’re repeatedly reminded that “Russia loves Crimea.” To…
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…Russian authors, artists and musicians have long left their mark on the world. Far less known are Russia’s Halls of Culture. They are the pride not only of big cities,…
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…of well-documented surveys from 1992-2000, the majority of Russians held the concept of rule of law in high esteem and the Russian disposition towards the rule of law seemed to…
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…within the same standards as US police. In the US, policemen pepper spraying protesters became news of police brutality, yet much worse is common in Russia. A friend in Moscow…
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…of the opportunity for Russia to take its rightful place in the modern world and of the possibilities to improve the quality of life for Russians. This is the path…
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…столице. Moscow’s annual budget is more than 1.6 trillion rubles, comparable to that of New York City. This is 140,000 rubles for every Muscovite, including children. This money is absolutely…
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…Moldova was ceded by the Ottoman Empire and incorporated into the Russian Empire as the Oblast’ of Moldavia and Bessarabia. Under Russian rule, further immigration added considerable minorities of Ukrainians,…
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South Ossetia is one of the world’s newest independent states according to Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and the microstates of Tuvalu and Nauru. According to all other states and international organizations,…
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