Russia is set to develop a nuclear Gazprom now that the Parliament has passed a Bill that will consolidate all of the country’s nuclear companies into a single entity called Atomprom, which will be state owned. The companies included are those that do nuclear fuel production and export. The move was made so that Russia [...]

Russia has been experiencing some warm weather this winter. It has been so mild in St. Petersburg that two of the five bears at the Leningradsky Zoo are coming out of hibernation early. The hedgehogs are waking up early too. St Petersburg women and men are experiencing the opposite – having a hard time getting [...]

Authorities in Russia have put security forces on high alert because of a threat of a terrorist attack based on information from foreign officials. The information is currently being investigated. The threat was towards the public transportation system, specifically on ground transportation and the Metro. The chief of the Federal Security Service, Nikolai Patrushev put [...]

Over the recent holiday season, record numbers of Russian women and men went to Finland. According to the Finnish Tourist Board, tourism from Russia has increased 60% from last year. There are traffic delay warnings being issued for this weekend as travelers return home. The tourists have been coming to visit during the three weeks [...]

Russia is getting fat – too much high fat foods and not enough healthy ones combined with not exercising enough is the problem according to the Institute of Nutrition. The numbers show that 30-44 year old Russian men weigh about 2.4 kilograms, or 6 pounds, more than they did 12 years ago. Russian women, specifically [...]