Russian cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich celebrates his 80th birthday this week so Russia is honoring him with a Kremlin reception and commemorative concert.
There are also concerns about his heath as Rostropovich was hospitalized in February. That prompted a visit from President Vladimir Putin who also awarded him with a state medal which raised speculation [...]

The Russians are on a roll in Melbourne at the world swimming championships, especially in the synchronized swimmers have won gold in six out of seven events. Overall Russia has the most medals in the competition so far with 15 total, nine of those being gold.
Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakove teamed up to win the [...]

If you are a foreigner in Russia who wants to work, you will now have to pass a drug test. The new requirement came into effect at the beginning of the year which calls for foreigners that work or who intend to work in Russia to have a blood test for drugs. If there are [...]

Russia’s only female billionaire, Yelena Baturina, has won a libel suit against Forbes magazine. The victory came against the editor of the local edition of the magazine after a cover story was published about how she acquired her wealth. Baturina is also the wife of Mayor Yury Luzhkov.
The Chertanovsky Court has awarded the sum of [...]

If you are looking for something cultural to do with the sexy Russian women in your life, think about checking out the Second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art which recently opened and will be running for another couple weeks.
This time around, unlike the first event, the exhibit has been embraced by a number of big [...]