One of the more interesting events celebrating International Women’s Day in Russia on Thursday was an air show featuring amateur women pilots. Hosted by the Helicopter Industry Association and Sky Vision aviation club, the air show was the first ever national show dedicated to female pilots. The show featured helicopters, planes and parachutists flying of [...]

Russian women marathon runners Lilia Shobukhova, Galina Bogomolova, Lidia Grigoryeva, Maria Konovalova, Inga Abitova and Olesya Syreva won their second straight Yokohama international women’s road relay race this past weekend. Shobukhova ran the opening section, took the lead and Russian never looked back on their way to victory. She set a new course record in [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin put on a pair of skis and hit the slopes in Sochi to try to help the Russian city in its bid to host the 2014 Winter Games. He was visiting the Psekhako Ridge ski area which is a newly developed winter facility that would host the snow sports events. It [...]

The United Nations Development Program has named Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova to be a goodwill ambassador. Immediately following the announcement Sharapova made a $100,000 donation towards the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and said that her work would focus on helping that area continue to recover from the tragic 1986 nuclear accident. Sharapova’s parents lived in [...]

The Russian soccer coach Guus Hiddink and the Russian players may have some other things on their minds while preparing for their friendly match against the Dutch. The timing of the match itself is not good, as the Russian season does not start until March 10th and the players have just started their pre-season fitness [...]