"Russia is a thing of which the intellect cannot conceive..." by Fyodor Tyutchev are famous among Russians at least. December marks the 220th anniversary of the poet's birth. Yet, he never considered poetry to be his life's mission and was preoccupied with matters of a global scale. Mr.Tyutchev fought his war focusing on relations between Russia and the West, the origins of mutual misunderstanding, and the origins of Russophobia. When you read his works today, it feels as though he saw things coming in a crystal ball... Russia Loses 2nd Game in Churchill Cup Rugby Tournament
/ Главная / Russkiy Mir Foundation / News / Russia Loses 2nd Game in Churchill Cup Rugby TournamentRussia Loses 2nd Game in Churchill Cup Rugby Tournament
13.06.2011
The Russian team lost to Italy 19-24 late on Sunday in its second game at the current Churchill Cup rugby tournament in the U.K., RIA Novosti reports.
Russia, which is ranked 19th in the world and will make its World Cup debut this year in New Zealand, lost its first game of the current tournament to Canada
Russia will play against the United States in a game for the fifth place on June 18, while Italy will face Tonga in a game for the third place, and Canada will clash with England in the finals.
The Churchill Cup is an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, which is contested by teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other three invited teams from a wide array of countries.
This year, the invitees include Russia, Italy and Tonga.
Russkiy Mir Foundation Information Service
News by subject
Publications
"Russia is a thing of which the intellect cannot conceive..." by Fyodor Tyutchev are famous among Russians at least. December marks the 220th anniversary of the poet's birth. Yet, he never considered poetry to be his life's mission and was preoccupied with matters of a global scale. Mr.Tyutchev fought his war focusing on relations between Russia and the West, the origins of mutual misunderstanding, and the origins of Russophobia. When you read his works today, it feels as though he saw things coming in a crystal ball... 
Russian schools in the world 06.12.2023
258 million people in the world speak Russian: 146 million in the Russian Federation and 112 million abroad. But the situation is not static. Somewhere Russian language is "abolished" along with Russian culture. Somewhere, on the contrary, it is in demand. The number of Russian schools is growing in Uzbekistan, some Russian classes have been opened in Laos after a 30-year break, Tajikistan has a high request on our teachers.