Photo credit: Alexander Solzhenitsyn House of Russian Abroad / youtube.com Exhibitions, round table discussions, film screenings, concerts and meetings dedicated to Russians in Bulgaria are included in the program of the Days of Russian Abroad, which will be held December 2-8 at the...
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The test to determine the new omicron coronavirus strain has been developed by specialists from the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, RIA Novosti...
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Russia has delivered another batch of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, RIA Novosti reports. The day before, on November 30, three military transport aircraft landed at the Kabul airport. They took off from the Chkalovsky airport in the Moscow...
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The full cycle production of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine will begin in Vietnam, RIA Novosti reports. The corresponding document was signed by representatives of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the Russian Binnopharm Group company and the...
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The Russian capital has taken the 1st place in the ranking of innovations in the fight against coronavirus among European cities. It also became the 3rd in the world list preceeded by San...
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The celebration of Feyodor Dostoevsky's 200th anniversary continues in Italy, TASS reports. A book exhibition has started at the National Central Library of Rome. It presents several dozen books that...
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Russia is restoring air traffic with five more countries, RIA Novosti reports. On Wednesday, December 1, planes start flying to Costa Rica, Brazil, Mongolia, Argentina and Bangladesh. In addition, restrictions on flights to Cuba, Mexico and Qatar have...
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The screening of the "Salyut-7" drama, which was the opening film of the Moskino Films Festival in Dubai, was a great success. There are no empty seats left for the rest of the films on the festival program, TASS reports.
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About 100 Afghan students will be taken to Russia, RIA Novosti reports. According to the head of the Afghanistan Diaspora Center in Russia, Gulam Mohammad Jalal, the flight is expected on Wednesday, December 1.
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Starting from the next academic year, the Russian language will become a compulsory subject in the universities of the Central African Republic (CAR). Two years ago, it was also included in the school curriculum in the republic, RBC...
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A monument to the Russian military has been erected in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), RIA Novosti reports. The government of the African country explained that they wanted to thank Moscow for the help...
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Russian diplomats are organizing export flight from South Africa for Russian tourists, TASS reports. According to the Consulate General in Cape Town, the next charter flight should take off from the city on December 1.
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Petrov's Flu by Kirill Serebrennikov has won the main prize of the Sputnik over Poland festival. The results of the competition were summed up in Warsaw on November 28, TASS reports.
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"The Sun Above Me Never Sets" by the Russian director Lyubov Borisova has won the best picture prize at the BRICS Film Festival, TASS reports. It became part of the Indian International Film Forum,...
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The Higher School of Economics (HSE) and Peking University have signed an agreement on student exchanges for the mathematics departments, the website of the Higher School of Economics reports.
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The week of Russian auctions starts on Monday, November 29, in London, TASS reports. Traditionally, it is held twice a year, in May-June and November-December. Four auction houses are taking part in the Russian Week: Christie's, Sotheby's,...
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The main award of the Honfleur Festival of Russian Cinema in France went to "Unclenching His Fists", TASS reports. Kira Kovalenko's drama was filmed in North...
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