Publications

Svetlana Smetanina Stanislav Beletsky. Photo credit: Stanislav Beletsky/Facebook Head of the Russian Center at the University of Dodoma Stanislav Beletsky came to Tanzania several years ago to teach Russian. At first, he experienced a real cultural shock, but then he genuinely fell in love with the country. – You recently shared how you dispel myths about Russia in your classes at the Russian Center. And what perception of Russia do your students have? What do they usually know about our country? – Tanzania is really far from Russia…There have not been many contacts between our...

The name of Russian master player Anatoly Karpov is well-known all over the world. He was the 12th World Chess Champion from 1975 to 1985, World Chess champion, a three-time FIDE World Champion in chess, and also three-time world champion according to FIDE. In total, he has 186 victories in international tournaments; the last of them he won just recently. Karpov is also known for his extensive social activities. He's the founder of a chain of children's chess schools around the world and the author of more than 30 books. In his recent book, Life and Chess. My Autobiography, Anatoly Karpov talks about his time, the "Karpov...

Sergey Vinogradov Olympic Games Beijing. Photo: freeze-frame shot The Winter Olympics starts in Beijing on February 4. In China, the Russian team will start again without the flag and anthem (sanctions by the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) continue). However, its lineup is close to the strongest one. Continuing to defend the rights of its athletes added to the WADA blacklists, Russia has raised a new generation of brilliant athletes that the anti-doping agency has no and cannot have any claims to. Figure skating record-holders Kamila Valieva and Anna Shcherbakova, skiers Alexander...

Alyona Plavshich Easter celebration in parishes of the ROCOR Orthodox Mission in Haiti. Photo credit: pravoslavie.ru It is really amazing what remote corners of the globe Russian Orthodoxy has reached. Recently I saw an appeal from a trusty foundation on the needs of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) to support the Russian spiritual mission in Haiti. It turns out that our Faith is there as well, even though there are no Russians in that mission. Alena Plavshich, development manager of the foundation, told how our brothers and sisters are living in a country that had suffered several devastating...

Alexander Rahr Alexander Rahr Kay-Achim Schönbach, chief commander of the German Navy, was forced to resign after saying that "Crimea is gone, it will never come back" to Ukraine. He also called for "respectful and equal treatment" of Russian President Vladimir Putin and said that talks of war were "nonsense". The current situation in Germany resembles witch-hunting with the liberal media turning into an inquisition that is thirsty for the blood of those whose opinions do not conform to the official dogma. The above is evidence of the serious crisis experienced by democracy...

Svetlana Smetanina Meet BRICS Art 3D Exhibition Meet BRICS Art is an international project that brings together artists from Russia, Brazil, China, India, and South Africa. Their virtual exhibition was opened in January. In addition, the project participants will hold online discussions. For example, they will discuss how artists can participate in the design of the cities of the future for the BRICS countries. Anna Kurumchina, director of the Agency for Cultural and Science Diplomacy (Yekaterinburg) and the organizer of the exhibition, shared the details of the international project. ...