Russia’s envoy to NATO on Friday dismissed as “false” media reports that Russia and Iran planned to set up a joint missile defense shield as a counterweight to a similar system planned by NATO in Europe. “I read such an article in an Iranian paper. But it’s false,” Rogozin told the Rossiya-24 TV channel. “We [...]
Archives: September 2011
September 30, 2011
September 30, 2011
Belarus, Gazprom agree on reduced gas price for 2012
Belarus will receive Russian gas in 2012 for a significantly reduced price, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday. Lukashenko, who met last week with Alexei Miller, the CEO of Russian gas giant, Gazprom, said that next year Belarus would buy Russian gas for a lower price but did not specify the amount of the [...]
September 30, 2011
September 30, 2011
Main news of September 30
WORLD *Belarus will receive Russian gas in 2012 for a significantly reduced price, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said *Russia’s envoy to NATO on Friday dismissed as “false” media reports that Russia and Iran planned to set up a joint missile defense shield as a counterweight to a similar system planned by NATO in Europe *A [...]
September 30, 2011
Dmitry Medvedev: ‘Putin is more popular than I am’
The outgoing Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, agreed to step down because he believes Vladimir Putin is more popular, he has said. “I note that Prime Minister Putin, without a doubt, is currently the most authoritative politician in our country,” Medvedev said in an interview with the country’s three state-run television stations. “His rating is slightly [...]
September 30, 2011
Polina Zherebtsova’s diary of the second Chechnya war – extracts
Polina Zherebtsova filled dozens of diaries recording life in Grozny during the second Chechen war 24 September 1999 10.05am They bombed us a bit today. And the neighbours already don’t go to work, they’re scared. Mum and I go to the market to trade.I help her. There are rumours at school that it might shut [...]
September 30, 2011
The second Chechen war: a Grozny teenager’s diary
Polina Zherebtsova was 14 when the bombs started raining down. They hit the market where she worked with her mother, the streets she walked down daily, until Grozny was reduced to rubble, a hometown no longer recognisable. From the start, Zherebtsova wrote about it, an act of catharsis as much as a document on the [...]
September 30, 2011
The end of American atom smashing
After a quarter of a century, scientists operating underneath the surface of the Earth today will pull the plug on Tevatron, bringing the massive atom smasher to a screeching halt. And just like that, another nail is hammered into the coffin for the American scientific community. Many scientists have touted Tevatron as the most successful [...]
September 30, 2011
With Bolshoi, American Dancer Makes Historic Leap
“The Bolshoi stage is so huge that it can be a little intimidating at times,” says American ballet dancer David Hallberg. “The amount of space you have to cover [and] the size of the jump you have to accomplish…” “But I am a tall dancer [and] I have long legs, so hopefully I’ll be able [...]
September 30, 2011
Forest Fires Threaten Russian City
BRATSK, Russia — A state of emergency has been declared in the East Siberian city of Bratsk due to forest fires in the region, RFE/RL’s Russian Service reports. Minister for Emergency Situations Sergei Shoigu told President Dmitry Medvedev in a televised meeting that the fires are approaching Bratsk and the situation is very serious. Medvedev [...]
September 30, 2011
Travel Agency Freaked and Our Turkey Plans…
After a few days of wondering what is up! We discovered that the original travel agency that we booked through, freaked out over the fact that an American was traveling by them. They decided that maybe I was not able to do such a thing! Like travel to Turkey by Russia… After they wasted several [...]
September 30, 2011
Cup of Chicory and the Typhoon Sub…
Typhoon… My thinking’s this morning were centered around the decommissioning of the Soviet Typhoon Submarines. I had all but forgotten about these beasts of a submarine. They are like a city under water, complete with the niceties of life. Lets see what Wikipedia says about the Typhoon… The Project 941 or Akula, Russian “Акула” (“Shark”) [...]
September 30, 2011
President Medvedev’s interview with major Russian TV channels: full transcript
Below is the full text of President Dmitry Medvedev’s interview with First Channel Television, Russia Channel and NTV Channel on September 30, 2011. KONSTANTIN ERNST:Mr. President, last week, a major and long-awaited event happened in politics: at the United Russia convention, you suggested that Vladimir Putin should run for president. Many are wondering what your [...]
September 30, 2011
KHL president challenges NHL All-Stars
The Kontinental Hockey League have expressed interest in organizing a game between their best players and the NHL All-Stars. KHL president Aleksandr Medvedev told Sport-Express paper that the intercontinental challenge may be the perfect solution for North American hockey bosses who are looking for a new format of the All-Star Game.“It’s a great idea,” he [...]