Tag: Siberia
Science Round-Up: New technology means reusable wind turbine blades
It is a watershed moment for the wind industry. Thanks to the work of researchers from Aarhus University, the Danish manufacturer Vestas will be able to build new wind turbine blades with epoxy. The company has developed a chemical process that makes it possible to break it down and recycle it. “We are super happy […]
How many Red Squares are there really in Russia?
Every Russian schoolchild knows that the name of the country’s main square “Red” means “beautiful”. However, there are many other red squares in Russia, which were named so for a completely different reason. 1. Moscow Alexey Druzhinin/Sputnik Moscow’s main square is the most famous of all Red Squares. You can see the walls and towers […]
Top 25 Russia Beyond Articles You May Have Missed in 2022
Our authors traveled through Russia from the Chukotka Peninsula to the north to find the best stories for you, dug deep into history and revealed the most interesting episodes from the past. Below is a list of the best examples of our culture and lifestyle stories about Russia. And of course the best recipes. Enjoy! […]
Why did Stalin have 2 birthdays
Several versions claim to answer this question. We go through the most curious of them. Josef Stalin is probably the only 20th century head of state whose exact date of birth has not yet been determined. The official birthday, December 21, 1879, was, of course, known to every Soviet person. The date had become canon […]
This BANNED book helped ancient Russians understand the universe
Since ordinary people did not understand complicated church texts, the authorities tried to explain all possible phenomena in a more accessible and comprehensible way. This gave rise to a unique set of teachings. Slavic pagan mythology had its own explanations of important cosmogonic and anthropological questions, including how the world and various natural phenomena arose, […]
5 things the British DISCOVERED from the Russians
What do sea mines and buttercream have in common? For Englishmen, they were both “brought” from Russia. 1. Furs George III and Queen Victoria dressed in Russian furs Public domain When English merchants established contacts with the Moskian Tsardom in the 16th century, fur soon became the most important, expensive, and handsome commodity they would […]
The world’s oldest DNA: remains found in Greenland are 2 million years old!
At Cape Copenhagen in North Greenland, Danish researchers have succeeded in extracting DNA from the remains of huge elephant-like creatures that roamed the world 2 million years ago. “The ancient DNA samples were found buried deep in sediment that had built up over 20,000 years,” explains Professor Kurt H Kjær, a geologist at the University […]
Ice age viruses brought to life in the lab
Viruses that have been trapped in Siberian permafrost for 48,500 years have been brought to life in a laboratory. The goal is to see what awaits us when the permafrost thaws. Viruses extracted from a depth of sixteen meters from a lake in Siberia, where they had been stuck since the ice age, were brought […]
The Russian conscientious objectors in Sweden
Conflict hits several Russian men in Sweden who fled Putin’s Russia after the war started and sought asylum here. Dmitry from Saint Petersburg left after the mobilization and the choice, as he sees it, “to kill or be killed”. Sergei Nazarenkov from Murmansk he also left for fear of being mobilized, but the former elite […]
These Portuguese served Russia nobly
Until the 18th century, these two great powers at opposite ends of Europe knew basically nothing about each other. However, this did not stop some Portuguese nationals from making careers at dizzying heights in Russia. Antonio de Vieira In 1697, during his Grand Embassy – an extended tour of European countries – Tsar Peter the […]
Russia ready to restart supplies, ball in the EU: Putin on gas supplies via the Nord Stream 2 pipeline
If they want, let them turn on the faucet and that’s it. We will not limit anyone anywhere, including our readiness to supply additional quantities in the fall-winter season,” Reuters reported. He said that Europe’s prosperity in recent decades was based on cooperation with Russia. “I have repeatedly said that Nord Streams has no political […]
At 70, Is Putin Still The Russian Public’s Irreplaceable Man?
Russian President Vladimir Putin marks his 70th birthday on October 7. The jubilee comes at a time when the increasingly authoritarian leader faces some of the most daunting challenges of his two-plus decades in power, having gambled all his achievements on an increasingly costly and troublesome war against neighboring Ukraine. Despite a relentless crackdown on […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs blocked Helsinki Shipyard’s sale of Russian icebreakers
Last year, the Helsinki shipyard signed a contract to build a new icebreaker for the Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel in Northern Siberia.
Three Amur tiger cubs were born in Helsinki Zoo
The Amur or Siberian tiger is a highly endangered subspecies of tiger.
10 most luxurious snuff boxes used by the Russian tsars
The best jewelers made boxes to store snuff for true works of art. When you take a closer look at them, you can learn a lot about their original owners, important historical events and even steamy love affairs. 1. A snuff box in Louis XVI style The Hermitage This exquisite masterpiece by Mikhail Perkhin, who […]
Latest developments in Ukraine: 1 June
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flash point Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT. 01:30: Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces were conducting exercises with about 1,000 soldiers in Ivanovo province, a city northeast of Moscow, Reuters reported, citing the Interfax […]
Roman Abramovich – the oligarch called “Putin’s wallet”
Roman Abramovich growing up in 70s Siberia. Just in time for him to grow up, the Soviet Union collapses. In that moment, just about everything changes. Inspired by the new, Russian entrepreneurial spirit, Roman sniffs out business opportunities on both the right and the left. Together with his mentor Boris Berezovsky, he buys up the […]
Russia’s history in 10 paintings
These Russian artists have depicted the most vital and dramatic events of Russia’s ten centuries of existence. Vasilij Perov. The first Christians in Kyiv (1880) State Russian Museum Christianity, which comes from the Byzantine Empire, began to spread across Russia long before the country’s official baptism of Kiev’s Prince Vladimir 988. According to some sources, […]
Expert: Russia may completely divert gas exports from Europe to Asia
“Russia’s exports to Europe now could potentially be fully diverted to the Asia-Pacific region. However, this will require the active development of export infrastructure, the construction of new gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, which is also time-consuming,” Timonin said. Russia’s efforts to divert gas flows to Asia are not only due to […]
What Russia looked like in 1982
The early 1980s was the period known as the Era of Stagnation, or as Leonid Brezhnev called it – real socialism. The Soviet leader who had ruled for almost two decades eventually died that year, setting the country on the path to the period of change known as Perestroika. The Soviet leader, the general secretary […]
5 FIRST Russian female writers
These ladies were pioneers in Russian literature and their names are very important (although some of them are no longer so well known, not even in Russia). Women in Russia took up the pen as early as the 18th century – they practiced poetry, translations and fiction (mysterious and sentimental novels). Peter the Great’s sister, […]
Friday’s newspapers: Strike threat, Finnair’s problems and Tappara title
Helsingin sanomat newspaper reports Municipal workers in the metropolitan area will go on strike next week after a conciliation committee set up to unite unions and employers said on Thursday afternoon that the parties were too far apart and could not propose a new agreement. The agreement now seems a long way off, as employers […]
Integration or not, is Åland an easy prey? And the forgotten election issues
One hour Horrible pictures in the Kiev suburb of Bucha. How civilians are used in war. Conversation with Russia correspondent Maria Persson Lövgren and military historian Fredrik Eriksson. The Ukrainian refugees want to return home as soon as possible – how does it go together with integration? Darja in Siberia has criticized the war – […]
Hot Springs and Heli Skiing in Hokkaido
Initially, Finnair was to launch direct flights from Helsinki to the new Chitose Airport from July this year, when Hokkaido will once again become a much more accessible destination for those arriving from Europe and Finland. However, due to the continuing challenges of the global pandemic, the plan has unfortunately been postponed for the time […]
Why Crimean Tatars are afraid when Russia invades Ukraine
Like Vladimir Putin’s strengths wage a brutal war against Ukraine, the Crimean Tatars living in Russian-occupied Crimea and on the Ukrainian mainland feel particularly threatened by the recent invasion of their historical enemy. Some have promised to defend Ukraine, a country many fled to in 2014 after Putin’s forces invaded the Crimean peninsula and began […]
Finland is preparing for a possible ban on Russian airspace
Despite the escalating conflict, Finnair and other European airlines have maintained uninterrupted flights via Russian airspace to Asia. However, the EU is already preparing for a situation in which Russia would suddenly revoke the rights of airlines to fly over the country. This would mean the suspension of Finnair’s Asian flights. "As part of joint […]
Sergey Karaganov: Russia’s new foreign policy, the Putin Doctrine
Moscow’s confrontation with NATO is just the start It seems like Russia has entered a new era of its foreign policy – a ‘constructive destruction’, let’s call it, of the previous model of relations with the West. Parts of this new way of thinking have been seen over the last 15 years – starting with […]
The Putin Doctrine: Russia’s new foreign policy
Moscow’s confrontation with NATO is just the start It seems like Russia has entered a new era of its foreign policy – a ‘constructive destruction’, let’s call it, of the previous model of relations with the West. Parts of this new way of thinking have been seen over the last 15 years – starting with […]
100 masterpieces of Russian literature you should read
From ancient tales to modern novels, we bring you a selection of books that can all be considered timeless classics. Many of them are part of the school program, not only in Russia. 1. The Tale of Igor’s Campaign (1185) W. W. Norton; 1st edition, 1973 This “tale of woe” about Prince Igor’s unsuccessful campaign […]
In Russia, too much dill is never enough
If there is coriander in America, and basil and parsley in Italy, then in Russia the most popular herb is dill. We investigate why this herb is so popular in Russia and what foreigners think of it. The tradition of adding fresh chopped vegetables to a variety of dishes probably arrived in central Russia from […]
Rogervik WORST EMPIRE of the Russian Empire
Empress Elizabeth was the first Russian ruler to ban the death penalty. But during her reign, it was a punishment that was essentially the same as a death sentence – hard work for life in the construction of a Baltic port. The average life expectancy of a prisoner in Rogervik’s hard labor camp was less […]
Allies still divided over Russian intentions
Warsaw – The guessing game about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions continued on Sunday, with worried Western military officials and independent experts agreeing that the Kremlin has gathered enough forces to invade Ukraine. However, disagreement remains between allies over whether the military build-up is a feint designed to extract Western concessions or an invading force […]
Helsinki Shipyard is building an icebreaker for a Russian mining company
Helsinki shipyard and Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel are joining forces to build a new icebreaker in northern Siberia, the companies said on Tuesday. It was reported at the Helsinki shipyard that the new vessel will be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and low-sulfur diesel. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year and […]
Lavrov urges the West to react quickly to the Kremlin’s security demands
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has “patience run out” with the West and expects a written response to its demands for security guarantees within a week after diplomatic talks with NATO and the United States failed to make progress on the issue amid a build-up of Russian troops at border with Ukraine. Diplomats have […]
TOP 5 movies by Andrei Zvyagintsev you should watch
Andrei Zvyagintsev, often referred to as the Russian Ingmar Bergman, belongs to the new breed of filmmakers thanks to which Russian film has reached a truly global audience. The Siberian-born director wanted to fulfill his ambition to become a film director since childhood. Inspired by Andrei Tarkovsky, Robert Bresson and Michelangelo Antonioni, Zvyagintsev managed to […]
30 Russia Beyond Articles You Might Have Missed 2021
These are the best stories of the year, according to our writers and editors. We have put together this list to highlight our most interesting stories, which in many cases were the most difficult to put together. To see the list of our most popular stories by page views, click here. LIFESTYLE 30. Why Russian […]
Too dry, too hot or too wet: The weather stays constant in Europe
These events include heat waves, droughts and heavy rainy seasons. Especially in Europe, but also in Russia, the number and intensity of permanent weather patterns have increased in recent decades and extreme weather conditions have occurred in different places at the same time. “In our study, we show that the ongoing weather conditions are increasingly […]
International Round-Up: Danish artist launches lawsuit to protect statue
Every student at Hong Kong University knows ‘The Pillar of Shame’, the Danish artist Jens Galschiøt’s impressive eight meter high, two ton orange sculpture of bodies deformed by pain and despair. And now Galschiøt – who sculpted it in 1997 in memory of the victims of the June 4, 1989 massacre, when the Chinese army […]
igorHow many days of military glory Russia celebrates
Many victories by the Russian armed forces have saved the country from destruction and changed world history. It is in their honor that the national military days were established. The day of the total liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade (January 27) Breakthrough of the siege of Leningrad. Boris Kudoyarov / russiainphoto.ru During the […]
How many days of military glory Russia celebrates
Many victories by the Russian armed forces have saved the country from destruction and changed world history. It is in their honor that the national military days were established. The day of the total liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade (January 27) Breakthrough of the siege of Leningrad. Boris Kudoyarov / russiainphoto.ru During the […]
Greenland’s first professor Robert Pedersen has died – 93 years old
Greenland’s first professor, Robert Pedersen, has died after a short illness. He turned 93 years old. The professor’s nephew Jakob Pedersen informs the Greenlandic media Sermitsiaq.AG on Saturday. – Robert Petersen exhaled while the first rays of the sun appeared. He turned 93, and he passed away after a week of illness, says Jakob Petersen […]
Greenland’s first professor Robert Petersen has died – 93 years old
Greenland’s first professor, Robert Petersen, has died after a short illness. He turned 93 years old. The professor’s nephew Jakob Petersen informs the Greenlandic media Sermitsiaq.AG on Saturday. – Robert Petersen exhaled while the first rays of the sun appeared. He turned 93, and he passed away after a week of illness, says Jakob Petersen […]
Volleyball in the swamp, shortcomings in higher education and climate change: Finland in the world press
Suolentis’ annual World Championships have been held since 2006. Foreign teams were not allowed to participate this year due to the COVID-19 situation. A Finnish professor living in the United States sparked a stir earlier this week by publishing an article highlighting the weaknesses of the Finnish higher education system in the American magazine USA […]
The adventurer would win back the audience
He created the change, among other things, with a boredom button that was to kick life in the exhibitions, and by letting the designer Jim Lyngvild put makeup on the Vikings. Like Rane Willerslev used himself as a focal point in the show “Ranes Museum”. There are virtually no limits to how Willerslev experiments with […]
Researcher with 2.5 meter high bronze statue
And to a certain extent, precisely those questions – and more – have become the focal point of his research and career. Today, the DNA researcher, who turns 50 on June 5, is recognized worldwide for his research. It was otherwise not in the cards that Eske Willerslev should take a long education and become […]
What is Russia known for Our readers answer!
It turns out that Russian MMA fighters are no less famous than classic writers! What a surprise! What do you know about Russia, other than its size? We asked our readers to remember the things they thought made the country famous. Among the hundreds of answers were the biggest examples of cuisine, culture and traditions. […]
Untouched nature – only three percent left
Only three percent of the earth’s land area is untouched nature. By reintroducing animal species into ecosystems, this figure could increase. Only three percent of the land area on earth is still untouched nature, according to a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. The untouched natural areas is found […]
Russia registers the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine for animals
So far, it is the world’s first and only product to prevent COVID-19 in animals, ”he told Tass news agency.The point of sale also announced that mass production of the world’s first animal vaccine, COVID-19, could begin as early as April on the basis of the country’s largest veterinary product product platform – the Federal […]
Everything about ATV Putin drove in Siberia
This off-road vehicle can cross the toughest places in Russia, as well as swim across rivers and lakes. ATV Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu chose for his latest weekend trip in Siberia called “GAZ-3351” or more commonly the nickname “Elk”. It is a modification of one of the world’s most commonly […]
7 GREAT Germans who helped shape Russia
For more than 150 years, the Russian Empire was ruled by ethnic Germans – including Romanovs, from Peter III. Apart from them, there were many German people who contributed immensely to Russia’s culture and science. Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683-1767) Portrait of Count Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683-1767) Getty Images Born: In the Grand Duchy […]
The dynamic guitarist in the jungle orchestra
The Jungle Orchestra’s music is based on African inspiration, jazz and avant-garde music. The name is taken from jazz legend Duke Ellington’s “Jungle-Orchestra” from the 1920s. A kind of world music with Danish signs, Berlingske called in 2016 Dørge’s music. The two handfuls of members are known for a very outgoing stage performance, well peppered […]
Exhibition of works by Ragnar Axelsson “Where the World is Melting”
The exhibition “Where the World is Melting” presents works by Ragnar Axelsson, selected from the series entitled: Faces of the North, Glacier, Hunters and Heroes of the North. The photographs collected at a breakthrough moment shed light on the changes taking place in the physical layer of the northern world and in the traditions of […]
Russia blocks more British officials from entering over Navalny sanctions
Russia says it has expanded its list of British citizens barred from entering the country in response to London’s “constructive and unfriendly” decision to sanction Russian officials over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the move on December 30, without mentioning how many British individuals had been blacklisted or […]
Navalny’s underpants smeared with poison, would-killers reveal
A Russian agent involved in the clean-up of Alexei Navalny’s near-fatal nerve poisoning in August revealed in an unintentional confession how the Russian activist’s underpants were smeared with the toxin Novichok by a Russian Federal Security Service intelligence unit. His revelation was made in a remarkable and lengthy telephone conversation with Navalny himself, who posed […]
10 facts about Russia’s northernmost settlement
They call the settlement of Dikson “the edge of the earth” for good reason: It is located right on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, on the shores of a bay. And if you looked at the population density, every inhabitant would have 1,500 square kilometers of space to play in! 1) A territory the […]
The EU accuses the Kremlin of poisoning Navalny
The EU directly points to Russia’s top leadership as to blame for the poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny. It appears from the list of people who will now be punished with sanctions. There is both the head of the Russian security service and senior heads of the presidential administration. “It is reasonable to conclude […]
5 foreign military commanders who gave Russia credit
History 12 Oct 2020 Boris Egorov Hermitage Museum; Private collection. The Hague; Rybinsk Museum-Preserve; Public Domain After abolishing the opportunity to build a career at home, these officers set off for the remote exotic country of Russia, offering them much-deserved credit for their talents and military capabilities. 1. Patrick Gordon General goods Before Patrick Leopold […]
Wednesday’s newspapers: Ministry’s communication openings, VR’s business class masks and bird’s eye view
Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä (Cen) has criticized the government’s internal communication flow for coronavirus operations Evening News reports. prime minister Sanna Marin (SDP) tweeted on Tuesday that the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is preparing a comprehensive package of measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic. According to Marin, the matter […]
Navalny says the newspaper Putin was behind the poisoning
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has told a German magazine that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind his poisoning. Excerpt from his comments published by Der Spiegel on Thursday, Navalny said: “I have no other versions of how the crime was committed.” The Kremlin has denied any involvement. Navalny fell ill on an August 20 […]
Activist predicts Navalny will need month to regain fitness
The activist who helped take Aleksei Navalny to Germany for treatment after he was poisoned has predicted that the Kremlin critic will need a month to regain full fitness. Navalny made his first public appearance on September 23 after being released from a hospital in Berlin where Germany said he was being treated for poisoning […]
No investigation into poisoning in Russia yet
It has been more than a month since Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned during a trip to Siberia, but no criminal charges have been brought in Russia. Instead, the Russian leadership is now trying to give the impression that it has nothing to do with the matter. Alexei Navalny’s press secretary Kira Yarmysh […]
Will Europe use the Navalny card for new sanctions against Russia?
As expected, Alexei Navalny’s case seriously disrupted relations between the European Union and the Russian Federation. The alleged “poisoning” of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on August 20 in Tomsk (Siberia) is similar to the assassination of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko and Sergei Skripal, a former Russian military officer and double agent for Britain’s intelligence […]
Navalny assistants say Novichok was found on the hotel’s water bottle
Assistants to Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny said on Thursday that German experts found Novichok nerve agent in a water bottle taken from the hotel room where he lived before he fell ill. The bottle seems to have been important evidence of Germany’s conclusion that the 44-year-old lawyer and outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin […]
New theory: Navalny was poisoned in the hotel room
It was not a cup of tea at the airport, but probably a water bottle at the hotel that was behind the poisoning of the Russian regime critic Alexei Navalny. Navalny’s team writes in a post on Instagram that his employee searched his hotel room after he left the city of Tomsk in Siberia and […]
Poisoned Russian opposition leader shows signs of recovery
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has confirmed reports of his improved health following an almost fatal poisoning in Siberia last month – posted on social media from his hospital room in Germany while his team insisted he plans to return home to Russia when he fully recovers. “Hello, this is Navalny. I miss you all,” […]
“Researchers have been warning about this for decades”
Uncontrolled forest fires are currently raging on the west coast of the United States. But also in eastern Siberia and the Amazon, record-breaking fires have been reported this year. The development is expected, according to Michael Tjernström, professor of meteorology at Stockholm University. – Yes, this is one of the course of events linked to […]
Researchers agree – this is what climate change looks like
Uncontrolled forest fires are currently raging on the west coast of the United States. At the same time, it is burning in more places in the world, for example in Siberia. – Researchers have been saying this for many years – it is a sign of climate change, says Ekot’s climate correspondent Marie-Louise Kristola. What […]
The EU calls on Russia to cooperate
The EU tonight calls on Russia to cooperate in the investigation into opposition politician Navalny, who according to Germany has been poisoned by the poison Novichok. The EU demands that Russia cooperate fully with the UN Anti-Chemicals Agency, OPCW, to ensure an impartial international inquiry. At the same time, the EU says that it does […]
Siberian forest fires contribute to record high carbon dioxide emissions
This summer’s large fires in parts of the Arctic have caused record high carbon dioxide emissions, reports the European Commission’s climate monitoring service Copernicus. This summer, major forest fires have ravaged Russia. Millions of hectares of land have been destroyed there and between June and August it led to record-breaking emissions of carbon dioxide, 540 […]
“Shocking that Navalny has fallen victim to nerve agent attack”
The German government today ruled that the Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent classified as a chemical weapon. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Navalny has been the victim of a crime aimed at silencing him. One of the German military’s specialist laboratories has determined that Alexei Navalny was undoubtedly poisoned […]
President Niinistö demands "clarity" About the poisoning of Navalny
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö says it is “shocking” that a chemical weapon had apparently been used against a Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. "The news of the German government today about Alexei Navalny is worrying," Niinistö wrote in a statement released on Wednesday. "The use of a chemical weapon is shocking. It is important for […]
German government: Navalny poisoned by nerve agent
Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Soviet nerve agent Novichok, a spokesman for the German government told Reuters. Navalny is in a coma after he quickly fell ill on board a flight between Siberian Tomsk and Moscow. He is now being cared for in Germany.
Fires increase the threat of permafrost
There is a lot that affects the future of the permafrost, the soil that is frozen all year round. Summer super heat in Siberia, for example. Of course, you can still feel how permafrost feels if you do as the ecologist Keith Larson from Umeå University on a bog in the Swedish Abisko mountains. – […]
German doctors: Test results indicate that Navalny was poisoned
The Charité hospital in Berlin, where the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is being cared for, states that test results “indicate poisoning”. The hospital states that Navalny is being medicated, but that it is uncertain how the treatment works, especially when it comes to the nervous system, reports the news agencies AFP and Reuters. Navalny, […]
Important message to the public in Moskogen in Kalmar municipality, Kalmar county.
Russian regime critic Alexei Navalny was guarded by the FSB security service in the days before he fell ill, a Russian newspaper reports, citing police sources. His spokesman is “not at all surprised” by the information. FSB agents in civilian clothes were Navalny in the heels and his movement pattern was also followed by surveillance […]
