Russia
Moscow announces to build moren power plants abroad
June 16, 2010by Paul Goble Moscow uses ‘Infamous’ ship to move spent nuclear fuel even as it snnounces plans to build more nuclear power plants abroad Russia’s Atomic Energy Corporation is using a refitted ship that became “infamous for dumping...
Moscow: US delegation discusses adoptions with Russian officials
April 29, 2010A U.S. State Department delegation on adoptions, headed by Michael Kirby, was in Moscow today for talks with Russian authorities. The talks were aimed at defusing a row in U.S.-Russian adoptions following the case of 7-year-old Artyom Savelyev,...
Armenia marks 95th anniversary of genocide in Ottoman Turkey
April 24, 2010Armenia marks anniversary of massacre amid fresh tensions with Turkey Armenia today marked the 95th anniversary of the mass killing of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey, days after a landmark reconciliation deal between Armenia and Turkey collapsed. Crowds...
Mishandling of radioactive materials accelerating demise of Russia’s Arctic population
April 24, 2010By Paul Goble The dying off of the numerically small peoples of the Russian north, already taking place because of economic development and climate change, is being accelerated by the mishandling of nuclear materials at power stations and military bases...
Design fail: Soviet war veteran calendar uses photos of Nazi troops
April 23, 2010By Claire Bigg Veterans in the Russian city of Perm are unlikely to forget this year's 65th anniversary of the World War II defeat of Nazi Germany. A wall calendar meant to honor Soviet war veterans ahead of the May 9 festivities has sparked outrage...
Russia society dominated by ‘baptized godless'
April 20, 2010By Paul Goble At the end of the Soviet period, many Russians believed that theirs was an “Orthodox” people which simply lacked churches, but now, a leading Orthodox educator says, they recognize that this was an illusion and that Russian...
Moscow bans US adoptions of Russian children after American mother returns adoptive son to Russia
April 19, 2010Russia demands US agreement to protect adopted children The Kremlin says it will not permit further adoptions of Russian children by U.S. parents until Washington signs a pledge guaranteeing the security of the adoptees in the United States. Russia...
Russia halts U.S. adoptions, U.S. 'not aware' of policy change
April 16, 2010By Kevin O'Flynn Russia has stopped child adoptions by U.S. citizens following the case of an American woman who sent her adopted son back to Russia by plane, saying she did not want him and that she feared he was dangerous. Andrei Nesterenko, the...
Russia to suspend adoptions of its children by U.S. citizens (video)
April 10, 2010Russia considers U.S. adoption freeze Russia says it is planning to suspend adoptions of its children by U.S. citizens after an American woman sent her adopted son back to Moscow on a plane with a note disowning him. Artyom Savelyev, 7, arrived alone...
April Fools’ Day: Curiosities from Russia
April 01, 2010By Paul Goble ‘Obama is a Chechen terrorist’ and other ‘curious things’ Russians have told Moscow pollsters The All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) has chosen to mark this April Fools’ Day not by...