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The camera that captured many of the Hubble Space Telescope's most famous images and the "contact lenses" that focused the observatory's flawed mirror debuted Wednesday at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in...
By CARL SCHRECK / MOSCOW Carl Schreck / Moscow – Fri Nov 20, 12:30 pm ET Public antipathy toward the police runs so deep in Russia that it would seem impossible for the reputation of those paid to protect and serve to get any...
A charity report says the number of children separated from their families or without parents has increased to 24 million worldwide. The BBC's Richard Galpin meets an affected family in St Petersburg.
President Medvedev’s announcement that he is considering reducing the number of time zones in Russia has evoked a sense of déjà vu in Samara. Previous attempts have all failed and Medvedev would do well to think hard before...
This week's lunch with the FT features Peter Aspden sitting down for some sushi and a harmless bit of obsequiousness with Evgeny Lebedev, the son of Alexander Lebedev. The conversation has some interesting points ... such as...
Two Russian scientists have been recognised for their work in uncovering platinum and palladium deposits in the Kola Peninsula, it was confirmed yesterday (19th November). The duo managed to discover cut-off grade deposits...
Hesperus's "Brief Lives" series of short biographies offers a sound and accessible alternative to the blockbuster literary life. Pushkin, so pivotal to Russian history as well as literature as a pioneer in poetry, drama and...
We are thrilled to announce that Hauschka's Morgenrot video (directed by Jeff Desom) has won the Grand Prix at the International Music Video Festival Museek in St. Petersburg - the only event of its kind in Russia. The video...
Fish House // 4 Pereulok Grivtsova, Tel: 448 2277 // Menu in Russian and English // Lunch for two without alcohol: 2,470 rubles ($85.25) By Matthew Brown The St. Petersburg Times Following its success with the Stroganoff Steak...
A new exhibition at the Stroganov Palace titled “The Modern Art of India: Pictorial Trajectories,” traces the development of modern Indian art with selected pieces from the late 19th century through to the beginning of the 21st...
