13 Best Russian Foods and Where to Find them in Moscow
Russian food might not be at the top of everyone’s list of must-try cuisines of the world, but Russia has many fantastic foods to try. Many people (wrongly) believe that Russian food is simply meat, potatoes, and soup. While this stereotype is true to some degree, Russians do indeed eat a lot of meat, potatoes, […]
Pharmacies in Russia: How They Work
Pharmacies in Russia are everywhere and they have just about everything you can find in any pharmacy in the West. If you live in Russia, sooner or later, you are going to need to get medicine whether it be for a cold, back pain, or even serious medication. We get many questions about whether a […]
International Airports in Moscow
There are 4 international airports in Moscow, Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky. They all have fantastic public transportation connections to the city center. The closest airport to the center of Moscow is Vnukovo and the furthest from the center is Domodedovo. Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, and Vnukovo are the three busiest airports in Russia and together serve […]
Russia Plans Fingerprinting, eCards for Foreigners in Latest Immigration Reforms
Russia plans to require long-staying foreigners to submit fingerprints and carry electronic migration cards as part of the country’s wide-ranging immigration reforms, the Kommersant business daily reported Friday. The Interior Ministry has drafted legislation requiring foreigners who intend to stay in Russia for more than 30 days to submit their fingerprints and other personal data, according to […]
5 reasons for foreigners to enroll at Tyumen State University
The Siberian city’s main educational center provides a creative approach for studies, gives an opportunity for integration into a strong, engaging community and lets students arrange their own individual educational trajectory. What is the first thing that a student thinks of when enrolling in a Siberian university? Most likely freezing weather, tough Russians in fur […]
The ultimate goal of Rajnath Singh, Jaishankar’s Russia visit — move Moscow away from Beijing
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Russia and a stopover in Tehran indicates something is changing. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar described the talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov as “excellent” that reflects the “Special and Privileged Partnership” between the two countries. And Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in […]
India, Russia to ink defence logistics support pact
The Russian DCM said that ongoing defence cooperation projects including for MiG-29 and Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft were being implemented New Delhi: India and Russia are expected to ink a mutual defence logistics support agreement soon with each other during the annual bilateral summit between the two countries that will take place in October or November this […]
Unreasonable hope misplaced in India-Russia ties
Moscow will play this ‘balancing game with New Delhi and Beijing’ in the current era, which many international affairs faculty and strategic affairs experts call ‘Cold War 2’. The trilateral talks involving the Foreign Ministers of India, Russia and China have triggered an “unreasonable hope” in a section of Indian media and some “over-enthusiastic” analysts, […]