On April 12th, 1961 the USSR launched the first man ever into an outer space. Yurii Gagarin became the first man who witnessed the wonders of outer space. Such event became a phenomenon for the whole world. Nobody expected the Soviet abilities, thus it was a shock to the world when the USSR was the first nation in the whole world to launch a space craft into an outer space. Therefore, the USSR showed the world its technological advances. For further information about this trend, visit the following links:
Cosmonautics Day!
Yuri Gargarin!
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The 8th of March is an official public holiday recognized by the Russian government. On these days, government offices, embassies and some shops, are closed. If the date of observance falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday will be a day off in lieu of the holiday.March 8th is designated by the United Nations as a day for celebrating women and their deeds they have made to society. The holiday is not as big of a deal throughout the world as in Russia. As a tradition, women are presented with gifts and flowers, which represents society’s admiration for their work and love. It is very similar to Mother’s Day celebrated in the United States with some variations borrowed from Valentine’s day.
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Hi, my name is Natasha or Natalia, the full name version. I came from Russia a month ago. I'm a Russian Language Assistant. I work with American students who study Russian language and culture. I live in the city of Krasnodar, South of Russia, Krasnodar Krai (also Kuban). Kuban is famous for its resorts on the Black Sea and Cossacks.
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The EU has imposed serious sanctions against the US.
The trade war has broken out between European Union and USA. The European Union tried multiple times to persuade USA to adjust their legislation to the law of the European Union and World Trade Organization. Since USA did not obey, as a result the EU imposed sanctions to the USA companies.
The new Russian government has been announced!
Read about Russia’s new government; the changes new president Vladimir Putin made to the cabinet of ministers and other reforms.
70th anniversary of Gagarin's birthday
Does anyone remember Gagarin, the first man in space? Mr. Gagarin was born to a peasant family on March 9, 1934. He came a long way from being a simple peasant boy to the “Hero of the Soviet Union.” You can find a short biography and his contributions to Russia on this website:
It Is Costly to Criticize Poutin
It seems as if the power of censorship is growing in Russia. Not too long ago NTV authorities did not allow to air a material about Elena Tregubova's book "Tales of the Kremlin Digger", planned to be featured in Leonid Parfenov's "Namedni". One of the materials of the book was an interview of the author with FSB chief Putin. It also has information about the election campaign and some facts about Putin that were never shown to general public. The feature was announced many times and people already have seen the announcements, nevertheless the directors of the studio decided to cancel it. As the NTV chief Nikolay Senkevitch put it: “"NTV is not a place for rudeness platitude. The channel and highly respected program of Leonid Parfenov are too refined and too well-thought to fall into such a platitude." However as the proverb states: “the truth hurts” and it is not the job of the news directors to decide what the public is ought to know.
Moscow, the most expensive city in Europe
An international company "Mercer Human Resource Consulting LLC" conducted an annual rating of living expenses in the largest cities of the world. Two hundred of the most popular goods and services are compared in price around the globe, between them: accommodation rent, food, clothes, transport and entertainment. It turned out that Moscow is the most expensive city in Europe, the second being Geneva. To find out the rating of other cities, read the article:
Recipe for Happiness
“Noone has ever died from an excessive relaxation.” Read this and other fun advises on happiness on the following...
