In July 2008 it will be 100 years since the Tunguska meteorite fall in Russia. The local authorities have decided to take the advantage of the human interest to all mystical and unknown and turn the place of the meteorite fall into a popular travel centre. picked by DrNothing 11 months ago

Russia battled Georgian forces on land and sea, reports said late Sunday, despite a Georgian cease-fire offer and its claim to be withdrawing from South Ossetia, the separatist Georgian province battered by days of intense fighting.Russia claimed to have sunk a Georgian boat that was trying to attack Russian vessels in the Black Sea, and Georgian officials said Russia sent tanks from South Osseti... read full post picked by bingo 3 weeks ago

Russia is losing the battle against HIV/AIDS because of government inaction and a lack of public awareness. The real number of infected people in Russia reaches 1.6 million. picked by maxriter 10 months ago

OSLO, Norway - Norway's Defense Ministry said Russia has informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO. picked by shep182 1 week ago

Russia is leading the race to complete a manned mission to Mars and could land a Russian on the Red Planet by 2025, a leading scientist was quoted as saying on Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Russia forces the USA out from the traditional arms market. Russia has won a 4-billion-dollar contract with Saudi Arabia in a competition with the USA and France. picked by deepdiver 3 months ago

On Friday, 2008 August 01, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in Canada and extends across northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Quite a few movies are scheduled to be released in 2008. A number of them sound like they'll be great. There are even a few that are creative. Could 2008 be the year Hollywood regains its magic? picked by leopoldogolba 8 months ago

Apparantly it's illegal to say "Dollar" or "Euro" in Russia. picked by Bandit 1 year ago

Russia plans to build the world's longest tunnel under the Bering Strait to Alaska, as part of a $65 billion project to supply the U.S. with oil, natural gas and electricity from Siberia. The planned undersea tunnel would contain a high-speed railway, highway and pipelines, as well as power and fiber-optic cables. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

The search is on in Russia for the sexiest nuclear power plant worker. I hope they look better than their female wieghtlifters. picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

To mark the EURO 2008 football tournament, SPIEGEL ONLINE has collected German soccer's most profound quotes.

I hope this is not a dupe, I cross my fingers... picked by SkandarGraun 2 months ago

Have you seen pictures of China? Here are pictures of Russia from 1941 to 1945. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Russia is working on a space transport system that could eventually lead to the industrialisation of the moon. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Yeah, we're not the brightest bunch....

In the mean time it's a little over 2 hours before the game against Russia, and I'm more nervous than a long-tailed dog in a room full of rocking chairs.

Go orange!!! picked by Nicky666 2 months ago

The United States and Russia appear to be in a new race to the moon, and an isotope under the lunar surface may be the prize. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Russia began construction of its first floating nuclear power plant Sunday, and plans to build at least six more despite long-standing environmental concerns that they are vulnerable to accidents at sea. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

The United States want to forget about its discrepancies with Russia and start a cooperation on Iraq nuclear issue. picked by Maxriter 1 year ago

documentary about Tetris and its creator Alexey Pajitnov. Time: 58:52 picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Dubai's artificial islands are about to get a little competition: a miniature "Russia" in the Black Sea off Sochi, Russia, that will house athletes for the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympic Games and 25,000 residents afterwards. picked by mitzuzake 8 months ago