On January 30, 2014 Presidential Press spokesperson Jay Carney held a press conference with what he called a “gaggle” of press reporters on Air Force One En Route Wisconsin. There he addressed reporter questions including one regarding the Sochi Olympic securitysituation: “On the Sochi Olympics, we continue to maintain regular communication with Russian authorities about the securitysituation in Sochi. […]
Head of Russian Federal Space Agency announced he held meeting with NASA for joint projects in space
On January 10 2014 Russian President Vladmir Putin appointed Oleg Ostapenko to head the Federal Space Agency in Moscow. Ostapenko was a former Colonel in the Aerospace Defense Force and former Russian Minister of Defense, according to private intelligence sources. During his meeting with President Putin afterward his appointment – he express thanks for being […]
Elite Russian security forces swarm area near Sochi Russia after explosive device and 6 dead bodies were found
Russian security forces (FSB) have launched an massive counter -terrorism sweep in response to the discovery of an explosive device and a series of still unexplained deaths, six in total across a southern province near Sochi, which is hosting the Winter Olympic games next month. The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) (Russian: Федеральная […]
Mikhail Kalashnikov – Hero of Russia dies at 94
News of the passing of a great man in Russia – Mikhail Kalshnikov died on 23 December 2013 at a hospital after a prolonged illness. Best know as designer of the AK-47 assault rifle. But he was so much more including a proponent of peace with the United States through much of the cold war. During […]
Russia: Monument to Chechen Women Raises Controversy
Last Saturday, September 14, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov dedicated a monument to a group of Chechen women who had died when Russia was establishing control over the North Caucasus in the 19th century. According to the story, which some say is apocryphal, in 1819 forty-six Chechen women taken prisoner by Russian General Yermolov threw themselves […]
Kyrgyz Media: Shocking Headlines Spill Gossip
Written by Shakhnoza Isakova In Kyrgyzstan, a small country of roughly five million people, rumors play a significant role in forming opinions and forecasting the future. Although Kyrgyzstan’s Russian language media is often viewed as being more objective, the editors of the Kyrgyz language press have formidable networks, giving them plenty of opportunity to spill […]