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How Russia celebrates Easter

Easter is a major date in the Russian calendar, and is widely celebrated throughout the country. thinkRussia investigates Russian Easter customs and traditional specialties The week before Easter Following the Maslenitsa carnival and after the eight weeks of the...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
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Music streaming app Bloom.fm spreads Russian cultural dynamism to the UK (Part 2)

Bloom.fm is a Russian music streaming app that allows users to choose from varying subscription plans, based on individual demand. With the option to choose between listening to specific music and curated radio stations, Bloom also provides users with the ability to...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
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Trans-Siberian Railway: discovering Perm [slideshow]

Traveling along the Trans-Siberian Railway, our third stop on this historic route is the city of Perm. Located in Western Russia, Perm can be found along the banks of the Kama River in a region commonly known as Permskaya, of which it is the capital. The city is just a...
Friday, April 18, 2014
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Russian music streaming app Bloom.fm lives up to UK demand (Part 1)

Bloom.fm is a Russian music-streaming app that allows users to choose from varying subscription plans. With the option to choose between listening to specific music and curated radio stations, Bloom also provides users with the ability to “borrow” music, so...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Oleg Fomenko
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Russian academician wins 2014 Global Energy Prize

Russian academician Ashot Sarkisov, along with the Swedish scientist Lars Larsson, received the 2014 Global Energy Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious awards in the area of the energy research. What is the Global Energy Prize? The Global Energy Prize...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
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How Russia celebrates Easter

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Easter is a major date in the Russian calendar, and is widely celebrated throughout the country. thinkRussia investigates Russian Easter customs and traditional specialties The...
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