Bill Browder is an American-British investor, author, and head of the global Magnitsky Justice Campaign — a human rights movement in honour of his friend, and former lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died in 2009 while in pre-trial detention in Russia after alleged mistreatment. Magnitsky...
The monetary unit of the Russian Federation is the Russian ruble. One rouble contains 100 kopecks. Currently, in monetary circulation there are bills for 10 (rare), 50, 100, 500, 1,000 and 5,000 rubles and coins for 1, 2, 5 kopecks (very rarely used), 10 and 50 kopecks (also not very...
Lu Shaye, China’s ambassador to France, said that former Soviet countries have no ‘effective status’ in international law. The Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are demanding an explanation from Beijing after China’s top envoy to France questioned the independence of former...
Russia, especially its capital cities, can be quite expensive for travelers. But don’t despair–even if you are traveling to Russia on a budget, you can still find places to stay and things to do that won’t cripple your bank account. Even better, by traveling in this way you will get to...
The chairman of the Turkish Motherland Party, Dogu Perincek, spoke out against NATO bases in the country. He listed the benefits that would bring Turkey from NATO and pointed to the need for cooperation with Russia. Rodina Party chairman Doğu Perinçek announced the launch of the...
