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India’s Foreign Policy under Narendra Modi: ups and downs

11:01 30.04.2019 Andrey Torin

India’s Foreign Policy under Narendra Modi: ups and downs

Nandan Unnikrishnan. Photo: riss.ru.The Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences has hosted a lecture by one of India’s top political analysts, Honored Researcher and Vice President of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Nandan Unnikrishnan. In his speech Nandan Unnikrishnan focused on the outcome of the foreign …

Russia and North Korea: key areas for cooperation

10:38 29.04.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

Russia and North Korea: key areas for cooperation

The April 25 meeting in Vladivostok between President Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un was their first since the North Korean leader came to power in 2011. Arriving on his armored train, Kim Jong-un said that he had always dreamed of visiting Russia and hoped that his first visit would not …

20 years of NATO operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

13:19 26.04.2019 Yanina Korotkova

20 years of NATO operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Ukraine: the end of the show or the beginning of the next chapter?

9:30 26.04.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Ukraine: the end of the show or the beginning of the next chapter?

The outcome of the presidential elections in Ukraine has triggered lively comments by Western experts. Nearly all publications have described the victory of comedian Vladimir Zelensky a “sensation to be expected.” However, the events of recent years have taught many commentators to react cautiously. Therefore, the most far-sighted observers were …

Passions over Syria rage on

19:23 24.04.2019 Andrey Isayev

Passions over Syria rage on

The twists and turns of political developments in the Middle East largely stem from the rivalry between Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey. While Iran seeks greater influence in countries with significant Shiite populations, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are sparring on one territory, both claiming leadership in the Sunni world: Turkey …

Will Germany end up as NATO’s “weak link”?

10:46 24.04.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Will Germany end up as NATO’s “weak link”?

In a series of recent comments in US and British media, their authors appear increasingly alarmed by the prospects of maintaining the unity of NATO and, on a broader scale, of the West as a whole. Not as a result of US President Donald Trump’s “subversive” actions many Western media …

Whispers and Screams of Edvard Munch: a large retrospective opened at the State Tretyakov Gallery

20:08 22.04.2019 Elena Rubinova

Whispers and Screams of Edvard Munch: a large retrospective opened at the State Tretyakov Gallery

Dance of Life, 1925.Munch Museum, Oslo The State Tretyakov Gallery presents a long-anticipated retrospectiveby the world-famous Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, the founder of expressionism in European painting. The scope of the show is unprecedented: the exposition located at two floors of the Engineering Building includes 64 paintings, 37 graphic works …

USA at odds with Europe and not only with Europe...

10:04 22.04.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

USA at odds with Europe and not only with Europe...

The recent statement made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the effect that his country has failed to prevent the implementation of the Nord Stream - 2 gas pipeline project provides glaring proof of the ultimatum-type methods used by President Donald Trump’s administration to thwart unwelcome projects, deals …

Italian tenor Alessandro Safina: “Russians are home-minded, and home is where the warmth is”

14:58 19.04.2019 Sergey Vinogradov

Italian tenor Alessandro Safina: “Russians are home-minded, and home is where the warmth is”

The world famous tenor Alessandro Safina recorded “Blue Eternity”, a song by Muslim Magomayev, in Italian, turning it into an international hit. 1.5 million Internet users watched the music in three weeks. Comments of admiration were left in Russian, Italian, English, Turkish and many other languages. The tenor, who performed …

Meeting of Sergey Lavrov and Ivica Dacic - Kosovo the main issue

9:51 19.04.2019 Slavisha Batko Milacic

Meeting of Sergey Lavrov and Ivica Dacic - Kosovo the main issue

Yesterday Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic had a joint meeting in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister told his Serbian counterpart that Moskow will help to find a solution for the Kosovo issue acceptable to Serbia but would insist on respect for Serbia`s integrity, the Serbian …

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