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Donbass: the truce that never was

10:23 30.10.2014 Eliseo Bertolasi

Donbass: the truce that never was

I was recently in the People's Republics of Lugansk and Donetsk. The situation there is really difficult. It's a disgrace that a civil war of such magnitude has been almost completely ignored by the Western media. Moving from one city to another is problematic. There are numerous police checkpoints, and …

Excerpts from the program "Time and Us" with the participation of the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko

22:20 25.10.2014

Excerpts from the program "Time and Us" with the participation of the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko

The program was broadcast on the channel of the Federation Council "TOGETHER-RF" on Friday, October 17th. Chairman of the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko. 1. Today the conditions do not exist for any one state or group of states to qualify for world hegemony. Let's look at what great strides the …

Social networks and the truth about Ukrainian politics

0:03 23.10.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

Social networks and the truth about Ukrainian politics

In the context of the unprecedented pressure of the Ukrainian law enforcement bodies on the independent media in the dissemination of news in the country, more and more importance is being placed upon social media networks, such as Face book, Twitter, VKontakte, and Classmates. Ukrainian officials have officially commented on …

Presidential Elections in Brazil: what kind of domestic and international scenarios are opening on the eve of the next 26th October’s second round?

15:35 21.10.2014 Simona Bottoni

Presidential Elections in Brazil: what kind of domestic and international scenarios are opening on the eve of the next 26th October’s second round?

Results confirm that the last year’s presidential elections on October 5th were the most controversial in the current democratic Brazil: the PT candidate Dilma Rousseff, with her 41,5% of votes, has failed to avoid a second ballot, while the moderate Aécio Neves (PSDB) gained the 33,6%, far behind in the …

"We are preparing the world's elite!"

0:05 18.10.2014 Alexander Moiseyev

"We are preparing the world's elite!"

The first meeting of the Supervisory Board of the world famous training center in Russia, the People’s Friendship University of Russia (PFUR)was held with the participation of the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko. Later she met with representatives of the student body. The Supervisory Board was established here …

Russia and Asian Countries: an Imperative of Cooperation

0:26 07.10.2014 Andrey Davydenko

Russia and Asian Countries: an Imperative of Cooperation

Photo: Federation Council Media Service A delegation of Russian senators led by Federation Council chairwoman Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko visited Laos and China on September 19-23 in a tour launched in the framework of Moscow's intensifying multifaceted dialog with Asian partners. Asia Pacific naturally ranks high on the list of Russian …

Ukraine: the struggle against dissent continues

0:08 02.10.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

Ukraine: the struggle against dissent continues

The Ukrainian authorities have entangled the country in a web of dictatorship. Everybody is already accustomed to the closure of newspapers that they find disagreeable, and the hunting down of dissenting journalists and politicians, but that is not enough for Poreshenko’s government. Ukrainian schools have received an instruction to compulsorily …

Russia Hosts Its First-Ever International Exhibition on World War I as the Centennial of the War is Commemorated

11:34 22.09.2014 Elena Studneva

Russia Hosts Its First-Ever International Exhibition on World War I as the Centennial of the War is Commemorated

The Russian Empire's Last Battle is an impressive international exhibition sited at the State Historical Museum to commemorate the World War I centennial and appears to be a highlight in the series of events dedicated to the drama. The unprecedentedly broad collection of exhibits includes documents, photos, weapons and military …

The popularity of Latin America Rising Globally

20:52 18.09.2014 Alexander Moiseyev

The popularity of Latin America Rising Globally

President Putin having toured four Latin American countries almost a month ago, the visits appear to stay on the top lines of the international agenda as, at the moment, Russia is sealing agricultural supply deals with Latin America to neutralize the West's “collective” sanctions and takes steps to generally boost …

On the History of Slovakia's Rusyns

17:33 17.09.2014 Vladislav Gulevich

On the History of Slovakia's Rusyns

The record of Slovakia's Rusyns seems to occupy a modest niche within the general framework of the history of Rusyns of Transcarpathia or Hungary, which is explainable considering that for centuries both Transcarpathia (also known as Uhorská Rus) and Slovakia used to belong to Hungary and, therefore, the country held …

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