Medvedev’s address to nation

Member of the Russian Federation Council Dmitry Ananiev 1969 - Born in Moscow 1987 - Serves in the army 1990 - Deputy marketing director, Tehknoservis joint venture 1993 - Deputy chairman, Tehknoservis A/S joint stock company 1994 - Graduates, Moscow State Aviation Institute 1995 - Chairman, board of directors, Promsvyazbank 1996 - Deputy consulting council chairman, Tehknoservis A/S closed...

Medvedev’s address to nation

Member of the Russian Federation Council Dmitry Ananiev 1969 - Born in Moscow 1987 - Serves in the army 1990 - Deputy marketing director, Tehknoservis joint venture 1993 - Deputy chairman, Tehknoservis A/S joint stock company 1994 - Graduates, Moscow State Aviation Institute 1995 - Chairman, board of directors, Promsvyazbank 1996 - Deputy consulting council chairman, Tehknoservis A/S closed...

Mayakovsky: the revolution's voice or victim?

Patricia Thomson, Daughter of the famed Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky On the November 4, Russia celebrates the Day of National Unity, the day which is supposed to heal the wounds caused by the great split of the country - the split caused by the 1917 Russian Revolution. As a result of this catastrophe many Russians found refuge abroad. Others devoted their talent to a new, Soviet Russia. One...

America’s choice: Barack Obama

Boris Mamlyuk, Regional field organiser, Barack Obama’s Presidential election campaign 1983 - Born in Kishenev 2002 - Graduates, California State University 2004 - Practices law 2005 - Obtains his J.D., University of California 2007 - Joins Clei Centre, a research centre founded by the University of Torino, Cornell University Law School 2007 - Visiting scholar, Cornell Law school and...

Golden coach for golden girls

Russian tennis coach - Olga Morozova One of the top names on the tour today is Russian tennis star Svetlana Kuznetsova. She is a former US Open Champion,member of Russia's Fed-Cup-winning team and for the past few years has been ranked in the world's the Top 10. Her appearence at the Kremlin Cup last mounth brought a sensation to the tennis world. Kuznetsova suddenly decided to change her coach...

Danish knight of Russian football

Head Coach of FC Spartak, Danish football genius Michael Laudrup 1964 - Born in Copenhagen 1976 - Makes senior debut with Kjobenhayns Boldklub 1982 - Joins Danish national team 1983 - Plays for Juventus 1985 - Named Danish Player of the Year 1986 - Takes part in 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico 1989 - Joins Barcelona   1994 - Joins Real Madrid 1996 - Plays for Vissel Kobe, Japan 1997 - Joins...

Building a union

State Secretary of the Union of Russia and Belarus, Pavel Borodin 1946 - Born in Nizhny Novgorod region 1972 - Graduates, Ulyanovsky Agricultural Institute 1973 - Joins Yakutskgeology corporation 1985 - First Secretary, Vilnius District Committee, CPSU 1989 - Mayor of Yakutsk 1990 - peoples deputy of the russian federation 1993 - Joins presidential administration 1993 - Head, Presidential...

Arctic exploration

Yury Sychov, Director of the Polar Foundation, Participant of the Expedition to the Arctic, and Scientist As the ice melts due to global warming and the vast resources located at the top the world become more accessible, the interest in this region has increased dramatically. Five states - Russia, Canada, Norway, Denmark and the U.S.- are already racing for their piece of the cake. What is the...

Danish knight of Russian football

Head Coach of FC Spartak, Danish football genius Michael Laudrup 1964 - Born in Copenhagen 1976 - Makes senior debut with Kjobenhayns Boldklub 1982 - Joins Danish national team 1983 - Plays for Juventus 1985 - Named Danish Player of the Year 1986 - Takes part in 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico 1989 - Joins Barcelona  1994 - Joins Real Madrid 1996 - Plays for Vissel Kobe, Japan 1997 - Joins...

Russia returns to Latin America

Dmitry Trenin, Deputy Director of the Carnegie Moscow Centre, and Alla Zenkovich, the Director of the Latin American Centre at the Moscow State University of International Relations Recently, Russia has increased its diplomatic offensive on this continent, which for more than a century was considered a U.S. backyard. Which benefits can Russia gain from its cooperation with Latin America? And...