Новости за 12.03.2019

I am not one of those people who mock Ukraine as Africa with snow.

It’s amusing, but not really accurate.

But damn they do they sometimes give cause for it!

Having already visited all the famous cities of Russia’s celebrated tourist route known as the Golden Ring, we wanted to visit somewhere which is less well-known and which hasn't yet lost its provincial charm. Although several of its neighbours in the region are part of the Golden Ring route of ancient Russian cities, the city of Gorokhovets is more often than not left off this list. It is not a particularly famous city and it has never played a central role in Russian history, nor does it have... Читать дальше...

A senior French officer faces punishment after publicly condemning the US-led coalition’s military tactics against Daesh in the east of Syria, accusing Washington of prolonging the conflict and disregarding a growing civilian death toll, the army said on Saturday.

There's something dashing and soulful about Russian folk music, especially when it originates with the Cossacks, Russia's warriors of the steppe.

As India and Pakistan iron out a few significant differences after a near brush with each other’s militaries, the US has been quietly enacting a trade war strategy against India, a key ally of Washington.

There's a major dispute on migrants between Hungary and the EU or rather, on the resolution of Europe's demographic issue through migrants. Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban is a severe irritant for Brussels just because he refuses to make up for Hungary's population decline by inviting migrants. Instead, Orban announced a large-scale pronatalism program in his country under the slogan "We need more Hungarians."

A Russian warship carrying a "hallucination" weapon that "makes enemies vomit" successfully navigated the English channel over the weekend after conducting "air defense and countersabotage exercises" near Scotland's only air force base, according to the UK's Sunday Times. 

President Xi Jinping is due to arrive in Italy for an official visit on March 22. The top theme of discussion will be the New Silk Road, or the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Ruskeala, Karelia

Why go?

Karelia, a republic in north-west Russia, is known as one the country’s most beautiful places. The nature here is breathtaking and more Finnish than Russian, with lakes, waterfalls and trees growing on giant rocks. Ruskeala is a village close to Sortavala, one of the region’s bigger towns. The main interest here is Ruskeala mountain park, with a marble canyon that is now a lake with crystal clear water, and another underground lake. You can rent boats, go diving, or hike. Читать дальше...