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Vladimir Putin Elected President of Russia Leave a comment
Vladimir Putin was elected President of Russia in the May 4, 2012 election.
Russian Scientists Revive Ice Age Plant Leave a comment
February 20, 2012:It was an Ice Age squirrel’s treasure chamber, a burrow containing fruit and seeds that had been stuck in the Siberian permafrost for over 30,000 years. From the fruit tissues, a team of Russian scientists managed to resurrect an entire plant in a pioneering experiment that paves the way for the revival of [...]
Azerbaijan to Build World’s Tallest Building Leave a comment
Azerbaijan plans to build what is expected to be the tallest skyscraper in the world. The proposed site is a man-made island in the Caspian Sea. The 1050-meter tall ‘Azerbaijan Tower’ will be 220 meters taller than the world’s current tallest building, Burj Khalifa, located in the United Arab Emirates. The construction of the Azerbaijan [...]
Russia Will Study Arab League Proposal For Syria Leave a comment
February 13, 2012: Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, stated that an Arab League proposal for a joint peacekeeping mission in Syria with the United Nations would be studied, while China refused to give a clear position on the proposal. Lavrov said Monday that a cease-fire would have to be declared before any such mission could [...]
Antarctica: The Final Frontier? Leave a comment
Moscow, January 5 2012: A Russian team has succeeded in drilling through four kilometres (2.5 miles) of ice to the surface of a mythical subglacial Antarctic lake which could hold as yet unknown life forms. Lake Vostok is the largest subglacial lake in Antarctica and scientists want to study its eco-system which has been isolated [...]
Russian Crude Oil Forecast For 2012 Leave a comment
January 21, 2012: The Russian Energy Ministry expects crude oil production to edge up by 1 percent this year to a new record as a decline in output at traditional fields will be offset by a rise in new deposits, a deputy minister said today. Last year, oil output in Russia, the world’s top crude [...]
RADA: Russian Due Diligence Case Study (St. Petersburg Technology Company) Leave a comment
RADA was approached to perform due diligence on a technology company based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. A preliminary check of Russian corporate records showed that the company was, in fact, registered at the address given on their website. A call to the phone number listed on the website, however, did not connect to the company [...]
New Year Greetings From Prime Minister Putin Leave a comment
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has wished Russians a happy New Year and voiced certainty that 2012 will prove successful economy-wise. Russia has remained an “island of stability” amid the raging sea of the world economy. We have generally coped with the aftermath of the crisis, our economic development is picking up the pace, and this [...]
Highlights of Interview with Gazprom CFO Kruglov Leave a comment
Russian natural-gas giant OAO Gazprom’s net profit in 2011 will probably rise 25% to $40 billion, Chief Financial Officer Andrei Kruglov said in an interview with Gazprom’s corporate magazine. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization are expected to rise more than 30% to $60 billion, Kruglov said in the interview. “The favorable external environment [...]