Today is the 10^th time the Day of the Russian Science in celebrated in our country. February 8^th was chosen because it is the date, when Russian Academy of Sciences was established by Peter the Great.

The action called ”from heart to heart” starts in St. Petersburg today on the February, 8. It is coincided with the St. Valentine’s day, a holiday which became extremely popular in Russia, though it is not a catholic land.

Toyota's branch in Russia has announced the recall of 160 000 cars due to possible gas pedal problem.

Alexei Kozyrev, the new ombudsman of St. Petersburg has nothing against the carrying out gay parades. He has informed the journalists about it. He is sure, that if there is a right to carry out a meeting, it can e carried out. He believes, that the Moscow administration is fighting against the legal action.

In anticipation of St.Valentine’s Day the Darwin Museum in Moscow will open the exhibition Everything Starts with a Kiss….

Gazprombank, one of Russia's largest banks, may come out with an initial public offer at the London Stock Exchange.

Russian scientists predict that 30 years of the Shtokman deposit exploitation may lead to 1.75 m sea bottom subsidence.

Russian archeologists have gained removal of the ban on diggings of tumuli in Altai Republic, where the mummy of Princes of Ukok was discovered in 1993.

Russian scientists started testing a new engine, based upon physical principles, closely connected with gravity. This engine is an analogue of the interplanetary engine, seen in Georgy Danelia's fantastical comedy Kin-Dza-Dza.

A new large-scale project of the Rossiya TV channel - the fact action Kandagar about Islamic terrorists and Russian pilots -- has come out in cinemas of Russia.

Russia is famous all over the world for its ballet and circus traditions as well as for its folk songs and dances, and everyone who comes to Russia wants a chance to see the live performance of Russian theatre. But many people who come to Russia for a short-term visit only know about the Bolshoi theatre, where tickets are usually hard to get and attendance fees for top performances (such as “Swan Lake” or “the Nutcracker”) can be quite high.

After starring in The Shield and the Sword Lyubshin became immensely popular with viewers and film directors. However, as it often happens, he started to be offered roles of one type only.

Extensive burns are a very difficult thing to cure – the larger is damaged area, the harder it is to cover the wound. However, Russian medics recently saved two people, 98% of whose skin was burnt.

Alexander Vampilov with his outstanding plays and short stories became a truly cult figure in the 1970s. Within ten short years of his literary career he managed to create his own peculiar realm of the play. Later, after his untimely death, his plays took the world stage, whereas his name came to be considered among the most notable classic playwrights and theatre figures.

Altay is one of the most enigmatic places in Russia and maybe in the world. It is a cradleland of ancient civilizations, which left their tumuli, stone statues with mysterious writings and signs. The nature is still wild and maiden there. The tourist possibilities of Altay are really huge. The tourists are offered multiple types of services summer and winter alike, including horse or camel riding, rafting, trekking, ski and helicopter tours. The fans of alpinism, paragliders and speleologists will be also satisfied. The ethnic history and present of Altai is also very rich: this is the place where three great religions of Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Moreover, there is national Altay epos Maaday Kara having nothing to do with these ones, and tales, and legends.