RussiaFreeze Parking: Russian Cat Escapes Winter’s Grip
A cat sheltering under a parked car on a cold Russian winter night was saved from the pavement's icy grip by the…
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environmentDangerously Beautiful: Russia’s Kola Peninsula
The exquisite beauty of Russia's far northern Kola Peninsula shines through decades of environmental damage in…
conservationTiger Face Jet Supports Endangered Big Cats
Transaero Airlines and the Amur Tiger Center have launched – literally – a joint project that saw the nose of…
woodRuskie Business: Soviet Wooden Space Shuttle
It never made it to orbit but a wooden mock-up of Buran, the USSR's space shuttle, did spend 25 years parked out…
environmentCanceled Gas Pipeline Thrills Environmentalists
The cancelled South Stream natural gas pipeline project was to bring Russian gas through Bulgaria to the EU via a…
healthCold Comfort: Polar Bear Swims Do A Body Good
Polar Bear Swims are all in a day's work for polar bears but how to explain the popularity of these extreme winter…
RussiaA Tale Of Zoo Kitties: Stray Cat & Lynx Are Now BFFFs
A stray calico cat found both a home and a Best Feline Friend Forever after sneaking into a European Lynx's…
RussiaAnimal Mascots Of The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
Animals dominated the final selections for the official mascots of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.…
geologyIce Keen Cones: The World’s 7 Most Amazing Pingos
When's a mountain not a mountain or a volcano? When it's a pingo! Pingos are conical ice-cored landforms towering…
Nature & Ecosystems12 Mysterious and Dramatic Natural Wonders of Russia
To the rest of the world, Russia has often been cloaked in mystery, with political affairs clouding our sense of…
Art & DesignStunning St. Petersburg Zoo Inspired by Pangaea
Imagine experiencing the richly varied ecology of every major continent in the world – all in a single zoo. A…
environmentSiberian Rusty: Russia’s Despoiled Wrangel Island
There are few places on earth more hostile to human life than Russia's Wrangel Island - when it comes to climate,…
animalsVladimir Putin: Russia’s Top Dog Is A Party Animal
Vladimir Putin, former president and current Prime Minister of Russia, has a softer side: he loves animals. Though…
