The modern global energy market is undergoing profound structural transformations, driven both by the worldwide trend toward decarbonization and by geopolitical fragmentation.

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are becoming one of the main tools for infrastructure development in BRICS countries. Budgets are constrained, loans are expensive, and governments are looking for ways to share not only costs but also risks with businesses.

In recent years, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has become an increasingly significant route for international trade, driven by global climate change, growing trade ties between Europe and Asian countries, and instability along traditional transport routes. In 2026, the number of voyages along the Northern Sea Route was more than four times higher than in 2022, reaching 133, with around half of the vessels on this route sailing under the Russian flag. The involvement of Chinese carriers is particularly significant: their voyages to the United Kingdom show that the NSR is already extending beyond the role of a domestic Russian transport route and beginning to develop as an intercontinental transport corridor.

Why completing a long course of study often brings silence instead of an exciting new life. And why that doesn't mean we made a mistake.

Mstyora is an old settlement in the Vladimir Region, one of the centers of Russian lacquer miniature painting, icon painting, embroidery, and traditional folk arts and crafts.

When intense anxiety, apathy, or low mood hits, it’s pointless to force yourself to “think positively” or make grand plans to overhaul your life. In that moment your nervous system is overloaded, which means that first and foremost you need to give yourself “first aid” — return from anxious thoughts to the present, take care of your physical well-being, release tension, and seek support.

On September 14, the Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow International House of Music will host the musical-and-art evening “I Love You, Life,” dedicated to the 115th anniversary of Mark Bernes.

The International Ballet Competition in Moscow is known unofficially as the “Olympic Games of the Ballet World” — such is the name given to the world’s oldest ballet competition.

“Fragile Art. Pastels from the Graphic Arts Collection of the 18th — Early 20th Century” is the title given to this unique exhibition. Around 150 works from the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery are on display, including masterpieces by Mikhail Vrubel, Valentin Serov, Ilya Repin, Natalia Goncharova, and Nicholas Roerich. Visitors enter a suite of dimly lit halls with the most carefully regulated climate in the gallery — conditions required for works created in this beautiful yet vulnerable technique.

Recently in Accra, at the partner Russian House of the Center for Public Diplomacy, an intensive course was launched to help Ghanaian students of the targeted enrollment program adapt to life in Russia before they soon leave to study at Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU).

An 8% decline in the number of students in India's primary schools over the past two years could lead to serious consequences.

As of January 1, 2025, Russia has 1,115 higher education institutions, with Lomonosov Moscow State University taking first place in the ranking of the best universities in Russia in 2024. But which other institutions train highly qualified specialists?