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Can India emerge as the next global semiconductor hub after Taiwan?
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Sber and Yandex Debate AI Models: What Russian Industry Actually Needs
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Russia Expands Educational Cooperation with Niger and Burkina Faso
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Galina Abyzova: “Burnout or Lack of Discipline? Young People’s Attitude Toward Work Is Shaped in the Family”
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India to host BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting in Chandigarh
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Economics
“Critical Minerals” Rule
“Critical Minerals” Rule the World
Experts in international trade unanimously agree that the so-called “critical minerals” will form the foundation of global energy and industrial development in the near future. Demand for minerals such as lithium, copper, nickel, cobalt, graphite, and rare earth elements is growing rapidly as electrification scales up, power grids expand, energy storage systems are deployed, advanced manufacturing develops, and clean technologies are introduced across various regions of the world. According to the International Energy Agency, by 2030 global demand for critical minerals will increase by 2–4 times.
Keir Starmer’s Resignation: Political Instability and Challenges
Keir Starmer’s Resignation: Political Instability and Challenges for the UK Economy
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on June 22, 2026. He will remain acting head of government until a new leader of the ruling Labour Party is elected (by tradition, the post of Prime Minister in the United Kingdom is held by the leader of the party that won the parliamentary elections).
The Aluminum Market Amid
The Aluminum Market Amid Geopolitical Turbulence
The current aluminum market environment demonstrates pronounced volatility driven by a combination of geopolitical shocks and structural constraints in the global supply chain.
Indium Shortage and Geopolitical Risks: The Impact of Chinese Export Licensing
Indium Shortage and Geopolitical Risks: The Impact of Chinese Export Licensing on the U.S. and the Global Market
Since February 2025, China has introduced export licensing for indium, after which Chinese supplies of indium to the global market fell by approximately two-thirds and by 77% to the United States. Due to the absence of domestic primary mining and processing of indium, the United States is fully dependent on imports.
Human Psychology
Why Successful Women in Business Are Increasingly Breaking Down Not from Work, but
Why Successful Women in Business Are Increasingly Breaking Down Not from Work, but from the Role of “I’ll Handle Everything Myself”
There’s one phrase I hear from women entrepreneurs more often than any other: “I manage everything. But it’s getting hard.”
Why You Work 12 Hours a Day and Still Feel Dissatisfied with
Why You Work 12 Hours a Day and Still Feel Dissatisfied with Yourself (And How to Regain Your Energy)
The paradox of modern business in 2026 looks like this: the higher a manager’s position and salary, the less joy they experience.
Dagestan Under Water: Why the Disaster Struck at the Most Crucial Season
Dagestan Under Water: Why the Disaster Struck at the Most Crucial Season — and Why We Cannot Pretend Nothing Happened
On July 8, 2026, Dagestan made the headlines again — not for its tourist routes, apricot orchards, or breathtaking mountain roads.
Why You Work 12 Hours a Day and Still Feel Dissatisfied with
Why You Work 12 Hours a Day and Still Feel Dissatisfied with Yourself (and How to Get Your Energy Back)
The paradox of modern business in 2026 looks like this: the higher a leader’s position and salary, the less joy they experience.
Culture & Art
On June 25, the 15th International Ballet Competition opened in Moscow on
On June 25, the 15th International Ballet Competition opened in Moscow on the Historic Stage of the Bolshoi Theatre.
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.
The exhibition “Fragile Art” is being held at the
The exhibition “Fragile Art” is being held at the Tretyakov Gallery in Lavrushinsky Lane
“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.
Pyotr Konchalovsky. Garden in Bloom. A Major Anniversary
Pyotr Konchalovsky. Garden in Bloom. A Major Anniversary Exhibition at the Russian Museum
At the Benois Wing of the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg, a large-scale retrospective of Pyotr Konchalovsky, “Garden in Bloom,” dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth, runs until September 14, 2026.
Port Art Fair 2026 at Sevkabel Port. An Independent Art
Port Art Fair 2026 at Sevkabel Port. An Independent Art Fair Starting from a Blank Slate
From May 21 to 24, 2026, Sevkabel Port (St. Petersburg) will host the fourth Port Art Fair — one of the most prominent independent contemporary art fairs in Russia.
Education & Work
Students from Ghana under a targeted training program study Russian language
Students from Ghana under a targeted training program study Russian language and culture before departing for NSTU
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).
The challenge of the century. India's prosperity faces
The challenge of the century. India's prosperity faces a serious threat. Details
An 8% decline in the number of students in India's primary schools over the past two years could lead to serious consequences.
Russian Universities Produce Highly Skilled Specialists in
Russian Universities Produce Highly Skilled Specialists in All Fields of Education
Education in Russia is a complex and multi-tiered system that covers all stages of learning. It is regulated by the state and governed by federal laws and standards.
MSU, FinUniversity, Bauman University, MIFI: Top
MSU, FinUniversity, Bauman University, MIFI: Top Universities in Russia
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?
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