To determine whether Russia’s atomic projects in Africa will be a source of growth or a long-term burden, it is worth starting with the scale of demand. According to the International Energy Agency, around 600 million people in Africa lack access to electricity. Sub-Saharan Africa is home to roughly eight out of every ten people worldwide who live without electricity. Yet today, the continent has just one operating nuclear power plant: Koeberg in South Africa.

On the night of October 30 this year, hackers stole $6.3 billion from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance

A severe fuel shortage in the United States has prompted the Treasury Department to take a flexible approach to financial instruments, despite the sanctions currently in force against Russia.

If you feel drained and anxious trying to keep up with every message and news story online, if you can’t switch off and relax, staying “connected” and tense even after work, if everyone in your family is glued to their phone at dinner, or if your evening “me time” disappears into aimless scrolling or watching videos, leaving you feeling empty, it may be time to think about your digital well-being—the balance between your online and offline life.

November 4 is celebrated in Russia as National Unity Day. For many, it’s just an official day off. But for me, as someone who explores Russia through immersive expeditions, unity is not a slogan. It’s the moment when a city dweller is welcomed as one of their own by the close-knit, patriarchal families of the Caucasus.

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.

Tagline: “Your age is your strength. Your story is your crown.”

On August 1, 2026, at the VDNH Green Theater, with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives, the First All-Russian Musical Festival of Soviet Song "Voices of the Heirs" kicked off. The festival officially opened with a "Songs of the War Years" concert performed by the legendary A. V. Alexandrov Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army. Nearly two hundred artists of the ensemble, founded almost a century ago, took the stage of the Green Theater: soloists of the choir, which is considered one of the benchmark male choirs in the world, an orchestra with a unique lineup where Russian folk instruments sit alongside brass, and a dance group renowned across all continents.

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.

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).

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.