Articles related to "Russian Economy"

Although a leader in oil and gas exports, Russia may be on the verge of a trade bust.

Metro Two is a purported underground transportation system concealed by the construction of the Moscow Metro on the orders of Josef Stalin, beginning in the 1930s.

Peter the Great during his youth became convinced of the need to reform the Russian state in order for the monarchy to survive.

Next to China, Russia has always been a popular choice for foreign adoption. A few years ago, however, things started to go very wrong in the world of Russian adoption.

Forbes Magazine has published "The Most Expensive Cities in the World," based on cost of living findings by Mercer's. Moscow Russia tops the list for third year in a row.

Piracy is a problem in Russia, but many Russians feel one teacher is being used as an example in a piracy case initiated by Microsoft. Gorbachev has intervened.

In the taiga forests of the Russian Far East lies the last stronghold of the Siberian tiger. Historically, they roamed Manchuria, Mongolia, eastern Russia and Korea.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 giant Russia was left as a rotting carcass; energy supplies have boosted its status.

Marxism - Leninism would become the official ideology of the Soviet Union which was basically Tzarist Russia minus Finland, Poland and the Baltic States.

The Global Gilded Age of 1973-2001 begins to crash with the Asian economic meltdown of 1997-98