Jul 3rd, 2009 · President Obama heads to Russia on Monday for meetings with President Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The Obama administration says it is anxious to "press the reset button" on U.S.-Russian relations after the rather tense relationship between Washington and Moscow.
Jun 29th, 2009 · Icelandic singer Björk chats with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen about some of her favorite artists and spins an eclectic mix of music, from Syrian musician Omar Souleyman to Russia's neo-folk group The Pokrovsky Ensemble and the wildly eccentric London-based rock group Micachu and the Shapes. Björk's latest album is Votaic, a collection of live, studio performances of songs from past albums, including Medulla, Post, and Vespertine.
Jun 9th, 2009 · The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, a seedy beach resort in southern Russia. Perhaps never before has an Olympic site started with so little: Basic infrastructure and a new alpine ski center must be built from scratch.
May 29th, 2009 · A savvy adversary with little more than a hacker's basic tools could pose a threat a technology-reliant U.S. military, experts say. China and Russia are among nations that have active programs to target U.S.-based networks.
May 20th, 2009 · Part Russian mafia thriller, part postmodern reflecting pool of sentence fragments and literary allusions, Jose Manuel Prieto's confounding, glimmering Rex celebrates the aesthetic and spiritual power of writing.
May 15th, 2009 · The music competition Eurovision is a $32 million showcase for the 42 participating nations. It's not just all about business however, there have been some political issues raised. Russian officials told a band from Georgia that its entry was too critical of former Russian President Vladimir Putin.
May 7th, 2009 · The threatened polar bear has become an icon for the potentially devastating effects of global warming. The animal depends on sea ice for its survival, and this ice is disappearing, no more so than in the Chukchi Sea — the remote stretch of ocean between Alaska and Russia.
May 6th, 2009 · Prosecutors in Russia have initiated a criminal investigation into the use of helicopters to hunt endangered goats. Environmentalists have said photos from a helicopter crash site appear to show the hunting party had shot endangered Argali goats — famed for their large curly horns.