Publications

Svetlana Smetanina Spanish politician, member of the European Parliament in 2014-2019 Javier Couso Permuy presented his new book NATO and Russophobia in Madrid. Javier Couso told Russkiy Mir how anti-Russian propaganda and NATO's military strategy are connected. Picture credit: Javier Couso Permuy Telegram Channel - Your latest book, titled "Russophobia: Anti-Russian Propaganda in the Service of War," focuses on the connection between NATO and Russophobia. Do you believe that the establishment of NATO can be seen as a natural result of the...

Sergey Vinogradov Alla Ranskaya. Photo by Gennady Kramor The Little Humpbacked Horse will ride all the way to California: the famous poetic tale by Russian writer Pyotr Yershov to be published in English in the United States, following by the 190th anniversary of the fairytale. The project is launched by Alla Ranskaya, the writer's great-great-granddaughter and president of his foundation. Anna was born in Siberia just like her famous ancestor; she’s currently a San Francisco resident. For the Humpbacked Horse it will not be the first trip abroad. Cartoons based on Ershov's fairy tale...

Alla Shelyapina Abraham Kalugin and his family. Photo: Russkiy Mir.ru magazine In 2022 the number of compatriots from non-CIS countries who moved to Russia under the government program, increased by 30 times. For many of these people, the political crisis around Ukraine was the trigger for this decision: they have started to implement long-held plans. Some of them fled Europe and America from the rampant Russophobia. It is not the first year the families of Russian Old Believers, who were deeply connected with th Russian culture, came back to Russia from Latin America and South Africa. Primorsky Krai has...

Svetlana Smetanina Maxim Zhuravel, a cardiovascular surgeon from Saratov, has built from the ground up the Vascular Disaster Center in Abidjan city. His team includes young Ivorians, graduates of Russian universities. Maxim also heads the Association of Russian citizens in Côte d'Ivoire. Russkiy Mir talked to him about the advantages of Russian medical education and how Russia is viewed in Africa today. Photo courtesy of M. Zhuravel - You are a professional doctor. Were you invited to Côte d'Ivoire for a work?  - Yes, of course, I was invited to work as a cardiovascular surgeon. I deal...

Svetlana Smetanina Geniuses of Engineering: Eight Portraits exhibition is now open at the Moscow House of the Russian Abroad. This captivating exhibition sheds light on the remarkable Russian emigrant scientists. While names like Igor Sikorsky, Vladimir Zvorykin, and Alexander Poniatov are widely recognized in their homeland, the general public remains unfamiliar with Oleg Kerensky, Zakhary Arkus-Dantov, Mikhail Zarochentsev, Vladimir Ipatyev, and Vladimir Yurkevich. The exhibition aims to bridge this knowledge gap. Following the October Revolution of 1917, thousands of of engineering specialists departed Russia....

Sergey Vinogradov Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics, the member of the Academy of Sciences of Colombia Gustavo Zambrano Romero was invited by the Columbian Club of Russian Literature Lovers to present his  translation of Ivan Turgenev's On the Eve novel. It was Mr Romero's first experience in this field. Photo: Gustavo Zambrano Romero Once in Bogota and seeing the Russian embassy, the physicist recalled how more than half a century ago he walked down those steps of the then Soviet diplomatic mission into a new life. He went to study at the Peoples' Friendship...