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Daily Archives: August 21, 2011

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Opposition holds polls in 15 cities to identify voters’ preferences

MOSCOW. Aug 21 (Russia News) – The Russian nationwide movement called Solidarity has conducted a traditional poll in the country’s largest cities, which asked voters three questions related …

Mickey Mouse painting ruled extremist material

KALUGA. Aug 21 (Russia News) – A court in the town of Tarusa in the Kaluga region has found the graphic work on the Evangelical theme “Sermon on …

Russia to send satellite to Apophis asteroid to clarify collision likelihood

ZHUKOVSKY (Moscow region). Aug 21 (Interfax-AVN) – The Lavochkin Science and Production Association is developing a project to install a radio beacon on the Apophis asteroid to clarify …

Man shot by police in stabbing incident in Moscow

MOSCOW. Aug 21 (Russia News) – A man attacked a police officer with a knife in northern Moscow, leading to the latter having to use his police weapon, …

Ex-governor Mashkovtsev denies attempting to bribe voters

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug 21 (Russia News) – Former governor of the Kamchatka region Mikhail Mashkovtsev has been released by the police in St. Petersburg. “I was held by …

SSBN Yury Dolgoruky returns to Sevmash after failed attempt to launch Bulava SLBM

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug 21 (Russia News) – The ballistic missile submarine Yury Dolgoruky that sailed to the White Sea to launch a Bulava ballistic missile (NATO reporting name …

T-50 aircraft had engine problems – source

ZHUKOVSKY, Moscow region. Aug 21 (Russia News) – The demonstration flight of the T-50 fifth generation aircraft at the closure of MAKS-2011 international aerospace show was cancelled over …

Interior Troops serviceman wounded by unidentified sniper in Ingushetia

NAZRAN. Aug 21 (Russia News) – A serviceman of Interior Troops has been wounded near the village of Datykh, Ingushetia by sniper fire. “At about 11:30 a.m. an …

T-50 fifth generation aircraft will make another try to fly – MAKS-2011 honorary president

ZHUKOVSKY, Moscow region. Aug 21 (Russia News) – The T-50 fifth generation aircraft will make a second attempt to take off in a few minutes and take part …

T-50 fifth generation aircraft fails to take off over technical problems (Part 2)

ZHUKOVSKY, Moscow region. Aug 21 (Russia News) – A T-50 fifth generation aircraft failed to take off at MAKS-2011 international aerospace show near Moscow, the press service of …

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