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In the days of mediatization when it is mostly media which sets agenda and information war fare decides public perception ,it is very important for common news consumers to understand how good or bad is information warfare in corporate media. And for this Sputnik news spoke exclusively to Texas State University distinguished Professor Prof Steven…

 
On August 4 last year, Vladimir Putin responded to the latest round of sanctions levied against his regime by imposing a ban on the import of food products from the EU, the US, and their supporters. The disruption of commerce was worth approximately $12 billion to the Russian economy, with secondary effects in the targeted countries…

Ah well-a day! What evil looks had I from old and young!
Instead of a cross, the Albatross around my neck was hung.
 
-- Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
 
The August 24, 2015 largest one day decline of the Shanghai Composite index, since 2007  is  already engraved in Chinese history as “Black Monday.” Moreover, the…

Nowadays, Russia is the global leader in the number of nuclear energy blocks under commissioning abroad. The state company Rosatom has been building 18 nuclear power blocks. The high competitiveness is based upon sophisticated modern technologies, all projects meet IAAE requirements. The most popular export product is 3rd generation light water…

The last 2014 was rich in events, substantially changed international situation in the world. This also applies to russian-north korean relations, which has been given new impulse. It is illustrated by intensification of visits to Russia the DPRK`s high-ranking delegations. Particularly, since last year`s February the DPRK Supreme People's…

As Andrey Kortunov, Director General of RIAC, pointed out, the U.S. 2016 elections are "... not just about Russia, but also about the US role in the world."   The front running candidate for America's Republican Party is multi-billionaire builder, real estate mogul and Reality TV showman, Donald J. Trump.  LIke Ronald…

 
 The U.S.   Owes Cubans “Many Millions of Dollars.” Fidel Castro’s arrogance is Brobdingnagian (remember Gulliver?) But that’s mainly because he’s dealing with political Lilliputians.  He states the United States owes Cuba “millions" based on the 50-year U.S.  trade embargo…

Russia's Lukoil announced late Tuesday that oil production from its Yuri Korchagin field in the Caspian Sea has passed the five million tons (38.6 million barrels) mark.
Production at Yuri Korchagin began in April 2010.
Its proven oil reserves are estimated at 113 million barrels and in 2014 the field produced 11.3 million barrels of oil.
Lukoil…

On 13 July 2015 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a legislation establishing Vladivostok Free Port. One of effects of the new law is the introduction of the on-arrival visa regime in Vladivostok[i]. This can promote tourism from Japan.
 
The City of Vladivostok is a jewel in the Far East. Every Japanese visitor is impressed by the…

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The US space agency has forked out $490m for six seats for its astronauts to get to the ISS on board one of the Russian Federal Space Agency's (Roscosmos) Soyuz spacecraft.  Nasa's space shuttles were stopped in 2011 as the organisation set about sending its astronauts to the ISS on board privately developed spacecrafts like SpaceX.  However…