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Central Asia
Georgia’s standpoint on South Ossetia, Abkhazia conflict with Russia
Counterarguments to the Article of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Korea In connection with my article devoted to the Day of Independence of Georgia (May 24, 2013), the Russian ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Mr. Vnukov published the reciprocal article regarding the Georgian-Russian conflict. In the article…
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Central Asia
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics medals revealed
President and CEO of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernushenko shows Sochi 2014 Olympics medals during presentation at the SportAccord International Convention in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, May 30, 2013. The gold medal is displayed for journalists during a presentation of Sochi 2014 Olympic medals at the SportAccord International Convention…
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Central Asia
Turkish President wearing Turkmen dress meets his Turkmen counterpart
In this photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Office, Turkish President Abdullah Gul, in traditional Turkmen dress, and his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, salute during a welcoming ceremony in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Thursday, May 30, 2013. Gul is in Turkmenistan for a three-day State visit. <AP Photo/Mehmet Demirci, Turkish Presidency…
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Central Asia
Pivotally located Georgia waits for foreign investors
Celebrating Independence Day of Georgia Georgia celebrates its Independence Day on May 26, the date commemorating declaration of the first Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918, when the country was liberated after more than 100 years of subjugation under the Russian Empire. Throughout the centuries Georgia has seen numerous invasions…
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Central Asia
Russian freight train with 50 fuel tankers derailed and wrecked
In this image taken from Ministry for Emergency Situations, Rostov-on-Don region branch website, a wrecked freight train with 50 tankers carrying fuel is derailed at Balaya Kalitva railway station, Thursday, May 9, 2013, in southern Russia, setting off a huge fire that left one person missing and 27 injured. The…
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Central Asia
A Russian woman lays flowers during Victory Day memorial ceremony
An Orthodox priest walks past an honor guard soldier holding a Soviet era army flag depicting Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin during a wreath laying ceremony at the Piskaryovskoye Cemetery, the memorial to more than 1 million people who perished, mostly from hunger, at the 1941-1944 Nazis’ 900-day siege of Leningrad,…
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Central Asia
“Putin Go Away” Russian opposition supporters hold anti-gov’t protest
A woman holds a poster reading “Putin Go Away” during a protest rally in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 6, 2013. Up to 20,000 Russian opposition supporters gathered for a protest on Monday, venting anger against the Kremlin and demanding the release of political prisoners. The protest came…
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South Asia
Sri Lankan navy retrieves debris of aircraft gunned down in 1998
Sri Lankan navy personnel and police officers look at the debris of a Russian-built Antonov passenger aircraft they retrieved from the sea in Iranativu, off Mannar coast, about 180 kilometers (110 miles) north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, May 5, 2013. Sri Lankan police and navy began salvaging the passenger…
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Central Asia
Turkmenian President demonstrates his equestrian skills
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov demonstrates his equestrian skills in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan, April 27, 2013. <Xinhua/Lu Jingli>
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Central Asia
Russian President Putin talks with ballerina at new Mariinsky Theatre
In this photo taken on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 actors perform scene of the coronation from Boris Godunov opera during a “pre-premiere” performance, put on for veterans and senior employees of the theatre in the new Mariinsky Theatre on the eve of the it’s official opening. <AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky> Russian…
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