February 22, 2012
Russia’s Communists: the paper tigers of the opposition (oDRussia —
Post-Soviet world). Featuring in the article «
For Dictators, Protests Offer 3 Lessons' by Chrystia Freeland (The New York Times)

February 21, 2012
Among other official sources of information, various
Russian statistics can be found on the World Bank website.
February 17, 2012
We have now added the '
News from Russia and Eurasia' section as well as pages about
Culture and Arts, and
Society. We plan to complement some of the course descriptions by links to external sites for news and useful resources (
example).
February 9, 2012
Russian news
Dear MAinRussia visitors. It looks like the elections in Russia are boosting the interest towards the country. Learn more about the recent events via the state information agency
RIA-Novosti and the affiliated bulletin '
Russia Profile'
February 3, 2012
Info sessions
The director if the
ENERPO MA program Professor Nikita Lomagin will tell about the program at the conference «
European Platform of Universities Engaged in Energy Research, Education and Training» (EPUE). The conference will be hosted by Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands on 23–24 February 2012.

January 30, 2012
Student geography
A new semester has just started. For the first time, IMARES and MARCA programs which have so far hosted young people from North America, Western Europe and a few developed Asian countries, are welcoming our first students from the Pacific region and from Central Europe.