The Unified Energy System of Russia (UES)
The work of the UES of Russia is controlled by a specialized organization, System Operator of Unified Energy System.
// Sep. 02, 2010 - 08:07 GMT
Tornado formation
Tornados form when two large air masses of varying temperature and humidity collide, with warm air in the lower layers and cold air in the upper layers.
// Aug. 23, 2010 - 05:44 GMT
National Flag Day is celebrated in Russia on August 22
Russia adopted its first national flag more than three hundred years ago.
// Aug. 22, 2010 - 05:37 GMT
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is an interstate association of the former republics of the Soviet Union.
// Aug. 21, 2010 - 06:31 GMT
Su-25 attack aircraft. Specifications
Su-25 aircraft was originally designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau in the late 1960s-early 1970s to provide fire support to ground forces on the battlefield using mostly unguided munitions.
// Aug. 12, 2010 - 07:40 GMT
Structure and function of helicopter buckets
VSU-5 and VSU-15 helicopter buckets are used to transport water on the helicopter's external load sling system and release it on fires
// Aug. 10, 2010 - 09:05 GMT
International aid to Russia in fighting wildfires
According to the Russian Emergencies Ministry, fires have destroyed over 1,900 houses in Russia, leaving over 3,100 people homeless and killing 50. The Nizhny Novgorod, Voronezh and Ryazan Regions have lost the biggest number of houses to the fires.
// Aug. 10, 2010 - 07:26 GMT
U. S. President Barack Obama’s Family Tree
Barack Hussein Obama II, the 44th president of the United States, celebrated his birthday on August 4
// Aug. 05, 2010 - 08:53 GMT
Portrait of an ideal official
The Presidium of the Anti-Corruption Council under the Russian President approved the project of code of ethics and official conduct for Russian officials.
// Aug. 05, 2010 - 08:29 GMT