Angara Rocket Displayed at Khrunichev Center Prior to Shipment
It took eight months to assemble this lightweight Angara space rocket. Watch this RIA Novosti video which shows how specialists from the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center prepare the rocket for delivery to the Plesetsk Space Center.
// May. 23, 2013 - 10:59 GMT
Polar Night at Drifting North Pole Station: Archive Footage
Russia instituted Polar Explorer Day in 2013 and will celebrate it every May 21 to mark the opening of the North Pole 1 (SP 1) drifting station on May 21, 1937. Watch this 1960s video showing the everyday life and work of polar explorers during the polar night season.
// May. 21, 2013 - 16:00 GMT
Strizhi Aerobatic Display Team Rehearses New Flight Program with New Commander
Maxim Musatov, the new Commander of the Strizhi Aerobatic Display Team, is refreshing his skills in order to fly the MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter, in training for new aerobatics flights. Watch this video to see a first-class pilot training for action.
// May. 21, 2013 - 06:00 GMT
The Moscow Planetarium’s 9,000 Stars
The Moscow Planetarium has more to offer than just galaxies projected on the dome ceiling. It also has ancient star maps and a collection of rare meteorites. But its main attraction is the night sky of the remote past and even the future.
// May. 20, 2013 - 06:07 GMT
UN Secretary-General tours RIA Novosti and takes part in talk show
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the main office of the RIA Novosti Group to take part in a talk show on autism, meet with chief editors of the Russian media and comment on the latest international events.
// May. 19, 2013 - 15:04 GMT
Unique Trains of the Moscow Metro
Watch this RIA Novosti video showing trains that have been given names on Moscow Metro Day. The seven unusual underground trains are the pride of the Moscow metro.
// May. 15, 2013 - 15:38 GMT
US Diplomat Accused of Undercover CIA Work Detained in Moscow
Russian counterintelligence officials briefly detained a US diplomat suspected of being an undercover CIA officer and trying to recruit a Russian agent, the Federal Security Service said. Ryan Christopher Fogle, a third secretary in the political department, was detained the night of May 13 as he attempted to recruit an officer from one of Russia's special services.
// May. 14, 2013 - 16:03 GMT