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
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
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 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 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
The quiet Eurocopter EC130-T2 and the flying predator" Mi-35M helicopters have been unveiled at the International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2013. Watch this RIA Novosti video to see what these machines are capable of. </p>
// May. 17, 2013 - 11:20 GMT
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
Canadian astronaut and outgoing International Space Station (ISS) Commander Chris Hadfield recorded the first music video in space while floating in zero gravity, strumming an acoustic guitar and crooning his own rendition of David Bowies Space Oddity as a special farewell before heading back to Earth on Monday. The video went viral, netting more than six million views by Tuesday on YouTube. </p>
// May. 15, 2013 - 08:27 GMT
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
After a spring that brought record snowstorms, Muscovites are now seeking relief and tan lines from record heat. Temperatures in Moscow have reached almost 30 degrees Celsius in the past few days, sending residents of Russias capital to fountains, beaches and lawns to relax in the sunshine. </p>
// May. 14, 2013 - 10:29 GMT