This week’s $75 million injection into classifieds advertising site Avito.ru is further proof of the investment attractiveness of Russian startups, which are a key element in the government’s push for diversifying the country’s energy-dependent economy. This week’s $75 million injection into classifieds advertising site Avito.ru is further proof of the investment attractiveness of Russian startups, which are a key element in the government’s push for diversifying the country’s energy-dependent...

... Izhmash may not plan to produce trinkets with the Kalashnikov name, the company is interested in making other marketable products, such as those offered by Italian firearm maker Beretta. "[Beretta] has their own line of clothing and accessories for hunting, sport, and active leisure aimed at their target audience. We're evaluating the potential of that kind of model for the Kalashnikov brand," Kuzyuk said. 179742

... London and the Global Footprint Network, ranked countries on two indexes: their "ecological footprint" — how much natural resources people use to supply their renewable resources, meaning everything from animals and plants farmed or hunted for food, to trees that absorb CO2 emissions or are used in building; and "bio capacity" — the area of such land and water that the country has. The report is part of a push to include environmental health in calculations of economic...

... he had to learn to speak again and write with his left hand after one stroke. A major stroke later left him paralyzed on one side and unable to speak. But Lurie said Lenin had recovered enough in early 1924 that he celebrated the new year and went hunting. Lenin, who supported Stalin's rise to power, may have realized he made a mistake and began aligning himself with Leon Trotsky, which caused Stalin to poison Lenin, the historian said. Poisoning, in fact, eventually became one of Stalin's favorite...

... here Native Americans — we revered and referred to them as Indians at the time — had once camped and lived. Ellsworth would bring us here to teach us about the history of the land that we now occupied. And while he told us stories we would hunt for arrowheads and sometimes find them. Every find we made put us in direct contact with the people and the times of which Ellsworth told. Nothing at this stage of my life in the early 1960s could possibly have indicated I would ever have an interest...

... here Native Americans — we revered and referred to them as Indians at the time — had once camped and lived. Ellsworth would bring us here to teach us about the history of the land that we now occupied. And while he told us stories we would hunt for arrowheads and sometimes find them. Every find we made put us in direct contact with the people and the times about which Ellsworth told. Nothing at this stage of my life in the early 1960s could possibly have indicated I would ever have an interest...

... the Murmansk restaurant scene is competitive and surprisingly cosmopolitan. Seafood is guaranteed to be a good bet, though more adventurous foodies may be tempted by the chance to try regional dishes made with reindeer meat. Tsarskaya Okhota (Tsar's Hunt) (86 Kolsky Prospekt; +7 815-225-5224) has an extensive menu that includes bear and reindeer meat. The interior is rustic and decorated with elk antlers, reindeer skins and stuffed bears. Dinner for two without alcohol costs about 1,000 rubles ($33)...