Mihkail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47 assault rifle, is dead. The Soviet firearms craftsman and Russian Lieutenant General was the chief designer of the Soviet-era infantry rifle that would go on to become the most popular rifle in the world. Kalashnikov designed the eponymous rifle as part of a 1946 competition being held to select […]
Mikhail Khodorkovsky is speaking out for the first time in a decade. Once ranked as the richest man in Russia, as well as Forbes’ 16th richest man in the world, Khodorkovsky was a model of success in the post-Soviet era of perestroika. He accumulated a tremendous amount of wealth during the privatization of state-owned assets, […]
Russia is reeling with the news that Tatarstan Airlines flight 363 has crashed, killing all 50 people on board the airplane. The crash occurred at 7:45 p.m. local time Sunday evening. The Boeing 737 had six crew members and 44 passengers on board when it crashed during a landing attempt at a central Russian airport […]
