Watch Audacious Arctic Fox Persuade Ice Fisherman to Share His Precious Catch
Even this tough Siberian fisherman could not resist the persistent charms of a brave Arctic critter trying to find a meal.
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Watch Adorable Mini-Maestro Secretly Conduct Sunday Service from the Back
This little Russian child is going to grow up to be the next Mozart.
Woman Quits Successful City Career So She Can Live in the Woods With Over 100 Rescued Animals
Even though she had been enjoying a successful career as a wedding photographer, Daria Pushkareva had always longed for something more.
World Wildlife Fund Gets Ex-Poachers To Protect and Save the Big Cats They Once Hunted
Rather than trying to deter poaching with punishment, conservationists recruited the hunters in order to help monitor and protect Russian snow leopards.
Global Suicide Rate Has Declined By 29%, With Millions of Tragedies Avoided Since 2000
Dozens of demographic groups that have previously experienced spikes in suicide rates are now improving with significant declines.
Russian People Caught on Dash Cams Doing Good Deeds (WATCH)
Russians, like people everywhere, are good. They often help strangers without any notice. Now, with cameras mounted inside Russian automobiles, these kindnesses can be applauded, numbered and placed in a video - like this one featuring 18 separate displays of helpfulness.
Putin Unveils Red Army WWII 'Victory Monument' in Israel
Russia's President Vladimir Putin joined Israeli leader Shimon Peres to unveil a Victory Monument in Israel honoring the contributions of the Red Army to the victory in the Second World War. Israel's President Peres said the memorial, which includes giant wings that are made of white stone, symbolized a profound feeling of gratitude to the Russian people who helped saved the world from Nazism but lost 30 million of their own people in the struggle.
New START Treaty Brings Good News on the Eve of Christmas
By a vote of 71 to 26, the U.S. Senate Wednesday ratified the New START arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia that will reduce each nation's nuclear arsenals to their lowest levels in more than a half century.
First Brazilian in Space
Brazil's first astronaut docked at the International Space Station. In Brazil, his family and countrymen are overcome with pride.
German's Son Returns Stolen Treasures to Russia from WWII
Treasures stolen from a Russian museum during WWII have found their way back home. Two crates with hundreds of rare exhibits stolen in 1941 were voluntarily returned to Russia by a Wehrmacht doctor's son.
World's Rarest Wild Cat Doubles in Number
At least 57 Amur leopards now exist in Russia, up from just 30 counted in 2007, and an additional 8-12 cats were identified over the border in China, doubling the number of the world's rarest wild cat in the past seven years.
Goat is Off the Menu as Tiger Strikes up Unlikely Friendship with His Meal (WATCH)
A goat meant as a meal for a safari park's tiger so impressed the big cat with his bravery, they've become best friends.
Russian Suicide Rates Finally Down to Levels of a Half Century Ago
Russia's suicide rate last year declined to its lowest point since 1961, falling below average after being one of the highest in the world just 20 years ago.
Cute Russian 5-yr-olds Escape From Kindergarten To Buy A Sports Car
Two young boys in kindergarten succeed in burrowing their way to freedom using plastic toy shovels in an attempt to buy a sports car.
Homestead Act for Russian Far East - Putin Supports Free Land Handout
The Russian president has approved the idea of offering large land plots for free to anyone who resettles to the Russian Far East to start a farm or business.
Moscow; A Happy Place to Visit
Moscow is now a place where even old guard Communists are laughing in the streets. Where once there were dismal shops with bare shelves, there are now elegant hotels and chic boutiques. Shoppers stooped with packages find bargains in a vast underground shopping mall. The financial crash of ‘98 is a thing of the past.
Millennium Trees
Last month, some of the internally displaced people from the conflicts in South Ossetia and Abkhazia planted 1,000 trees with the support of the Red Cross of Georgia.
Man Inspired By Chance Meeting With Disabled Russian Athelete
Everyone on the street has different stories, hopes, and dreams than we do – that's why Phillipe interviews them for inspiration.
Outdoor Cinema for the Homeless Offers Great Escape in Films
A charity is treating one city's homeless population to movie nights this summer. They were served a meal and helped choose the film for the next screening.
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