Oleg Pavlov: “I feel pity for the Russian people” Apr 27, 2012

If you are eager to know the full truth about a person, be prepared for any pain and discomfort, the author warns.

Evgeny Velikhov: “Communication must go both ways” Apr 23, 2012

What’s needed is painstaking efforts aimed at influencing certain groups of decision-makers for the sake of consolidating civil society, the head of the Kurchatov Institute asserts.

Konstantin Kosachev: Russia’s Reputation Abroad Is Clearly Worse Than Warranted Apr 9, 2012

There are number of such historical touch points which no longer divide our nations into winners and losers and they need to be found and turned into uniting motifs for further rapprochement.

Werner Lefeldt: There Are True Fans of Russian in Germany Apr 4, 2012

The renowned Slavic studies expert delivered a lecture at the Alexander Solzhenitsyn House of Russia Abroad.

Inga Mangus: Our Mission Is to Fill the Vacuum Apr 3, 2012

“The new Internet portal Rusistica (Russian Studies) should become a center of attraction for the Estonian teachers of Russian,” explains the chairwoman of (EstAPRYAL).

Professor Remneva: “Without any resistance, English will tighten its stranglehold on us” Mar 29, 2012

Slavs resist the erosion of their languages and cultures,” the dean of the MSU Philology Department says.

Vyacheslav Nikonov: The BRICS and International Cooperation Mar 28, 2012

China, India and Brazil were the main drivers that helped set the course toward renewed economic growth.

Alexei Shmelev on Promoting Russian Language in the World Mar 23, 2012

If Russian texts are seen as truthful and liberal this will heighten the prestige of Russia much more than any artificial measures, Professor Shmelev argues.

Alexander Oslon on the Public Mood Mar 19, 2012

“People have become aware of their lawful rights and want to be reckoned with,” the sociologist says.

Farit Mukhametshin: “Russkiy Mir is a brand; we have a lot to promote in the world” Mar 11, 2012

“Russia also ought to have certain instruments of communication with the civil societies of those nations with which we have close relationships,” the first head of Rossotrudnichestvo said.

Juergen Trabant: “It’s necessary to learn the language of your neighbors” Feb 28, 2012

“My compatriot Wilhelm von Humboldt always stood for multilingualism. He asserted that ‘languages create the world’s different frameworks which retain different worldviews,’” the professor notes.

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk: Today’s Community of Expatriates Has Many Faces Feb 20, 2012

Disunity and assimilation of expatriates present serious problems for the preservation of traditions and culture, the head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relation notes.