Július Hudáček: I really like taking the metro in Moscow In Moscow, there are a lot of expats working in just about any field. Many of them are professional athletes, and today we’d like to introduce one of them. In this exclusive interview with Capital Ideas, HC Spartak Moscow’s goaltender Július Hudáček talked to us about…
Slava Zaitsev: Clothes say a lot about what’s on your mind It’s tough to find a more famous Russian fashion designer than Slava Zaitsev, both in Russia and abroad. Zaitsev first became popular in the 1960s, when the French magazine “Paris Match” published a sensational article about him, entitled “He Dictates Fashion in Moscow.” Today,…
Goethe-Institut in Russia: strengthening mutual trust Providing people in different countries with direct access to German language and German culture is the main goal of the Goethe-Institut – one of the most effective non-governmental organizations in Germany. Named after the German literary genius, philosopher, and naturalist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the organization currently operated in almost…
Hopes and eye-openers from the new Nostradamus He has already been dubbed a “political Nostradamus,” and for good reason! Valery Solovey predicted Donald Trump’s victory, a number of major political crises in Europe, and serious shifts in Russian leadership. Professor, department head at MGIMO, and one of Russia’s most famous political scientists Valery Solovey answered…
Pyotr Tolstoy: We don’t think any country in the world has a right to lecture Russia on democracy Pyotr Tolstoy – a famous Russian journalist, producer, show host on Channel One, and Deputy Chairman of the State Duma – told Capital Ideas how information about Russia is disseminated, and talked to us about national pride, the renovation…
Dmitry Fonarev: I was a bodyguard for Bill Gates Safety is a key factor in determining the social climate in any country. Russia is no exception. Quite often, heads of major international companies make decisions on whether or not to open an office in Russia based on how safe and comfortable they feel in the…
Marina Loshak: Culture is the only thing that can bring people closer “There is actually nothing mysterious about Russia. We have our own historical and cultural differences, and a lot of them are a function of our geography – big spaces, the endless riches of our land, and the feeling that things will always stay the…
The three pillars of anti-corruption Corruption interferes with the country’s development as a whole and is bad for business. Serious investors won’t come to a country that ranks low on international anti-corruption indices. Anatoly VYBORNY, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma’s security and anti-corruption committee, talked to Capital Ideas about why not all indices are…
Descendant of the last Tsar: I feel the Russian soul… Artist, designer and entrepreneur Rotislav Romanov is one of the youngest heirs of the House of Romanov. He was born in May 1985 in Lake Forest (Illinois, USA), and currently lives in London. The last Russian Tsar Nicholas II, whose rule lasted from November 1894…