June 28, 2013. June 27,2013. St.Petersburg,Russia. Nuclear Power in the 21st Century Conference. Pictured: Director General of IAEA Yukiya Amano addressed the conference.
 

June 28, 2013. June 26,2013. St.Petersburg,Russia. ATOMEXPO 2013 International Industry Forum for nuclear energy. Pictured: the stand of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI). Model of Iranian Bushehr nuclear power plant (c).
 

June 18, 2013. June 17,2013. St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured: Japanese Chemist Akira Yoshino (吉野 彰)at the press conference. Asahi Kasei Fellow Dr. Akira Yoshino has been chosen for the 2013 Global Energy Prize in recognition of “his ground-breaking work in the development of the lithium-ion rechargeable battery, the beating heart of mobile electronic devices, electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles.”
 

March 01, 2013. February 26,2013.Moscow,Russia. Chebarkul meteorite is the proposed name for the fragments of the asteroid that entered the atmosphere of Earth and caused the Russian meteor event on February 15, 2013. Pictured: Vernatsky Institut of Geochemistry, Moscow. Chebarkul meteorite fragments found at Chebarkul lake.
 

February 20, 2013. February 18,2013.Ekaterinburg,Russia. The sample found by Ural Federal University scientists at Lake Chebarkul. (The meteorite was therefore named Chebarkul).Chebarkul meteorite is the proposed name for the fragments of the asteroid that entered the atmosphere of Earth and caused the Russian meteor event on February 15, 2013. Pictured: Chebarkul meteorite sample is under research at the labaratory of the Ural Federal University in Ekaterinburg.
 

January 18, 2013. January 09,2013.St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured: Steve Jobs Memorial opened in St.Petersburg,Russia.The memorial was opened in the campus of the St. Petersburg National Research University for Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics.
 

November 08, 2012. November 06,2012. Pictured: Stephen Elop, the chief executive officer of Nokia Corporation presents smartphone Nokia Lumia 920 in Moscow,Russia.
 

September 03, 2012. Russia, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast. The Yuzhno-Russkoye oil and gas field. The Yuzhno-Russkoye field is a Russian oil and gas field located in the Krasnoselkupsky District, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast. The proven gas reserves of Yuzhno-Russkoye are 805.3 bcm (billion cubic meters) and estimated reserves are more than 1000 bcm of natural gas.The planned capacity of Yuzhno-Russkoye field is about 25 bcm of gas per year. Currently there are 26 gas wells in operation producing 15 million cubic meters of natural gas per day. It is designated to become the main natural gas supply for the Nord Stream pipeline. Pictured: gas holes hub .
 

July 19, 2012. About 2 years ago Russia started construction of the Baltic Nuclear Power Plant 13 kilometers south-east of Neman, in Kaliningrad region of Russian Federation. The shutdown of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant combined with Polish plans to scrap coal-fired generation in compliance with environmental regulation means the Baltic region faces an energy crisis by 2015. Kaliningrad in particular will be isolated from what supplies are available, as the Baltic states have filed applications to de-synchronize themselves from the Russian electricity grid and join the ENTSO-E grid. Pictured: construction of the Unit #1 base (Block #1) of the Baltic Nuclear Power Plant (also referred as The Kaliningrad Nuclear Power Plant or Baltiiskaya NPP )in Kaliningrad region of Russia.
 

July 09, 2012. St.Petersburg,Russia. Presentation of Samsung products. Pictured: new Samsung Galaxy III smart phone.
 

June 05, 2012. May 31,2012.St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured: Presentation of The Jetlev-Flyer jetpack at Baltic Marine Festival 2012.The Jetlev-Flyer is a personal jet pack for the water sports set.The Jetlev-Flyer is a James Bond-like jetpack powered by high-pressure water.
 

March 27, 2012. March 26,2012.Moscow,Russia. Free Wi-Fi access was introduced at the Ring Line of Moscow metro. Pictured: a young girl using Wi-Fi in metro.
 

March 01, 2012. Apple Inc. museum in Moscow.Pictured: Apple II computer.
 

December 16, 2011. December 15,2011. St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured: presentation of Russian sales start of Apple iPhone 4S in Bely Veter Tsifrovoi store of St.Petersburg.
 

December 16, 2011. Boris Chertok, a prominent Soviet and Russian rocket designer died in Moscow on December 14th,2011. Pictured: Boris Chertok at the press conference in Moscow (2006).
 

December 15, 2011. December 14,2011. Grodno,Belarus. Alexander Kozlov, 11th class school boy from Grodno city of Belarus designed and built two seat ecomobile. The vehicle is built of glass-fiber reinforced plastic (fiberglass). The maximum speed of ecomobile is 35km per hour and it claims 100km range on a single charge of accumulator. Pictured: Alexander Kozlov drives his vehicle in Grodno.
 

October 28, 2011. Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant.The plant was standing at the beginning of precious metals refining in Russia producing gold and platinum ingots for banks and was the first enterprise in Russia that began to produce technical products of precious metals. Pictured: October 20,2011.Ekaterinburg,Russia. Gold and platinum (r) ingots produced at Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant.
 

October 10, 2011. October 04,2011. St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured: Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman walking along Nevsky prospekt (avenue)of St.Petersburg. The Clay Mathematics Institute (CMI) announced that Dr. Grigoriy Perelman (pictured) of St. Petersburg, Russia, is the recipient of the Millennium Prize for resolution of the Poincaré conjecture.
 

September 09, 2011. September 07,2011.St.Petersburg,Russia. Pictured: American astronaut Pamela Ann Melroy when meeting russian school children while visiting secondary school #531 of St.Petersburg. Astronaut Pamela Ann Melroy is a delegate of ASE XXIV Planetary Congress held in Russia.
 

September 06, 2011. September 02,2011.Dimitrovgrad,Ulyanovsk region of Russia. The Scientific Research Institute of Nuclear Reactors (NIIAR or RIAR) at Dimitrovgrad, Russia.The institute houses eight nuclear research reactors: SM, Arbus (ACT-1), MIR.M1, RBT-6, RBT-10 / 1, RBT-10 / 2, BOR-60 and VK-50. There is the largest complex for post-irradiation examinations of nuclear reactor core components, irradiated specimens and irradiated fuel samples in Europe. RIAR has got facilities for research work in the field of nuclear fuel cycle, radiochemical unit and radioactive waste management complex. Pictured: reactor hall ; scientific research.
 

August 31, 2011. Production of biopharmaceuticals at Pharmapark pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Moscow. Pictured:Pharmapark LLC laboratory with portrait of President Dmitry Medvedev on the desk. Pharmapark LLC is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company engaged in development, trials, manufacturing and sales of recombinant biopharmaceuticals in the form of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and finished dosage forms.
 

August 17, 2011. August 16,2011.Zhukovsky town of Moscow region,Russia. Pictured: MAKS 2011 - International Aviation & Space Salon. The Antonov ÀN-158 Passenger Aircraft.
 

August 02, 2011. July 28,2011. Moscow,Russia. Pictured: Professor Andrew Blake, Managing Director of Microsoft Research Cambridge at the opening lecture of Microsoft Research summer school in Moscow University.
 

July 14, 2011. July 13,2011.Moscow,Russia.Pictured: First russian supercar Marussia sportcar. In September 2010 Russian Marussia sport supercars have gone on sale in Moscow for around 100000 euros. The car will be offered for sale in most of continental Europe and the Near East.The company also hopes to begin exports to both the US and UK shores.
 

July 05, 2011. Construction works of Gas pipeline Sakhalin - Khabarovsk - Vladivostok by Gazprom russian natural gas monopoly near city of Khabarovsk.
 

July 05, 2011. Schneider Elektric company plant opened in Leningrad region of Russia. Worker at work in the workshop of the plant.
 

July 04, 2011. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has organised the Turkish built 53m Proteksan-Turquoise superyacht.The explorer type superyacht, which was originally called Leo Fun, is renamed as yacht Chaika (english:Seagull). The yacht was built by Proteksan-Turquoise and Turquoise Yacht Construction for an Italian businessman and launched back in 2009.Russia has bought the yacht for $40 million. Motor yacht Chaika is a strongly built, go anywhere, trawler or expedition style yacht with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure. She can accommodate 12 guests overnight sleeping with her master suite (on the main deck), VIP stateroom, and three further double cabins and one twin cabin which are located on her lower deck. Pictured: July 3,2011. Sochi harbour,Russia. Chaika motor yacht.
 

June 03, 2011. On May 23rd 2011 Craig Mundie (pictured), Director on Research and Strategy of Microsoft Corp., spoke at the HSE Faculty of Business Informatics. The title of the lecture was ‘More Like Us: Computing Transformed’. The event was organized by the Moscow Highe School of Economics together with Skolkovo Open University and Microsoft Company.
 

May 18, 2011. Russia`s MIR submersible vehicles (self-propelled Deep Submergence Vehicle) will explore Lake Geneva.Using Russian MIR submersibles, the elemo scientific program will help us learn more about Lake Geneva. International science teams will explore the abysses of this largest of alpine lakes with the goal of better understanding and protecting it. MIR-1 and MIR-2 submersible vehicles belong to Russian Academy of Sciences. Pictured: preparations of MIR submersible vehicles for transportation to Switzerland from Kaliningrad of Russia.
 

April 26, 2011. About a year ago Russia started construction of the Baltic Nuclear Power Plant 13 kilometers south-east of Neman, in Kaliningrad region of Russian Federation. The shutdown of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant combined with Polish plans to scrap coal-fired generation in compliance with environmental regulation means the Baltic region faces an energy crisis by 2015. Kaliningrad in particular will be isolated from what supplies are available, as the Baltic states have filed applications to de-synchronize themselves from the Russian electricity grid and join the ENTSO-E grid. Pictured: construction works of the Baltic Nuclear Power Plant (also referred as The Kaliningrad Nuclear Power Plant or Baltiiskaya NPP ).