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Putin and the ‘Petersburg set’: The secret life of a Russian leader
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoIN FOCUS: What is Vladimir Putin like behind closed doors? Anne McElvoy takes a closer look at the...
Valentin Yudashkin, Russian designer of dresses and dress uniforms, dies at 59
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoYudashkin, whose often theatrical designs are exhibited in museums in France and the United States,...
Soviet and Russian fashion icon Zaitsev dies -agencies
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 1 year agoVyacheslav "Slava" Zaitsev, the couturier behind world-famous Soviet fashion that was often adorned with colourful Russian folkloric motifs, died on Sunday at age 85, Russian news agencies reported ...
‘Being a solo parent is all-consuming’: Natascha McElhone on her new career focus and that...
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoWhen Natascha McElhone got her big break as an actor, she very nearly blew it. She was fresh out of...
Gorbachev's marriage, like his politics, broke the mold
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoMikhail Gorbachev was laid to rest Saturday in Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery next to his wife,...
Who was Mikhail Gorbachev’s wife, Raisa Gorbacheva?
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoTributes have been pouring in for Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, who died aged 91, on Tuesday, August 30, after a long illness. His death...