The ROC, or Russian Olympic Committee, does not represent a country per se. Athletes from Russia can compete under the ROC designation, but not Russia itself because the country is banned. They also can’t show the Russian flag. Why is Russia allowed to compete in the Olympics? In 2018 theRead More →
Russian sage is not considered poisonous because it would take great effort to eat enough of it to get sick. Still, a cautious approach is sensible. The sprawling, upright habit of Russian sage might be attractive to young children, perhaps as a place to play hide and seek. Is RussianRead More →
A tumbleweed, sometimes called a wind witch, is one of those distinctive symbols of the West. It is pretty much the skeleton of a Russian thistle, so named because immigrants from Russia and eastern Europe brought it to America in the seeds for wheat and other crops. Can you eatRead More →
It was originally made up by a Russian writer in 1840 and since then has been tragically emulated by young people over the years. In 2016, MMA fighter Ivan ‘JP’ Cole apparently killed himself by playing Russian roulette. What happens if you survive Russian roulette? If the chamber is emptyRead More →
The Mongols (Mongolian: Монголчууд, ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯᠴᠤᠳ, Mongolchuud, ; Chinese: 蒙古族) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. Is Mongolian the same as Russian? Mongolian Cyrillic is the most recent of the many writing systems that have been used for Mongolian. ItRead More →
According to the traditional account presented in The Russian Primary Chronicle, it was founded by the Viking Oleg, ruler of Novgorod from about 879. In 882 he seized Smolensk and Kiev, and the latter city, owing to its strategic location on the Dnieper River, became the capital of Kievan Rus.Read More →
Armen as a boy’s name is of German origin meaning “Armenian”. Who is Armen? Armen Keteyian was born on March 6, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, USA as Armen Edward Keteyian. He is a producer and writer, known for CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (2006), Running for His Life: TheRead More →
Despite the Soviet Union’s collapse, ties with the west and the influx of English, Russian still remains a very useful language in the region. … After Russian intervention in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Georgia is pulling away from its former master with aspirations of joining the European Union. What raceRead More →
Ninilchik is in the 18th percentile for safety, meaning 82% of cities are safer and 18% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ninilchik’s proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities. The rate of crime in Ninilchik is 47.44 per 1,000 residentsRead More →