According to the Fobes rating, “Agrocomplex” named after N. I. Tkachev took the first place in the ranking of the largest landowners in Russia, as well as last year. It is noted that the value of land owned by the largest landowners increased over the year from 617.3 billion rubles to 933 billion rubles, their
AvtoVAZ Stopped Assembling LADA in Ukraine
The Russian company AvtoVAZ has stopped the production and supply of car kits for the Zaporozhye Automobile Plant (ZAZ). This was reported today, on March 2. It is noted that the main obstacle to the further presence of Lada in the Ukrainian market may be political reasons. As of mid-2021, there were 39 LADA dealerships
AvtoVAZ Showed New Lada Vesta [Video]
AvtoVAZ has officially launched mass production of the updated Lada Vesta at the plant’s facilities in Izhevsk. Contrary to expectations, the model received the NG prefix to the name, which stands for a “new generation” title, because in AvtoVAZ itself, the new model is positioned not as restyling but as the next generation of Vesta.
Russian Agricultural Bank Estimated Over 30 Years of Russians’ Natural Coffee Consumption
An interesting trend in 2021 in Russia was the increase in coffee consumption, which contrasts with its fall in 2020 and allows talking about the restoration of pre-covid trends. At the same time, natural coffee is gradually replacing instant coffee. Since 1991, the consumption of natural coffee in Russia has increased from 0.2 to 2.1
Russian Restaurants to Process Waste Into Fertilizers
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation will submit proposals to the government on the use of organic waste in the agro-industrial complex. This includes food from restaurants and expired products from stores to create secondary resources (fertilizers). According to UN experts, 17 per cent of food
OPEC+ Decided to Save Current Level of Oil Production Growth Rate
The OPEC+ alliance members did not change the conditions for oil production growth for January 2022, despite the decline in barrel quotations from $85 to below $70 per barrel due to the appearance of a new strain of the omicron coronavirus. “There are a lot of uncertainties around the new COVID-19 strain, so OPEC+ will
Russia to Launch World’s Heaviest Transport Helicopter Mass Production
The permission for the mass production of the world’s heaviest Mi-26T2V military transport helicopter will be obtained by the yearend, according to the CEO of the Russian Helicopters manufacturing company Andrei Boginsky. “We are now at the final stage of getting the O1 designation for the helicopter’s baseline configuration and there are a few flights
Russian Nuclear Icebreaker ‘Siberia’ Went on Sea Trials
The new universal nuclear icebreaker “Siberia” went on sea trials, according to the press service of the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg where the vessel was built. Первый серийный универсальный атомный ледокол проекта 22220 «Сибирь» покинул достроечную набережную Балтийского завода и взял курс на Финский залив, где приступит к выполнению программы заводских ходовых испытаний pic.twitter.com/oXpC4SFjjU
Russian Experts Named Best Chocolate Waffles in the Country
Russian quality supervision specialists (Roskachestvo) checked 20 brands of chocolate waffles of Russian (17), Austrian, and Kazakh production. According to the data provided by the experts, all the samples examined are safe and do not contain heavy metals, yeast, and GMOs. The research has shown that waffles are a safe product, as they do
Russia to Break Record in Non-Primary Non-Energy Exports 2021
Russia’s non-primary non-energy exports will reach a record $180 billion by the end of 2021, and in the first nine months of this year, it has already amounted to $135 billion, according to the Head of the Russian Export Center (REC) Veronika Nikishina at the Eurasian Women’s Forum. “According to the REC, for 9 months
Dmitry Peskov: Russia Doesn’t Violate Anybody’s Rights by Concluding New Gas Contracts
The increase in fuel prices has been evident since the beginning of summer, when, due to the rising demand for resources in Asia, suppliers shifted to the region. In August, when it became clear that European gas storage facilities were not ready for the heating season, the price of fuel has begun to break records.
Russian Latest Drone Gained Ability to Be Remotely Controlled From Any Place of the World
Russian newest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) “Orion” can be equipped with a satellite terminal that will allow controlling it from anywhere in the world, as reported by the General Director of the manufacturing company JSC “Kronstadt” Sergey Bogatikov. “At the request of a customer, it is possible to install a satellite terminal on this UAV,
Aurus Considers Possibility of Releasing Electric Version of Komendant Car
The new Russian premium SUV Aurus Komendant can get an electric or hydrogen version, according to the company’s CEO Adil Shirinov. In total, there are 5 kinds of cars in the Aurus project and also a motorcycle of the same line. Luxury cars development was launched in 2014 with the aim to create a series