World-Class Universities Leave Russia Behind

By Mark Nuckols*

MOSCOW, October 17, 2013 (TMT) -- Once again, no Russian institutions figured into the top 200 universities worldwide, according to this year's annual Times Higher Education survey. The only Russian university in the top 400 was Lomonosov Moscow State University in the 226 to 250 range.

Who Wants to Be a Russian Billionaire?

By Lukas I. Alpert

MOSCOW, October 11, 2013 (WSJ) — When it comes to household wealth, it seems Russia has come full circle. In the days of the Soviet Union, the country boasted that all its citizens shared the wealth equally, but a new report has found that a mere 20 years after the end of Communism, wealth disparity has soared with 35% of the country’s entire wealth now in the hands of just 110 people.

Russian Senators Resigned Government Post

MOSCOW, September 30, 2013 (Ria Novosti) -- The spring session of Russia's upper house of parliament came to an end in mid-July, but that may not signal an end to the steady stream of wealthСохранитьy senators who have stepped down as the Kremlin put forward new restrictions on officials owning assets abroad.

Russia welcomes money from Muslim investors

By Tatyana Lisina, Special to RBTH*

KAZAN, Tatarstan, Sept 21, 2013 (RBTH) -- Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, may become the center of attraction for investors from Islamic countries. The Tatarstan Investment Development Agency (TIDA), in conjunction with the Thomson Reuters Agency, has developed a five-year plan for the creation of a Regional Center for Islamic Finance of Russia and the CIS in Kazan.