Moscow Metro Instagram Map

The Moscow Times has put together a map that shows each station as documented by commuters on Instagram:

What awaits Russia’s economy in 2016 – collapse or recovery? – Johnson's Russia List

What awaits Russia’s economy in 2016 – collapse or recovery? – Johnson's Russia List

Analysts have reacted to the latest collapse of oil prices with varying forecasts. Some believe oil prices are on their way down to the critical level of $35, which would keep the Russian economy in recession. Others, however, including Western analysts, are of the opinion that 2016 may see the first shoots of recovery.

(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – ANNA KUCHMA, RBTH – December 18, 2015)

I recall reading one of those pithy notes of wisdom you get on a desk calendar which said something along the lines of: Remember when you dreamed of earning the salary that you can't live on today

Back in the early 2000's, when oil prices had been languishing around the $10 per barrel mark, they suddenly began their upwards trajectory which would continue for more than a decade.  In 2003, they had reached the $30 per barrel mark, which was considered by analysts at the time to be a massive windfall for the Russian economy.

TRANSCRIPT: Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference – Johnson's Russia List

TRANSCRIPT: Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference – Johnson's Russia List

Extreme Russian Selfies with Kirill Oreshkin

Kirill Oreshkin likes taking photographs. Selfies, landscapes, the usual stuff—except his shots are captured atop some of the world's tallest buildings.

http://davesrussiapagephotos.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/formerly-council-for-mutual-economic.html

https://youtu.be/b26RjS9Dxhk

Inside Putin's Russia: The Rosenberg reports

http://bbc.in/1jPBQWz