USM, an investment holding controlled by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, invested “several dozen million dollars” in Uber in the summer of last year. The investment was revealed yesterday by Russian business dailies RBC and Vedomosti, which cited unnamed sources in the holding. USM and Uber, however, declined to comment on these reports. Thus Usmanov has been …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s newly appointed Internet adviser has links to an illegal torrent website, the business daily Vedomosti reported Monday. German Klimenko is the former owner of Torrnado.ru — a torrent website offering illegal downloads of movies and series, Vedomosti said, citing two of the well-known Internet entrepreneur’s “acquaintances.” The business was handed over …
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Yakutia is the coldest populated region in the world. Located in the northeastern part of Siberia, this semi-autonomous republic of the Russian Federation is home to the village of Oymyakon, a place known as the Pole of Cold that registers temperatures of -70 degrees Celsius. Permafrost covers a large part of Yakutia’s territory, and this is precisely …
German Klimenko has officially agreed to become Vladimir Putin’s advisor on the Internet. Within a few days of accepting this responsibility, Klimenko managed to grant several interviews to the Russian media, including a pair of particularly noteworthy conversations with the independent outlets Dozhd and Vedomosti. Meduza, an independent-minded online publication, examines these interviews and summarizes …
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Since its humble beginnings in a Moscow dorm room in the 1990s, ABBYY has grown to become one of the world’s leading developers of IT solutions. Today, ABBYY’s technologies are licensed by some of the world’s largest manufacturers, including Microsoft, Acer, Panasonic and Samsung. In this interview with Russia Beyond The Headlines, ABBYY’s CEO Sergei Andreyev speaks about the challenges the company faces in the new economic reality. Which …
Headed by two American expats, Radius Group designs, builds, finances and operates warehouse and manufacturing real-estate in Russia. The company is responsible for some of the largest warehouse projects in the country, as exemplified by the deal signed with Leroy Merlin this past February to build a giant omnichannel distribution center on the outskirts of Moscow. …
Kendrick White, director of Marchmont Capital Partners, an investment advisory firm, has worked in Russia for 22 years. In 2013, the US businessman was appointed vice rector for innovation policy at the Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod (UNN), a position for which he was suddenly dismissed in June 2015. White now helps Russian inventors find common ground with …
A marketplace for remote medical video consultations, Medviser aims to provide patients with access to quality medical expertise worldwide. The Russian-Israeli startup is backed by Millhouse LLC, the investment company of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Medviser’s founder and CEO Lev Orlovsky explains the human and market needs his company is addressing, shares his view on …
Russian supermodel and philanthropist, Natalia Vodianova, is now also a startup co-founder and creator of a micro-charity app aimed at the millennials — people aged 15-35 who cannot imagine life without their smartphones. The app hopes to “add meaning” to their online existence. The app, christened ‘Elbi,’ makes possible micro donations of £1 or $1 to charitable …
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In mid-October Dmitry Marinichev, the Kremlin’s Internet Commissioner, made controversial statements concerning Russia’s options for further technological development in the current international context. Initially reported by Russian business daily Kommersant, these statements were widely discussed in Russia in the subsequent weeks. Speaking to Russian scientists at Russia’s Civic Chamber, Marinichev underlined America’s monopolistic and hegemonic position in …
Yesterday USM, an investment company controlled by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, announced an investment of “$100 million or more” in Virtus.pro. Launched in 2003, this popular eSports resource organizes multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players. “eSports are a unique proposition, uniting the sports, media and the internet industries,” stated Ivan Streshinsky, a member …
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Launched under the leadership of then-President Dmitry Medvedev in 2011, the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) was intended to be a beacon of hope for Russia’s scientific community. The idea was to create a new university in Russia to attract domestic and foreign talent into the fields of science and technology and serve …
Four years of innovation: An interview with Skoltech President Edward Crawley Read More
