Author: vgorbich

  • First Euro-Cocktail of 2016!

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    The Twin Cities Euro-American Chambers of Commerce Official Welcome to the American-Russian Chamber of Commerce Cordially invite you to the First Euro-Cocktail of 2016! We apologize for the inconvenience, but we have had to change the venue for the upcoming Euro-Cocktail due to circumstances beyond our control.  The new venue is the Double Tree by…

  • Russian Hockey Photos Win International Acclaim

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    The spirit of Russian hockey wins the 2016 World Press Photo contest. A collection of photos by Sputnik news photographer Vladimir Pesnya captures the essence of the sport in the village of Vetluga, approximately 400 miles from Moscow. As reported in Russia Beyond the Headlines, the photos cover games between the Vetluga amateur junior hockey club and…

  • Russia Bans U.S. Soybeans

    The U.S. soybeans are no longer welcome in Russia. On February 15, Russia will enact a temporary ban on grain imports from the United States. Rosselkhoznadzor – the federal agency in charge of ensuring safe food – claims to have found 68 cases of bacterial contamination in grain imports between 2015 and 2016 and is subsequently…