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Russian Army radiation/chemical/biological threats protection (RKhBZ) units have received new aerozolic mass masking automotive stations:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/91387/
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Topol-M and Yars mobile ICBMs have started combat patrol missions in Ivanovo, Novosibirsk, Sverdlovsk and Altai regions:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/91361/
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Siberian post office staff and postals now equipped with mobile service terminals:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/91588/
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IrAir AC (Irkutsk) has received another new Sukhoi Superjet-100LR extended range regional jet:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/91638/
Volga-Dnepr Heavy Lift Company has delivered several satellites at once to Kuru spaceport in French Gyiana:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/91632/
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/91638/
Volga-Dnepr Heavy Lift Company has delivered several satellites at once to Kuru spaceport in French Gyiana:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/91632/
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Schwabe Concern has introduced new high precision optics production facility:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/91607/
Russian scientists (Novosibirsk) have developped high durable prothesses for pets and animals:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/91607/
Russian scientists (Novosibirsk) have developped high durable prothesses for pets and animals:
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Yuriy Dolgorukiy Project 955A Borey-A strategic nuclear ICBM sub photo report:
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Russia, India look to jointly produce helmets from composite materials
21 March 2017 ALESSANDRO BELLI
Jointly made helmets and cylinders could be exported to Africa.
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Umatex Group with its Indian partners plan to produce helmets and high pressure cylinders. Source: Zuma/Global Look Press
Umatex Group (a subsidiary of Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation) has signed agreements with Indian companies to produce carbon fabrics and composite materials in India, Umatex Group General Director Alexander Tyunin told journalists on the sidelines of Composite World Exhibition 2017 in Paris on Mar. 21.
“We are ready for localization of carbon fibre products in India, as well as support the joint development and production of consumer goods, including helmets and high pressure cylinders.”
“Today, composites are increasingly replacing metals in the aircraft, motor industry and shipbuilding, wind energy, medicine, construction and other industries," Tyunin said.
Alexey Pimenov, Regional Vice President of Rusatom International Network, which operates a regional centre of Rosatom in Mumbai, added that the new area of cooperation would help produce high-tech materials that would be used by a number of industries in India.
Indo-Russian cooperation
According to him, the localization of production will reduce the cost of the final product and, accordingly create opportunities for joint work between Russian and Indian companies in Asia and Africa.
Rosatom constructed the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, which is now being operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL).
In December 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed the ‘Strategic Vision’ document, which envisages the construction of at least 12 more Russian-designed nuclear power units in India.
21 March 2017 ALESSANDRO BELLI
Jointly made helmets and cylinders could be exported to Africa.
New site for 6 nuclear reactors in India may be chosen soon - Rosatom
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Umatex Group with its Indian partners plan to produce helmets and high pressure cylinders. Source: Zuma/Global Look Press
Umatex Group (a subsidiary of Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation) has signed agreements with Indian companies to produce carbon fabrics and composite materials in India, Umatex Group General Director Alexander Tyunin told journalists on the sidelines of Composite World Exhibition 2017 in Paris on Mar. 21.
“We are ready for localization of carbon fibre products in India, as well as support the joint development and production of consumer goods, including helmets and high pressure cylinders.”
“Today, composites are increasingly replacing metals in the aircraft, motor industry and shipbuilding, wind energy, medicine, construction and other industries," Tyunin said.
Alexey Pimenov, Regional Vice President of Rusatom International Network, which operates a regional centre of Rosatom in Mumbai, added that the new area of cooperation would help produce high-tech materials that would be used by a number of industries in India.
Indo-Russian cooperation
According to him, the localization of production will reduce the cost of the final product and, accordingly create opportunities for joint work between Russian and Indian companies in Asia and Africa.
Rosatom constructed the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, which is now being operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL).
In December 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed the ‘Strategic Vision’ document, which envisages the construction of at least 12 more Russian-designed nuclear power units in India.
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Russian, Indian scientists to develop new type of electrical component
27 February 2017 ANUSHKA SETHI
The project is expected to be completed within three years.
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Russia and India are stepping up scientific collaboration. Source: SPbPU
Researchers from the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) and the University of Madras, Chennai have obtained support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research to implement a project to create new materials for accumulators of the capacitor type.
A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that stores electrical energy in an electric field.
“The aim of the project is to develop approaches for creation of new dielectric materials to increase the efficiency of accumulators of capacitor type in a wide temperature range,” SPbPU said in a press note on Feb. 25. “The research focuses on new materials based on antiferroelectrics, having a significantly different working mechanism from the widely used analogue.”
The project is expected to be completed within three years.
27 February 2017 ANUSHKA SETHI
The project is expected to be completed within three years.
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Russia and India are stepping up scientific collaboration. Source: SPbPU
Researchers from the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) and the University of Madras, Chennai have obtained support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research to implement a project to create new materials for accumulators of the capacitor type.
A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that stores electrical energy in an electric field.
“The aim of the project is to develop approaches for creation of new dielectric materials to increase the efficiency of accumulators of capacitor type in a wide temperature range,” SPbPU said in a press note on Feb. 25. “The research focuses on new materials based on antiferroelectrics, having a significantly different working mechanism from the widely used analogue.”
The project is expected to be completed within three years.
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Did ancient Indians immigrate to the Russian Caucasus?
11 March 2017 AJAY KAMALAKARAN
A mountain in the Russian internal republic of Adygea was named after the Hindu Kush range, and the people of the region practiced a set of exercises and meditations that closely resemble yoga.
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Mount Indyuk in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory. Source: Roman.m63/ wikipedia
While it’s obvious that there’s a strong and deep-rooted spiritual connection between India and Russia, several theories have been doing the rounds as to when these cultures came into direct contact with each other.
A cursory search online will lead one to see claims about Russia being the ancient land of the rishis. In 2007, the Indian media went ballistic when an archaeologist from Ulyanovsk found an idol of Vishnu that dates back to the 10th century in a small village. While no one knows for sure how the idol ended up in a small village in the Ulyanovsk Region, my personal guess would be that Indian traders made their way to the Middle Volga.
Migration from north to south and vice-versa has been taking place since time immemorial. So, it is likely that Indians ended up in modern day Russia hundreds of years before Afanasy Nikitin turned up in Maharashtra.
While watching a documentary recently on southern Russia and the Caucasus, I came across an interesting piece of information. Close to the Russian internal republic of Adygea, which is an enclave in the Krasnodar Territory, there is a small village called Indyuk. The village gets its name from a nearby mountain, which stands at 860 metres above sea level. Geologists believe the mountain to be an underwater volcano that went extinct over one hundred million years ago.
An Indian community
It is widely believed that the mountain was named Indyuk by a tribe that migrated over a thousand years ago to Adygea from what was then the frontier of India.
People of Adygea in traditional dress. Source: Lori/Legion-Media
“Scientific studies have shown that a percentage of Adygean people are genetically related to northwestern Indians,” says Ivan Griko, a historian based in Moscow. “These people probably moved to the areas around the modern Krasnodar territory and named the mountain after the Hindu Kush range, which is now on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.”
Griko adds that the name Hindu Kush originally meant “mountains of India,” and not “Hindu killer” as Persian scholars believe. “The beautiful mountain which provides some of the most stunning views in the Caucasus was probably of some initial spiritual significance for the Indian people who migrated to Adygea.”
The word Indyuk also means turkey in Russian. Coincidentally, the Russian word for the bird was adopted from the Turkish language. The Turks called India ‘Hindistan,’ meaning the land of the turkey!
When a Russian doctor tried to crack the mystery of the abode of Lord Shiva
“Hindu Kush was probably shortened and Russianized and that is most likely how the mountain got its present name,” Griko adds.
Vedic beliefs and yoga
It’s also likely that the immigrants from India brought a Vedic practice that has yoga-like exercises and mediation that is called Uork Khabze. This practise predates the arrival of Islam in the Caucasus.
Uork Khabze, which literally means “path for the chosen” is undergoing a revival in Adygea. It was taught to those who demonstrated a potential to be outstanding human beings, although it was largely restricted to the elite. As is the case with yoga, a diet that is in harmony with nature is an integral part of the Adygean system of physical, mental and spiritual well being.
A cursory glance at the brilliant book ‘Adyghe Khabze’ by Kadir I. Natho is enough to know that the Adygean tradition and culture has a lot of similarities with India.
“It’s no coincidence that the Adygeans practise something so close to yoga that it involves both spiritual and mental exerices using meditation,” Chirko says. He adds that Indian influence spread far and wide into the Caucasus, with the existence of a Hindu community in countries like Azerbaijan and Armenia. “The spread of the Abrahamic religions led to the death of Hinduism in these countries. It’s only the Adygeans who managed to preserve many of the traditions.”
While there is no written proof of Indian immigration to the Russian Caucasus, it’s hard to deny the clearly visible links that exist between these places, where manmade borders did not impede the movement of people and ideas.
Ajay Kamalakaran is RBTH’s Consulting Editor for Asia. Read more of his articles here. Follow Ajay on Twitter and Quora.
11 March 2017 AJAY KAMALAKARAN
A mountain in the Russian internal republic of Adygea was named after the Hindu Kush range, and the people of the region practiced a set of exercises and meditations that closely resemble yoga.
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When a Russian doctor tried to crack the mystery of the abode of Lord Shiva
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Mount Indyuk in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory. Source: Roman.m63/ wikipedia
While it’s obvious that there’s a strong and deep-rooted spiritual connection between India and Russia, several theories have been doing the rounds as to when these cultures came into direct contact with each other.
A cursory search online will lead one to see claims about Russia being the ancient land of the rishis. In 2007, the Indian media went ballistic when an archaeologist from Ulyanovsk found an idol of Vishnu that dates back to the 10th century in a small village. While no one knows for sure how the idol ended up in a small village in the Ulyanovsk Region, my personal guess would be that Indian traders made their way to the Middle Volga.
Migration from north to south and vice-versa has been taking place since time immemorial. So, it is likely that Indians ended up in modern day Russia hundreds of years before Afanasy Nikitin turned up in Maharashtra.
While watching a documentary recently on southern Russia and the Caucasus, I came across an interesting piece of information. Close to the Russian internal republic of Adygea, which is an enclave in the Krasnodar Territory, there is a small village called Indyuk. The village gets its name from a nearby mountain, which stands at 860 metres above sea level. Geologists believe the mountain to be an underwater volcano that went extinct over one hundred million years ago.
An Indian community
It is widely believed that the mountain was named Indyuk by a tribe that migrated over a thousand years ago to Adygea from what was then the frontier of India.
“Scientific studies have shown that a percentage of Adygean people are genetically related to northwestern Indians,” says Ivan Griko, a historian based in Moscow. “These people probably moved to the areas around the modern Krasnodar territory and named the mountain after the Hindu Kush range, which is now on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.”
Griko adds that the name Hindu Kush originally meant “mountains of India,” and not “Hindu killer” as Persian scholars believe. “The beautiful mountain which provides some of the most stunning views in the Caucasus was probably of some initial spiritual significance for the Indian people who migrated to Adygea.”
The word Indyuk also means turkey in Russian. Coincidentally, the Russian word for the bird was adopted from the Turkish language. The Turks called India ‘Hindistan,’ meaning the land of the turkey!
When a Russian doctor tried to crack the mystery of the abode of Lord Shiva
“Hindu Kush was probably shortened and Russianized and that is most likely how the mountain got its present name,” Griko adds.
Vedic beliefs and yoga
It’s also likely that the immigrants from India brought a Vedic practice that has yoga-like exercises and mediation that is called Uork Khabze. This practise predates the arrival of Islam in the Caucasus.
Uork Khabze, which literally means “path for the chosen” is undergoing a revival in Adygea. It was taught to those who demonstrated a potential to be outstanding human beings, although it was largely restricted to the elite. As is the case with yoga, a diet that is in harmony with nature is an integral part of the Adygean system of physical, mental and spiritual well being.
A cursory glance at the brilliant book ‘Adyghe Khabze’ by Kadir I. Natho is enough to know that the Adygean tradition and culture has a lot of similarities with India.
“It’s no coincidence that the Adygeans practise something so close to yoga that it involves both spiritual and mental exerices using meditation,” Chirko says. He adds that Indian influence spread far and wide into the Caucasus, with the existence of a Hindu community in countries like Azerbaijan and Armenia. “The spread of the Abrahamic religions led to the death of Hinduism in these countries. It’s only the Adygeans who managed to preserve many of the traditions.”
While there is no written proof of Indian immigration to the Russian Caucasus, it’s hard to deny the clearly visible links that exist between these places, where manmade borders did not impede the movement of people and ideas.
Ajay Kamalakaran is RBTH’s Consulting Editor for Asia. Read more of his articles here. Follow Ajay on Twitter and Quora.
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New material helps use light to record data
17 Mar '17
Physicists at the St. Petersburg-based ITMO University have partnered with colleagues in Germany and the Netherlands in research and experiments that change parameters of the light to create quasiparticles known as excitons, which are fully controlled and enable the recording of data at room temperatures.
The particles are a transitional form between photons and electrons, and the researchers hope the discovery will help develop compact optoelectronic devices for fast recording and processing of an optical signal. The proposed method is based on a novel class of material known as metal-organic framework with van der Waals forces operating in between the layers of the material.
The scientists not only succeeded in creating excitons at room temperatures but also learned how to control the quasiparticles with an ultra-high sensitivity of a few hundred femtoseconds. On top of that, they now know how to activate the excitons by changing distance between the layers.
The exciton is no news to scientists in the world, and it could already have been used to develop a fundamentally new family of super-compact and remarkably energy-efficient devices. All the prototypes of exciton-based devices, however, either can only operate at very low temperatures or are too complicated to make.
17 Mar '17
Physicists at the St. Petersburg-based ITMO University have partnered with colleagues in Germany and the Netherlands in research and experiments that change parameters of the light to create quasiparticles known as excitons, which are fully controlled and enable the recording of data at room temperatures.
The particles are a transitional form between photons and electrons, and the researchers hope the discovery will help develop compact optoelectronic devices for fast recording and processing of an optical signal. The proposed method is based on a novel class of material known as metal-organic framework with van der Waals forces operating in between the layers of the material.
The scientists not only succeeded in creating excitons at room temperatures but also learned how to control the quasiparticles with an ultra-high sensitivity of a few hundred femtoseconds. On top of that, they now know how to activate the excitons by changing distance between the layers.
The exciton is no news to scientists in the world, and it could already have been used to develop a fundamentally new family of super-compact and remarkably energy-efficient devices. All the prototypes of exciton-based devices, however, either can only operate at very low temperatures or are too complicated to make.
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