It was a find that confused, then delighted Russian historians and students of decorative arts. A wavy strip of white gold, five centimetres long, artfully encrusted with garnets and rubies, with a delicate border of white diamonds flecked with diverse quartzes.
Posted: Nov 16th, 2011
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The flow of email jokes into Europe has been reduced to a trickle following the ongoing dispute between Russia, the world’s biggest producer of online humour, and the Ukraine, a major transit hub in the email joke network.
Posted: Jan 11th, 2009
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when one of them commented ‘stupid rusian jerks!!!! get the hell outta georgeia!!!’ We knew we had little choice.’
Posted: Aug 28th, 2008
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The countries were persuaded to bury their differences and get back together to cash in on the current trend for 1970s nostalgia.
Posted: Jun 22nd, 2007
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