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An bunker steeped in history at an island off Kronstadt on the Baltic Sea, taken as part of the "Drive East" exhibition.

German car manufacturer Volkswagen is currently celebrating its longstanding and successful engagement in Russia with a new photo exhibition in Berlin.  “Drive East” by Volker Kreidler showcases the photographer’s journey from the German capital to Russia.

The Russian e-commerce market is expected to triple in volume by 2015, according to a forecast by Morgan Stanley.

A group of Russian explorers traveled from Russia’s northern coast to Resolute, Canada, by way of the North Pole – all in specialized amphibious vehicles.

The adventure, sponsored by the Russian Geographic Society, was part of the Marine Live-Ice Automobile Expedition, which uses specialized vehicles called Yemelya to cross frozen terrain.

The Marrinsky Theater II, a $700 million, 2,000 seat venue in the heart of St. Petersburg, formally opened Thursday with a gala concert.

After a decade of development, the theater debuted with a concert opened by Valery Gergiev, the highly-regarded artistic director of the theater and recent recipient of one of President Vladimir Putin’s “Heroes of Labor” titles. The performances that followed included many notable Russian talents, including soprano Anne Netrebko and ballerina Diana Vishneva.

Recent Russian reforms to encourage private entrepreneurs to move from the shadow into the regular economy are bearing fruit: take the example of new regulations designed to improve the experience for visitors making use of Moscow’s taxis.

Between 2011 and 2012, the number of Moscow taxis operating legally jumped from 9,000 to 30,000 thanks to a reform in the taxi regulatory system. But this still only represents around 50% of the taxis working in Moscow. The aim is to have all taxis registered and working legally by mid 2014 – around 55,000 taxis in all.