April 15, 2013 @ 3:34 pm By MoscowTimes  |  

If you wonder why Russians don’t smile in the metro, what they really think about corruption, how many of them fought bears and how many of these brave souls were drinking vodka at the time, now you can satisfy your curiosity. A Moscow-based team of market researchers has recently launched a project on the crowd-funding resource Kickstarter that aims to provide just these kinds of answers… Read More

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December 3, 2012 @ 4:44 am By The Moscow News  |  

Crowdfunding – collecting money online for artistic, business, social or charitable projects – is becoming more popular in Russia. The examples of the anti-corruption website RosPil and the Internet publication Colta.ru are inspiring budding businessmen and civil activists to search for supporters on the Net. The name makes the project Creative projects are the permanent… Read More

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November 24, 2012 @ 8:58 am By Russia Beyond the Headlines  |  

In an attempt to boost his support among Internet audiences, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the creation of a state-run foundation to finance the most promising online startups of high social value. “Online resources instantly attract hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of users around the world,” Putin said at a meeting of… Read More

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November 21, 2012 @ 2:58 am By The Moscow Times  |  

Independent American film director Gary Huswit spoke to a packed audience at the Polytechnic Institute on Monday about “crowdfunding,” the Internet phenomenon that is revolutionizing the media industry. Huswit used crowdfunding to finance his documentary films (“Helvetica,” “Objectified” and ”Urbanized”) on design that were shown Monday and Tuesday in Moscow. Crowdfunding is the collective effort of individuals who come together and pledge varying sums of money in order to be a part… Read More

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October 14, 2012 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

October 12, 2012 – Today in Moscow former Russian President and current Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will open the 7th All Russia Science Festival, appearing at the grand opening gala.   The Science Festival is organized by Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Moscow Government and the Lomonosov Moscow State… Read More

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October 3, 2012 @ 1:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Young Russian film makers, musicians, fashion designers, game developers and tech innovators are now offered a new way to raise the early stage financing they need. Several Russian language crowdfunding platforms have been developed lately, allowing would-be creators and entrepreneurs to advertise their projects and secure financing based on Internet users’ micro donations. Backers are… Read More

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