Red mercury
Red mercury is a mythical substance of uncertain composition purportedly used in the creation of nuclear bombs, as well as a variety of unrelated weapons systems.
Rhino Runner
The Rhino Runner is a type of armored bus used extensively in Iraq, especially on the infamous Route Irish between Baghdad International Airport and The Green Zone.
Ryugyong Hotel
Ryugyong Hotel is a hotel in North Korea. Construction began in 1987 and ceased in 1992, due to the government's financial difficulties. The unfinished hotel remained untouched until April 2008, when construction resumed after being inactive for 16 years.
Russian criminal tattoos
During the 20th century in the Soviet Union, Russian criminal and prison communities maintained a culture of using tattoos to indicate members' criminal career and ranking. Specifically among those imprisoned under the Gulag system of the Soviet era, the tattoos served to differentiate a criminal leader or thief in law from a political prisoner. The practice grew in the 1930s, peaking in the 1950s and declining in popularity in the 1970s and 1980s.
Red October Chocolate Factory
Red October factory is the oldest confectionery enterprise in Russia and also one of the largest and most famous confectionery manufacturers in Moscow.
Rene Guenon
René Guénon was a French intellectual who remains an influential figure in the domain of metaphysics.
Robert Graves
Robert Graves is a poet.
Ruth Orkin
Ruth Orkin was an American photographer.
Robert de Montesquiou
Robert de Montesquiou was a French aesthete, Symbolist poet, painter, art collector, art interpreter, and dandy.
Rinko Kawauchi
Rinko Kawauchi is a Japanese photographer. Her work is characterized by a serene, poetic style, depicting the ordinary moments in life.