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Putin's Spokesman Denies Speculation About His 'Bad Back'
Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has moved to deny speculation that Dmitry Medvedev may step in to replace the Russian president at a summit with EU leaders in December due to a bad back.The...
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The Dramatic Way Alcoa Challenged Russian Police — And Won
With slower growth in Western countries, going abroad for new business is essential. Though the opportunities are huge, many companies aren't prepared for the ethical dilemmas that pop up...
View ArticleRussia And China Share Many Neighborly Interests
Whether our neighbors are as close as the airplane seat next to us or across a national border, most would probably agree that while we may not see eye to eye, peaceful cooperation makes more sense...
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The 2009 Death Of A Moscow Lawyer Could Totally Derail US-Russian Relations
The House passed a bill today that could either drastically improve or worsen US-Russian relations.It all depends on how Russia responds to a human rights bill, the Magnitsky Act, included in a bill to...
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In Russia, Advertising Is Often Very Sexist — And Very Weird
Russia has come a long way since the the Iron Curtain fell in 1991, and capitalism — or an oligarchic version thereof — blossomed.But Russian attitudes toward women often remain antediluvian. As...
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Moscow Is Still Full Of Wild Rumors About Vladimir Putin's Health
Russian President Vladimir Putin was finally back in action this weekend, appearing alongside German Prime Minister Angela Merkel at a series of (reportedly tense) talks in Moscow.The president — who...
View ArticleRussian Beauty Queen Gives A Brutal Impromptu Takedown Of Her Own Country
Russia's contestant in the Miss Earth competition is Natalia Pereverzeva, a 24-year-old who works as a financier for the Civil Service.As you can see from the promo video below, Miss Earth offers a...
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WATCH: A Tanker Full Of Propane Explodes In Russia
Footage uploaded onto YouTube shows a fireball lighting up the night sky over Tver, which is around 100 miles northwest from Moscow, on Wednesday evening.The explosion happened just before 10pm local...
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Medvedev Slams 'Unacceptable' Western Support For Syrian Rebels
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev slammed as "unacceptable" the recognition and support by France and other states of the Syrian opposition battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.In a...
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Russia Has Been Sending Syria Huge Amounts Of Cash To Keep Assad's Regime Afloat
This past summer, as the Syrian economy began to unravel and the military pressed hard against an armed rebellion, a Syrian government plane ferried what flight records describe as more than 200 tons...
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Europe's Last Dictator Says He Knows Why Vladimir Putin Has Been Mysteriously...
For the last few months, Vladimir Putin has been remarkably absent from public life, canceling international events and, according to reports, remaining largely confined to his home near Moscow.That...
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Key Witness In Massive Russian Tax Fraud Case Mysteriously Drops Dead In UK
Alexander Perepilichnyy, a 44-year-old Russian man who lived in Surrey, England, was jogging near his house on November 10 when he mysteriously dropped dead, the Independent reports. After a first...
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Check Out This 170-Foot-Long Trampoline Trail Through A Russian Forest
There's currently a 170-foot long trampoline in the middle of the Nikola-Lenivets forest in Russia.It's an art installation by the design team Salto that is currently on display at the art festival...
View ArticleHere's The Pussy Riot Video Russia Doesn't Want You To See
Today a court in Russia issued a ban for the video that put Russian punk performance group Pussy Riot in jail earlier this year, AFP reports.The video is of a February performance of the song "Punk...
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The Japanese Press Adds More Fuel To Rumors About Vladimir Putin's Health...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has seen his health become a hot topic in Moscow in recent months after he cancelled a number of foreign engagements. Rumors so far have revolved around a back injury...
View ArticleEmergency Services Are Feeding Russians Stuck In A 120-Mile Traffic Jam
Thousands of trucks, cars and drivers have been stuck, some for three days, in a traffic jam over a hundred miles long caused by heavy snow northwest of Moscow.Russian state television channels showed...
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Russian Diplomats: Bashar Al-Assad Has Lost All Hope Of Victory Or Escape
Russian diplomats who recently met with Bashar al-Assad about two weeks ago say the Syrian president has lost all hope of victory or escape, a Russian political analyst tells Anne Barnard and Ellen...
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Gazprom Plans Major Challenge To US Helium Dominance
MOSCOW — Blimps long ago lost their value as a means of cargo transportation, military reconnaissance, or anti-aircraft defence; whilst the helium that fills them – more safely than the combustible...
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These Russian Warships In Syria Are A Prime Example How The Kremlin's...
Recently there have been multiple reports that Russia may be backing away from its support of Syrian President Bash al-Assad, but Moscow's warships seem to be singing a different tune.Agence...
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The Senate Just Passed A Bill That Could Kill Hopes For A 'Reset' With Russia
The U.S. Senate passed a bill today that could totally derail relations with Russia.The main bill itself is unlikely to be controversial in either country — finally normalizing US trade with Russia...
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