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Dmitry Medvedev ignores election campaign debates

The Russian presidential candidates have begun campaigning in earnest Monday and have taken part in the first televised debate. But Dmitry Medvedev, the Kremlin-favored candidate expected to win the March 2 election, has refused to take part, choosing instead to chair a presidential council meeting on national social projects. In this first debate, aired Monday [...]

admin | February 4th, 2008 | Continued

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Georgian’s Saakashvili inaugurated as Georgian Opposition Protests

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has been inaugurated for his second term, as another protest over the election result was held in Tbilisi. Opposition Protests, who claim the recent election was rigged, have vowed to keep the pressure on the pro-western leader and they are planning legal action to secure a recount of the vote. They [...]

admin | January 20th, 2008 | Continued

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Russia warns of pre-emptive nuclear strike

Russia’s top military chief, General Yury Baluevsky said yesterday that Russia could use nuclear weapons to defend itself. Speaking at a conference at the Academy of Military Sciences in Moscow, General Yuri Baluyevsky said that, to protect Russia’s interests, military force can and must be used when all else fails. “We have no plans to [...]

admin | January 19th, 2008 | Continued

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Russian police crack down on bad drivers

Since enhancing its traffic enforcement, the Russia police service has seen road incidents dropped by half compared to the same period last year. Russia police service had implement tough new measures to combat reckless driving, which results in around 30,000 road deaths each year in Russia. Several hundred drivers have already received civil imprisonment while [...]

admin | January 19th, 2008 | Continued

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The U.S.’ Kellogg Company Acquires Russia’s United Bakers’ Group

AM Kellogg Co. (K), cereal and convenience foods manufacturer, announced on Thursday that it acquired Russian biscuit and cereal maker United Bakers Group, the terms of the deal were not disclosed. United Bakers is a leading producer of cereals and biscuits in Russia, its brands include Yantar and Lyubyatovo, It had about $100 million in [...]

admin | January 17th, 2008 | Continued

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A complete guide to Russia , all information in Russia —  including geography, history, politics, government, economy, population statistics, culture, religion, languages, largest cities,  as well as a map and the national flag

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Sakha Republic

The Republic of Sakha is one of Russia’s autonomous republics occupying approximately 3,103,200 km2 in eastern Russia making the largest administrative region in the country. The Republic is also commonly referred to by locals as Yakutia. Sakha has a population of about a million people. Although Russian is the national language, the Yakut language is [...]

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Russian People and Culture

Russia has a population of about 143,420,309 people. According to www.cia.gov, the Country’s population is composed of 79.8% Russians, 3.8 Tatar, 2% Ukrainian, 1.2% Bashkir, 1.1% Chuvash and various minorities. Language: Russian is the national language spoken here, though a number of indigenous groups have their own dialects which vary in different regions. Culture: The [...]

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Russian Embassies in North America

Russian Embassies in the US and Canada: The Russian Embassy and Consulates in the United States: Russia has its main embassy situated at 2650 Wisconsin Ave in Washington DC. There are also consulates at the Cities of New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Houston. For more information on the Russian embassy and consular services in [...]

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Russian embassies in Europe

Russian Embassies and Consulates in Europe: The Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom: Russia has its main embassy situated at 5 Kensington Palace Gardens in London. For more information on the Russian embassy, visa applications and consular services in the United Kingdom, you can visit the embassy’s website at: rusemblon.org or alternatively call; 0207 229 [...]

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Russian Embassies in Australia and New Zealand

Russian Embassies in Australia and New Zealand: The Russian Embassy and Consulates in Australia: Russia has its main embassy situated in the Country’s Capital City Canberra in the Australian Commonwealth Territory (ACT) at 78 Canberra Avenue in Griffith. There is also a consular office in the City of Sydney at 7-9 Fullerton Street, Woollahra in [...]

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Russia Tourist Visa

The Russian Government has lately placed a lot of importance in developing the Country’s tourism industry which has experienced rapid growth over the past decade. Travel to Russia and the former Soviet Union was at times nearly impossible during the 70s and 80s and the Country is now more welcoming. Obtaining a visa is a [...]

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Air Travel and Airports in Russia

The air travel network in Russia is reasonably developed comprehensively linking most major towns and cities within the country via regular domestic flights. Moscow is one of the leading international flight destinations in Eastern Europe. There are a number of major airlines from Asia, Africa, Australasia, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East that conduct [...]

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Public Transport in Russia

Getting around Russia is fairly easy. The country has a well developed road network making most parts of the country reachable. There is also a nationwide rail link that travels up to Eastern Europe. The major cities including St Petersburg and Moscow have subway lines and buses for inner-city travel. There are also long distance [...]

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Pskov

Pskov is another historic Russian City in the Pskov Region. The City celebrated its 1,100 year anniversary in 2003. Pskov is the Capital of the Pskov administrative region. The City suffered considerable damage to its buildings and infrastructure following German invasion of Russia during the Second World War. Despite this, there are numerous buildings and [...]

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Present Day Russia

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia faced numerous social and economic problems. Resources that the Union relied on were distributed amongst former members who were now independent nations. Russia was also left with a huge foreign debt. Government and Politics: Boris Yeltsin was the Country’s first President taking office in 1991. He embarked [...]

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