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Russia targets pollster for political activity
Russia has pushed strongly in recent months to enforce the law, which requires all foreign-funded NGOs that engage in spuriously defined political activities to register as "foreign agents," a term that recalls Soviet-era propaganda casting suspicion on foreigners. The measure is seen as an attempt to restrict Kremlin critics and undermine their ...
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Modern geopolitics in the West has always targeted Russia. Russia is seen of course as an evil empire also as the Heartland of Eurasia heir of the Mongols enjoying so the biggest and most strategic position on earth. Twice invaded and destroyed by the
Modern geopolitics in the West has always targeted Russia since the famous thesis of Halford Mackinder. Russia is seen of course as an evil empire, also as the Heartland of Eurasia, heir of the Mongols, enjoying so the biggest and most strategic position on earth. Twice invaded and destroyed by the troops of Napoleon and Hitler, Russia is still considered the land of Asiatic invaders! As stated ...
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Russia and the Arctic Ocean in the next century
Modern geopolitics in the West has always targeted Russia since the famous thesis of Halford Mackinder. Russia is seen of course as an evil empire, also as the Heartland of Eurasia, heir of the Mongols, enjoying so the biggest and most strategic position on earth. Twice invaded and destroyed by the troops of Napoleon and Hitler, Russia is still considered the land of Asiatic invaders! As stated ...
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Large-scale operations launched in regions of Azerbaijan bordering Russia
The operations are underway on north and north-west of Azerbaijan, APA reports. It involves bodies Azerbaijani and Russian law enforcement agencies. Posts have been created in Zaqatala, residents say. The police check both outgoing and incoming cars. Though Gakh Police Department confirmed the launch of operations, it declined to provide details citing its confidentiality. Guba Police ...
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Relations with Russia occupy important place in Azerbaijan’s foreign policy
Ali Hasanov visits Astrakhan. Head of the Azerbaijani delegation arriving in Astrakhan for participation in ceremonies on occasion of the 90th jubilee of national leader, Heydar Aliyev, chief of the public policy department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov met the governor of Astrakhan, Alexander Zhilkin on 20 May. Special correspondent of AzerTag, governor of the ...
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Russia was to get high score from Azerbaijan – chief of Public TV
Director of the Public Television of Azerbaijan Jamil Guliyev made a statement on the calculation of Azerbaijani votes for Russia in Eurovision 2013 song contest? AzerTag reports. The statement says: "Russia is a country that has much in common with Azerbaijan-these are common interests, common human values and common history. Today, cultural and artistic ties of Azerbaijan and Russia ...
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Egypt breaks ammunition development contract with Russia - Izvestia newspaper
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Russians become calmer about Pussy Riot
According to the Yuri Levada Analytical Centre, over the past year Russians have become more tolerant towards the Pussy Riot band and the action of its members in the Cathedral of Christ the ...
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SK ready to open criminal case against State Duma lawmaker from A Just Russia faction Ilya Ponomaryov the newspaper Izvestia writes
The SK will insist that Ponomaryov be stripped of lawmaker's immunity. SK spokesman Vladimir Markin told the Izvestia that the SK would pass all the necessary documents to the Prosecutor General's Office which would request the State Duma to strip the lawmaker of ...
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Open Government Partnership says Russia is not joining the Kommersant reports
Russia officially refused to join the international organization Open Government Partnership /OGP/. The membership bid was personally initiated by Dmitry Medvedev in the spring of 2012, the OGP said a report on Twitter. This will not affect the work of Russia's Open Government. "OGP confirms that Russia withdrew its letter of intent to join the Partnership," the report ...
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Yakhont Medium-Range Anti-Ship Missile
The Oniks supersonic cruise missile, export variant designation Yakhont, is intended to hit warships actively using air-defense and electronic countermeasures ...
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Russia Needs 3-5 Years to Build Efficient Economy – Kudrin
MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will need from three to five years to exit stagnation and build an efficient economy, former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Monday. "Even if we roll up our sleeves and set to work right now, we’ll need from three to five years to achieve new elements of efficiency," Kudrin said at an Open Tribune meeting held by the State Duma, ...
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Putin Puts OGP Entry on Hold
Vladimir Putin has postponed Russia's entry into the Open Government Partnership planned for the second half of this year, a news report said Monday. "We are not talking about winding up plans to join, but corrections in timing and the scale of participation are possible," presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Kommersant. OGP is an international partnership with over 50 ...
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Цб Рф Объем Заключенных Сегодня Сделок На Аукционе Прямого Репо Со Сроком Три Месяца Превысил 10 Млрд Руб.
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анк Ак арс решил разместить биржевые облигации серии О-03 - О-05 на 13 млрд руб.
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Официальный Курс Доллара Опустился На 5 Коп. И Составил 313406 Руб.долл.
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Sberbank CIB Наш прогноз роста ВВП России на 2013г. не ниже 3 выглядит весьма реалистично
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На Варшавском Шоссе Построят Новую Эстакаду
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За Месяц В Москве Эвакуировали Около 3 Тысяч Автомобилей
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Ghaddafi thanks Germany Russia and China
Colonel Ghaddafi today in an interview thanked the governments of Germany, Russia and China for opposing a no-fly zone over Libya, promising new oil ...
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Will USA approve Russia shipping missiles to Syrian rebels
The U.S. suspects Russia of delivering missiles to the Syrian government. According to U.S. intelligence, Moscow intends to supply Damascus with advanced anti-ship missiles called Yakhont. Such a move, experts say, would help President Bashar al-Assad to effectively struggle with any attempts to intervene, prevent arms supplies to rebels and avoid the naval blockade of the ...
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May 2013 brings July heat to Moscow
According to Moscow's Weather Bureau (Gidrometeobyuro), abnormally hot weather, which is not typical for this period of the year in Russia, will last through Friday. On May 14th, daytime temperatures in the Russian capital and the region were 10 degrees higher than the norm. According to weather forecasts, daytime temperatures in Moscow can reach 29 degrees above zero Centigrade on ...
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For Russia Syria is not in the Middle East
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with (clockwise, starting in top left.) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, British Prime Minister David Cameron, next Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. REUTERS/FILES A string of leaders and senior emissaries, seeking to prevent further escalation of the Syria crisis, has headed to Moscow recently to meet with ...
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Zenit Stadium May Be Delayed Until 2017 - Official
ST. PETERSBURG, May 20 (R-Sport) - The completion date for Zenit St. Petersburg’s $1.1 billion stadium has been put back again and it may not open until 2017, a decade after construction work began, the head of the government agency auditing the project said Monday. The stadium is to host a 2018 World Cup semifinal, but the new date means there could be a rush to prepare it for scheduled ...
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Rusagro Agribusiness Reports Q1 $19 Mln Net Loss
MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) – Rusagro, one of Russia’s largest agribusinesses, posted an IFRS net loss of 578 million rubles ($19 million) in January-March 2013 compared with a net profit of 558 million rubles the previous year, the company said on Monday, citing lower prices for certain products. Rusagro’s revenues for the reporting quarter increased by 2 percent to 6.417 ...
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Russia relocating cosmodrome
The new Vostochny Cosmodrome to be constructed in Amur Oblast will save money and provide long-term stimulus to the province’s local economy, according to early material released to Russia news media detailing the government’s plans for the new site.
Russia has a long history of manned space flight and continues to operate one of the most advanced spaceports in the world. Our Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan remains the largest operational space launch facility in the world and was also the first in the world to be constructed and made operational. Read more
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