Angry protesters are demonstrating in Russia... calling President Vladimir Putin a dictator. This is all after Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to a harsh five-year jail...
On October 12th the gala night devoted to the 200th anniversary of Dagestan's accession to Russia and the anniversary of Gamzatov took place in the State Kremlin Palace. 2013 is the Year of...

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The Union of Architects of Russia held a press conference dedicated to the results of the 37th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Cambodia from 17 to 27 June 2013. This year 19 new...
[Music: korobushka/korobeiniki] We start in Kievan Rus’ yeah Rus, not Russia. With the rise of Christianity in 988, the Orthodox Church became a heavy influence in Rus’ culture. Because of this, most...

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And Godzuki by TravelPod member paul_karen Our Hostel by TravelPod member paul_karen View from our hostel by TravelPod member paul_karen And again by TravelPod member paul_karen A River runs through...

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Russia is continuing its build-up of troops in Ukraine's Crimea and they now number up to 22,000 servicemen, Ukraine's acting defence minister said on Sunday. The minister, Ihor...
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday demanded Ukraine pay back $11 billion that he said Kiev had saved through discounted gas prices in return for hosting a Russian naval base in Crimea. Ukraine...
1.Colleagues, In people's hearts and minds, Crimea has always been an inseparable part of Russia. This firm conviction is based on truth and justice and was passed from generation to...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognized Crimea as a sovereign state... a possible pre-cursor to its annexation, which the West and Ukraine says is illegal. Earlier, the United States and the...

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