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RUSSIA News, Aug 24, 2011


Russia's Medvedev hold talks with DPRK top leader
Xinhua
MOSCOW, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday met with Kim Jong Il, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), near Russia's eastern Siberian city of Ulan Ude, according to the Itar-Tass news agency ...
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Xinhua
Russian Art Exchanges Frozen Over Chabad Lawsuit
Forward
By Paul Berger The exchange of art between America and Russia is in a deep freeze because of a legal battle between the Chabad-Lubavitch sect and the Russian government over the Schneerson Collection — almost 40000 books and manuscripts that Moscow ...
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Samuel Eto'o: Why Anzhi Makhachkala's Transfer Is Great for European Soccer
Bleacher Report
Zenit St Petersburg meanwhile set a Russian transfer record for €30 million with the purchase of Portuguese midfielder Danny who came from Dinamo Moscow via Maritimo, later joined by Italian cult hero Alessandro Rosina. With each of theseRussian clubs ...
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Bleacher Report
Lithuania vexed by Leningrad nuke mishap
UPI.com
The Russian nuclear energy company Rosenergoatom said the mishap occurred when construction crews were pouring the concrete for the outer protective shell of Unit 1 at the site about 50 miles west of St. Petersburg on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. ...
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Building a Pro Bono Culture in Russia
The Moscow Times
So far, 714 participants from 438 organizations have taken part in these sessions inMoscow and St. Petersburg with more planned later this year. This type of initiative complements other recent steps in Russia to establish a more comprehensive legal ...
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The Moscow Times
Argentina: Is there more choice in the Russian market?
FreshPlaza
Russia annually imports an average of 1.3 million tons of apples, mainly from Europe (EU 15). The southern hemisphere supplies Moscow and St. Petersburg with more than 100000 tons per year, a volume that varies in relation to existing domestic crops. ...
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A Mole Poorly Disguised as a Sapsan Terrorist
The Moscow Times
By Yulia Latynina The Federal Security Service told Kommersant last week that it had prevented a major terrorist attack against the Sapsan bullet train between Moscow and St. Petersburg. According to the FSB, the attack was organized by Islam Khamuzhev ...
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Where Yeltsin Ruled and a Tsar Died
St.Petersburg Times.ru
She describes Yekaterinburg as convenient because it is the most compact of the 10 Russian cities with a population of more than 1 million. Moscow and St. Petersburg probably aren't comparable because they are larger by a wide margin. ...
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StandardAero enters growing Russian market
Winnipeg Free Press
The airline's network includes major Russian cities like Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Surgut. The airline also operates international scheduled and charter flights. Engines will be shipped to Winnipeg by plane or ship and typically spend 30-45 days in ...
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Russia and Oil: The Libya Factor
Oil and Gas Industry Latest News
Russian media reports that St. Petersburg governor, Valentina Matviyenko, has secured more than 90% of the votes in two city district elections at the weekend. Once she takes one of those seats, she will be eligible to be appointed speaker of the ...
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Desert island
St.Petersburg Times.ru
“Moscow has already witnessed similar projects… Now St. Petersburg will have its own art space that will fascinate creative people and encourage the development of modern art in Russia,” he added. New Holland was created in the 18th century by Peter ...
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Is the future with Russia's workers?
Workers' Liberty
As I can testify after a journalistic assignment last month, both Moscow and the renamed St Petersburg have reinvented themselves as recognisably modern capitalist European cities. They have a full array of pleasant bars and restaurants, and a layer of...
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Workers' Liberty
StandardAero Signs Service Agreement with Russian Regional Carrier, Ak Bars ...
AMTOnline.com
The network includes major cities of Russia such as Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazan and Surgut. The airline operates also international scheduled and charter flights. Ak Bars Aero is the partner airline for the 2013 venue of the All-Russian Rhythmic ...
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Lee Presidential Concert Series To Begin In September
The Chattanoogan
A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Mr. Yakushev won his first award at age 12 as a prize winner of the Young Artists Concerto Competition. His San Francisco Symphony performances in 2007 were included in the top 10 classical music events of the year ...
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Kenyan Man Attacked
St.Petersburg Times.ru
The survey was carried out at the Moscow and Ladozhsky railway stations and on Nevsky and Ligovsky prospects. The results of the voting have not yet been announced. The new law will bring St.Petersburg into line with other cities that have brand ...
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It's kick-off time! Eto'o for Daguestan!
Pravda
CSKA Moskva and Zenit St. Petersburg battle it out for top spot, the Moscow team having a two-point advantage at present. In Russia, after CSKA and Zenit, Dinamo Moskva is third, followed by FC Anzhi Makhachkala of Daguestan, where the Cameroon ...
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In Your Town: Briefs from across Marin for Aug. 24, 2011
Marin Independent-Journal
Sisemore will describe his latest river cruise adventure on the Volga River in Russia, following the path of Peter the Great from Moscow to St. Petersburg and into the heart of Russia. He will also share insights on the rivers of the world and their ...
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Exhibit Highlights Child Sex Industy
St.Petersburg Times.ru
7 to 13) and Moscow (Sept. 21 to 27). “Lightning. Children, Beware” runs through Aug. 30 at the St.Petersburg History of Photography Museum, Tel. 346 1850. Entrance is free, but closed to children under 14 years old. Something to say? ...
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Mayor Slain in '90s-Style Killing
St.Petersburg Times.ru
Sergiyev Posad, a historic city of about 105000 people located 60 kilometers north of Moscow, is most famous for being home to the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, the largest monastery in Russia and the official residence of the Russian Orthodox ...
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Sheksna develops full range production, enters new markets
Steel Business Briefing (subscription)
The Sheksna hollow sections plant, part of Russian steelmaker Severstal, has developed production of all specifications of hollow sections and tubes and started marketing its output abroad, Steel Business Briefing learns from the parent company. ...
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Anniversary of Coup Attracts Mixed Reactions 20 Years On
St.Petersburg Times.ru
AP MOSCOW — Russia quietly marked the 20th anniversary of the start of the attempted coup that led to the Soviet collapse, with only about 100 people gathering Friday evening at the spot where tens of thousands of protesters rallied in 1991. ...
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Poltavchenko Named Acting City Governor
St.Petersburg Times.ru
It remained unclear when Matviyenko might enter the Federation Council, where the speaker's seat has been vacant since May, when Just Russia leader Sergei Mironov was ousted by the St.Petersburg legislature, controlled by the rival United Russia party ...
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Poltavechenko in prime position for Petersburg ... - The Moscow News
The Moscow News ... Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accepted St Petersburg governor ...After eight years of leading Russia's second largest city, ...
themoscownews.com/russia/20110823/188950760.html
Russia marks its National Flag day - World News - SINA English
1991, which saw a failed coup attempt in Moscow. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo). Youths hold a Russian flag during celebrations for Russia's Flag Day in St. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 22, 2011. Russia marked its National Flag day on Monday, ...
english.sina.com/world/p/2011/0823/390841.html
Express to Russia | Rostral Columns
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www.expresstorussia.com/blog/2011/08/15/rostral_columns
Russia stick to old guard for qualifiers - Russian National ...
Russian Legends. NEWS. Russia stick to old guard for qualifiers. Russia coach Dick Advocaat stuck to using experienced players for next month's ... Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeyev (CSKAMoscow), Vyacheslav Malafeyev (Zenit St Petersburg) ...
russiateam.com/news_2011_3/2011_08_19_02.htm
The state of Russian happiness | SOCIETY | The Moscow News
Two recent surveys have found that Russians are the unhappiest people in ... is not the done thing here,” Elena from St. Peterburg told the Moscow News. ...
themoscownews.ru/society/20110822/188946036.html

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