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Friday Fun: Matrioshkas Haute Couture
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| A unique, if kitchy, attribute of Russian folk culture, matrioshkas (Russian dolls) never fail to inspire designers, whenever they contemplate the Russian "theme". Back in 2008, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Vogue in Russia, world's best and renowned designers were tasked with adding a touch of haute couture glamour to the famous doll. The result is a curious marriage of traditional shape and contemporary styling.
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| --18-05-2012-- |
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City Hunter: Moscow Spring Guide
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| Spring has finally come to Moscow and summer is not far away too. The weather in the city is already sunny, warm and windless, spring flowering shrubs are blooming in all capital's parks and there is plenty of outdoor activities one can find during this wonderful season. Don't stay at home, follow our spring guide and keep yourself active and positive.
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| --12-05-2012-- |
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Friday Fun: Crazy Russians, Part 2
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| It is Friday and this means that another photo collection, dedicated to crazy Russians, is now available for you. And you don't need any translation, because these hilarious photos speak for itself. Enjoy!
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| --11-05-2012-- |
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Friday Fun: Demotivation Posters About Russia, part 2
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| Today is Friday and we are glad to present you our fresh and funny collection of demotivational posters about Russia. Most of these pictures were initially made only in the Russian language and then were translated by us especially for this article. So the honestest humour in the Russian Internet is now available for you. Enjoy and stay with us!
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| --04-05-2012-- |
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10 Things You Must Know Before Go to Russia
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| Russia is a great place to visit. There are plenty of things to do and plenty of spots to explore in this country. Don't judge Russia by stereotypes. Bears don't walk along the streets, there is no snow in summer and yes, we have McDonalds, Sturbacks and other American chains (we don't live on another planet). But there are some points you should remember while planning your trip.
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| --12-05-2012-- |
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How to Use Public Transport in Moscow
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| Imagine, that after all the preparation you have finally come to Moscow. It is essential to know the transport system of the city. Here are some tips for travelers.
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| --02-05-2012-- |
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Electoral Campaign in Russia: Most Colourful Moments
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| Big presidential electoral campaign ends today, on Sunday Russia goes to the polls. What was this run-up most notable for? Let's discover the main stages, events and scandals of this pre-election month.
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| --02-03-2012-- |
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Presidential Elections in Russia - When, Where and How
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| There only 3 days left till the main political event in Russia - Presidential Elections. No wonder that almost everything in Russia now has some political tones, and it is sometimes difficult to understand all this. We have prepared this article to help you getting a complete picture of main rules and details of Russian election legislation.
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| --29-02-2012-- |
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Russia's Candidates for Presidency: Our Guide
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| As less than a month left until Russia's presidential elections and pre-election race is under way, we would like to offer you a brief look at five candidates who made it on the ballot, telling about their career, political views, supporters and chances for winning.
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| --17-02-2012-- |
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Russian Government Suggests Criminal Sentences for Facilitators of Illegal Immigration
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| In the recent years large Russian cities have become overly populated by the so-called illegal immigrants. These are usually people from the CIS countries who often come to Russia to work on building sites or as cleaners. The Government has suggested to implement measures that should help to restrict the amount of immigration. However, according to experts, there are more minuses in this proposition.
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| --30-01-2012-- |
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100 Books a Student Should Read: Russian Government View
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| As part of his pre-electoral work, the Prime Minister has recently announced a plan to compile a list of 100 books that every Russian student should "read thoughtfully". Although a popular idea, is it really fresh?
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| --03-02-2012-- |
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History of Jewellery Art in Russia
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| The history of jewellery in Russia has roots stretching far back and starts from the foundation of the Kievan Russia and the Vladimir-Suzdal Princedom (9th -12th centuries).
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| --26-01-2012-- |
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The Remains of the Soviet Times in Tula Region
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| A LiveJournal blogger has recently visited Tula Region and brought back photographs, illustrating the life of a post-Soviet industrial region of Central Russia. This will be interesting for the fans of industrial tourism who enjoy discovering the remains of industrial towns and studying the process of adaptation of the town in post-industrial era.
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| --18-01-2012-- |
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10 Symbols and Traditions of Russian New Year
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| New Year is a favourite holiday of Russian people. No other event has so many symbols, customs, traditions. As the general rules for that holiday are equal to almost all the countries, in Russia New Year has its own unique face. It is a very interesting blend of secular, Soviet, orthodox and pagan traditions. Do you want to know more? Well, let's go!
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| --28-12-2011-- |
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Russian Winter: Skating in Yekaterinburg
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| Yekaterinburg is rich with leisure activities for New Year holidays. You can go to museums and Christmas fairs, drink hot tea in cozy cafes or make the most of winter by visiting an ice skating rink. In this article you will find useful information about some of outdoor ice rinks in Yekaterinburg.
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| --27-12-2011-- |
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| We're launching a new section, please bear with us while we do the testing.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Retail in Russia - 2011: The Focus on Quality and Value
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| The 7th annual business conference Retail in Russia, organised by Vedomosti newspaper, took place in Moscow on December 15, 2011. The preliminary conclusions were drawn, the opportunities charted, and case studies discussed. Slowly but surely the Russian business begins to recognise the importance of quality and added value in customer acquisition and retention.
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| --16-12-2011-- |
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Russian New Year's Feast
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| Whence is the tradition to meet the new year at a festive table? What dishes did great-grandmothers and grandmothers of modern Russians cook for this holiday? In the very beginning, in the epoch of Peter the Great who decreed to celebrate the New Year on the night of December 31st to January 1st, the main thing on this holiday was not the table, but dancing. For dinner, supper and breakfast our ancestors had... only dances and drinks to satisfy thirst.
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| --15-12-2011-- |
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Russian Winter on the Maps
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| As we are writing about Russian winter activities and events, we also put them on the map, marked with lovely blue snowflakes or skiers. Here, then, comes a snowfall of flakes and skiers, as we bring all the Russian Winter maps in one article.
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| --21-12-2011-- |
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Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden)
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| Snegurochka, i.e. Snow Maiden, is an indispensable New Year's character from Russian fairy tales, the charming granddaughter of Father Frost, his constant companion and assistant. Sometimes she is depicted as a little girl, and sometimes as a young lady.
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| --13-12-2011-- |
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Old Soviet New Year's Postcards
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| The story of the Soviet New Year's postcards is a story of millions of Russian people, the breath of discrepant, but still great epoch.
In this article we will show you a very colourful gallery of the most remarkable examples of the Soviet New Year's cards. Enjoy!
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| --08-12-2011-- |
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Russian Winter Season: A Digest of Russia-InfoCentre Features about the Festivities
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| This season we decided to help you glide through the Russian winter. The forecasters promise us a "European" winter, meaning it is going to be mild, but the holiday season is nearing, and we wanted to feel the festival glee and to share it with you. So, here is what we have already written about the Russian traditions of celebrating the New Year and Christmas.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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City Hunter: The Second Moscow Kremlin
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| Few people know that Moscow is famous for two Kremlins. After visiting the one situated on the Red Square, go to “Izmailovo” district. Definitely, you will be impressed.
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| --07-12-2011-- |
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City Hunter: Autoville Retro Car Museum
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| Every mother dreams about pink Cadillac. When in 1955 Elvis Presley bought it for his mother Gladys, all Americans went crazy. Gorgeous and powerful, it has become the symbol of America and today can be easily called a legend. If you want to touch a little bit of history, then come to Autoville – several more legends are hidden inside.
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| --21-11-2011-- |
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Bruno Pelletier: Transforming the Soul
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| Every new great experience is transforming your soul in some way. You can change yourself through beauty and art, through love and sudden inspiration, or through incredible music. You can even apprehend the new way of thinking, when a singer like Bruno Pelletier comes to the stage, wishing to impress you with several of his hits.
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| --15-11-2011-- |
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City Hunter: the Oddest Moscow Monuments
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| Moscow is full of such breathtaking monuments, that when you see them, the only thought is “What is it and why is it here?!”. Try to guess why the following sculptures have appeared in the city.
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| --16-11-2011-- |
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City Hunter: Philosophical Monuments in Moscow
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| Why people create monuments? To commemorate significant events, to honor heroes, to entertain public or to express something important? Try to understand it while watching monuments that we can call philosophical. Human vices, Russian intellectuals and forbidden fruit - there is something to think about.
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| --22-11-2011-- |
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12 Russian Supermodels Who Gained International Success
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| Every year Russia increases its influence over world fashion market. Russian fashion designers and fashion houses have already had much attention and respect by both prominent specialists and common clients. Another way of Russian expansion are Russian models - beautiful, unusual and very talented women. Today we'll tell you about the most successful of them.
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| --27-04-2012-- |
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City Hunter: Moscow Monuments to Famous Asian People
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| Moscow is one of the most extraordinary cities in the world. Here you can easily meet Gandhi, read a book next to Firdawsi and meditate with Confucius.
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| --02-05-2012-- |
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Halloween in Russia: How to Scare Baba-Yaga and Stay Alive
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| Halloween is a very popular holiday which is now celebrated in many parts of the Western world. Of course, Russia, under its cultural and religious traditions, doesn't look like a country where such holiday can be very widespread. But why are there so many vampires and witches on Russian streets on October 31? And what have Russians added to this traditional celebration? Read this article and you'll see. Just don't get scared...
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| --28-10-2011-- |
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City Hunter: Moscow Monuments Dedicated to Professions
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| City Hunter continues the exploration of Moscow sculpture. In addition to romantic and animal monuments today we can name several out-of-the-ordinary statues, dedicated to different workers like yard cleaner, plumber and teacher.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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City Hunter: Animal Monuments in Moscow
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| That is amazing how Muscovites like to create monuments, dedicated to different animals. Some of them are just for fun, others are to symbolize something important like friendship or compassion. Strolling along the streets, you can suddenly find a bronze duck or a little bee, and that will be a great surprise and a reason for a smile.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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City Hunter: Romantic Moscow Monuments
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| Moscow is not only the Kremlin and the Tretyakov Gallery. It doesn't end with the most famous museums and big names. This amazing city can be much more than you imagine. There are plenty of beautiful lanes, ancient areas, nice places hidden from the crowd, fanciful art cafes, quiet bookshops and the most unusual monuments in the world.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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Russian Gumby Cartoon Tribute to Art Clokey's 90th Birthday Anniversary
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| October 12th is the 90th anniversary of the inventor of gumby animation, Art Clokey. At Russia-InfoCentre, we joined Google, but instead of a doodle, we decided to share a couple of best-loved Russian gumby cartoons. Sit back and enjoy the stop motion clay animation Russian style.
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| --12-10-2011-- |
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The Feast of Science and Education at the 6th Festival of Science
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| The 6th Festival of Science that took place between 7 and 9 October 2011 has once again drawn in massive crowds of people of all ages and walks of life, interested or involved in scientific research and academic studies. Russia-InfoCentre asked Elizaveta Arapova, an historian and staff member of the Museum of History of the MSU, to tell our readers what awaited the visitors of the Festival Fair. Turns out, it wasn't just food for thought...
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| --12-10-2011-- |
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City Hunter: The Museum of Unique Dolls
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| Walking down the Pokrovka street you can easily miss this building if not pay attention. A small glass door of the house 13/2 hides the magic world of joy, love and childhood. You will be surprised at the number of dolls in shopwindows, dozens of toy eyes, looking at you, bright doll's houses, quiet music and mysterious atmosphere.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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Russian Social Networks: An Overview
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| Russia with 170 mln population has a big potential for social nets expansion. People’s desire to keep in touch, share and get information about friends, family members, class-mates, play games and just to be trendy has let social nets to grow in quality and quantity. Now it is Russian social nets, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Moy Mir, Moy Krug which are most popular among Russians.
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| --20-01-2012-- |
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Verkhnyaya Sinyachikha: the History of Romanov Grand Duchess
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| There is a place in the Sverdlovsk region, that keeps memory of the Romanov dynasty. Small village not far from Alapaevsk is where Grand Duchess Yelizaveta Fyodorovna and other Romanovs were buried alive. This spot is associated with royal family as well as Ganina Yama. The Monastery of New Russian Martyrs with holy relics is a famous pilgrim destination and tourist attraction.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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"No More Gzhel and Fur Hats!" - Igor Chapurin about Russian Fashion Industry
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| There are not many real professionals in Russian fashion industry, who know all realities of that business better than Russian fashion designer Igor Chapurin. Being born in times of Soviet uniformity, coming into industry during post-Soviet vulgarity, he was able to adopt the best examples of Russian and world fashion to create his own unique style. In his interview to the "Actual Comments" site Igor Chapurin speaks about problems and perspectives in Russian fashion industry.
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| --28-09-2011-- |
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Nevyansk - the Leaning Tower of Akinfiy Demidov
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| "So many secrets for such a small town!", these words can apply to the Ural town Nevyansk in full measure, as its history has an enormous amount of legends and mysteries, most of which related to the famous Demidov family - the most successful Russian magnates in the 18th century. This time we'll proudly tell you about the amazing Leaning Tower of Akinfiy Demidov - a unique building, which is considered Russian "Leaning Tower of Pisa".
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Moscow Autumn Tourism Industry Week: The Business of National Branding in Russia
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| One of the principal events during the Moscow Autumn Tourism Industry Week was undoubtedly its conference on 22 September, 2011, dedicated to territotial branding.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Ganina Yama: the End of the Romanov Dynasty
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| Ganina Yama situated not far from Yekaterinburg is a historical place where Romanov family was buried in 1918. Today it is a holy place with the famous male monastery. Seven beautiful wooden churches built according to the best Russian architectural traditions symbolize each member of Nicholas II family.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Ural Writers: Charming Myths and Severe Realities in Russian Literature
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| The Urals region is rich in talented people in different spheres of Russian life. And literature is not an exception to that rule. Ural nature inspires for creation of mystical or fairy-tale stories, Ural mode of life and traditions add ethnic flavour to the books and Ural rich history allows to create truly epic and dramatic novels. So, no wonder that Ural literature is so stands out against the whole mass of Russian literature. This article tells you about the most outstanding writers, who lived and worked in the Urals region.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Moscow and Muscovites from the 19th to 21st Century: Photo Exhibition
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| "Moscow and Muscovites" photo exhibition took place on 3-18 September 2011 at Journalist Union "Photocenter". Photos of Old and New Moscow give an insight into how the life of the city and citizens has changed in the last two centuries.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Best Festivals of Perm, the Future Cultural Capital of Russia
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| Perm has recently been striving for the title of the cultural capital of Russia. Though the aim is far to reach, there seem to be certain preconditions for that, among them a number of large-scale art and culture festivals regularly held in Perm and the Perm Territory.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Central Ural - For Rock Climbers And Bikers
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| Windy and severe region attracts strong and brave people, ready to raft,hike and explore Russian wild nature.If you want to learn more about remote and strange places, choose this part of Ural.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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The Ural Guide: Where to Go Online in Yekaterinburg
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| Whether you are just visiting the capital of the Ural region or live there long-term, there may be a point when you need to get on the Internet in town. We have scouted Yekaterinburg to find out where it is that you can surf the web - for free or not. Information is true as of September 2011.
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| --26-09-2011-- |
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Southern Ural - Land Of Contrasts
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| Southern Ural is a unique combination of three natural zones : forest-mountain, forest-steppe and steppe. This interlacement gives plenty of play to adventure initiative.
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| --14-09-2011-- |
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Rock Music Culture of the Ural Region
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| Since the 1980s Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg) has been justly considered the 3rd capital of the Russian Rock and it probably ranks first among Russian cities as per the number of rock stars “per capita”. Nautilus Pompilius, Chaif, Agatha Christie, Nastya, Chicherina, Smyslovye Gallyutsinatsii and other rock bands from Yekaterinburg are known to millions of Russians. It is in Yekaterinburg where these bands were founded, developed and gained success.
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| --06-09-2011-- |
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Fresh Air Of Perm'
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| Despite of the status of industrial and commercial city, Perm' has its own "green corners", where one can have a rest and relax after a hard-working day.
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| --09-09-2011-- |
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Northern Ural -Thirst For Adventure or Where To Get Your Dose Of Adrenaline.
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| Vast expances of Russia give unique opportunities for various adventure tours. One can find any tour type : from raftings in Karelia to the participation in geological expeditions.Casual beach vacations or sightseeing tour can be easily replaced with an exciting trip.
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| --05-09-2011-- |
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The Fukushima Disaster News: Isotopes from Japan Arrived to Krasnoyarsk
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| Latest issue of 'Journal of Environmental Radioactivity' contains a paper by Russian researchers that covers distribution of radioactive isotopes from Fukushima nuclear power plant in space and time.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Russian Maps: Trans-Siberian, Trans-Manchurian, and Trans-Mongolian Railway Stops
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| You have heard all sorts of things about the world's longest railway - but exactly where would you be going? We decided to entice your inner traveller with this hands-on version of the route. It's on Google Maps, so you can embed it on your blog and start planning your ideal trip on Russia's most famous railroad.
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| --25-08-2011-- |
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Why Young Russians Leave the Country?
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| Migration becomes more and more intense nowadays. Do we know why it happens and how to make use of these processes?
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| --22-08-2011-- |
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Enrich Your Diet with Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Dragon Flies
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| According to Russian researchers, dragon flies play a major role in transfer of nutrients, essential for terrestrial dwellers, from water to the shore.
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| --19-08-2011-- |
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Moscow Centers of Modern Arts
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| If you are interested in contemporary arts and want to see what’s new and fresh on the scene of modern arts in Moscow your best choice will be to visit Vinzavod, Flakon, or Garage that have been newly shaped as actual alternatives to traditional art museums.
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| --16-08-2011-- |
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Russian Nobel Laureates
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| The full list of Russian Nobel laureates, including short information about them and links to the big biographic and theme articles from our site.
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| --12-08-2011-- |
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Principal "Green Zones" of St. Petersburg
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| Parks and gardens are considered to be the real places of interest of the city. They don't only supplement the architectural view of St. Petersburg. They are real pieces of architectural and lanscape art.
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| --29-08-2011-- |
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Muslim Traditions on Ramadan in Russia
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| The holy Muslim month Ramadan has started this week on August 1 in Russia and will last for thirty days. It is time for strict fasting, diligent praying, reading Quran, giving charity.
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| --06-08-2011-- |
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Suicide Gene Makes Stem Cells Suitable for Therapy
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| Cultivable pluripotent stem cells are under close attention of researchers all over the world due to their enormous potential for curing a vast range of human degenerative diseases, which demand tissue replacement therapy. These cells have two unique properties: they can transform into any known cell types in an organism, and they also are able to indefinitely proliferate in vitro with all their fantastic properties kept unchanged.
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| --05-08-2011-- |
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To Be Closer to Nature in Moscow
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| If you want to enjoy the beauty of nature without leaving the city, you should know its main green islets.
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| --07-09-2011-- |
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Website Translation and Localisation for Russian and Foreign Businesses
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| If you want your business to reach out to a foreign audience, it is important to speak its language. We help Russian businesses to speak proper English, and we turn English websites into perfect Russian.
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| --03-08-2011-- |
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Easy Way to Monitor Your Health
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| Physicists from Novosibirsk are on the way to designing a biological sensor for easy and cheap diagnostics of various pathologies, as well as detection of tiniest amounts of hazardous substances in gas and liquid media.
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| --03-08-2011-- |
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Russian Sacred Places: Nikolo-Ugreshsky Monastery - An Epitome of History
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| One of the principal Christian centres of Moscow area, Nikolo-Ugreshsky monastery has a long and rich history, related to the main events of the country.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Russian Sacred Places: Nilov Monastery - The Healing Source
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| Nilov Monastery is not just an active male monastery on the island among the waters of lake Seliger, but also one of the principal Christian sacred places, where an amazing nature beauty unites with the old architectural works. It creates a unique atmosphere of Nilov Monastery, which attracts many Orthodox piligrims here every year.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Biofuel from Organic Sediments
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| Shallow and nicely heated water reservoirs are notable for high biomass production and increased amount of organic matter. Such water reservoirs often “bloom” during a period of explosive propagation of algae, and their bottom is covered with a thick layer of organic sediments. Russian scientists suggest using this organic matter for making biological fuel, an alternative for hydrocarbon fuel.
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| --29-07-2011-- |
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Russian Sacred Places: Optina Monastery - a Spiritual Oasis
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| It is hard to overestimate the importance of Optina Monastery in the history of Russia. The cloister is a bright example of the process of spiritual revival, which arose in the country in the end of the 18th century.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Elena Dementieva
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| Elena Dementieva was born on 15 October 1981. She is a professional Russian tennis player who retired in 2010. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijin. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 3.
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| --17-10-2011-- |
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Yandex-gate: Private User Data Surfaces in Search Results
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| The last two weeks have been a nightmare for Russian Internet users. First, online SMS's went public; then it was the data for online shoppers, including sex shop clients; finally, yesterday it was the order data for Russian Railways customers.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Making Solar Batteries Cheaper and More Effective
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| Solar batteries become more and more widely used in common life, and photovoltaics (photoelectric transformation of solar energy) is claimed to be one of most promising fields of renewable energy. Russian researchers know how to make these batteries cheaper and more effective.
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| --27-07-2011-- |
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2011 Norway Shootings: The Russian Reaction
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| The Russian authorities and people have expressed their condolences to the Norwegian King and Prime Minister and the families of victims of terrorist attacks, following the incidents on Friday, July 22, 2011.
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| --30-07-2011-- |
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Russian Sacred Places: The Pearl of the Russian Golden Ring - Sergiev Posad
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| Sergiev Posad is a place where meditative and spiritual elements combine with industrial economics,trade,science and secular culture,which make it a very special Russian city.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Natalia Ishchenko About Six Gold Medals in Shanghai And Upcoming London Olympics
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| The world champion in synchronized swimming Natalia Ishchenko has won six gold medals in Shanghai, China, her total record reaching sixteen wins at world championships. This is an absolute result.
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| --03-08-2011-- |
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Russian Sacred Places: An Overview
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| A green hill, a little church under blue sky... Have you ever been to Russain convents? These are the places of peace and solitude, where you can enjoy the beauty of Russian nature, see the arcitecture of Old Russia and, perhaps, get closer to discovery of the famous mystery of Russian soul.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Johann (Gregor) Mendel – Peas and Laws of Inheritance
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| July 22 is the 189th anniversary of Gregor Mendel's birthday. Why should I bother, one may ask? That’s not the question to raise, because experiments of this talented scientist opened doors to one of the most wonderful sciences in the world – genetics.
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| --22-07-2011-- |
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Moscow River Cruise
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| What could be more exciting than learning the history and culture of the city through the river cruise? Fresh wind and warm sun will help you to relax and get plunged into pleasant thoughts.
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| --21-07-2011-- |
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Adventures of Harry Potter in Russia
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| Just like other countries Russia has long caught the sweeping craze about Harry Potter and all his magic stuff provided by Joanne Rowling. As for Russian fan websites dedicated to the young wizard, they are just innumerable.
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| --16-07-2011-- |
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The Modern Wonders of the World and Dream Destinations: A Russian Perspective
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| The Great Wall of China, the Machu-Picchu of Peru, and the statue of Christ the Redeemer of Brazil are the must-see sights for Russian tourists, according to a poll.
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| --30-07-2011-- |
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Digital Revolution: Born in Russia
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| Russian physicists know how to make world wide web develop faster by means of remarkably extending capacity of hard drives.
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| --16-07-2011-- |
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Bulgaria Ship Accident. Corruption and Indifference Played Their Roles
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| The tragic shipwreck of Bulgaria on the Volga River that took lives of 125 people was the result of a system where corruption, irresponsibility and indifference to human lives goes one step further with ineffective policy, unable to solve the problems Russia faces today. On the material of the Western media.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Are Gold Nanoparticles Toxic?
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| Gold nanoparticles are these days often used in medicine for purposes of treating and diagnostics of various diseases. However, scientists from all over the world have hot arguments about possible toxicity of this product of nanotechnologies and ability of these particles to cause mutations in living beings.
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| --14-07-2011-- |
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Swiss Investments to Russia Are Growing Regardless Crisis
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| July 13 Swiss and Russian presidents are to discuss acute bilateral and international issues and open a 500 mln Euro Swiss-investment OJSC Shurovskiy Cement plant in Kolomna.
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| --25-07-2011-- |
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Who is the Poorest in the World? CIS Countries Are on the List
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| The Forbes magazine has made a ranking of countries with bad economies. This is a real revolution: this year a list of ten countries includes three representatives of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Residents of Armenia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan will be very surprised to know that their economies can't stand comparison with Swaziland or Nicaragua.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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U.S. and Russia to Discuss Adoption and Visa
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| The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov is to meet US President Barack Obama next week in Washington, D.C. Lavrov will also take part in the meeting of the Middle East Quartet on Israel/Palestine on July 11.
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| --07-12-2011-- |
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Why Policemen Smoke?
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| Smoking is not very popular now, since medics and scientists proved how dangerous inhaling tobacco smoke is to our health. In order to explain benefits of healthy lifestyle to people, scientists decided to learn more about people, who use to smoke.
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| --11-07-2011-- |
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Viktor Vekselberg. An Interview to the Austrian Newspaper
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| Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg doesn't want to be associated with other Russian oligarchs. He keeps aloof from politics and prefers to deal with the creation of Russia's economy and high technologies.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Kvass
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| Traditional Russian kvass is one of the best refreshing and most natural soft drinks. The very word “kvass” is undoubtedly of Russian origin and means “sour drink”, or “fermented drink”. Though it is pungent rather than sour. Kvass based on bread fermentation has been a traditional drink for many centuries for Russians.
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| --06-07-2011-- |
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Businessmen and Politics
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| Russian politics and business become more and more interrelated. Russian businessman Mikhail Prokhorov recently headed the party Pravoe Delo. Why Prokhorov decided to become a politician and to head a party?
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Shall Your Neurons Survive?
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| Existing treatment for the Parkinson's disease improves motion behaviour of patients, but do not protect their neurons from deterioration and death. This means these drugs eliminate sysmptoms, but don't really cure the disease. Russian researchers currently work on a treating agent, which can prevent neuros from dying, and are testing the drug.
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| --08-07-2011-- |
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Capturing Moscow
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| Russian officials have discovered Swedish mobile operator Tele2 signal in the Moscow region. The company has no permission to work on this territory. The Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor) has already warned Tele2 of a licenses revocation possibility.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Traditions of Old Russian Housing
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| In the modern age of growing interest in eco-houses architects often look for inspiration in the traditions of old national housing. Old Russian architecture is not an exception. So, what was it like, actually? Izba, terem, khoromy – what are these? Now you can learn how ancestors of modern Russians built their houses.
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| --04-07-2011-- |
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“Touching” Single Atoms
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| Researchers from Russia developed a new technique of nanolithography for carbon-based materials, involving anodic oxidation by means of a probe of an atomic force microscope.
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| --30-06-2011-- |
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Russian Search Engines to Cooperate
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| A month after beginning the exchange, Russian Yandex has started a project that will cetrainly allow the company to increase the capitalization. The largest Russia's search engine Yandex and its competitor Rambler has signed an ageement. From this month Rambler will use the search engine of Yandex.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Diamond-Graphite Sandwiches for Electronic Devices
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| Russian physicists now know how to insert thinnest graphite layers into diamonds in order to later make various parts for electronic and optoelectronic devices
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| --24-06-2011-- |
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No Killer Solar Flare to Happen: Russian Scientists Promise
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| Recently British newspapers announced another “end of the world” happening within the next 18 months, when extremely powerful solar flare would destroy the whole industry of power engineering and all electronic devices on our planet, as well as orbital space ships and satellites. Russian physicists advise to keep calm and do not believe these gloomy prophecies.
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| --22-06-2011-- |
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Vekselberg to Redevelop ZIL Plant
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| Viktor Vekselberg, large Russian conglomerate, may invest about 3 billion dollars in a plant redevelopment. The concept involves changing the speciality of Likhachev's plant and rehousing. The plant occupies 275 acres, it is one of the largest places for construction in Moscow.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Russian Tourist Destinations: Baikal Legends - The Sunny Cape of the Dead and the Baikal Seals
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| There is a cape on the western shore of Baikal Lake. It is a place provided with a very still bay, sheltered from storms and storm winds. Now it is a part of national park. Famous Islands of Ushkanyi where Baikal seals rookery is situated are in front of the cape, just in 30 kilometers. One of the main Baikal sights - Chivyrkui Bay is situated in 50 kilometers by water. The sinister name only contrasts with all this.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky: The Main Task For My Country Is to Not Miss the Historic "Window of Opportunity"
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| In his most recent interview to several tabloids Mikhail Khodorkhovsky discusses the opportunities for Russia's development in the new decade and what may prevent the country from achieving the goals.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Russian Tourist Destinations: Sakhalin for Those Who Have Little Time
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| Sakhalin is not only a disputed territory but a unique island region, with beautiful nature, unhacked history and a few amusing museums. The region is getting more open now. Recently tourists from Japan have been coming by ferry, staying for 72 hours visa-free and seeing sights of the region. Hopefully this is only the beginning, and this opportunity will be available not only for the Japanese. Anyway, Sahkalin is a place where you find traces of Russian Classic literature, many birds and sea mammals, one art museum with a good collection, and a very old oil derrick.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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The Ex-colonel's Case
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| Russian Army ex-colonel Yuri Budanov was shot dead this Friday. There were six shots made by unknown person, four of them struck Budanov in the head.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Cell Phones Aren’t Good for Protozoa
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| In our everyday life we spend a good deal of time being under influence of weak electromagnetic radiation – it can come from mobile phones or microwave ovens, for instance. Active debates about possible danger of this type of radiation take place all over the world. New facts on the subject arrive from Russian researchers.
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| --10-06-2011-- |
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72 hours for wedding: St. Petersburg to open wedding tours
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| Government of northern capital of Russia offers to permit conclusions of marriages between the foreign citizens on the territory of Russia. This can draw more tourists to St. Petersburg. Wedding during 72 visa-free hours, sightseeing in St. Petersburg and in its splendid suburbs with parks and royal residences, and then sailing to other countries and cities. All this looks like a good idea...
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| --08-06-2011-- |
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The Growth of Auto Industry in Russia
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| The Ministry of Economic Development has signed four agreements with global automakers to boost country's auto industry. This is the beginning of increase of investments made into country’s economy.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Light of Certain Wavelength Stimulates Bacterial Activity
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| Russian researchers discovered that light, which got through a light-adjusting film, has stimulated biochemical activity of oil-degrading bacteria of genus Pseudomonas: Pseudomonas stutzeri and Pseudomonas putida.
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| --03-06-2011-- |
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What We Should Know About Escherichia coli
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| People in Germany keep dying after allegedly eating vegetables with E. coli bacteria on their surface. What is Escherichia coli, why does it kill, and what should we do with it?
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| --02-06-2011-- |
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Russian Mafia in Europe
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| There are a lot of books, documentaries and studies, devoted to Russian mafia. This article shows a European view of this criminal phenomenon, which scares the world.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Parking like transportation problem of St. Petersburg
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| Lack of parking lots in St. Petersburg is a real problem: drivers have to park their vehicles in the streets, yards and grass plats. Multistory car parks might solve it, and St. Petersburg calls for investors for 16 such projects. However, some people aren't sure that multistory car parks in St. Petersburg can be interesting for investors and attractive for car owners. Why?
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| --30-05-2011-- |
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Electronic Era is Coming
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| From this moment any company may share with other companies their electronic documents instead of paper documents using. Web Service Diadoñ appeared in Russia, it is used for transmitting documents via Internet.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Renting car in Russia
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| There are many reasons to rent a car, especially when you are a tourist and want to be independent in your movement. In Russia this service is represented by both international networks and Russian companies.
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| --25-05-2011-- |
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Tverskaya Street is the Most Profitable Place for Retailers
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| The Forbes has researched the deal over Moscow's major avenue. Tverskaya street is a profitable place, it's an "eldorado" for retailers. But who owns Tverskaya street?
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Russian Tourist Destinations: The Russian Arctic - A New National Park Next Door to North Pole
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| Frantz Joseph Land is an archipelago in the Arctic sea and one of the northernmost territories of Russia. 900 kilometers away from the North Pole is the northernmost island of archipelago - the Rudolph Island. Not long ago this territory was turned into a national park.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Exotic Museums of Russia
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| All kinds of museums are needed and wanted! Obviously, this is the credo of museum enthusiasts in Russia. Apart from classical Russian museums almost every city of this country can nowadays boast some exotic museum exposition, which is worthy of going for a trip to see it.
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| --21-05-2011-- |
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The Big Bang Could Have Never Started the Universe
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| A Russian astrophysicist suggests that our Universe never started with the Big Bang. Data, he obtained in his observations, can destroy existing theory of how our Universe had been born.
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| --20-05-2011-- |
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The Failure of BP-Rosneft Deal
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| BP's and Rosneft's deal for $16 billion collapsed. Russian state-owned company is out of the agreement with BP due to the refusal of the Russian shareholders of TNK-BP to sell its stake in the company, at this moment Rosneft is searching for the new partners.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Waste Waters to Become Less Toxic
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| Wastes from large industrial enterprises are often extremely harmful for the environment and human health. Waste waters of Kazan Optical Mechanics Plant, for instance, are mainly polluted by heavy metal ions from a galvanizing room and synthetic surfactants from an optical room. Heavy metal ions are much more dangerous for our health, than synthetic surfactants (SS).
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| --20-05-2011-- |
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Devil's dozen luxury hotels in Moscow center
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| Moscow has been called the most expensive hotel city in the world. So, there are minimum two categories of expensive hotels in the Russian capital: bad expensive hotels and luxury hotels. First category is not an interesting thing. Services in luxury hotels cost their unreal money. Some of them have long history. There are 13 luxury hotels in the center of Moscow for those who takes metro just for fun.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Vimpelcom CEO Resigns
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| Alexander Izosimov, Chief Executive of Vimpelcom, will quit the company. Under his leadership Vimpelcom grew into a global telecommunication giant, becoming the first global company with Russian roots. Vimpelcom will replace Izosimov with Norwegian chairman Jo Lunder.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Pollution-free Tyva Republic waiting for Eco-tourists
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| Tyva Republic, located in southern Siberia and on the edge of Mongolia is a place with fantastic nature and culture. According to UNESCO experts, this region is one of three most ecologically clean places on the Earth, along with Amazon forests.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Energy from Wood Wastes
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| Hydrocarbons still give up to 90 per cent of energy, consumed by the mankind. We try to reduce usage of oil and natural gas, at the same time trying to find alternative energy sources and to make the best use of already known sources.
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| --17-05-2011-- |
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Top 20 Richest People in Russia 2011
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| Top 20 richest people in Russia, according to the Forbes.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Russia and the World: Russian People’s Point of View
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| Public opinion polls reveal how Russians feel among other people of the world, and where is Russia’s position in the world, compared to other countries.
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| --11-05-2011-- |
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Museum Night in Moscow: buses and metro taking part too
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| Action "Night in the Museum" will take place on May, 14/15th night to make collections and exhibitions available for everybody, who is too busy on weekdays and too tired on weekends, who cannot stay kilometer-long lines trying to get to popular exhibitions.
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| --12-05-2011-- |
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Celebrating the Victory in Russia causes outrage in the Baltics
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| The commemoration of the 66th anniversary of the Soviet's Union victory over Nazi Germany has gathered over 20 thousand soldiers, airmen, sailors and cadets on the Red Square.
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| --11-05-2011-- |
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A Step Towards Imaginary Pattern Recognition
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| Russian physicists and physiologists have developed a technique for recognition of things people imagine, by means of electroencephalography. NeuroG technology was created by researchers from faculty of physics of Moscow State University and the Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of Russian academy of sciences.
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| --06-05-2011-- |
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Yandex Plans IPO on Nasdaq
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| Russia's largest Internet search engine Yandex has officially announced about its plans to list shares on Nasdaq in New York. Yandex N.V., the parent company of Yandex, registered in the Netherlands, said it had sent a request to the Commission's Securities and Exchange to list shares on Nasdaq.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Torzhok Gold Embroidery
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| Torzhok Gold Embroidery, one of the kinds of Russian embroidery, is the folk art and craft, which appeared in Torzhok in the 13th century and was widely developed in the 18th century. The most ancient gold embroidery found in the city’s area was created over a thousand years back. These were gold-embroidered pieces leather that performed the function of local money.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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How Blood Moves in Our Lungs
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| Our heart provides blood supply in our organism via two simultaneous mechanisms. Systemic circuit brings oxygenated blood to all organs and tissues, removing carbon dioxide from them at the same time. Pulmonary circuit is responsible for delivering blood from heart to lungs – this mechanism enriches blood with oxygen and “cleans” it of carbon dioxide. A great mystery of our life is how enormous volumes of blood tend to get oxygen-enriched in lungs within very short periods of time. Little is known about blood microcirculation in lungs.
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| --04-05-2011-- |
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Ticks: protect yourself
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| There are no venomous spiders and almost no dangerous snakes in Russia, but there are ticks whose bites are imperceptable but may cause Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis, enteric hemorragic and recurrent fever. These tiny arachnids wake up when the snow melts and are especially active in May and June, when the people rush into forests for weekend picnics and more long expeditions.
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| --04-05-2011-- |
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Domodedovo has a problem
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| Russian authorities are criticizing the owners of Domodedovo airport. The Prosecutor's office claims that the ownership structures at Domodedovo airport may affect the security of the state. The accusations can destroy the company's plan to appear at the exchange as well as to push the airport to join the alliance with Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo state's airports.
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| --03-05-2011-- |
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Oil deliveries dispute
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| It's been a long time since Russia and China couldn't agree on future gas supplies and have already fallen out due to the terms of existing contract for oil supplies. Russian side has accused China of violating the treaty and asks to return 100 million dollars of the debt. Otherwise, Moscow will take the matter to the international court.
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| --29-04-2011-- |
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White Nights in Perm
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| White Nights in Perm 2011 is not only a climate phenomenon, but 26 days of festivals, exhibitions, dance shows, master-classes and forums, workshops and public lectures for all the residents and guests of the city.
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| --27-04-2011-- |
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The fastest way to become rich or a story of kidnapped Kaspersky's son
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| Ivan Kaspersky, 20-year-old son of Russian software tycoon Yevgeny Kaspersky has been kidnapped on April, 19. Two days later Russian mass media reported that the teenager had been kidnapped by a group of people who asked his father for a 3 million euros ransom.
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| --26-04-2011-- |
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Moscow Metro to drive tramps and beggars out
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| Moscow metro is overcrowded, and this is a problem to solve. A problem without obvious solution is tramps, beggars and black trading in the Moscow Metro. New chief of Moscow Metro Ivan Besedin promised to remove them.
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| --25-04-2011-- |
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Inflation in Russia is an endless and tiring process
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| Prices in Russia are rising faster than in any other country with emerging markets. At the moment inflation is the most big problem in the country.
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| --22-04-2011-- |
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New tour services on Trans-Siberian Railroad
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| New exclusive tour on Trans-Siberian Railway starts this summer. A special tourist train Moscow - Beijing on Trans-Mongolian route of world-longest rail road will make its first voyage in August, 2011.
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| --21-04-2011-- |
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Internet commerce in Russia has a great potential
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| Russian online discount service KupiVIP has raised $55 million of foreign funds. This is a new record for Russian Internet commerce. Despite low Internet popularity, Russia occupies second place after Germany in terms of online retail market. European investors are encouraged.
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| --19-04-2011-- |
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Fun fountains of Peterhof
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| Peterhof park is sometimes associated with something luxury, official and a little boring. But eastern part of the Lower park is not so regular and is rich is signs of royal amusements, including fun fountains, very popular in 18th century Europe.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Giorgio Armani's Russian resort
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| Giorgio Armani S.p.A., the investment vehicle of Italian designer Giorgio Armani is going to build spa resorts in the South of Russia. The company will start its first project soon in the Caucasian Mineral Waters, some sites for other resort centers are already seeking by the company in Karachay-Cherkessia region.
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| --20-06-2011-- |
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Russian Museums of Astronautics
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| The House Museum of the great Russian scientist K.E. Tsiolkovsky, the founder of theoretical astronautics, is located on the outskirts of the town of Kaluga near the River Oka. 29 years of life of the scientist are associated with this house. This is where he wrote dozens of major works on aeronautics, aviation, jet propulsion, astronautics and other topics.
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| --13-04-2011-- |
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Raising bridges in St. Petersburg
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| If we don't speak about museums, two things are associated with St. Petersburg for a tourist: white nights and rising bridges. Raised bridges are mentioned in literature, poems, songs and even in advertising clips. Voina art group likes St. Petersburg bridges too.
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| --13-04-2011-- |
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Skype. A security threat for Russia?
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| A hacker attack hit Russia’s most popular resources. In response to the cyberattacks the authorities were considering blocking some internet services, including Skype and Gmail. But at last it was told Russia won’t ban these sites. So what was the need for this hysteria?
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| --12-04-2011-- |
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Riverbus: Moscow sightseeing without traffic jams
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| Sightseeing excursions in city are tied with one problem which can spoil all the outing: traffic jams. It is especially actual for the Russian capital. However, there is another possibility to look at Moscow main sights without traffic jams and crowds of people. It is voyage by river bus on one of 10 routes, offered to tenants and guests of Moscow from Apiril till October.
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| --11-04-2011-- |
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Advances in Lensless Optics
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| A technology, known as reflective microscopy, is especially useful for working in soft X-ray radiation range, in which laboratory X-ray lasers and free-electron lasers already work. Researchers from the laboratory of X-ray optics of the Lebedev Institute of Physics currently search for solutions for a parabolic equation with initial conditions, preset on surfaces of various forms and orientations.
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| --04-05-2011-- |
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Victims of expropriation meeting IOC
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| Due to the 2014 winter Olympic Games, Sochi is rapidly changing. New sporting facilities and infrastructure are coming together to the region. Sochi's land estimates like gold and some residents of the city feel themselves victims of expropriation.
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| --08-04-2011-- |
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Optimization for Superconductors Suggested
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| Superconductors are known to have zero electric resistance under conditions of extremely low temperatures. Electron flow, responsible for formation of electric current, moves in these conducting materials without colliding with atoms of their crystal lattices, thus without any heating losses. Nowadays superconductors are used for building high-capacity magnets for expensive research equipment and for high-precision diagnostic medical devices.
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| --04-05-2011-- |
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Kaluga sights
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| Small town of Kaluga in Moscow Region combines happily saved 18th century Classicist urban area with memory about scientists made first steps for outer space exploration. Here lived in late 19th-early 20th century a school teacher Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, original and dreamer, who was the first to speak about flights to open space using rockets.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Kalyuka
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| Kalyuka (koluka) – a Russian overtone flute - is one of the traditional folk Russian music instruments. It is a hollow tube lacking playing holes is played following the same principles as the overtone flute.
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| --05-04-2011-- |
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Fastfood business in Russia
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| Russian market of fastfood has changed in recent years. New brands appear in Moscow and other cities, most of them came from abroad, the old ones are trying to introduce new services to retain their positions.
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| --05-04-2011-- |
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Zvenigorod sights
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| Zvenigorod is a small town not far from Moscow, of the same age. It appeared approximately in 11th century on the high bank of Moscow river. It is famous with two masterpiaces of early Moscow architecture, one of them tied with name of Andrey Rublev.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Kidnapping fears roused
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| The 16-year-old Victoria Teslyuk, daughter of Lukoil top manager disappeared in Moscow region on Saturday, March 26. There is a version of a kidnapping, but there are still no statements from criminals.
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| --01-04-2011-- |
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Lot of Banned Slavic Idols
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| Slavic idols - stone and wooden sculptures that embodied Slavic gods - were an indispensable attribute of priestly religious practices of Old Russia. Very few of those idols have come down to us.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Frost-Proof Ceramics Developed
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| Good news, everyone who lives in the regions with cold climate – Russian researchers have developed special additives, which help improve quality of local materials and make them suitable for making frost-proof bricks.
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| --30-03-2011-- |
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Kolt – Enigmatic Old Russian Ornament
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| Kolt is a traditional Old Russian female ornament of the 11th -13th centuries; it is a hollow metal pendant fastened to the headgear and often decorated with granulation, skan’ (filigree work), enamel, or patina. Presumably, the inner cavity was used for keeping a piece of fabric moistened with incense.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Terror threat is still relevant in Russia
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| A year passed since Moscow Metro terror attacks. The 2010 Moscow Metro suicide bombings carried out by two women during the morning rush hour of March, 29, killed 40 people.
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| --29-03-2011-- |
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Exploring Aging Mechanisms
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| Many repair works in our organisms are performed by hard workers, known as stromal progenitor cells, which participate in forming new tissues and extracellular matrix. When we get old, we lose the majority of these cells, which causes bone thinning in elder people, for instance. Russian medics and microbiologists have found out that age-related changes in the population of stromal progenitor cells was not caused only by decreasing numbers of these cells, but also by inhibiting their activity by an organism himself.
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| --26-03-2011-- |
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Soviet-era space watches relaunched
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| Russia has presented Soviet cosmonauts watches on the world’s most important show for the watch and jewellery industry on March, 24. This was a debut of Russian brand Raketa, popular for its watches for the army, civilians and fashion accessories.
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| --25-03-2011-- |
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Science Increases Oil Production Efficiency
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| Oil under the ground is often contained in so-called “collectors” – layers of porous rocks. In order to reach “black oil” engineers drill wells, to which oil travels from surrounding rocks through highly porous and permeable rocks and later gets extracted. During drilling of wells or after a long-term well operation pores of oil-bearing rocks get clogged and large amount of oil is left inside the Earth forever. Such clogging is also known as “wall cake” or “filter cake”.
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| --23-03-2011-- |
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Charter trains on popular routes
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| Russian Railways is going on its competition with air transport. After high-speed trains, it will introduce a new service this summer: charter trains on popular tourist routes. New service will be launched taking into account very high demand on some routes among tour operators and independent travelers as well.
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| --23-03-2011-- |
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Russian gas in Europe
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| Germany's Wintershall, a unit of BASF joins Russia's South Stream gas pipeline project, which will transport Russian gas under the Black Sea to Europe. What is the Europe's energy strategy for the future and does the crisis in Japan and Libiya riots affect gas export?
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| --22-03-2011-- |
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New hostel to open in Moscow
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| Moscow is one of the most expensive European cities, so cheap accommodation is a rare thing. However, hostels with moderate prices (in comparison with hotels) exist in the center of Moscow.
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| --21-03-2011-- |
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Despite Japan’s disaster, Russia still supports nuclear energy business
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| Russia is still promoting nuclear power plants building, while Japan suffers from the nuclear disaster.
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| --18-03-2011-- |
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Eliminating Side Effects of Anemia Treatment
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| Erythropoietin-based treating agents are often used for therapy of anemia, caused by various severe diseases. However, these treating agents have strong side effects. Russian medics know how to treat erythropoietin in order to maintain its efficiency, but eliminate unwanted side effects.
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| --19-03-2011-- |
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RNA Can Help Fight Cancer
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| Russian researchers have synthesized a 22-component RNA (ribonucleic acid), which demonstrated hampering of cancer cells’ growth and promoting synthesis of interferon, part of an immune system.
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| --16-03-2011-- |
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Fukushima -1 = Chernobyl 2 ?
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| American institute of science and international security has confirmed the opinion of French Agency for Nuclear safety, which gave emergency case at Fukusima 1 nuclear plant 6 points from the 7 possible according to international 7 points scale. But it can be not the end...
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| --16-03-2011-- |
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Gambling in Russia
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| It's been a long time since Russia's casinos and gambling halls moved to some special remote zones. However, in Moscow the illegal gambling business is still prospering due to corruption.
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| --15-03-2011-- |
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InCity hitch-hiking security
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| According to statistics, 2,000 people in Moscow go missing. A few of such cases are tied with hitch-hiking passing cars. We do it sometimes, when it is too late for public transport or if we are going to be late. Taking into account, that such a trip can be dangerous for health and life, we offer you some hints for those, who is getting into stranger's car.
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| --14-03-2011-- |
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New Treating Agents from Kelp
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| Search for promising treating agents has come a long way from testing all possible substances, hoping, that something would help, to making treatment with given properties in near future. Currently we are between these two stages with choosing from several hundreds substances and then modifying best of them by chemical means.
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| --12-03-2011-- |
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Old Russian Pictorial Embroidery
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| Old Russian pictorial embroidery (aka "needle painting") is one of the Russian arts and crafts that developed under the direct influence of Byzantine and were widely spread in the Old Rus'. Unlike ornamental embroidery these works depicted "the face" and were made with the use of gold and silver threads, pearls, jewels and gems.
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| --21-10-2011-- |
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A mysterious case of Victor Bout
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| At the beginning of March, a hearing on the case of Russian businessman Victor Bout has started. The hearings were held in Federal Court of Southern District of New York in Manhattan. In the U.S. Russian businessmen is accused of arms trafficking, terrorists cooperation and numerous financial frauds.
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| --11-03-2011-- |
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Neutrons against Cancer
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| Bombarding a tumor with a neutron beam is a promising technique of radiation therapy. However, this kind of therapy is not widely used, because it needs large-scale neutron accelerators, requiring separate buildings.
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| --09-03-2011-- |
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Moscow Railway hub Kalanchevsky will connect trains with planes
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| Kalanchevsky railway terminal not far Komsomolskaya Square in Moscow in 2016 will be completed in 2016. This transportation hub will be the largest railway station in Europe. It will include two railway terminals, one for long-distance trains and one for Aeroexpress, high-speed trains, running from Moscow airport to central railway stations. Besides transport terminals, Kalanchevsky will be provided with hotel, parking, service center and shopping space. Construction of such complex will cost 208 billion rubles.
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| --09-03-2011-- |
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Skan’
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| Skan’ (Filigree) is a traditional Russian handicraft of making openwork or soldered tracery of golden, silver or copper wire, either smooth or plaited into strings, with addition of small silver or gold balls and enamel. The word skan comes from the Old Russian word skat' meaning "to plait".
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Semiconductors from Alcohol – Only in Russia
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| Russian researchers have developed a simple technique for raw material preparation in order to produce electrically conducting polymers. These polymers are an essential part of flexible displays, another technological breakthrough.
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| --05-03-2011-- |
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Healing Bones – Now Faster
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| Russian researchers have suggested a new technique for accelerating healing of damaged and broken bones. The “magic” substance, used for this purpose, is called fibrin.
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| --02-03-2011-- |
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Mikhail Gorbachev who changed the world 20 years ago is 80
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| Mikhail Gorbachev, the First and the Last President of the USSR is celebrating his 80th anniversary today, on the March, 2 in Moscow. This person is associated with the end of the Cold War and fall of the Soviet Union.
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| --02-03-2011-- |
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Businessmen wanted
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| The Investigative Committee is searching for ex-executives of IzhAvto and SOK Group company. Top-managers, including Yuri Kachmazov, are hiding from the investigation. Businessmen are accused of premeditated bankruptcy of IzhAvto and the theft of 6,7 billion rubles (230 million dollars) in assets from the factory.
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| --01-03-2011-- |
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Gudok
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| Gudok is an ancient Russian folk music instrument. In spite of its name (meaning “hooter” in Russian) it is a string instrument. Skomorokhi (wandering minstrel-cum-clowns) used it in a combination with the Gusli. Gudok consisted of an oval or pear-shaped dugout wooden case, a flat sounding board with resonator holes, and a short fingerboard without frets, with a straight or unbent head.
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| --01-03-2011-- |
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St. Petersburg issued Tourist Card with 2 free excursions
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| Tourist discount Card has been finally issued in St. Petersburg. The card is on sale in tourist info centers of the city. Moreover, Tourist Card provides two free guided excursions and free entry to 9 state museums queue-less.
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| --28-02-2011-- |
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Soñhi-2014. Safe and unproblematic?
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| The preparation for Soñhi-2014 Olimpic Games is going at full speed. At the same time a lot of new roads, power plants, hotels and sports facilities are building here, so this place doesn't look like a calm resting-resort. Also, there are some problems in the region.
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| --25-02-2011-- |
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The dangerous situation in Russian ski resort
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| Three crimes were committed in Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Three tourists were shot by a masked gunmen, then a bomb was detonated by unknown persons on a ski lift and another bomb was found in a car in ski resort village. Till this time terrorists had been attacking only police and security forces, without touching tourists and other people. But their plans changed, causing an outflow of tourists from the region.
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| --22-02-2011-- |
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Exiled Chichvarkin won't go back to Russia
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| The former CEO of cell phone retailer Euroset Yevgeny Chichvarkin, now London resident, is planning to do business, but not in Russia.
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| --19-02-2011-- |
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Winning support for conference and business tourism in Russia
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| Russian visa is still the thing disturbing foreigners to visit Russian so often as they would like. Not every businessman can let himself to spend so much time for all that. Tourists can go somewhere else, but what about business travelers? Many companies enjoy services of consulting companies, giving visa and passport support for foreign companies in Russia and providing corporate travel services.
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| --17-02-2011-- |
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Nanoparticles Fight Cancer Cells
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| Nanostructured silicon surfaces and silicon nanoparticles were shown to inhibit division of stem cells and cancer cells, and nanoparticles, enforced with ultrasonic sound, kill these cells, Russian physicists and medics say.
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| --01-03-2011-- |
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Much ado about Railway security: metal detectors peep at the passengers at Moscow Railway stations
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| After explosion committed by suicide bomber in Domodedovo airport killed 36 people, safety measures are being strengthened in the airports and at the railway stations in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the biggest Russian cities as well. Efficiency of such measures leaves many questions, but metal detectors appeared at the entrances to the Moscow Railway stations have brought some changes into functioning of Rail transport hubs the traveler should know.
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| --16-02-2011-- |
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Russian oligarchs regain their influence
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| After losing the fortune during the crisis, Russian oligarchs are regaining their influence with the help of the authorities, participating in the development of strategic projects.
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| --15-02-2011-- |
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Valentine's day in Moscow: where to go?
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| According to statistics, 34% Russians are going to celebrate today. They are mainly students, housewives and officials. The shops are full of read hearts and pink stuff to provide gifts for them. When flowers, teddy bears and greeting cards are bought, there is a question coming up: where to go? Moscow restaurants and hotels follow the shops and invent special offers for St. Valentine's day to provide you romantic fabular night. But before the restaurants, if you happen in Moscow on February, 14, we recommend you to go skating a deux: this is a very romantic and specific Russian idea for St. Valentine's day.
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| --16-02-2011-- |
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Russian Archeologists’ Amazing Finds of 2010
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| The season of 2010 became extremely rich for Russian archeologists, who made a great many of surprising and really unique finds. 36 expeditions that worked in Russia and abroad made a number of stunning discoveries, which changed historians’ notions about the past.
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| --14-02-2011-- |
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Scorpion Toxins to Fight Harmful Insects
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| Russian researchers study scorpion toxins, able to selectively bind with sodium channels. These studies will help acquire new information about how ion channels – toxin targets – work.
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| --16-02-2011-- |
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RBS WorldPay Hack. Anikin will give back the stolen money
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| Russian hacker Eugene Anikin recieved a five-year suspended prison sentence for the fraud operation with U.S. payment system RBS WorldPay. Anikin and his accomplices have stolen from accounts of bank customers about 10 million dollars. The fraudsters managed to withdraw money from 2, 100 ATMs located in 280 different cities around the world, all within a twelve-hour period.
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| --11-02-2011-- |
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Moose farm not far from Kostroma: all what you wanted to know about mooses
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| What do you know about mooses? About their habits and attempts to domesticate them? Do you know why is it almost impossible? And finally wherefore did the people still raise these animals? All the answers can be found at unique moose farmm, which is situated not far from Sumarokovo village, 27 kilometers from Kostroma.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Russia’s Space Ambitions
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| After the International space station stops its activities, Russian researchers suggest using it as a basis for a high-latitude orbital space station.
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| --09-02-2011-- |
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A farewell to Russia. Murdoch quits
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| Billionaire Rupert Murdoch is going to sell his assets in Russian business.
"This is purely me, I’m sorry: the more I read about investments in Russia, the less I like the feel of it. The more successful we’d be, the more vulnerable we’d be to have it stolen from us, so there we sell now", — said Murdoch.
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| --08-02-2011-- |
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Russian tourists flow home from riot-hit Egypt
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| Situation in Egypt, one of the favorite travel destinations among the Russians, does not stabilize. The people give already paid tours up, the air carriers stop flights to Egypt. Tour operators are not obliged to pay back in the case of force majeure, but some of them have already promised that they return money to the tourists on their own responsibility. Social tension is still growing, disorders in the streets are going on. A curfew impose is imposed on all the country's territory. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia has issued a warning about insecurity of spending vacations in Egypt these days.
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| --07-02-2011-- |
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Doing business in Russia is like playing roulette
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| Russia looks attractive for investment and business development, but the problem of possible risks still remains. Unfortunately, due to poor law enforcement, the proliferation of weapons and corruption, Russia suffers from a wide variety of crime.
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| --04-02-2011-- |
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Mars Landing Simulation Practice Started
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| Participants of a famous simulation of manned mission to Mars, called “Mars-500”, are now at most interesting stage of the project – VIRTU technology guides six volunteers, isolated from any external influence possible, through a process of a future “landing” on the Red planet.
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| --04-02-2011-- |
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Kozuli – Russian Fancy Spice Cakes
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| The strange hard-to-translate name kozuli or kozyuli stands for fancy pastry figurines of nanny-goats, deer or other animals with a symbolical meaning. The word kozulya (sg.; kozuli – pl.) is derived from the Russian koza meaning “she-goat”. She-goat was a symbol of prosperity in the house, and making of kozuli symbolized family’s well-being.
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| --04-02-2011-- |
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Russian Far East in Winter: Amur tigers, non-sleeping bears and frontier between yesterday and today
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| Russian Far East, discovered by Russians in 16th century is still at most an enigma for a European. Far East is a kingdom of fire breathing volcanoes and geysers, deep blue mountains and exotic animals, - white and brown bears, and of course, Amur tigers. Brown bears don’t sleep in Kamchatka, and salmon species come here for spawning even in winter. There are some big cities here, but at the same time people still live in yurts and their best transport is reindeer and dog sleds. Here are some examples of winter activities on the Russian Far East.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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New Parkinson Disease Therapy Tested
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| Parkinson disease is a cross, born by about 3.7 million people – about 7% of those, older than 60 years. Common therapy for this disease is called levodopa (L-DOPA or L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine), which is known to increase dopamine concentrations. However, levodopa has lots of side effects and cannot be used as a drug for long periods of time. That is why a search for new therapy for the Parkinson disease is a burning issue for the mankind.
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| --04-02-2011-- |
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New law "On police" approved. Will anything change?
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| The new Police Law has been approved on January, 28. Experts say that it is not all about just changing the name from "militia" to "police", this is a deep reform that will touch every police structure and every officer. Nevertheless, there are too many pro and contra on this topic.
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| --01-02-2011-- |
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Kamchatka in winter
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| Kamchatka belongs to travel destinations which don't need any special introduction. Volcanoes, geysers, thermal springs and marvelous wildlife - all of it attracts travelers from Russia and abroad. But there is lack of information about this region: we know more about missing tourists, mainly independent travelers, who neglected professional tour services which however exist. Thermal springs and active volcanoes make seasons on Kamchatka something relative, but there are some special winter things to do there.
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| --31-01-2011-- |
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Advances in Making Perfect Gas Sensors
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| Researchers from Russia and China have discovered that adding small amounts of zirconium in tin oxide films changed electrophysical and gas-sensing properties of these films. For instance, tin oxide films become much more sensitive to vapours of ethanol and acetone at temperatures 100 degrees less, than without zirconium.
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| --01-02-2011-- |
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Antineutrino to Be Measured
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| A new neutrino detector is built within an international Chooz-2 project by Russian and French researchers. New detector will help observe antineutrino from nuclear reactors of the Chooz nuclear power plant, Ardennes, France. Studying fundamental properties of neutrino is important for particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology.
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| --26-01-2011-- |
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Fate and fortunes of airports after Domodedovo explosion
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| Domodedovo airport attacked by suicide bomber, killed 35 people, was blamed by government in that in that security measures in the airport let the terrorist to get there without examination. But is the airport really guilty of the tragedy, more precise of that the people can enter some parts of the building without examination? Moreover, is it possible to prevent terroristic attckas in the crowded places like international airports by reinforcement security measures?
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| --26-01-2011-- |
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History of Russian Bread: from Sitnik to Kalach
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| Bread is not only the basis of Russian table, but also a symbol of people’s wellbeing. This is why there are a number of customs related to bread. From times immemorial the Slavs believed that people who shared bread became friends forever.
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| --01-02-2011-- |
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All about Baikal winter holidays
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| Baikal Lake is a unique place on the Earth with crystal water and breathtaking landscapes. The local public calls it The Sea. Most people think Baikal is a place to go in summer only, when it is not so cold and when it is possible to sail the lake. If the question is sailing and rafting on the rivers, they are right. But if we speak about winter outdoor activities, like jeep, snow mobile and dog sleds safari, skiing and mountain skiing on the rocky shore, with many wild slopes for free riders, ice fishing and ice diving.
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| --24-01-2011-- |
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Protozoa Help Fight Mosquitoes
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| A common means of fighting mosquitoes nowadays is using toxic bacterial proteins. However, these biological substances do not live long after being introduced in the environment; moreover, mosquitoes tend to become resistant to them quite quickly. Russian geneticists and medics united their efforts in solving this problem and suggested encapsulating toxic proteins of Brevibacillus laterosporus in protozoa before treating mosquitoes.
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| --21-01-2011-- |
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Sbiten – Old Russian Honey Herbal Drink
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| Sbiten was especially popular in winter time or in dank and cold weather and was very helpful against catching a cold or some other infirmity. It was also well-known for curing melancholy. Hot tropical spices and hot sweetness of sbiten inspire vivacity and festive joy.
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| --25-01-2011-- |
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Rosneft and BP are planning to drill for oil in a remote region of the Arctic. Is it a slapdash environmental attitude?
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| Russian Rosneft oil company and British BP will explore the Kara Sea, known for its energy resources and the most fragile environment in the world. This fact frightens ecologists.
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| --21-01-2011-- |
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Reconstruction: How Neanderthal People Hunted
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| Russian anthropologists and biotechnologists have studied peculiar features of Neanderthal skeletons, which differed from skeletons of modern human beings, and reconstructed walk patterns and hunting strategies of ancient humans.
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| --20-01-2011-- |
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Russian North snowmobile safari: Kalevala, Kizhi and beauty of Polar Night
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| Snowmobile safari is the most popular kind of winter leisure in Republic of Karelia. It is amazing winter leisure in combination with visito Kalevala, where Karelo-Finnish epos originates and specific Russian exotic like wooden churches of Kizhi. There are also special Polar Night safari tours in Murmansk Region, also popular last time.
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| --20-01-2011-- |
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Invest in Russia or not?
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| According to the Maplecroft research, Russia has climebed five positions in the ranking of the most risky countries for the investment. In this rating list Russia stands among countries that suffer from armed conflict, but this fact doesn't affect much the income of investors.
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| --20-01-2011-- |
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Garmon – Russian Accordion
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| Russian Garmon (garmoshka) is a traditional reed music instrument with bellows and two push-button keyboards. The left keyboard is intended for accompaniment: by pressing a button one makes bass or an entire chord sound. The right keyboard is for playing the melody.
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| --18-01-2011-- |
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Making Solar Batteries More Effective
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| Solar energy is a very important part of modern alternative power engineering. New battery types tend to appear regularly and quickly become popular. Researchers work on making solar batteries more efficient – making their efficiency coefficient increase from existing 20 per cent up to 30 per cent. Russian scientists used a different approach – their batteries, made of multicrystalline silicon, have common efficiency coefficient, but they are much more cheap than analogues.
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| --15-01-2011-- |
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Russian Hackers Will Go to Prison
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| An organized group of Russian hackers that have stolen more than 70 million dollars from U.S. bank accounts will spend only a few months in prison.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Electron Accelerator to Help Producing Nanopowder
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| Russian physicists developed a new technique for making nanopowders with particles of a certain diameter – a property, which lack all other technologies of nanopowder production. High-energy electron flow knocks nickel atoms out of a sample, these atoms then deposit on a substrate – that is the way nanoparticles form.
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| --14-01-2011-- |
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Tradition of Merry Russian Sleighing
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| Sleighing has been a traditional Russian winter entertainment, especially popular during Christmas-tide, Maslenitsa (Pancake week), and saints’ days.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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New Year nightmare: who cares?
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| New Year holidays 2010 - 2011 thousands of Russians were fatally flawed after enormous iced rain on December, 26, 2010 which made air services impossible or very hard. Iced wires of electrical lines were breaking under their own weight; that made Domodedovo airport dead for some time. Anti-icing fluid stock run out in Sheremetyevo like smoke.
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| --12-01-2011-- |
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The criminal elite in Russia
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| Pino Arlacchi, Member of European Parliament, Vice-President of the United Nations, talks about Russian criminal elite, comparing it to Cosa Nostra.
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| --13-01-2011-- |
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Sounds to Help Control Burning
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| Gas detonation is known to be a good means to get significant amount of energy during a very short period of time. However, detonation combustion is extremely difficult to control, and this fact limits perspectives of this technique as an industrial technology. A group of Russian scientists has a solution for this problem – researchers suggest treating gaseous mixtures, in which detonation combustion takes place, with acoustic fields.
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| --31-12-2010-- |
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Russian Christmas Feast: Customs & Recipes
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| On the night of the 6th to 7th January the Orthodox Church celebrates the holy Christmas. For over a month prior to the holiday believers observe the Advent, i.e. Christmas fast.
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| --25-01-2011-- |
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Will Earth Bacteria Infect Mars?
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| An experiment on delivering bacteria from the Earth to Mars and back aboard Russian “Phobos-Grunt” interplanetary station may cause irreversible changes in Marian ecosystem, an Italian researcher worries. However, Russian scientists assure Barry DiGregorio, a member of ICAMSR (International Committee Against Mars Sample Return), that bacteria from Earth would never get to Mars or Phobos.
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| --31-12-2010-- |
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The Cherkizovsky Market revival
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| The Cherkizovsky Market, Europe’s largest marketplace, closed down on June 29, 2009, is going to be revived. Entrepreneurs proposed the authorities to build a wholesale trade complex of about 400 thousand square meters in the industrial area called Kaloshino.
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| --20-01-2011-- |
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When you finally landed in Moscow
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| Earlier we have written about difficulties of getting Russian visa and necessity of filling migration cards accurately. It is a reminder that your Visitors Visa may take several weeks to arrive, so Russian journey is to be planned ahead. Now we'd like to offer you some simple tips ...
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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Industrial Breakthrough in Ufa
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| Last week Russian engineers have opened a plant of high-accuracy machines, working by means of electrochemical machining with vibrations, in the Russian city of Ufa.
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| --26-12-2010-- |
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Roman Abramovich's "Eclipse" has enriched Germany for 400 million euros
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| At last the Hamburg shipyard Blohm and Voss has delievered the biggest and the most expensive in the world yacht Eclipse to it's owner, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
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| --20-01-2011-- |
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LHC: No Black Holes Detected
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| Physicists, Russian scientists among them, who work on Large Hadron Collider’s CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) detector, claim that their search for tiny black holes, which, according to some existing theories, could have appeared in proton collisions in this accelerator, was ineffective – no traces of such black holes have been detected.
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| --23-12-2010-- |
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Discover Russian North: lakes, huge monasteries and Kolyma stories traces
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| Russian North is a region on the north-west of Russia, full of forests, lakes, rivers, ancient towns and monasteries keeping dozens of their secrets. This region is one for encounter with Russia and for the tourists visited Moscow or St. Petersburg only. It is situated not far in the East and gives much of specific national color, from old Russian fortresses and monasteries to life of the Russian province in the 19th century, described in the world-known books of Russian classic writers like Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Moscow ethnic riots
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| The murder of a young soccer fan Egor Sviridov by a group of men from the Caucasus in Moscow on December, 6 caused some race riots. Is it time to say there is a problem of ethnic hatred in Russia?
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| --21-12-2010-- |
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Places to Eat in St. Petersburg on a budget
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| Eating out in St. Petersburg? There are very many possibilities, from cheap restaurants and eating-houses to the luxury restaurants. Usually, luxury hotels aren't a usual tourist's choice. At the same time, very few things are so important as eating out for a tourist in a foreign city. St. Petersburg, the northern capital of Russia, is rich in good budget restaurants and reasonably priced cafes. Prices for food in St. Petersburg distinguish in the whole from Moscow ones for the better.
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| --20-12-2010-- |
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Is Your Medication Fake?
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| Russian physicists suggest a technique for quick and accurate comparison of any medication with is chemical etalon.
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| --18-12-2010-- |
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Russian Embroidery
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| Embroidery has long been one of the most favourite and widespread kinds of needlework. In days of old all women in Russia practiced this amazing folk art and craft. Embroidery was closely connected with age-old customs and rites of Russian peasantry. With the help of a needle and various threads Russian women transformed simple fabrics into works of art.
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| --20-12-2010-- |
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Is It Windy on Venus?
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| Russian physicists suggest using a heterodyne infra-red range spectrometer for measuring speed and direction of winds on other planets.
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| --15-12-2010-- |
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Smokers in Sheremetyevo aren't abused
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| Smoking in the airports and other public places irritates non-smokers, and the law is on their side. But there are thousands of people, who smokes, and this habit is not yet a crime... Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, pretending to be modern but passengers friendly as well has opened comfortable smoking lounges in its new Terminal E.
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| --11-01-2011-- |
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Allegro: first high-speed train to Russia
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| High-speed trains Allegro have finally been launched on route St. Petersburg-Helsinki-St.Petersburg. The first trip took place last Sunday, on December, 12, from Helsinki to St. Petersburg. The train will first make two trips a day, then amount of daily services is to be increased to four. Allegro can make 200 km/h and the trip takes about three hours and a half instead of more than six hours of journey by previous trains.
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| --13-12-2010-- |
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New Technique for Radioactive Waste Disposal
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| Russian scientists have developed a new technique for disposing of radioactive wastes, which turns them into chemical compounds similar to natural minerals and friendly for an environment.
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| --10-12-2010-- |
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ICQ servers will be located in Moscow
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| Mail.ru company is ready to transfer ICQ servers to Moscow. This may cause several problems for alternative ICQ clients users.
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| --10-12-2010-- |
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Christian Tin Miniature
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| Christian tin miniature is a modern type of Christian decorative and applied art of creating miniature sculptures. The handicraft appeared in the late 20th century in Russia in the midst of revival of the Russian Orthodox Church after communistic persecutions.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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We Need Reliable Space Weather Forecast
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| For 1 month Russian physicists and astronomers publish information about space weather on the website of the Russian Space Agency. Among other data the website contains information about solar flares, speed of solar wind, and Earth’s magnetosphere, as well as magnetic storm forecast for next 27 days.
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| --08-12-2010-- |
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Kholuy Miniature Painting
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| Kholuy miniature painting is a Russian folk handicraft that developed in Kholuy Village of the Ivanovo Region. It is a type of lacquered miniature painted in tempera on papier-mâché items, such as caskets, boxes, jugs, needle cases, etc.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Russian Glonass. A rival to GPS?
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| Three satellites with Russian navigation Glonass failed to reach the orbit. What is Glonass and why do we need it? Some facts about this new system can be found below.
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| --07-12-2010-- |
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MOSCOW PLAYBILL
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| While it starts getting cold in Moscow, November is a hot month for event goers, as regular schedule events and premieres in top Moscow concert halls and theaters compete with world-name stars coming to Moscow from around the globe.
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| --06-12-2010-- |
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Converting and Storing Sunlight – a Russian Solution
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| Russian physicists have developed a unique device – a photoelectrochemical supercapacitor condenser, able to directly convert sunlight energy into electricity and accumulate it with high density in double electrical layer of electrodes, made of various nanomaterials. New device can be an element of autonomous solar electric generating stations, or illumination systems, being a cheap alternative to foreign solutions.
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| --03-12-2010-- |
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FIFA World Cup is a huge boom for the Russian economy
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| Russia won the right to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. According to the most conservative estimates this will cost the country more than 50 billion dollars.
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| --03-12-2010-- |
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Making Drugs less Toxic without Losing Efficiency
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| Russian researchers from Novosibirsk have found out how to make some pharmaceutical agents less toxic without losing in efficiency and healing properties. The process, which does all abovementioned things, is called “clathration” – formation of a complex of a drug with natural polysaccharides.
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| --03-12-2010-- |
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Capital flight frightens Russian banks
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| The Russian Finance Ministery predicted a capital flight by the end of 2010 year. Now it's obvious that these predictions come true. In September and October capital flows increased and experts are trying to find out the reason for this phenomenon. At the same time the future privatization will hardly be able to help resuming the flow of foreign capital investments.
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| --30-11-2010-- |
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What Would a Summit in Brussels Bring Russia?
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| Next week Brussels welcomes a summit of the Russian Federation and European Union, at which the parties are expected to sign a document on our country becoming a member of World Trade Organization.
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| --29-11-2010-- |
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Why European tourists don't come to Russia?
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| Last time on TV and on internet many people in Russia discpurse of the reasons why foreign tourists come to Russia not so often as they could and as the tour operators wanted. The state invests money into tour infrastructure to draw tourists from Europe, but the output leaves something to be desired. It is told much about bad infrastructure, lack of information at least in English about Russia, high hotel prices and high crime rate. But others, and among them is Larisa Zazulina chief operating officer of one large tour operator are sure, that the problem is the only one. It is called Russian visa.
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| --29-11-2010-- |
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Hydrogen from Bacteria – New Source of Fuel
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| Russian researchers revealed that Rhodobacter sphaeroides bacteria can be a source of molecular hydrogen, an ecologically friendly fuel. Scientists studied various strains of the mentioned microorganism and demonstrated that hydrogen emission rate depended on pigmentation of cells. Less pigmented strains can be a promising source of molecular hydrogen.
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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Made in Russia. Cognac or "kanyak"?
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| Foreign mass media often pays much attention to the goods made in Russia. In this article we'll review the french attitude to the Russian cognac production.
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| --26-11-2010-- |
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Ready for Moscow life?
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| Jack Randall was one of those american managers who believed in a Moscow's eldorado. In his home city in New Jersey a long way to make a good career had been waiting for him. But suddenly he was invited to work in a Moscow bank on a post that would take him about 10 years to reach if he has been workring for it in his home city. There was something more to come — luxury apartments in the centre of Moscow and a Lexus car provided by the employer.
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| --30-11-2010-- |
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Krestetsky Flaxen Embroidery
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| Krestetsky stitching(or Krestets embroidery aka Krestsy whitework) is an old Russian folk handicraft that developed in Krestetsky District from the 1860s. Krestetsky stitching is a unique kind of national cutwork-type embroidery.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Who flies cheap in Russia?
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| Russia is one of the countries difficult-to use: it is not easy to get into. Applying fo Russian visa is a sophisticated and uneasy process, moving inland is also not easy, especially for foreigners, who needs registration in every city they visit and stay longer than some specified time. The Russians simply need report their passort details for buying train tickets to neighboring region. But the most complicated, time-taking and expensive thing was flying by plane until online checking in and first discount air carriers appeared in Russia. The situation seems like getting better, and if you want to travel within Russia saving your time on a budget, here is some information about Russian low-cost air carriers.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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No More Biopsy for Diagnostics of Liver Diseases
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| Hepatic (liver) fibrosis is a devastating disease, which requires a not very pleasant procedure of biopsy to be detected. However, Russian medics developed a technique, which allows skipping this painful diagnostic method and estimating the level of liver fibrosis on the basis of biochemical measurements.
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| --25-11-2010-- |
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Shemogodsky Birchbark Carving
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| Shemogodsky carving is the traditional Russian folk art and craft of birchbark carving that became popular due to masters of Shemogodsky Volost of Veliky Ustyug District.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Tigers: Pardon or Execution?
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| The International Tiger Forum, which started in St. Petersburg this weekend, brought together experts on endangered animals from various countries and government heads of countries, where tigers still live, in order to discuss possible solutions to tiger population decline. The draft programme on doubling tiger population was suggested during a meeting of experts on Bali Island, Indonesia this July.
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| --23-11-2010-- |
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Grab Antimatter and Hold It
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| A group of scientists from CERN, including Russian physicists, has developed an effective technique for synthesizing and trapping antimatter particles for a relatively long time. Antimatter particles were atoms of antihydrogen, consisting of antiprotons and positrons instead of protons and electrons, an article in Nature reveals.
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| --01-12-2010-- |
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Velikiy Ustyug Silver Patination
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| Velikiy Ustyug Silver Patination is the national Russian art and craft that developed in the 17th century in Velikiy Ustyug, nowadays a district centre in the Vologda Region. It is decoration with patina designs of various silver items, such as, for example, cigar cases, glass holders, and tableware sets.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Formula One Comes to Russia – What to Expect
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| For Russia this year is definitely the year of the world-famous auto race. Just think – a Russian driver has finished his first full season in the race, and Russian goverment has signed a contract on bringing the F1 race to our country.
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| --17-11-2010-- |
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Okhta-Centre: pro et contra
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| Okhta-centre is a business centre in St. Petersburg, existing yet as a project of Gazprom Group and city government. It will include the first supertall skyscraper in the city. The main tower of Okhta-Centre is going to be the tallest building in Europe amongst live building proposals. The project mission is to create a new public and business area, moreover, with its its own specific recognizable element. It will be actually this high rise building, supposed to become one of the landmarks of a new Petersburg. The project implies the construction of six buildings united with a common base floor.
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| --17-11-2010-- |
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Manganese Tells About Your Blood Vessels’ Health
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| Russian researchers advanced significantly in understanding the nature of atherosclerosis by studying how blood vessel disruption depended on various metal content in vessel walls. Experiments of chemical composition of atherosclerotic plaques revealed that zinc, previously considered to have great protective effect, was much less important than manganese.
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| --01-12-2010-- |
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LHC: Possible Evidence of Higgs Boson Registered
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| Physicists, operating Large Hadron Collider's CMS detecting facility, recently registered production of two Z-bosons, which can be an evidence of a "heavy" variety of Higgs boson. CMS is a Compact Muon Solenoid facility, a general-purpose detector, designed for studying
different aspects of proton collisions at 14 teraelectronvolt, the center-of-mass energy of the LHC particle accelerator.
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| --13-11-2010-- |
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Clinical Trials of Insulin in Russia Are Probably Fake
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| Former top manager of MannKind, an American biotechnological company, sues his employers for falsifying results of clinical trials of their anti-diabetes drug in Russia. Diabetes is a group of metabolic problems, due to which human body doesn't produce enough insulin to control blood sugar (Type I), or organism's cells do not adequately react to insulin produced (Type II).
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| --10-11-2010-- |
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Steam engine excursions
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| Railway excursions belong to tour services, demonstrating Russian specific character in very impressive way. The most famous Russian railway tour is certainly a journey on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. But it is not the only one. There are steam engine excursions, which can sink you into atmosphere of the past for a few hous or maybe days
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| --17-11-2010-- |
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Flamingo flowers
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| Flamingo Service is the first Russian flower and gift delivery service founded in 1997 by Dmitry Shamparov. In Russia it’s well known as Service Network “Flamingo” and as “Russianservice” abroad.
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| --08-11-2010-- |
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Baikal freeride
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| The world famous lake of Baikal has recently become very popular among freedivers. Of course, Baikal is worth visiting for plenty of reasons, but now the people go there for deep virgin snow and very long slopes. Unusual interest to Baikal as to freeriding destination was detected last years, so the slopes are not yet very crowded.
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| --03-11-2010-- |
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Biotechnology for Life
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| Vladimir Skulachev, famous Russian biotechnologist, who studies effects of mitochondrial antioxidants on various health problems, including aging, believes that treating agents for eyes disorders, based upon “Skulachev ions”, as mitochondrial antioxidants are also called, can appear in pharmacies by the end of 2011.As for aging cure-all, these drugs will be available for sale within nearest 5 years.
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| --04-11-2010-- |
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Nikita Mikhalkov Knows How to Save Russia
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| The well-known film director, President of Russian Cultural Fund and scandalous persona Nikita Mikhalkov has come out with a political message under the pretentious title Law and Truth. Manifesto of Enlightened Conservatism, in which he calls to change Russian constitution and create a new conservative “guarantee state”.
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| --02-11-2010-- |
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Market of Used Cars Sets a Record
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| “AutoStat” statistics agency has summarized first six months of Russian car market and is ready to show some interesting figures. During first six months Russians reregistered about 1.94 millions of used cars, which is 400 thousand cars more, that during the same period of the previous year, and only 50 thousand cars less, that in 2008, notable for extremely high activity of the car market. Furthermore, used cars are still cheaper, than in 2008, while new cars are 5.4% more expensive, than in 2009.
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| --01-11-2010-- |
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Archnadzor Requests New Mayor to Preserve Historical Moscow
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| Experts go on discussing political, economical, and financial implications of resignation of Yury Luzhkov and appointment of Sergey Sobyanin to the post of Moscow mayor. Archnadzor – a public movement that consistently supports preservation of historical sites and cultural heritage of Moscow – has its own standpoint.
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| --16-11-2010-- |
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One Step Closer to Quantum Computers
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| Among other important tasks of quantum photonics there is a problem of building an interface between atoms and light photons. Joint think-tank of physicists from Russia and United States studies how single photons interact with quantum objects and has already built a prototype device for transferring information from an atom to a photon. The device is an integrated chip in an artificial atom with a fibre port. The simplest application of future device is a memory cell, as for more complicated things, this device can become a single-photon transistor, working on the level of individual quanta, for building complex logic systems.
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| --27-10-2010-- |
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Hilton hotels in Russia
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| It is not a secret, that Russian hotels are inclined to be either luxury, or awful, even in the Golden Ring Cities. Moreover, amount of stars does not always correspond with level of services provided in the hotel. That's why hotels of world famous brands are very actual for travellers, especially foreigners, because such brands are already something to rely on. Although they are not cheap, they are something familiar. It can be very important in absolutely strange country. There is some information about hotels of Hilton Worldwide on the territory of Russia.
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| --27-10-2010-- |
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First Open Russian Ecological Film Festival Announces its Winners
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| October, 24th, 2010 saw the closing ceremony of the First Open Ecological Film Festival ''Green Carnation'' on Square of Arts in Sochi.The festival has been included into the program of the Cultural Olympic Games “Sochi 2010-2014”.
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| --28-10-2010-- |
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Pulkovo airport
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| Pulkovo airport, an air gate of Russian Northern capital, is a first rate air transportation center, dynamically developing one as well. It yields to Moscow airports of Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo only in the passenger traffic. It consists of two terminals, for domestic and international flights. Moreover, private jets flights are handled in Pulkovo as well.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Poverty in Russia – UN’s Point of View
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| Experts from the United Nations Organization strongly believe that Russian government should develop and introduce special measures for eliminating poverty in order to achieve so-called Millenium Development Goals
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| --25-10-2010-- |
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Drugs Can Promote Memory Loss
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| Researchers pay more and more attention to processes of memory storage and recall. Scientists already know several proteins, which play a key role in memorization processes, and many experimental works were aimed at finding properties of these proteins. A new study of Russian physiologists is dedicated to memory loss, induced in snails and rats by means of blocking a NMDA-receptor.
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| --22-10-2010-- |
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Face of Russia in Computer Games
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| Russian State Duma is considering the possibility of closer work with IT-game industry. There will probably appear a supervising body – an independent advisory council, one of the tasks of which will be tracing of unduly cruel and antipatriotic games in the market and banning their sale in Russia. However, the activities will hardly be limited to prohibition measures only.
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| --01-11-2010-- |
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Oil and Gas Can Have Abiogenic Origin
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| Common point of view says that deposits of petroleum and natural gas, which are hydrocarbons, formed as a result of decomposition of organic matter of ancient living organisms. However, the theory of abiogenic petroleum origin tends to become more and more popular among researchers these days. An argument between followers of either classic or alternative theories of hydrocarbon origin can soon be solved thanks to a research, performed by Russian geologists and mineralogists, who developed a technique for identifying a source of carbon, which is a part of natural gas.
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| --20-10-2010-- |
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Ice-diving in Karelia: high season despite of winter
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| Here in White Sea, all sea flora and fauna appear in all their glory in unusually crystal water, with 50 meters visibility, and all of it happens under arches and vaults of ice, forming fantastic and surrealistic forms.
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| --24-01-2011-- |
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Wedding Recipes
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| Russian Karavai – the traditional round bread loaf - has come down to us from ancient pagan times. Karavai was a must at the Russian wedding feast, with numerous ritual rules observed during its preparation.
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| --25-01-2011-- |
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Mari El Republic: beware of bears, returning to nature
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| Mari El Republic is one of the Russian regions, interesting with their intact nature. More than half of the territories of the Republic are covered with forests. This region is ideal destination for those who is fed up with urban life. Rivers, lakes, forests and sacred grooves are waiting for guests to return them back to nature and give rest their nerves.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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New Techniques of Secure Data Encryption Developed
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| Russian physicists used multiple-valued logic and fuzzy logic for developing a number of techniques for secure communicative functions in robotic teams. New mathematics algorithms are essential for development of a new generation of intelligence control systems, which would be able not only to make their own decisions, but also learn and safely transfer their knowledge to other robots of their team.
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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Is Your Milk Safe to Drink?
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| Russian biologists have developed testing systems for quick measuring antibiotic concentration in various milk products. New testing systems, based upon immuno-assay technologies, are highly sensitive and specific.
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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Traditional Russian Wedding Feast
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| Weddings in Russia were traditionally celebrated in a vivacious and noisy way, with observation of numerous customs, signs, and popular beliefs. The festivities usually lasted for three days, but sometimes could extend to a whole week. Russian wedding ceremony was certainly accompanied with an abundant and plentiful feast, representing ceremonial dishes of Russian cuisine.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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How to fill an immigration card
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| Russian visa regulations make Russian visas ones very hard-to-get. We try to simplify the travellers' lives provding some information about it in the Visa section of our site and Russian Visa service. But that's not the half of the story. Among other formalities to do and documents to fill there is a migration card you should fill and keep it till the moment you leave the country.
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| --23-11-2010-- |
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Diamonds Dismissed – Nobel-Prize Winning Graphene Enters
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| Two days ago Sochi-born Andre Geim and his fellow researcher Konstantin Novoselov were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene". What is so revolutionary about the work of two former Russian physicists?
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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Flowers - safe choice for a present
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| We all like getting and giving presents. A present made in time can make peace and cheer up. It is not a secret for anybody. But the choice is so wide, that it makes you dizzy: what shall I buy? But there is a sure-fire way to make a gift: sending flowers, especially if your presentee is a woman.
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| --12-10-2010-- |
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Bouquets of flowers: forgotten language
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| Flowers are maybe the first thing to say: I love you without words and surely one of the oldest and simplest ways to decorate home, dress and hair. And they are still on the top. Flowers are the most popular and maybe the best gift.
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| --12-10-2010-- |
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Did Nobel Prize in Physics Go to Wrong Scientists?
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| Yesterday’s announcement of 2010 Noble Prize winners in Physics unexpectedly lead to a great scandal. Victor Petrik, a full member of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, claims that Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim got the highest award in the scientific world undeservedly, and he is ready to prove his words.
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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Nobel Prize fished from the trash
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| Two Russian-born scientists have won the Nobel Prize of $1.5 million for Physics, for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene. One of the two is the first individual to take home both the Nobel and the Ig Nobel.
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| --06-10-2010-- |
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Russia and Egypt telecom companies agree to $6.6 bln merger
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| Russia's VimpelCom Ltd and Weather Investments, the investment company headed by Egyptian telecom mogul Naguib Sawiris, said they are merging to form what would become the world's fifth largest mobile telecommunication service provider in a deal valued at over $6.5 billion.
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| --06-10-2010-- |
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Chitosan – New Material for Medicine
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| Russian researchers from created a new nonwoven fiber material from chitosan, a natural polymer, found in shells of marine arthropods and some insects. Scientists, who work in Karpov Research and Development Institute of Physics and Chemistry, believe that good absorbing properties of a new material promise a good future for it in medicine.
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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Life Should Have Come to Earth from Space
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| State of the art of world science allows scientists to talk only about time when life appeared on our planet, but not about life’s place of origin, head of the Institute of Paleontology, full member of Russian academy of sciences Alexei Rosanov believes.
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| --30-09-2010-- |
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Table Therapy Makes Healthier
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| Engineers and scientists from St. Petersburg have mobilized power of Earth’s gravitation force in a so-called mechanurgy table, which is believed to prevent and cure various illnesses.
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| --29-09-2010-- |
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Moscow's Cap's Blown Away
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| Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday, on a state visit to China, abruptly sacked veteran Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov after nearly two decades in charge.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Kalyazin: monument to human blindness
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| A church bell tower sticks out waters of Uglich water reservoir next to Kalyazin town as a monument to human blindness and faith of early Soviet period that nothing but new world is valuable. Most part of the city with almost thousand-years history is now retired under waters, with market square, Holy Trinity Monastery and Nikolsky Cathedral, the bell tower of which is still to be observed.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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The battle for Arctic is canceled
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| The forum titled “The Arctic- Territory of Dialogue” wrapped up today in Moscow. The forum has already made its contribution to the Arctic’s future, its participants said.
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| --24-09-2010-- |
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Surprises from Large Hadron Collider
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| Physicists, who work on the LHC, recently came across a new phenomenon, which was never predicted by any of existing theories. In a few words, protons collide and generate hundreds of particles. And among these particles, scientists detected pairs, movements of which were coupled for some unknown reason.
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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Hey, guys, let's play the global fray!
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| Legal international arms trade became so familiar over the past few decades that one doesn't even notice any more how sinister the game is.
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| --23-09-2010-- |
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Russian settlers fight for Israel's territorial inviolability
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| The former US President Bill Clinton claims that Russian immigrants and settlers in the Middle East are the main barrier in the way of reaching a settlement in the region.
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| --22-09-2010-- |
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Car Free Day in Moscow
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| September, 22 was a Car Free Day in Moscow and St. Petersburg. And Moscow has failed it completely...
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| --22-09-2010-- |
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Changing course in Moscow
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| Since 2008 Russian foreign policy has begun to swing back toward cooperation with the West. Are hints about a new course for Russian foreign policy remain mostly that: hints?
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| --21-09-2010-- |
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Spectrometer to Help Preserve Ozone Layer
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| Russian physicists used their enormous experience in monitoring atmospheric ozone within millimeter wave range and developed a radio spectrometer for measuring vertical distribution of ozone degrading molecules of chlorine oxide in atmosphere of our planet. Simultaneous measurements of ozone and chlorine oxide help correctly estimating how chlorine oxide affects depletion of ozone layer during cold time of a year.
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| --21-09-2010-- |
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Okroshka and Botvinya
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| Botvinya goes well in summer heat; it tastes lighter than okroshka and has a better refreshing effect.Okroshka and Botvinya are cold soups based on kvass; both are part of traditional Russian cuisine.
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| --25-01-2011-- |
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Quake under the Moscow immovable point
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| Most experts now believe Luzhkov, who is 74, will be forced to retire next summer. But previous predictions of his removal have not come to pass.
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| --17-09-2010-- |
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The farther into the East, the closer the dilemma
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| Washington’s Far East strategy, namely its contradictions with China, may cause problems for Russian Far East.
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| --14-09-2010-- |
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Tips for active rest on Baikal Lake
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| Baikal Lake is a place on the Earth which does not need a special introduction. There are a few things you should know to make your voyage safe and comfortable
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| --15-10-2010-- |
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Who supports "drugs genocide" against Russia?
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| A series of vigorous statements by top Russian officials in recent days show Russia placing anti-narcotics in Afghanistan on an equal footing with the worldwide war on terrorism.
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| --13-09-2010-- |
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New Technique for Delivering Genes into Embryos Developed
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| Biologists and geneticists know that a very convenient way to study functions of certain mammal genes, including their role in developmental disorders, is by means of introduction of these genes into embryos of laboratory animals.
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| --01-10-2010-- |
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Russian legal system: in urgent need of reforms
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| Another ugly scandal convulse Russian police. The head of the Directorate for Combating Economic Crimes and three police officers in Siberian Zabaikalsky Territory are suspected of taking bribes worth more than $450,000.
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| --09-09-2010-- |
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New Facts about Tumor Development
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| Russian scientists from the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Russian academy of sciences) and Pushchino State University performed a research, aimed at finding out conditions, which promoted intensive growth of tumor cells.
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| --09-09-2010-- |
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Strategy 31, an annoying splinter under the bear's nail
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| It's the August 31, less than a quarter of an hour to the planned march of the "Strategy 31" opposition movement in the centre of Moscow. The mayor's office and city government are planning to treat the rally as a provocation.
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| --31-08-2010-- |
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Biochips Help Criminal Investigators
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| Russian researchers from Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology and Moscow Physics and Technology Institute have developed a biochip, able to establish one’s identity as accurate as 99.6% using only traces of his DNA. This biochip can be very useful for criminal investigations, for instance, in forensic medical examination in order to narrow a circle of suspects or to identify a dead body.
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| --31-08-2010-- |
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Shaman cave on the Olkhon Island: Baikal Lake legends
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| Olkhon Island is usually called "heart of Baikal". It is situated in the centre of Baikal Lake. Olkhon has long been a kind of Mecca for the shamanistic world of Siberia. Moreover, Olkhon is an unbelievable beautiful place...
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Hadron Therapy Fights Cancer
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| Latest achievements of nuclear physics appear to be useful for fighting tumors and saving lives of living beings. However, surgery and chemotherapy still remain most frequently used techniques for helping patients with oncological diseases.
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| --26-08-2010-- |
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What Mr. Bout can tell about?
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| The decision Friday of a Thai appellate to overturn a lower-court decision and allow Victor Bout's extradition to stand trial in the United States on charges of trying to sell weapons to Colombian guerrillas means he should finally get his day in court.
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| --21-09-2010-- |
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After relative calm militancy flares up in North Caucasus
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| The flow of tourists to alpine resorts in Kabardino-Balkaria has grown much thinner of late, after more than ten police officers and civilians were killed in the region in one month.
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| --24-08-2010-- |
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Russian Handicrafts – Souvenir Gifts with Feeling
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| Russia has always been rich in resourceful masters able to invent the ways of bringing beauty and miracle into mundane living and ordinary household things. The realm of Russian folk handicrafts, which are actually the best gift souvenirs one can find in Russia, is multicoloured and varied; anyone can chose something to one’s liking.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Old prescription is better than two new ones?
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| President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law on introducing amendments to the law on the Federal Security Service (FSB) about administrative violations that expands the powers of the FSB under the current law.
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| --17-08-2010-- |
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Borsch – Russian Beetroot Soup
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| Borsch is probably the most widespread dish in Slavic cuisines. This type of vegetable soup got its name after the old Slavic name of beetroot – “byrsch” – the vegetable compulsory for this dish.
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| --25-01-2011-- |
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Ancient Bulgaria on the Volga shores
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| In Volga steppes in 140 kilometres from the city of Kazan lies Bulgar fortress-cite, the rests of ancient capital of Bulgaria, which was spreaded out from the White Sea to the Caspian Sea and was famous for its wealth and prosperity, full of beautiful houses, libraries, markets, baths and minarets. Yes, contemporary Bulgaria is a state on Balkan peninsula ...
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Russian wildfires become faggot for political flame
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| The two-month heat wave in Russia took a political turn as protesters tried to gather in front of Moscow City Hall to demand the resignation of Moscow's mayor.
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| --13-08-2010-- |
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Militia is getting pulled into police
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| A first step in President Dmitry Medvedev's reform of the notoriously corrupt police force will be to replace its Bolshevik-imposed name "militia" with the tsarist-era "police."
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| --11-08-2010-- |
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Black Panther, Bloody Diamond and a Cannibal's Bounty
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| On August 5th, the International Criminal Court in The Hague saw the most beautiful witness in its entire history. Naomi Campbell, a girlfriend of a Russian businessman, testified in the case of one of the most outspoken politicians of our time, the former Liberian President Charles Taylor.
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| --11-08-2010-- |
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New Nanoparticles for Nanolasers
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| Russian physicists from luminescence department of Lebedev Institute of Physics created three-component hybrid nanoparticles, which can be used for building nanolasers.
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| --26-08-2010-- |
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What Do Some Rodents Need Hair in Their Mouth For?
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| Russian biologists now face a new astonishing challenge – they discovered that some species of rodents had hair in their mouth. The research project is conducted by Koltsov Institute of Developmental Biology and Severtsov Institute of Evolution and Ecology Problems, both institutions belonging to Russian academy of sciences.
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| --04-08-2010-- |
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Top-7 Russian sights very difficult-to-visit
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| Russia has plenty of sights and tourist attractions for any taste and budget, but the human nature is always eager of difficulties and many of us believe instinctively that things hard-to-get only are worth looking at. There are some really exciting places in Russia, which are very hard-to-get, on different reasons, from the lack of transportation to the location on the territory of working camp, or even because they are considered by local public as sacred ones, so they can be aggressive towards unbidden guests. Among these places...
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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A rest for a forest
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| The Khimki forest, a 1000 hectare reserve of birch trees just north of Moscow, has become the scene of dramatic confrontation between environmentalists and road builders. Today is the day of a short rest.
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| --03-08-2010-- |
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Belukha Mountain: gates to Shambala
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| Belukha mountain is the highest point of Altay and Siberia, one of the highest mountains of Russia: its altitude is 4506 metres above the sea level. Moreover, Belukha is an ultimatively beautiful mountain: it draws attention of artists and travellers, tourists and scientists, writers and fun-seekers veey year. The Buddhists and Russian Old-Believers think it is a sacred place, and gates to Shambala are situated here. In 1998 Belukha was included into the UNESCO World Natural Heritage List.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Far East clenched its fist
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| A court in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the Russian Far East has ordered all local Internet service providers to block access to YouTube.com and four other websites for publishing extremist materials.
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| --30-07-2010-- |
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Electron Beam Helps Building a Fuel Cell
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| Russian physicists from Tomsk (the Institute of High-Current Electronics, Siberian branch of Russian academy of sciences) suggest using some particular features of high-current electron beam for building fuel cells for hydrogen economy.
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| --04-08-2010-- |
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How Artificial Reefs Can Be Useful?
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| Russian scientists claim that artificial reefs are extremely popular with marine inhabitants. Researchers from the Institute of Marine Biology (Far East branch of Russian academy of sciences) say that if Russian coastal shallow waters were filled with such reefs, catches of various commercial species of fish, invertebrates and algae will grow significantly.
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| --28-07-2010-- |
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Ear-to-ear intimacy with a shadow
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| Special programs, potentially dangerous for many mobile phone users, are being sold on the Internet.
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| --27-07-2010-- |
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Guerrillas' spirit or gorillas' brain?
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| It is as a rule useful to analise events after some time has passed. Several weeks ago the “primorsky partisans’” brief campaign came to an end. Police cornered the self-styled group of “partisans” who led a guerrilla war against law enforcement officials in the Primorye Region of the Russian Far East. Members of the group were captured or killed.
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| --23-07-2010-- |
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Blatnyak - Russian Criminal Song
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| Blatnyak (criminal folklore,) is the song genre that sings of life and customs of the criminal world, originally meant for the milieu of prisoners and people close to underworld. The genre originated in the Russian Empire and spread in the Soviet Union and subsequently in the CIS countries.
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| --23-07-2010-- |
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History of Russian Cuisine
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| Before the 17th century Russian cuisine was quite plain and natural, without any gourmet luxuries. It was based, as a rule, on turnip and cabbage, cooked in different combinations and in all possible ways, often flavoured with spices. Russians also consumed all sorts of fish, as well as berries, mushrooms and numerous porridges (kasha).
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| --25-01-2011-- |
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How RNA Molecules Move, While Synthesizing Protein
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| An international think-tank, which consisted of scientist from Russian and Germany, used a technique of cryoelectron microscopy for taking images of a ribosome, a cell protein-making “plant”, during its work. Scientists followed a trajectory of RNA molecules inside a ribosome and reported results of their work in Nature magazine.
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| --16-07-2010-- |
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Laser Microsurgery for Treating Eye Tumors Developed
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| Cooperation of Russian physicists and ophthalmologists resulted in a technology of femtosecond laser microsurgery of subsurface eye tumors, for instance, tumors of sclera – eye protein coat.
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| --14-07-2010-- |
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Samovar – Russian Tea Machine
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| The Samovar – the Russian tea machine, as it was referred to in Western Europe – stands out against all other water-heating devices.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Moscow airports: Vnukovo
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| Vnukovo International airport (IATA code VKO) is the oldest one in Moscow. It is situated 28 km westwards from the centre of Moscow, so it is the nearest one to the city, moreover, it it very easy to get.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Mars-500 Chronicles: One Month of Total Isolation
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| It has been 30 days already, since participants of the Mars-500 project were locked in special flight-imitating facilities. There are only 490 days of Martian mission simulation left.
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| --09-07-2010-- |
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Aluminum to Solve Problems with Energy
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| Using aluminum can solve major problems of traditional and hydrogen power engineering, and these are not mere words according to Russian scientists.
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| --07-07-2010-- |
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Is the end of draft dodging coming soon?
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| All Russian men between the ages of 18 and 27 are obliged by law to perform one year of military service, but people are encouraged to evade conscription.
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| --15-07-2010-- |
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Moscow airports: Domodedovo
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| Domodedovo is the biggest international airport in Russia since 2005. In perspective it will be a hub, connecting Western Europe and Pacific Region, situated on the south-east from Moscow. Domodedovo is the only one airport, certified for serving flights on Airbus A380, the biggest passenger liner. Moreover, according to the rating of British independent agency of Skytrax, Domodedovo has entered top-3 best airports of Eastern Europe.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Moscow airports: Sheremetyevo
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| When you land in the country, your acquaitance with it begins with the airport. We offer you some information about the main airports of Moscow, and we begin with Sheremetyevo, one of the biggest Russian airports in terms of international regular flights.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Observing Nanoparticles in an Organism – Now Easier
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| Today various nano-substances, created for medical purposes, attract attention of many medics, biologists and physicists. Studies of magnetically controlled precise drug delivery by means of magnetic nanoparticles are of specific interest to scientific and medical community.
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| --02-07-2010-- |
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Why Don't People Fall, When Their Arms Swing?
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| When a standing person moves, any kind of motion changes body configuration, and centre of body’s mass shifts. In order to prevent a moving person from falling, a huge coordinated work of muscles, responsible for motion, and postural muscles, helping keep upright body position, is carried out. Russian scientists from the Institute of Information Processing (Russian Academy of Sciences) decided to find out how mentioned coordination was conducted
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| --30-06-2010-- |
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Things not to do in Moscow
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| Like all megapolises, Moscow has enormous latent possibilities for fun and troubles. Some of them are typical, others are particularly indicative for Moscow. They main dangers deal with food, transportation and social communication and conflicts. The food in Moscow is very, sometimes unreasonably expensive, but cheap food should make you think about its quality. Transportation has its own difficulties, especially if you rent a car. What about contacts with the local public, take into account, that there are some things not to demonstrate, to avoid conflict. It doesn't do a credit to Moscow public, though it is very motley.
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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Booking Taxi Online
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| When traveling to Russia, particularly Moscow as the most popular destination, most tourists prefer to allow for all possibilities and think how they can get from the airport to their hotel or apartment beforehand. One of the best ways is to book a taxi online in advance, when you have time to choose the right taxi-company providing English-speaking drivers.
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| --17-02-2011-- |
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Long Live OLEDs
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| Russian physicists developed a technique for making organic light-emitting diodes live longer. For this purpose they added to OLEDs long-living nano-crystals of cadmium chalcogenides, inorganic luminescent sites, which help organic chromophores and simplify production technology of OLEDs with required emission spectrum.
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| --25-06-2010-- |
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Solvychegodsk: Stroganovy Salt Lake city
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| Solvychegodsk is a small town in Arkhangelsk Territory, which appeared in 16th century and became a centre of a huge trading empire, created by Stroganovy merchants. The family of Stroganovy, famous with their art patronage, so active, that the art historians identify specific Stroganov style in icon painting and even in architecture, have built their empire on salt-works and salt trading. The Stroganovy's salt works were prospering from mid-16th till the 17th century. Actually, Solvychegodsk stands literally in the beginning of their business and still keeps some rests of the salt-works and monuments of art and church architecture, demonstrating obviously, such a profitable business it was.
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| --17-11-2010-- |
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Evolution of Proteins Goes On
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| Evolution of protein molecules seems to continue 3.5 billion years after it had begun. It runs on a very slow pace, but even extremely ancient proteins of different species, which come from one common ancestor, keep changing.
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| --23-06-2010-- |
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White nights: time for St. Petersburg
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| The white nights, or nightless nights, phenomenon of high latitudes, when darkness harly falls because the sunsets are too late and sunrises – too early is to be observed in such Russian regions and cities as Cherepovets, Vologda, Magadan, Petrozavodsk, Yakutsk, Vorkuta, Arkhangelsk, Severodvinsk and many others. Moreover, there is the polar day in some of them (Murmansk, Norilsk and Vorkuta). However, there is the only one city, associated with the white nights so strongly: St. Petersburg.
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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Animals That Are Now Lost
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| Darwin Museum of Moscow welcomes visitors – new exhibition “Disappearing World” tells them about extinct and endangered animals.
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| --16-06-2010-- |
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Daily rent of apartments in Moscow
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| Here are some details of daily rent of apartments in Moscow, which is something between booking a hotel and long-term renting. Such service as daily rent of apartments exists in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and other cities, and the fact that tourists and business travellers choose it indicates its advantages over hotels and hostels. As for Moscow, the main advantage is obvious variation in prices. As soon as daily rent is a special service, I describe its special features in terms of Moscow.
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| --30-06-2011-- |
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Day of Christening of Russia
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| Recently Russian government has introduced another official memorable date – the Day of Christening of Russia that is to be marked on July, 28th. The new holiday, however, is not a day off for Russians. So, what is it all about, this date?
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| --15-06-2010-- |
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Alien Cells Can Change You
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| Russian researchers showed that behavior of laboratory mice changed after transplantation of spleen cells from another mouse.
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| --23-06-2010-- |
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How Space Bodies Collide with Earth: Possible Scenarios
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| Russian mathematicians and physicists calculated consequences of possible collisions of natural cosmic bodied with our planet’s atmosphere and surface, and worked out a collision classification
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| --09-06-2010-- |
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Top-7 Russian tour services
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| The Russians always try to go abroad on their holidays. Some foreigners suppose that there are some things to see and do do there and go to Russia. The variety of travelling possibilities is really wide, from sightseeing in Moscow to the flight on MIG-29 to the frontiers of atmosphere and space. The prices vary from 3, 5 thousands USD to positive infinity. According to the sources, the foreign tourists prefer Bailkal, Trans-Siberian Railway, Kamchatka and Kurily Islands, Cold Pole and such services like military tourism, exotic of Russian village, in complex with hunting and fishing, and everything tied with space flights.
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| --09-06-2010-- |
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Unique Detector for Explosives Created
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| Russian physicists from the Institute of Physics in cooperation with several other research institutions have built a unique device – a photonuclear detector of hidden explosive substances. The device can detect explosives in luggage of air passengers and various closed containers, as well as serve as a portable detect for demining activities.
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| --11-06-2010-- |
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Not official taxi in Moscow – not a good idea
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| Next to the ordinary registered taxi companies, there is a plenty of not official taxis in Moscow. They call them bombilas.You can take it doing like a hitcher, but not in the street and not on the highway. They are considerably cheaper, but we do not recommend anybody and especially foreigners, to command their services. There are a few reasons not to do it and now I am going to specify which ones, telling a story, happened to one my colleague.
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| --17-02-2011-- |
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Solar Patrol to Fight Corrosion
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| Russian space physicists from Vavilov State Institute of Optics developed an unusual technology for fighting corrosion of oil and gas pipelines.
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| --02-06-2010-- |
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New Materials for Aircraft Engines Created
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| Russian researchers from the Institute of Metals Superplacticity Problems (Russian academy of sciences) developed a new technology for creating 3D and flat sheet materials with homogeneous nanostructure.
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| --28-05-2010-- |
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Russian Snacks and Starters
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| A distinctive feature of Russian cuisine is abundance and variety of snacks and starters. Just like in former times, it is still a custom in Russian homes to serve for the arrival of guests all kinds of dainties.
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| --25-01-2011-- |
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Transgenic Plants Grow in Moscow Region
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| Russian biologists use the town of Pushchino, located in the Moscow region, as a field for growing genetically modified plants: wheat, flowers and fruit trees.
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| --26-05-2010-- |
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Russian Kasha: Secrets of Porridge
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| Porridge is undoubtedly a primordially Russian dish. Moreover, porridge is a cult dish. Following old Russian traditions, on wedding ceremony the groom and the bride necessarily cooked porridge.
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| --25-01-2011-- |
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Patterns of Tunguska phenomenon with your own eyes
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| Do you know the Russian region of Evenki Autonomous District in the Krasnoyarsk Territory is famous with? You know, even if you don’t know, that it is situated there. Tunguska phenomenon took place directly in this region in 1908, June, 30 at 7. 17 o’clock (local time). This phenomenon, also known as Tunguska meteorite, is still a thing exciting the imagination of scientists and ordinary people as well. Was it a meteorite, or an accident, happened with some spaceship or something else? It happened more than one hundred years ago but it is still discussed together with little green men and gossips about stars’ private life. Now the place of mysterious catastrophe is a natural reserve and you can visit (even in three ways!) it and see with your own eyes the place above which the explosion, which made the sky above all the Europe to glow with strange colored light for a few days, took place.
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| --17-11-2010-- |
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“Plasma Shell” of Supersonic Aircrafts Can Be Real
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| Russian physicists have studied structure of impact waves in non-equilibrium environment. Among other applications, these studies can help lower negative effects of impact waves on supersonic flying vehicles. Impact waves usually form around bodies of “iron birds”, when they travel in the atmosphere.
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| --21-05-2010-- |
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Caves of Pinega: visibly alive
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| The caves of Pinega are a few systems of including about 100 sinks, situated in the karst area in the Pinezhsky District of Arkhangelsk Region, in the interstream area of the Pinega and Kuloy Rivers. The caves are situated on the territory of the Pinega natural reserve. They have some special features, instead of the caves of Caucasus and others, but the most interesting one is that the changes in the configuration and plan of the caves, be observed during the human life: the Pinega caves live very active life.
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| --20-05-2010-- |
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Large Hadron Collider to Be Modernized
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| Russian scientists from the Institute of Nuclear Physics, located in the city of Novosibirsk, build a new facility, which will enhance LHC’s performance 100 times.
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| --19-05-2010-- |
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Rye Leaven
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| If you plan to bake white bread, similar sourdough can be prepared of wheat flour or “overfed” this rye ferment with wheat flour. The choice of rye flour is explained by the fact that it is much easier and faster to make sourdough from rye than from wheat flour. Wholegrain wheat flour also gives quite good results as compared to refined wheat flour.
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| --25-01-2011-- |
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Giamatrix – New Artificial Skin
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| “Giamatrix”, an innovative bioplastic material, covers injuries or severe burns and cures them, while dissolving. Russian researcher Ramil Rakhmatullin from Orenburg State University invented a new material, based upon polymerized hyaluronic acid, which allows patients to avoid painful dressings. The scientist dreams of growing parts of human organs to replace damaged ones.
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| --03-06-2010-- |
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Traditional Russian Rye Bread
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| Thanks to its agrarian past Russia can be justly called the rye empire. From time immemorial Russian people ate rye bread which both dear to their taste and easy on the pocket. In the beginning of the 20th century consumption of rye flour products comprised over sixty percent. Today this figure is much less, reaching only about 10 to 13 percent. But till now Russia is in the top five of the largest manufacturers of rye.
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| --25-01-2011-- |
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New Electroluminescent Light Sources to Appear
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| Russian physicists developed a technique for creating new planar metal-organic structures, which can serve as a basis for producing submicron electroluminescent light sources with adjustable emission spectrum.
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| --12-05-2010-- |
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130 years old park of Sokolniki: from hunting land to the fine sample of garden art
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| Sokolniki is one of the biggest parks in Moscow, very popular among the Moscow people and guests of the Russian capital. Actually, Sokolniki is a name of profession, tied with hunting: Sokolniki are the people, who trained hawks for the sport of kings. Since the 15th the forests here were the favorite hunting place of the Moscow princes and, later, tsars. The whole village of Sokolniki was situated there in the 17th century serving the needs of the royal hunting. Later the forest was used for military maneuvers, and then the park was laid out there and used for the festivities. Finally it was turned into that we have now: a huge more or less regular park with 7 radial, 1 ring and 2 semi-circular alleys, with restaurants, sports complexes, skating rinks in winter and beaches functioning in summer, and even rose houses. But the name of this park and of the big district on the East of Moscow is still the same: Sokolniki. Some events also take place in the park, for example, the Ice-Cream Fest, coming soon, on the May, 30.
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| --17-11-2010-- |
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Diamond Mixed with Graphite
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| Russian physicists developed a technique for making thin graphitized layers inside a diamond. These layers, combined with technology of diamond photolithography, open wide perspectives of using diamond-graphite structures in electronics and optical electronics.
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| --05-05-2010-- |
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Taking a Taxi in Moscow
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| Booking a taxi, as well as an apartment, in many countries is often easy, safe and cheap. Still, lots of foreigners come across problems when ordering a taxi in Russia.
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| --17-02-2011-- |
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Making Gold Ingots from Gold Dust
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| Russian scientists made a great contribution to understanding how fine gold particles with time turned into large pieces of the yellow metal. The key factor in concentrating gold is microorganisms, which can concentrate up to several kilograms of this precious metal per year.
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| --23-04-2010-- |
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Russian Cities Attractions: All-Russia Exhibition Centre (former VDNh) in Moscow
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| All-Russia Exhibition Centre is one of the most popular resorts in Moscow, where you can spend your free time skating, riding a bike or skateboarding. If you haven’t got a bicycle or roll-skates, you can rent them for reasonable price. The complex of All-Russia Exhibition Centre is a monument of Stalin-Style architecture and garden art as well, which were creating not only the myths, but also environment for the New Human of coming communism. The buildings of pavilions initially dealing with all the soviet republics and branches of national economy and now are turned into exhibition and sale areas. There are some permanent exhibitions and museums there as well, and such more common things like the largest in Europe Big wheel and playgrounds for children.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Heart of Tiny Atomic Clock Starts Beating
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| Russian physicists from the Institute of Physics (Russian academy of sciences) work on a compact atomic clock of a new generation, and they have already created clock’s “heart” – a small quantum discriminator, which would allow new clock to be as accurate as one millionth part of a second per 24 hours.
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| --21-04-2010-- |
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Fist Fights: Old Russian Tradition of Martial Arts
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| The tradition of fist fighting existed in Russia from times immemorial till the early 20th century. Apart from being a sort of sportive folk entertainment it was a peculiar fighting school that developed skills necessary for defense of the native land.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Hunting and fishing in Russia
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| Hunting and fishing are traditional Russian leisure activities, but many foreign tourists find them exotic like a flight on the MIG-29. Such services also cost much. The tour costs from 3, 000 euro, without cost of the flight and accommodation in the hotel. The tour operators provide different services, in order to the guests could feel themselves like the Russian counts and princes: they can try themselves in hawking (sport of kings), hunting with hounds of venery and the Russian wolfhounds. The hunting and fishing tours take place in different exotic regions. For example, fishing on the Baikal Lake or bear hunting on Kamchatka compose exotic tour to place and exotic activity.
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| --20-04-2010-- |
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Morning Star Loses Its Mysterious Cover
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| A Russian scientist compiled first full geological map of the Morning Star, which will help finding answers to many questions about planet’s and Solar system’s evolution and history, as well as about possible future of our own planet.
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| --14-04-2010-- |
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History of Guitar in Russia
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| The history of guitar in Russia is rich and original, with quite a complicated way of its development.
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| --18-01-2011-- |
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The Bear In Russian Culture
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| The Bear — a significant factor of Russian culture - appears in many Russian literary works, folk tales, epics, proverbs and sayings, not infrequently acting as a protagonist. The Bear was the emblem of the XXII Olympic Games held in Moscow in 1980.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Very Light Aircraft – Almost Like a Feather
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| A Russian engineer has built a very light aircraft with unique properties, which can be used as a basis for building purpose-made aircrafts with specified characteristics.
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| --09-04-2010-- |
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Muromtsevo: Gothic ruin next to Golden Ring
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| Country-seat of Muromtsevo is situated almost on the way between Vladimir and Moscow. You have a chance to get there if you take the wrong way in the trip from Vladimir to Suzdal. Suzdal lays in 40 km from Vladimir northwards, the little town of Sudogda, which is not mentioned in the traveller’s guides lays in 40 km as well, but to the south-east. The town is notable because of the outstanding beautiful Muromtsevo country estate, built in the Gothic style in the late 19th century, then turned into a forest research institute, which did not exist long, and then it was little by little ruined, and that must be also in the Gothic style. It is not very easy to reach and it is really ruined. The people fond of architecture and romantically-minded persons, welcome! But please, be careful.
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| --17-11-2010-- |
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Gap in the Mendeleyev Table Filled
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| Russian scientists form Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (JINR) and their American colleagues have reported about first successful synthesis of 117th element of the Mendeleyev periodic table.
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| --07-04-2010-- |
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Wooden palaces of Chukhloma
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| Chukhloma, famous with its wooden architecture, is a little pretty provincial town in Kostroma Region. It stays on the beach of the Chukhlomskoye Lake which is sometimes called Chudskoye after the ancient Finno-Ugric people, which lived in this densely wooded country and was called Chud’ by the Russians. But it is not the same lake where the Neva battle with knights Order of the Brothers of the Sword took place in the 13th century. That Chudskoye Lake is situated on the frontier with Estonia. The exotic place names like Edomsha, Vozega, Morega still keep the memory about the Finno-Ugric peoples.
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| --17-11-2010-- |
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Crab Shells Protect Your Favourite Cheeses
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| Biotechnologists from Moscow developed a new coating, made of chitosan, which can cover cheese during maturation and save it from rotting. New development is safe and edible, and soon will be ready for use in food industry.
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| --31-03-2010-- |
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New Wound-Healing Substance Created
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| Russian scientists from the Institute for Energy Problems of Chemical Physics (Russian academy of sciences) currently work on a new type of healing substances, based upon copper nanoparticles. The innovation has already got a patent in Russian Federation.
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| --26-03-2010-- |
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One fifth of Russia or what to do in Yakutia
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| What is Yakutia (Sakha Republic) usually associated with? Diamonds, the Pole of cold, huge territories with wild northern nature, almost uninhabited, huge rivers, tundra, taiga, reindeers and Northern shining. 40 per cent of its territory is situated beyond the polar circle. It is a real paradise for the hunters and fishers. This region, occupying one fifth of all the territory of the Russian Federation, is populated mainly with the Yakuts ingenious people of this land, whose origin and ethnogenesis goes back to antiquity and is still not very clear. They still keep their traditions and beliefs, and you can see it. This country is however available by train and by air.
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| --17-11-2010-- |
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Mountain Shoria
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| Mountain Shoria, Mountainous Shoria, or Gornaya Shoria is a mountain-taiga region lying on the south of Western Siberia between the mountain systems of Altai and Sayan. It is called after the Shors, the ingenious ancient people, very original but small one, still living there. The Mountain Shoria is a considerable mining area on the Russian national scale. The Kuznetsk Basin the coal resources of which are being tapped is situated next to here. But the tourists come here all the year not because of the natural resources, but for the wide possibilities for tourism. In winter the Mountain Shoria is a ski resort, in the summer the tour operators offer you different modifications of active rest backpacking to the rafting and cave tours.
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| --23-03-2010-- |
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Apartments for Rent in Moscow: Tips and Advice
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| Apartments for rent in Moscow city centre provide a cost-effective and comfortable solution to a traveller's needs. All apartments booked through our website are furnished and services, and ideally located for visiting the capital's attractions and landmarks, and enjoying a party in one of the central Moscow night clubs.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Something about Sleep
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| Every night, when people fall asleep and dream, their brains switch off the ability to control their bodies, paralyzing every muscle, Russian somnologists say.
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| --19-03-2010-- |
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Adventure tourism in Russia
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| Some people prefer spending their vacations and holidays in the hotels on the first line with nothing to do except sunbathing, swimming and lying next to swimming pool with a cocktail. Some evenings they devote to sightseeing excursions. Others cannot be satisfied with it and cannot imagine their leisure without breaking the routine of life, getting new skills and acquisition knowledge and the contact with nature, of course. There are no precise definitions of the adventure tourism, but it includes all that want the people who is bored by the hotels on the seashore. There is even no unified conception of what such tours should include, but no doubt, Russia is a wide field for activities and experiments in this type of tourism.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Smoother Plexiglas Developed
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| Russian physicists developed and tested a technique for making polymethylmethacrylate (known under trade name Plexiglas) surfaces smoother in nanometer and subnanometer range. The technique involves exposure to vacuum ultraviolet radiation with wavelength of about 124 nanometers.
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| --17-03-2010-- |
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Some tips for bicycle touring trips in Russia
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| Bicycle touring in Russian has wide geography. You can ride along the tundra of Kola Peninsula, or in the mountains of Caucasus, Altai or Urals. In the Mari El Republic you will follow through the taiga. The bicycle touring trips are carried out in vicinity of Baikal Lake, which doesn’t need presentation. There are also Golden Ring bicycle tours. The possibilities are wide as well, from the well-organized tour services different level of difficulty to trips organized by the clubs for bicycle touring everybody can find on the forums and join them or even create her/his own one. The operator’s services and club events differ in the categories of difficulty and length. There are also bicycle tours combined with a quest. We are going to mention some places and give some advices.
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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Advances in Nanotechnologies: Reusable Nano-Containers
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| Russian scientists from the Institute of Applied Mechanics have made a significant contribution to the field of reusable nano-containers.
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| --10-03-2010-- |
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How Vancouver was not won (a time to gather stones)
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| As it has already become obvious, the winter Olympic Games in Vancouver were rich in the failures. The cohort of the non-achievers is headed by United States, Russia, Austria and Germany. Many sportsmen have been the forth ones, and that is even worse as to be among the last ones. The Russian team, disappointed the fandom, was awaited to be more successful. There are many ideas and explanations of that, from the self-condemnation to condemnations of everybody except us. The professionals offer opinions like these:
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| --09-03-2010-- |
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Another Breakthrough in Nanotechnologies
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| Russian physicists from several scientific institutions successfully synthesized regular one-dimensional nanostructures, which period didn’t exceed 90 nanometres. For this purpose, researchers treated solid surfaces with multipulse femtosecond laser radiation in air or water environment.
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| --05-03-2010-- |
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Russian Proverbs and Sayings
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| Russian proverbs and sayings are keen winged expressions created by Russian people, or translated from ancient written sources and borrowed from literary works; they express wise ideas and thoughts in concise and witty form.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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127 Meters of Evolution
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| State Darwin Museum, located in Moscow, prepared a new interactive exhibition, which invites everyone to follow all steps of evolution.
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| --27-02-2010-- |
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New Plant Tranquilizers Developed
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| Russian scientists from the city of Tomsk currently work on an original nootropic tranquilizer, made from Atragene speciosa Weinm, a rare perennial vine. Main difference of this plant-based preparation from similar synthetic drugs is total lack of side effects.
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| --24-02-2010-- |
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Sviyazhsk: combining incompatible
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| Sviyazhsk is a settlement on the island in the Middle Volga, which has been turned into a huge water reservoir. Earlier it was not an island, but a town on the hill. If I ask you where such different odious characters as Ivan the Terrible, Leo Trotsky and Judas Iscariot could meet, the answer is Sviyazhsk.
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| --17-11-2010-- |
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Russian Drunkenness
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| Everywhere we hear statements that Russians are the nation most intemperate in using of alcoholic drinks and it was allegedly like that from time immemorial. Often we, the Russians, also repeat the affirmations about the "historical predisposition" of Russians to alcohol. However, the history of Russia refutes this myth.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Luminescent Microbes to Indicate Toxicity
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| Russian researchers suggest using genetically modified coliform bacteria Escherichia coli with integrated gene from luminescent marine bacteria for as a simple test system for preliminary assessment of nanomaterials’ toxicity.
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| --19-02-2010-- |
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Gorny Altay: getting around for the single travelers
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| Some people like guided excursions and tours with a rich program, leaving no time for the individual planes. Others like to be absolutely independent, instead of some difficulties like buying tickets, looking for and booking hotels and hostels, etc. If you have decided to visit Gorny Altay but do not want any guided and excursions, whatever interesting and comfortable for the foreign tourist it would be, you maybe need some information.
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| --17-02-2010-- |
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Fighting Cancer – What Russian Science Suggests
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| Russian authorities decided to fund production of several anti-cancer nano-agents with precise delivery of active component to a malignant growth. The results of this programme would be effective and affordable anticancer treatment with precise delivery in the form of liposomes, immunoliposomes and monoclonal antibodies.
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| --17-02-2010-- |
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Enigma of Old Russian Ornaments
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| Russian ornamentation is justly considered one of the most interesting phenomena of the world art culture. It represents a unique realm of artistic images. Throughout centuries the Russian ornament was changing and transforming, but unalterably excited imagination of contemporaries with its inherent poetry and beauty of lines and colours.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Peptides Fight Cancer and Ageing
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| Biologically active peptides or peptide bio-regulators are known to reduce development frequency of some tumors and to increase average life expectancy. Russian scientists from carcinogenesis and onco-gerontology of the Research Institute of Oncology have studied effects of peptide bio-regulating molecules for 35 years and finally decided to share their results with the public.
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| --11-02-2010-- |
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Renting an apartment in Russia: step by step
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| Renting an apartment in Russia, especially in Moscow and St. Petersburg, is a budget alternative of living in a hotel. The market of apartments for rent is very rich in various offers in both Russian capitals. The variety of the prices is considerable and even disorients at the first. But nevertheless it is possible, and you can do it promptly. Like everywhere all over the world, you find a flat which passes to you, command some renting agency’s services or contact the owner directly at your own risk and peril and conclude a rental agreement.
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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Artificial Skin to Treat Severe Burns
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| Extensive burns are a very difficult thing to cure – the larger is damaged area, the harder it is to cover the wound. However, Russian medics recently saved two people, 98% of whose skin was burnt.
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| --04-02-2010-- |
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Mysterious Altay: cradlehand of civilizations and plenty of tourist possibilities
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| Altay is one of the most enigmatic places in Russia and maybe in the world. It is a cradleland of ancient civilizations, which left their tumuli, stone statues with mysterious writings and signs. The nature is still wild and maiden there. The tourist possibilities of Altay are really huge. The tourists are offered multiple types of services summer and winter alike, including horse or camel riding, rafting, trekking, ski and helicopter tours. The fans of alpinism, paragliders and speleologists will be also satisfied. The ethnic history and present of Altai is also very rich: this is the place where three great religions of Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Moreover, there is national Altay epos Maaday Kara having nothing to do with these ones, and tales, and legends.
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| --16-02-2010-- |
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Bacteria Eaters Help People
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| Medics are seriously worried – antibiotics become useless, when treating many deathful infections. The only solution, according to medics, is in viruses.
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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Khibiny Mountains: skiing, snowboarding and reindeer safari behind the polar circle
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| First of all, Khibiny Mountains is one of the two main mountain ranges of the Kola Peninsula (Murmansk Region). It is the highest mountain range in Russia, which is situated beyond the Polar circle. Moreover, Khibiny is the oldest mountain range in Russia, that’s why they are not very high. They are about one milliard years old. They exist like mountains all this time.
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| --28-01-2010-- |
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Vladivostok Fortress: labyrinths of defensive constructions
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| Vladivostok is a well-known Russian port on the Pacific Ocean, the destination point of the Trans-Siberian railroad. It was closed for all the foreigners from 1958 until 1991. The city is rather young (founded in 1860), but it disposes an architectural monument which is worth to be visited anyway if you are found of industrial and military tourism or not. It is defensive constructions, visible from the city, the theme for numerous legends and rumors. Everybody who has ever been in the city noticed the strange concrete constructions on the tops of the hills, on the feet of the rocks, along the roads and on the seashore. If you look attentively, you can recognize direct lines of breast works, made of concrete. You can walk around them all alone with your camera, or address to the local diggers’ club: they give you a real tour. It is rather interesting, even if you are not a fan of military tourism.
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| --25-01-2010-- |
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Laser Welding for Restoring Masterpieces
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| Painters from the Hermitage, world-famous museum of St. Petersburg, developed a new technology for restoration of art works, which were made of metal. The technology is based upon a recently developed compact laser, which became a reliable instrument in restorer’s hands.
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| --21-01-2010-- |
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Skating in Moscow: where to go?
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| After a few warm almost snowless winters we are finally having one looking like winter. It means that skiing and skating is possible again. Skating is one of the traditional Russian winter outdoor activities. The rinks appear again in the yards for skating and playing hockey. These are like for the private use of the people living in neighboring houses. There are also public open rinks in the centre of Moscow, where there are rental stores, check-room and related services like skates grinding. I tell you about some of them.
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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Physics and Mathematics to Help Fighting Tumors
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| Russian physicists developed a physical and mathematical model of a malignant tumor, which can help telling whether anti-tumor therapy would be effective or not and predicting behavior of cancer cells.
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| --14-01-2010-- |
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28th Russian Antique Salon as a motive to visit Moscow
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| The 28th Russian Antique Salon opens in the Russian capital on the February, 27, 2010 and will continue till the March, 7, 2010. This regular selling exhibition, taking place twice a year has already become a traditional rendezvous for the antique dealers and classic art enthusiasts from Russia and abroad. As usually, it takes place in the Central House of Artists, Krymsky Val Stret, 10. Instead of the economy crisis, the previous Antique Salon passed and the organizers hope the same happens this time.
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Ignatyevskaya cave: Paleolithic art gallery with tens of names
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| There are some caves is Chelyabinsk Region, but the most interesting, tourists friendly and storied in Ignatyevskaya limestone cave. It is situated on the bank of the Sim River (feeder of the Belaya River, or Agidel) in the Southern Urals (Chelyabinsk Region) in 7 kilometers from the settlement of Serpievka, Katav-Ivanovskiy District. The cave is a significant site of federal significance, because of its Paleolithic paintings.
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Russian baths: ethno spa
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| Tour operators, providing adventure, ecological, ethnographical tours, especially the winter ones, include the Russian baths into their services. The Russian traditional baths have a long history and combine washing with spa procedures like massage, conditioning and aromatherapy. When properly used, Russian baths can prevent some diseases and otherwise, it can do ill if used not properly. Consulting a doctor is anyway appropriate, because there are some contraindications.
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Reindeer safari: Evenki style
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| Every country, disposing territories on the north like Finland, Sweden and Norway cannot help but offers reindeer safari among its winter tourist services. Russia is not exception. In Russia you can choose between Karelia, Murmansk Region, Yamal peninsula and so on along the north of the country down to Chukotka. And all the small peoples of the North living on this huge space use reindeer teams as traditional mean of transport. Each region has its own national color...
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Detector for Toxic Substances Developed
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| Cooperation of several research institutes of Russian Academy of Sciences resulted in creation of a new high-precision sensor for detecting substances, hazardous and toxic for DNA.
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Amino Acids Help Maintaining Muscle Tonus
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| Russian medical experts suggest a technique for compensation nitrogen losses in muscles, which were not active for some time due to various reasons. Medics claim that taking a mixture of several amino acids – leucine, isoleucine, methionine and arginine – can prevent patient’s muscles from degradation.
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Why Grass at Sakhalin is Giant?
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| Russian scientists now have an explanation for an interesting natural mystery – why ordinary grass plants become giant, when they grow at the Russian Far East.
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Birchbark Manuscripts
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| Birchbark manuscripts represent one of the most enigmatic phenomena of Russian history. Proved to be amazingly long-lasting, they open up unlimited possibilities for learning about the past in historical areas where quests for new sources were recognized hopeless.
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Chicken Embryos Cure Severe Wounds
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| Russian scientists from Stavropol State University have developed a new technology for extracting substances from chicken embryos for curing burns, slowly healing wounds, trophic ulcers and other diseases.
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Birchbark Handicraft
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| Birchbark wickerwork is an old Russian handicraft. At all times amazing natural qualities of beautiful birchbark were considered irreplaceable in household. The famous Russian lapti (aka bast shoes) are among the numerous articles handmade of birchbark.
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Some records of Trans-Siberian Railroad
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| The fact, that Trans-Siberian Railroad is the longest continuous rail line on earth, is well-known. As if it was not enough, Transsib has made some other records, like progress rate of the works and project costs. There are some more curious facts about Trans-Siberian Railroad and some records of this monster, going through 12 regions, 2 territories, 2 republics, 1autonomous region and one district included in the region.
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| --09-12-2009-- |
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From Russia with … Fake? Find Authentic Souvenirs!
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| Russian Folk Arts and Crafts, embodying original artistic traditions of multi-national Russia and centuries-long experience of aesthetic perception, undoubtedly make an integral part of world culture. Today there is a growing interest in revived craftsmanship traditions both in Russia and abroad.
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Circum-Baikal Railroad: golden buckle on the Russia's steel belt
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| Circum-Baikal Railroad is a part of the famous Transsib, it is still sometimes called "golden buckle on the Russia’s steel belt". Circum-Baikal Railroad is a railway, getting round Baikal Lake. It is not made of gold, but it cost so much and the result was so beautiful and technically sophisticated, that it is worth to be compared with a jewel.
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Skopin Ceramics
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| Among the centres of folk handicraft of pottery, unique is the phenomenon of decorative ceramics of Skopin town of the Ryazan Region. The craft owes its appearance to clays lying in great quantities in the environs of the town of Skopin. Ceramic dishware in the area, where Skopin was founded later, had been made as far back as in the Kievan Rus’ epoch. Ryzan lands rich in traditions of various folk arts and crafts became the cradle of pottery ware and modeled clay whistles.
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Clean as Lotus
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| Russian scientists from the physics faculty of Moscow State University and Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelemental Compounds applied a combination of two techniques and suggested an elegant solution to the burning problem of modern science.
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| --01-12-2009-- |
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Trans-Siberian Railroad and the wars of 20th century
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| The longest railway on the earth, going through the Europe and Asia, connecting the Far East with central Russia and European countries is in an important thing from the economical point of view and strategically as well. Trans-Siberian Railroad figures in all the main military conflicts have taken place on the Russian territory from the first years it’s functioning.
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| --30-11-2009-- |
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Perm Animal Style
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| Famous Perm animal style (shaman images, images of the Chud people and cult casting) is one of the most mysterious cultural phenomena of the ancient Urals. Scientists still can’t tell exactly who created those amazing objects and when it happened.
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Dyatkovo Crystal-Glass
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| Dyatkovo crystal-glass ware production has existed for over 200 years and has a rich history. The artistic and material qualities of Dyatkovo crystal-glass make it a true pearl of Russian artistic glasswork.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Hen Eggs Can Carry Human Proteins
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| Russian scientists have recently developed brand new system for biotechnological production of pharmaceutical proteins. The protein, which name is lactoferrin, has a well-known mighty antioxidant effect and protects organisms of human babies, which immune system is not yet fully formed, from various diseases.
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Ornamentation of Wood Carved House
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| The tradition to decorated one’s house with wood carving is rooted in pagan times, when every sign left with a man’s hand – be it a notch or a dent – had some magic power and had great sense and meaning in struggle with the powers of nature.
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Tips for renting a flat in Russia
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| Foreigners coming to Russia on business or for sightseeing have to decide where to stay: in a private apartment or a hotel. Renting a flat turns out to be more beneficial if you travel with friends, besides, many people see it as the way to be more independent. Here are some tips, which can make the procedure of renting a flat easy and safe.
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| --19-11-2009-- |
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Alpine skiing without leaving Moscow Region
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| There are many skiing resorts in Russia in the highland regions. But you can find ski centers near Moscow. The Muscovites created them with a view to economy their time and maybe money. If you like snowboards and alpine skiing so much, this service is for you. In spite of the fact, that a true Russian winter seems to fall victim to global warming, there are some real skiing resorts and other places with special equipment like artificial snow making machines, lighting and rent-a-ski in Moscow and Moscow area, functioning all the winter season at any time of day. It is an optimal variant for the people, having a weekend on hands. Of course, they lose out to real skiing resorts in mountains in vertical drop and length of the ski slopes.
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Motor Fuel Can Be Made of Solid Wastes
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| Russian scientists developed a technology, which provides plasma processing of solid wastes into motor fuel components without emitting any toxic or hazardous substances.
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Seven wonders of Russia: don't miss out
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| The Places of interests in every country have different score of attraction. Some of them are worth to be seen, some of them should be seen, and others do not deserve much attention. Russia is so rich in tourist attractions, that it could be supported by the tourist industry only, but for narrow-minded businessmen, trading the natural resources in the straight sense of the word. Of course, not all of the tourist attractions are equally interesting. In order to define the main ones, a competition was carried out in 2008. As a result, following seven wonders of Russia were chosen by way of secret vote.
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House Wood Carving
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| The preserved monuments of Russian wooden architecture provide evidence of high building craftsmanship, artistic skills and subtle taste of folk artisans. Masterpieces of old Russian architecture win admiration with simplicity and nobility of shapes, original solving of building challenges, and richness of interior trim.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Red Stones clove: tale of the Thule
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| The Red Stones clove in vicinity of Norilsk (Krasnoyarsk Territory)is rather difficult to access but extremely beautiful place with red rocks, waterfall cascading from them to a lake at its bottom. This place was detected by the geologists in 60-s, whose settlement, Talnakh, is situated in 6 kilometers from the Red Stones. They were searching the ore. The rocks wouldn’t disappoint the alpinists, others can enjoy the sights: they are really unusual, not to say surrealistic. Everything looks strange in the crystal northern air. Especially the red rocks and waterfalls.
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Cell Therapy to Fight Traumatic Coma
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| Medics from the Russian city of Novosibirsk developed an effective rehabilitation technique for patients, who suffered from serious head injuries and were in coma.
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Kuzova Isles: an ancient Saami pantheon
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| The archipelago of Kuzova, famous for the incredible beauty of its sights, is a group of islands in the White Sea on the route from the town of Kem to Solovki Isles. The title of the archipelago means "The spruce isles". The archipelago includes uninhabited 16 domelike isles covered with spruce forests and spots of lichens, varied in color. The biggest isles are Russky Kuzov and Nemetsky Kuzov. Kuzova are well-known not only because of their nature, but also because of the ceremonial artifacts preserved there from the ancient times: labyrinths made of stones, sacred stones and early man sites.
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Antioxidants Help Restoring Eyesight
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| Russian scientists under supervision of academician Vladimir Skulachev have showed that SkQ antioxidant, aimed at fighting ageing processes, was able to treat age-related ophthalmological illnesses in laboratory animals, since no tests on human beings were performed yet. The compound, named SkQ, could treat mentioned diseases in rats and rabbits, as well as restore eyesight in horses, cats and dogs.
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Kasli Iron Casts
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| Kasli, one of the oldest towns of the South Ural, is famous world over thanks to its iron cast sculptures and works of applied art. Ural casting is the leader of artistic and architectural casting of iron and bronze of the 18-20th centuries, known among both art collectors and general public.
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Volcanoes valley: river under lava flows
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| The volcanoes valley, or Khi-Gol fold, is curious or even unique place, situated in the East Sayan Mountains (Republic of Buryatia). This fold is a water gap of the rivers Khi-Gol and Zhombolok, filled with lava from the volcanoes Kropotkin’s and Peretolchin’s, which were active just a few thousands years ago. Their volcanic necks look tiny by contrast to the mountains around, but their ringside view is showy. The thickness of the lava layer in the valley reaches 150 meters, and nothing grows on its grey surface, in spite of the volcanic necks.
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Kukarka Lace
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| Kukarka Lace (aka Vyatka Lace or Kirov Lace) is a type of traditional handmade bobbin weaving and one of the well-known folk Russian arts and crafts. The centre of Kukarka lace handicraft is the town of Sovetsk (formerly Kukarka Village of the Vyatka Province) in the Kirov Region. In its artistic significance, valuable folk traditions and creative finds of the recent times the handicraft is on a par with other lace-making centers.
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“Stolby” of Krasnoyarsk
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| The capital of Krasnoyarsk Region, Krasnoyarsk is famous for the unique nature monument of Krasnoyarskiye Stolby (Rock Pillars). These Stolby are numerous giant granite rocks formations up to 100 meters high, many of very extraordinary shapes. Almost each of them has the name.
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Yelets Lace
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| Yelets Lace is a famous Russian handicraft of bobbin lace woven from bobbin threads of brown, white, yellowish, black or grey colours. The centre of the handicraft is Yelets town of the Lipetsk Region. Lace-making sprang there in the late 18th century, and in the 19th century already Yelets gained the lead in lace producing in Russia. Yelets craftswomen wove measured lace, kerchiefs and collars.
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Russian Anti-HIV Vaccine Ready for Clinical Trials
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| Russian medics from St. Petersburg developed a vaccine, which fights HIV-1 subtype A virus, the most common cause for AIDS in Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union, and reported about it during the 18 International Conference “AIDS, cancer and public health”.
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| --27-10-2009-- |
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Caucasus dolmens: contemporaries of the Pyramids
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| The group of dolmens is a sightseeing attraction of the Krasnodar Region and Northern Caucasus. They are situated in the foothills (about 250-400 meters above the sea level) along the coast of the Black Sea. This chain is the biggest conglomeration of dolmens in Europe. Some of them are the popular tourist objects; others are hard-to-get.
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| --15-10-2010-- |
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The Drunks and The Grain Store (The Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon).
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| It is a case of east meets west as the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of The Drunks at the Courtyard theatre kicks off its four year celebration of theatre from the eastern bloc, giving us a sneak peek of life beyond the iron curtain.
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| --25-10-2009-- |
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Pavlovoposadski Print Shawls
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| Print Shawls produced in Pavlovski-Posad town are a unique phenomenon of Russian culture and are often perceived as one of the national symbols of Russia.
Both Russians and foreigners have always highly estimated traditional Pavlovo-Posadski print shawls. They appeal with the multicolored palette, finest elaboration of floral ornaments, thorough drawing of every flower, among which the rose is a favourite and a sort of a symbol of the Pavlovo-Posadski kerchiefs.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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The lucky cave of Kapova
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| The Kapova cave (or Shulgan-Tash), famous with its beautiful cave paintings of the Paleolithic age, is situated in the Bashkortostan Republic, on the Belaya River in the mountains of the South Ural on the territory the Shulgan-Tash nature reserve. The cave is interesting not only because of the paintings; its interior is notable too. It is well-known between the tourists and the scientists as well. The museum of The Kapova Cave is opened in it, and a spelaean laboratory will be opened soon.
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Orenburg Downy Shawls
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| These beautiful and cozy, light and warm hand-knitted shawls of fine down are among the popular symbols of Russia. The downy wool of Orenburg goats is the finest in the world: it is only 16-18 micrometers, while angora goats’ wool (mohair) is 22 to 24 micrometers thick. This is why Orenburg downy knitted items – shawls and gossamers - are especially gentle and soft.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Bee Hives as Thermostats
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| Large crowds of bees are able to regulate their temperature, which allows them to survive either during sever frosts (-20 degrees Centigrade), or during exhausting heat (+35 degrees Centigrade), Russian scientists found out.
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| --20-10-2009-- |
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The journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow
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| The most intensive transportation in Russia is high-density traffic between St. Petersburg and Moscow. Two Russian capitals are tied by several means of transport, and each of them is preferred by different people, having different reasons for that. Each type of transportation, by car, by train and by plane has its advantages and disadvantages, tied with the price and time you spend traveling.
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| --20-10-2009-- |
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Vologda Lace
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| “No other centre of lace manufacturing in Russia enjoyed such fame as the city of Vologda and its modest dwellers” – Sophia Davydova wrote in her well-known research book Russian Lace and Russian Lace-makers.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Ethnographical tourism in Russia
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| As it is known, the ethnological tourism is based on the interest of the public to the traditions of different peoples, mainly aboriginal ones, with their culture, customs and traditions and folk art. As far as Russia is a multiethnic and multicultural country, the possibilities for the ethnical tourism in Russia are very wide.
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Kholmogory Bone Carving
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| Since long ago dwellers of the Russian North procured seal bones and walrus tusks in the polar seas and gathered fossil mammoth bones on the shores of the Arctic Ocean. The bone carvings from Kholmogory were notable for excellent craftsmanship and perfected technique. The best carving masters from Kholmogory were invited to work in the Kremlin's Armoury, which performed orders for the tsar’s court.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Solar Wind Removed Water from Venus
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| Solar wind removed a significant amount of water from Venus’s atmosphere – this is what data from automatic interplanetary station “Venus-Express” revealed to astronomers. The probe also shed light on characteristic patterns of winds in the atmosphere of the brightest planet on our night sky.
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| --13-10-2009-- |
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National park of Kenozerye: land of the lakes and sacred grooves
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| The National park of Kenozerye is situated on the South-west of Arkhangelsk Region not far from the frontier with the Republic of Karelia. The name of the park is tied with the lake of Kenozero on its territory. This lake is a part of the system of lakes, forming the water route. This natural area of preferential protection is however notable not only for the variety of species on its territory, but also for the monuments of material and spiritual culture, the authentic culture of the Russian North
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| --17-11-2010-- |
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Ural Malachite
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| Few Russian gems are considered to be undoubtedly better than their foreign analogues. Few gems have their own patron. It is widely known that the best malachite was produced in the Urals.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Ecotourism in Russia
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| Ecotourism becomes more and more popular in Russia. It s no wonder. The cultural and environmental heritage of the country is so very rich and various, that Russia can be called one of the most promising countries for the development of the ecotourism.
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Abramtsevo-Kudrino Wood Carving
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| Abramtsevo-Kudrino Wood Carving is a famous Russian handicraft that took shape in the vicinity of Abramtsevo Estate situated near Moscow. The appearance of the handicraft was closely associated with artists of the Abramtsevo circle, and first of all with Elena Dmitrievna Polenova, who organized a carving and woodwork workshop in the estate of Savva Mamontov.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Earth’s Crust Is Shrinking
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| Researchers from all over the world are still unable to tell whether our planet shrinks, expands or somehow pulses. What prevents them from making the final decision is the lack of objective data about Earth’s radius changes. However, Russian geologist from Russian Kant State University managed to use most recent data and concluded that Earth should be shrinking.
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| --06-10-2009-- |
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Hiking in Russia: where to go
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| The most outstanding feature of Russia is its size and distances. The best way to feel the distances is walking. Consequently, walking tourism, or hiking is the most optimal type of tourism for experiencing the specific character of the country. The tour operators could offer you a big variety of walking tours in Russia, depending on the region and season. Forests and mountains, summer and winter trips, one-day and long tours different difficulty level are provided by them. Moreover, it is healthier, than traditional tourism with visiting big cities and their superfits.
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Talashkino Carving and Painting Workshops
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| One of the remarkable places of the Smolensk Region is the small settlement Talashkino situated 18 km away from Smolensk. Talashkino, today a museum reserve, was one of the most important artistic centres of Russia of the late 19th – early 20th cc, associated with the study and revival of Russian applied and decorative arts.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Dog sleds tours in Russia
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| The traditional sightseeing tourism cannot satisfy everybody, more and more people prefer outdoor activities, especially in winter. One of the most exotic and exciting types of the outdoor activity in Russia is dog sleds safari. The dog sled is a traditional mean of transport of the Thule peoples and Siberia. Now the dog sleds tours are provided by many tour operators in different regions of Russia, from Kamchatka to the Moscow Region. Moreover, some of the international the sled dog races take place in Russia.
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| --24-01-2011-- |
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What You Should Know About Sweeteners
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| Those, who try to lose weight by means of removing sugar from their diet, should be aware that sugar substitutes not always do good to health, moreover, their effects vary with seasons, Russian scientists and medics believe.
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| --30-09-2009-- |
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Polkhov-Maidan Painting
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| Polkhov-Maidan painting is one of the youngest folk handicrafts of Russia. The most popular souvenirs are matryoshkas, Easter eggs, and decorative turned sculptures on themes of Russian folk tales and country life.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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What to see in Yaroslavl
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| Yaroslavl is one of the Golden Ring cities, celebrating its millennium in 2010. It means that all the circumstances for a big flow of tourists are already created. Moreover, since 2005 Yaroslavl is the UNESCO World Heritage Site, because of its architectural monuments, churches and civil buildings of 16 – 18 centuries. So, it is worth to be visited even after the anniversary celebration. Museums acquaint the tourists with the exciting history and splendid art of the place. The hotels provide you rooms and apartments, from the luxurious to modest ones. Big variety of cafes and restaurants solves the food problem. Yaroslavl is a transportation hub, so it is not a problem to reach it by car, by train and by water.
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| --15-10-2010-- |
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Mezen Painting on Wood
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| The origin of Mezen painting ornamentation remains a mystery. The original profound symbols deserve to be seriously studied by researchers. The symbols of Mezen painting are rooted in mythological beliefs of the people of the ancient North. For example, the frequent use of many-tier patterns suggests following the shamanic tradition.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Pereslavl-Zalesskiy: Old-Russian color and windsurfing
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| Pereslavl Zalessky is one of the cities of the Golden Ring, which are visited by thousands foreign and Russian tourists every year. It offers medieval churches, museums and Russian souvenirs as all such cities. Except these traditional attractions, Pereslavl Zalessky is famous with such natural feature, as Pleshcheevo Lake, the centre of the Pleshcheevo Lake national reserve.
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| --17-11-2010-- |
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Chocolate Can Harm Your Health
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| Russian scientists performed a study and found out that, when stored under improper temperatures, chocolate can harm health of chocoholics.
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| --22-09-2009-- |
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Lipetsk Painting Designs
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| Lipetskie uzory i.e. ‘Lipetsk designs’ is a folk handicraft of making wooden articles with artistic painting in the Lipetsk Region. It is also known as the name of a factory producing these articles.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Horse riding holidays in Russia
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| To spend your vacation in the open air on the horseback is an amazing adventure, which can be dangerous or pleasant; it depends on you. It is more comfortable than hike, because you don’t need to walk all the time, carrying your things on your back. Riding a horse is healthily, and horsed trip is a good possibility to gain some skills in riding. Moreover, the regions, where this tourist service is provided, are famous with their beautiful nature and various landscapes.
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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Zhostovo Lacquered Trays
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| Zhostovo black lacquered metal trays painted with rich colorful flower ornaments represent one of the most famous Russian arts and crafts, Zhostovo painting, developed in the village of Zhostovo, Mytishi District of the Moscow Region.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Why Earth’s Poles Never Have Earthquakes?
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| Earthquakes are powerful natural disaster, which human beings often fail to predict accurately, live alone controlling them. However, scientists all over the world search for some peculiar phenomena, which are associated with earthquakes.
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| --17-09-2009-- |
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Kamchatka peninsula-2: transportation and accomodation
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| After you have read the previous article about the natural monuments of Kamchatka peninsula and maybe got interested in traveling there, it’s time for some information like how to get there, which cities exist there, what king of transport is being used there to get to the volcanoes and geysers from the cities and settlements ultimately where to sojourn at an inn and what to do there. Moreover, there are some tourist possibilities on the peninsula, except the simple sightseeing.
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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Gorodets Painting
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| Gorodets painting is one of the most famous folk arts and crafts of Russia, and a vivid phenomenon of the so-called naïve art. Bright and laconic Gorodets painting (genre scenes, figurines of horses, roosters, and flower patterns) performed with free strokes of paint brush, with white and black graphic outlining, decorated distaffs, furniture, doors and shutters.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Kamchatka peninsula: Volcanoes, Valley of geysers and Valley of Death
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| Kamchatka, one of the most outstanding volcanic regions in the world, is famous with its Volcanoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 12% active volcanoes in the world are situated on the Kamchatka peninsula. The second thing, drawing the interest to this place, is the Valley of Geysers, equal in beauties to geysers of Island and ones of Yellowstone Park and New Zealand as well.
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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Historical festival of the Kulikovo Field: reconstruction of a medieval battle
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| The historical festival of the Kulikovo Field is a complex of the festive events dealing with the reconstruction of the battle on the Kulikovo Field, which happened in 1380. This battle became a decisive event in the opposition of the Russian princedoms and the Golden Horde and formation of the Muscovy.
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Khokhloma Painting
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| Khokhloma is a traditional folk Russian handicraft that appeared in the 17th century in villages under Nizhni Novgorod. One of the most famous kinds of folk Russian decorative painting, it is used in creation of splendid ornate wooden tableware and furniture.
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Baikal: No Reaction on Global Warming
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| Changes, which took place in a unique ecosystem of Lake Baikal, have always attracted scientists. Heating of Baikal water column was of extreme interest – climate warming near the lake was two times faster than average values for any place on the globe.
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| --08-09-2009-- |
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Fedoskino Miniature Painting
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| Fedoskino miniature is one of the types of traditional lacquered miniature painting. Painting is made in oils on papier-mache articles. This handicraft was developed in the late 18th century in the Fedoskino Settlement under Moscow.
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| --01-09-2011-- |
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Plastic, at the Same Time Rubber
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| Russian chemists created polymer materials with a unique property – their rigidity or elasticity modulus gradually changes in given direction in such a way, that one side of material is a solid plastic and the other – soft rubber.
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| --01-09-2009-- |
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Old Ladoga – the first Russian capital
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| The small settlement of Staraya Ladoga (Leningrad Region) on the Volkhov River is perhaps the oldest Russian city and the first Russian capital. Ladoga (in Swedish Aldeigjuborg) was founded not later than 753. The historians suppose that the genesis of the Russian nationhood is closely tied with this place. The archaeological finds and evidences of the sources enlighten its history. The surviving buildings like the fortress, St. George’s church, tumuli on the Volkhov’s bank and the exhibition of the museum re-create the incidents of the long-ago.
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| --15-10-2010-- |
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Gzhel Ceramics
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| Gzhel follows old Russian traditions of folk arts and crafts. Gzhel masters paint every item exclusively by hand. The painting is made with cobalt, which acquires the characteristic blue colour in the technological process.
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| --01-09-2011-- |
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Don’t Allow Your Job to Exhaust You
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| Does positive attitude, or absorption in work, as psychologists say, help avoiding professional exhaustion? Two points of view exist – some researchers say that positive attitude never accompanies professional exhaustion, some think it does, unfortunately.
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| --25-08-2009-- |
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Zhbannikovo Clay Whistle Toy
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| Zbannikovo toy is a traditional folk handicraft spread in the villages of Zhbannikovo, Rompino, Ryzhukhino and other settlements of the Gorodetski District of the Nizhni Novgorod Region.
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The air show MAKS: interesting and cognitive
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| The air show MAKS is an international air show, where not only the aircrafts but the weapon systems and space vehicles are demonstrated. The show includes the demonstration of aircrafts on static displays, flight demonstrations of the aircrafts, and demonstration flights of the aerobatic teams. Moreover, MAKS provides a special program for the businessmen and symposia and conferences as well. The air show takes place in the town of Zhukowski (Moscow Region), a capital of the Russian aeronautics, in the end of summer. Some of the technique units can be seen only there, because the demonstration of them abroad is impossible for some reasons.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Branched Peptides Instead of Antibiotics
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| Microorganisms, bacteria in particular, which show resistance to all antibiotics, even the newest ones, can be defeated with a natural substance, existing for millions of years on our planet.
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Chukchi Bone Carving
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| The Extreme North is inhabited by over 20 peoples and ethnicities, all of them keeping their ancient and interesting culture, an important place in which belongs to useful arts. From olden times the northerners have made clothes, household articles and decorations using natural materials, such as fells of animals and birds, fish skin, wood and plants, and, certainly, carved bone.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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The Armory Chamber: treasure house of Moscow Kremlin
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| The Armory Chamber is a part of the Grand Kremlin Palace’s complex. The museum holdings and exhibitions consist of the precious items preserved for centuries in the tsars’ treasury and the Patriarch’s vestry. Some of the artifacts were made in the Kremlin’s workshops; others were accepted as ambassadorial gifts.
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Bird of Happiness: Wooden Guardian of Family Hearth
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| The fascinating carved wood toy called the Bird of Happiness has long been a guardian of family happiness and wellbeing among the Russian people. In former times such a charm used to hang in every house, under the ceiling at the entrance area, so that every person entering the house passed under it. The amulet is believed to take away negativities that a guest might bring along, and lets only good things into the house. So it helps to make the house peaceful and free from quarrels and people kinder to each other.
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Kuskovo country estate
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| The country estate of Kuskovo on the outskirts of the modern Moscow is a unique monument of artistic culture of the 18th century. It is one of the earliest surviving summer country seats in Russia. This country estate was built through the count Sheremetev’s request for parties, large theatrical performances and mass outdoor festivities. The architectural complex of Kuskovo includes 20 unique architectural monuments. The mansion-house survived its interiors, full of authentic accessories and art works of the Russian and European artists.
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Palekh Miniature
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| One can hardly believe that these fairytale-like paintings on lacquered black caskets, which seem to be popular exemplars of something “old-Russian”, in some way owe their appearance to the notorious revolution of 1917. Let alone the centuries-long icon-painting tradition of Palekh masters, of course.
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Derelict buildings as a tourist purpose: industrial tourism in Russia
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| If you are sick and tired of the traditional types of the tourist services and you want to see something unexpected and even ambiguous and dangerous, you can join the people, who are found of visiting and making pictures of the derelict buildings or even cities. In Russia they call these industrial tourists stalkers, but it is not absolutely correct. The people, who examine and photograph derries, are not principally interested in that the objects they visit are abnormal, they simply should be left by the people. There are some things to have in mind to provide your safety and not only your.
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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Abashevo Clay Whistles
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| In the 19-20th cc the village of Abashevo was the leading pottery centre of Russia. Clay toys made by Abashevo masters were exhibited in Moscow, London and Paris. They are profoundly traditional: from generation to generation the artisans passed down these peculiar images of domestic animals, birds, deer, horsemen, ladies, etc., and yet, each of the masters let these images deep inside and breathed life into them, creating inimitable inspired characters.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Railway services between Moscow Railway Terminals and airports
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| As it is known, traffic jams is one of the main problems of Moscow. They are really sick-making for the travelers who have to spend hours going to the airports. The danger to miss your trains and plains because of jams is absolutely real if you go by car. The safest way to reach the Moscow airports without troubles is special railway services.
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Kargopol Clay Toys
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| As compared to bright and clear-coloured Filimonovo and Dymkovo toys, these figurines from the northern lands of Russia might seem pretty stern. However, this first impression is only due to the palette including black, dark-yellow and brown colours. As for the toys’ subject matter, they have lots of amusing images, sculpted plainly but with great warmth and folk wit.
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| --01-09-2011-- |
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Where to eat in Moscow harmless for your money and health
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| It is not a secret, that cafes and restaurants in Moscow are very different in their prices and quality of food. Some of them are incredibly expensive; others look too bad to enter them. But there are cafes and restaurants, where you can have a meal for the reasonable price, and I’ll tell about some of them.
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| --15-12-2010-- |
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Filimonovo Clay Toys
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| These wonderful handmade ornamented clay toys are a famous handicraft of the village of Filimonovo in the Tula Region. Here lived the last masters who revived the forgotten art in the 1960s. The toys are amusing and fanciful, but at the same time simple in manner and very expressive. The majority of Filimonovo toys are traditional whistles.
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Yeasts Will Save From Rabies
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| Experts consider rabies to be almost irremediable, killing up to 50 000 people every year. Unfortunately, Russia is not an exception. Russian scientists from Research Centre of Molecular Diagnostics and Treatment started development of first domestic rabies treatment.
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Traveling in the couchette cars: a little hardcore in your trip
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| Some people think that extreme travel is something connected with snowboarding, alpinism, rafting, long expeditions to the forests and deserts. Others, and I am among them suppose, that we should look around to notice the elements of the real extreme in the habitual attributes of traveling. I explain it on the example of the couchette cars, harmless at first sight.
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| --15-10-2010-- |
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Wooden Bogorodskoe Toys
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| Two wooden figurines, a man and a bear as two blacksmiths at work– once you pull the toy’s plank, they start hammering on the anvil in a funny way. These amusing toys, known in Russia for more than three centuries, have long become the main handicraft of the Bogorodskoe village, one of the most famous centres of wood carving tradition in Russia.
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Stone to Store Electricity
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| Russian scientists and power engineers suggest storing energy in the form of heat by means of a natural material, called talcum peach or talcum chlorite.
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Vargan, the Russian Jew’s-harp
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| In the Stalinist epoch the vargan was banned as an adverse vestige of the past, in particular because of its close connection to shamanism. In spite of that, the older generations contrived to preserve the traditions of vargan playing and pass them on their children and grandchildren.
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Zhaleika
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| The origin of the word zhaleika remains unknown. Some researchers point to the similarity of the roots of zhaleika and zhal’nik, the latter denoting a grave of an ancient Slavic man, and surmise the instrument could have been used at funeral repasts. The timbre of the zhaleika is piercing and nasal, sad and compassionate.
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Saliva and Dental Calculus to Make Diagnostics Easier
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| Scientists from Omsk State University perform interesting experiments - they grow dental calculus in vitro. The aim of the experiment is learning how saliva affects structure and chemical composition of dental calculus, and this knowledge can help linking properties of saliva and dental calculus with human health.
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The Captain's Daughter by Alexander Pushkin
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| The Captain's Daughter (Kapitanskaya dochka)- historical novel written by Alexander Pushkin.
It is a common knowledge that the poetry of Alexander Pushkin cannot be translated well. That’s why Pushkin is not so famous abroad as Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. But there are some novels, written in prose, that are worth reading to understand the great gift of the greatest Russian national poet.
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Nanotechnologies Against Cancer
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| Scientists from the Institute pf Gene Biology (Russian Academy of Sciences) currently work on nanotransporters, which will deliver anti-cancer treatment to tumors.
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| --07-07-2009-- |
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Kuvikly
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| The kuvikly (kugikly) is the Russian variety if the many-piped flute, internationally known as the Pan-flute. The type of music instrument is widely spread in various parts of the world, with every people having its own name for it: in England they call it panpipes or pan-flute, sampogno in Latin America, nai or muscal in Moldavia and Romania, skuchudai in Lithuania, larchemi (soinari) in Georgia, etc.
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| --07-07-2009-- |
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Most Important Inventions of the XX century – Russian Version
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| All-Russia Public Opinion Research Centre (VCIOM) published data on what inventions, made in the 20th century, Russian people considered to be most important, and what discoveries our fellow nationals were waiting for in the 21st century.
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| --30-06-2009-- |
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Russian Railway
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| Travelling by Russian trains is fast, convenient and secure and you can get your train tickets without leaving your house.You can purchase the tickets in real-time booking system. Choose dates, time, destinations and seats at your site.
Here you can read about life on a board of the Russian train. Tipes of trains and the most famous train "Krasnya Strela" or "Red Arrow" connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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| --15-10-2010-- |
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Sakhalin – the place where sun rises up
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| Sakhalin is one of the most wonderful places of our country – the place where sun rises up. This is, perhaps, one of the few places in the world, where wilderness of nature remained untouched. Volcanoes, lower plains covered by 3m-high grasses and bamboos, mountain terrains; crystal clear lakes, etc. make Sakhalin one of the most interesting and attractive places to explore.
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| --26-06-2009-- |
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Olfaction and Alzheimer's Disease Are Connected
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| Alzheimer's disease, the plague of human civilization, appears to have strong connection with sense of smell. Russian scientists found out that parosmia or olfaction disorder can be the first sign of this terminal disease.
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| --23-06-2009-- |
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Moscow and St. Petersburg night skating and bike rides
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| As it is known, night skating and riding is a European entertainment, which lets the people to enjoy their sport in the city without traffic. It has become very popular in Russia recently. Many people find it very amusing to begin their weekend with a trip across the sleeping city without cars and buses in a good crowd. Some of them really have no time by day for skates and bicycles. The great majority of such events happen on Friday’s night, though there are some exceptions. For the foreigners (especially tourists) it could be also interesting...
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Abkhazia – one of the most beautiful health-resorts is still in war ruins
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| Who has just for once been to Abkhazia would not forget it. This place is like a piece of tropical land in a northern latitudes. Picturesque bamboo gloves, tropical dark forests, fruit trees and palms surround warm Black Sea caves. Abkhazia is a very exotic country with rich history, manners and traditions. It suffered much because of the war but now it has almost got the independence because of Russia support.
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| --03-07-2009-- |
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The Golden Ring Cities: what’s the matter?
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| There are some cities in the Central Russia; they call it The Golden Ring. They are Old Russian cities with the medieval churches, fortresses, museums and traditional crafts. Some of them live because of the travel industry only (like Suzdal); others have something more serious, like Yaroslavl, the large industrial city. All of them are worth to visit and to ask a question: what’s the matter? Some of them are prosperous region centers or wealthy cities, but others look not very good, even their tourist objects.
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Glasses from Organic Materials
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| Russian biophysicists developed revolutionary techniques for diagnostics, prevention and treatment of age-related eye pathologies.
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| --16-06-2009-- |
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New service – Russian visa support online.
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| Now foreign visitors can get Russian visa support document or a letter of invitation, they can also get help in visa processing at the Russian consulate.
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| --23-11-2010-- |
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Hitch-hiking on Russian Highways: Pro et Contra
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| Lots of people in Russia prefer hitch-hiking as a way of traveling and ignore ordinary means of transportation, supposing hitch-hiking to be more interesting, faster and simpler than trains or buses. Furthermore it is free. Others argue that this way of traveling fits for emergency situations only and it is rather dangerous. Both positions have their advantages and disadvantages, which aren’t obvious, so they are to be considered. In my honest opinion...
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Walking about Moscow centre
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| In summer, when the weather is sunny, it is a pleasure to walk about Moscow Kremlin, the Red Square, to go by boat down the Moscow River and look at the city from Vorobyovy (Leninskie) Gory where the Moscow State University is situated. Here is some more information about the places that are worth seeing in Moscow.
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What Is Ball Lightning Made Of?
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| Russian scientists suggested a principally new cluster model of a lightning ball – a plasma crystal, formed by water kvatarons. This hypothesis gives explanations to the majority of observed properties of ball lightnings, especially their great destructive power.
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| --09-06-2009-- |
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Public opinion of Russian citizens against some points of the European Social Charter
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| More then 5000 Russian citizens signed the letter from Russian Orthodox Church to Dmitry Medvedev. The letter is against some points of the European Social Charter. Public opinion of a large part of Russian citizens on the creation of the institute of the Juvenile Judiciary and the introducing the sexual education at school differ from the points of the European Social Charter.
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Viking-Age festivals in Russia
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| It is not something extraordinary that the historical reconstruction of the everyday life of 9-11th centuries exists in Russia. The culture of the Viking age in Russia demonstrated a fancy symbiosis of the different cultures, so fans of the medieval history have great possibilities for self-realization. As a result, or maybe by accident, the Russian historical reconstruction clubs studying this period are notable for accuracy in simulation of clothes, culture, habiliments, and arms. This direction of the historical reconstruction seems to be the most developed one in the country. There are three big festivals worth to mention and to visit in the first place, even when you are not enthusiastic in historical reconstruction.
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The third round of comprehensive Russia-U.S.A. talks will take place in June in Geneva.
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| The discussions about new strategic arms reduction will take place in late June in Geneva between Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Abama. There are several pro and contra of the following arms reduction which you can see below.
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| --10-06-2009-- |
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Sunscreen Made of Silicon Nanoparticles
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| Traditional sun protecting creams and lotions are based upon mineral filters, mainly titanium or zinc oxides. Recently sunscreen producers started adding silicon to their protective emulsions. Is this element effective enough against furious sun?
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Prioksko-Terrasniy Nature Reserve: Bisons, Beavers and Tawny Owls in their Natural State, Unique “Flora of Oka”.
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| The national biosphere reserve "Prioksko-Terrasniy" is situated in the south of the Moscow Region in 12 km from the city of Serpukhov and next to Danki settlement. Leaping ahead, the species living in the reserve are interesting every way, but the location of such an ecosystem in the Moscow Region is really unusual.
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EU-Russia summit in Khabarovsk
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| EU top officials and Dmitry Medvedev discussed the ways out of the world economic crisis, energy problems, the delivery of Russian gas and a new structure of European security. They also discussed Eastern Partnership project, which is considered by Russia as an attempt to create another cordon around Russian borders and spoil the relationships with Russian neighbors. Still Russia cannot resolve all gas problems without Europe – the main importer of Russian gas. A good way out of the situation seems the involving a third player in the game – the new gas importers China and some Asia countries.
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Tibetan Yoga Fights Stress and Hypertension
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| Breathing exercises according tummo (yoga of Tibet) treat atherosclerosis and can be used as non-medication doping for athletes under conditions of low temperatures and altitude hypoxia.
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Once more about Yuryev-Polsky
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| Instead of its name, this town has with Poland nothing to do. “Polsky” means here “Laying in the fields”, in contrast with another Yuryev which is in 80 km from Kiev. Yuryev-Polsky is an old Russian town and the administrative center of Yuryev-Polsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located in the upper reaches of the Koloksha River, 68 km northwest of Vladimir. It was founded by the same person whose name is associable with Moscow. Instead of Moscow, it was actually Yuri Dolgoruky, who founded Yuryev-Polsky in 1152. The Prince named the town in favorem of him. As it is obvious from the date, Yuryev-Polsky is one of the oldest towns in the central Russia.
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Novodevichy Convent: convent, fortress and prison
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| Novodevichy convent is situated in the South-Western part of Moscow on the bank of Moscow-river. The religious house was funded in 1525 is a witness of few historical events during its existence. The architectural ensemble is very notable for its structural integrity
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Dark Side of GM Plants
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| Over 125 million hectares in the world are currently under transgenic or genetically modified plants, and about one-fifth (21-23%) of these plants are resistant to pests. Recent research showed that plants, producing bacterial toxins, which kill pests, might have negative effect on our environment.
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Results of Eurovision Song Contest Moscow 2009
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| The major event of the last week was certainly the triumphant final of the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time held in Russia. Alexander Rybak representing Norway became the winner in a close contest in the final. Alexander was born in Minsk, Byelorussia, and considers the Russian language to be his mother tongue
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| --18-05-2009-- |
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The fortress-site Staraya Ryazan
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| The article is mainly about history and archaeological findings of Staraya Ryazan, the ancient Russian city ruined in an instant during the Tatar invasion headed by Batu in 1237 and never came alive again.
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Russian Sacred Music
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| The Old Russian church singing, just like icon-painting, was anonymous, and yet, some written sources mention the names of the outstanding masters of the 16th – 17th centuries; among them are brothers Vasili (Varlaam as a monk) and Savva Rogovs from Novgorod, Ivan (Isaiah as a monk) Lukoshko and Stephan Golysh from the Ural, and Ivan Nos and Fyodor Krestianin (i.e. Christian) who worked at court of Ivan the Terrible.
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Krom and Dovmontov gorod: the urban node of medieval Pskov
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| The Pskov Krom (in other words Kremlin) is historical and architectural centre of Pskov. It consists of fortification system and some buildings including The Holy Trinity cathedral and commercial buildings of 17th century. Krom is built upon the confluence of rivers Pskova and Velikaya. Its square is about 3 ha. From 11th to 16th century Krom was the centre of spiritual life, administration and law of the medieval Pskov.
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Checking Pipelines Without Excavators
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| Russian researchers, who deal with diagnostics of heat and power objects, developed a technique for remote noncontact monitoring of municipal underground heat pipelines. The innovative technique detects corrosion in metal pipes, which is the main reason for their high breakdown rate, and helps finding defect locations without starting excavation works.
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Novgorod: some facts and places to visit
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| The article describes particular qualities and some places of interest in Novgorod
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The heroes of Great Patriotic War (partII)
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| Thousands of soldiers and ordinary people were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union during the Secon World War, the highest distinction in the Soviet Union. A lot of people fought heroic for their Motherland but remain unknown for us. Not only men fought for the freedom, but also women showed themselves courageous with strong will and character there are 87 heroes of the Soviet Union among women.
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| --07-05-2009-- |
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What’s That Smell?
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| Russian biophysicists and economists found out, which components form smell of porcini (Boletus edulis) and oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus). Scientists advise how to cook these mushrooms to preserve their delicious aroma.
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The heroes of Great Patriotic War
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| The 9-th of May is the day of victory in the Second World War, which was the Great Patriotic war for Russians (1941-1945 years). This day all Russians remember people who fought for the victory and reached the independence and freedom from German fascism. A lot of people heroically defend the Motherland, without their deeds our country would not have saved the independence from invaders. Of course, some of them are not alive but we love, remember and respect them all.
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Miklukho-Maklay, famous Russian ethnographer.
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| Miklukho-Maklay, Nikolai Nikolaevich (1846-1888), scientist and explorer, famous Russian ethnographer. Studied languages and characteristics of native inhabitants of Southeastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Oceania (1870-1880 years). He made an important contribution to anthropological and ethnological science, discovered New Guinea inhabitants to the civilized society.
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| --30-04-2009-- |
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The treasures of art traveling.
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| The Russian Orthodox Church attempts to restitute old icons from museums
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The Trans-Siberia Railway: Moscow to Beijing
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| Crossing a dizzying ten time zones and two continents, the Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway in the world. Built during the Tsarist era of Russia, between 1891 and 1916, the railway connects Russia to the Far-East, and has become iconic as the ultimate train journey, with one of the best views in the world from your train window.
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| --10-11-2009-- |
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New Point of View on Bermuda Triangle
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| Researchers from the Russian city of Tumen suggest a new hypothesis of the Bermuda Triangle mystery. Scientists link the famous effect with accumulation of gas hydrates in Atlantic waters.
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Active Travel in Altai
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| Altai mountains are situated at the South -East of West Siberia. It is an unforgettable - from eternal ice and snow at the tops of high mountains to luxuriant vegetation in river valleys. Altai is a treasure for tourists. Everyone can find some thing special: alpinism and hiking, rafting and equestrian sport - anything you like.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Solovky Isles: The Gates to the Kingdom of the Dead
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| The article is mainly about the long life of the ancient legends
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How Multicellular Organisms Appeared?
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| How multicellular organisms came into the world, happily inhabited by unicellular organisms? Perhaps the explanation is self-organization of individual cells into multicellular agglomerations, Russian biologist believes.
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| --21-04-2009-- |
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New Discovery Helps Understanding Stars
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| International research team, supervised by Artem Oganov and Yanming Ma, discovered that sodium (chemical element Na) gets transparent under very high pressure. This fundamental discovery is a great contribution to understanding of metal properties under high pressures, for instance, in stars and giant planets.
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Atoms Through a Microscope
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| Russian engineers from the town of Dolgoprudny (Moscow Region) currently work on a new measuring device with subatomic resolution – protonic nano-introscope. This device is expected to expand existing methods of electron and probe microscopy, as well as unveil new horizons for studying structures with atomic and subatomic dimensions.
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New Anti-Epileptic Agent Discovered
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| Scientists from the Russian city of Novosibirsk currently work on developing new effective and cheap anticonvulsants, which are also less toxic than existing anti-epileptic drugs.
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| --31-03-2009-- |
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Tips for Single Girls Traveling in Russia
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| Russia’s vast expanse of untamed wilderness and grand cities teeming with historical sights make it a tempting choice for the backpacker and solo traveler. There’s something romantic about stepping out alone on the stark Russian plains, or exploring the museums and famous city squares with no-one to tear you away.
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Household Furnishing and Utensils of the Old Russians
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| Interior furniture in houses of the nobility and rich merchants was naturally quite different from plain furnishing in humble huts of peasants and craftsmen.
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Special Gel to Improve Oil Production
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| Russian scientists invented a polymer-gel system for extracting additional oil from a well and reducing water content in hydrocarbon materials. The system was called “Temposcreen”.
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Traditional Men’s Headwear
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Traditional Women’s Headwear
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Early Diagnostics of Schizophrenia Is Now Possible
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| The most severe form of schizophrenia – chronic schizophrenia – is hereditary. Russian scientists found out the genotype, which was common for men, suffering from a chronic form of this disease.
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Easier Extraction of Underwater Minerals
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| Russian scientists suggest an innovative technology for openworking of sand, sand-and-gravel and other types of water-bearing deposits. Main targets of the technology are aggregates: crushed stones, sand, gravel, quartz and even gold.
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| --11-03-2009-- |
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St Patrick’s Day in Russia
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| March 17th is St Patrick’s Day, a National Holiday and celebration of all things Irish, from the Shamrock to the Leprechaun. The patron saint of Ireland, St Patrick was a fifth-century Christian missionary, who became an emblem of Ireland’s rich heritage when the Church declared a ‘feast day’, in his honour.
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Izrazets - Russian Glazed Tile
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| Long time ago the izrazets, i.e. Russian glazed tiles took quite a special place in Russian applied arts and household. They were used on a wide scale: from tiled stoves and window aprons to decors, bas-reliefs and friezes.
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How Lightnings Form
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| Russian physicists found that lightnings – giant electric discharges in atmosphere – appear due to flows of charged particles (so-called “cosmic rays”) from space, and are accompanied with gamma ray bursts
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National Russian Dress: Basic costume garments
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National Russian Dress: Outerwear
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National Russian Dress: Footwear
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National Russian Dress: Headgears
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National Russian Dress: Costume decorations
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Architectural Décor of Old Russia
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| In Old Russia, the country of boundless forests, where wood was the most accessible material, wooden architecture took a special place, gaining perfection, and had a great influence on Russian architecture as a whole.
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| --01-09-2011-- |
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Microcapsules to Carry DNA-Vaccines
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| Russian scientists developed a general technique for producing micro-containers, which will be perfect for creating DNA-vaccines, able to provide stable and powerful immunity for those, who take them.
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Stem Cells to Restore Brain Activity
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| Russian neurologists work on a new technique for treating neurological disturbances by means of mesenchymal stromal cells, extracted from human adipose tissues
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Young Scientists for Russia
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| Students of Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) recently presented some of their scientific projects, and, honestly speaking, their innovations heat the imagination of not only ordinary people.
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Russia
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| Celebrating Valentine’s Day is becoming increasingly popular in Russia, but they still have their own way of doing things! With its classical architecture and historical intrigue, St. Petersburg - often named one of the most romantic cities in Europe - is an ideal backdrop for inspiration.
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Scientists Fight Hyperammonemia
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| Biologists from Russian town of Puschino developed a new technique for fighting hyperammonemia. This disease starts, when patient’s blood contains too much free ammonium ions that may lead to encephalopathy and death.
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Studying in Moscow
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| As a stazhirovka,, studying in Moscow, a city synonymous with politics, cold weather, vodka and glitzy glam, can be an exciting opportunity. Even though it’s been declared one of the most expensive cities in the world, it’s possible to explore this vibrant city on a student’s budget.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Coca-Cola plans to take over the Russian market
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| In tough times the majority of international companies tend to cut jobs and wind down business projects, but it has nothing to do with Coca-Cola strategies – the global leader in the beverage industry says it eyes to start expanding its business empire by acquisition of smaller drink producers unable to survive now and promoting new brands.
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| --02-02-2009-- |
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Russian Priorities in Space
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| According to RosCosmos, Russia has four main priorities in space. Here are a few words about each of them.
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| --27-01-2009-- |
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Genetic Consequences of Cell Therapy
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| Safety of cell therapy is very important for medicine, and researchers from Russia faced a great challenge – they decided to find out whether stem cells, a common tool of genetic engineering and basics of cell therapy, were genetically stable.
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| --20-01-2009-- |
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National Russian Dress
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| We know our predecessors by their tales, songs and legends, as well as by a great variety of original clothes and household things created mainly by some unknown talents. When looking at ancient holiday garments of peasantry one cannot help wondering at their unusual harmony and power of life emanating from these things and their ability to hand down the visible image of our ancestors and convey their spiritual essence to us.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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The Universe Expands Faster Every Minute
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| International scientific think-tank under supervision of Alexei Vikhlinin (Institute of Space Research, Russia) performed experiments, which confirmed that the Universe expands with acceleration, and showed how it developed in time. Currently astronomers are developing new orbital X-ray observatory with one of the tasks of performing necessary measurements of “dark energy” with unprecedented accuracy.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Top 10 tips to travel in Russia on a budget
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| There are several hostels in Russia, including several St Petersburg hostels and cheap hostels in Moscow. 10 top tips to travel in Russia on a budget are provided here for people with limited resources.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Russian Ruble Will Outstay
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| Russia has all chances to overcome the financial turbulence almost unharmed.
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| --10-12-2008-- |
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Cure-All or Kill-Them-All?
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| Nanoparticles can get into various types of cells and accumulate there; they travel along blood and lymphatic vessels and cause oxidative stress and inflammation. Nanoparticles can cause death of laboratory animals. Russian scientists discussed how prevent possible cure-all from becoming an invisible killer
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| --09-12-2008-- |
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Cell Technologies from Belly Button
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| Russian Institute of Human Stem cells (Hemabank) celebrated 5th anniversary by developing new cell technology on the basis of cord blood. Hemabank is the combination of storage for cell materials and laboratories, where scientists create technologies for isolating stem cells form cord blood, collected at child’s delivery.
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| --03-12-2008-- |
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Another Composite Material – Better than Polyethylene
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| Russian chemical physicists developed a new composite material, which looks like polyethylene, but has improved properties. New composite is much more rigid and better resists high temperatures.
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| --28-11-2008-- |
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New Way of Treating AIDS: View of Russian Scientists
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| Russian scientists say that successful recovery from AIDS, about which German scientists recently reported, requires years of testing. Even if the patient in fact got rid of AIDS, 10-15 years would pass before the technology would be introduced into clinical practice.
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| --19-11-2008-- |
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Russian Books for Children
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| The account of Russian writers’ world-known works addressed to children and youth should be started from the first third of the 19th century.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Improved Scanning Microscopes for Nanotechnologies
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| Scanning probe microscopy approved itself the most effective technology for studying objects of nano-size and properties of surfaces with super-resolution. Today the field of nanotechnology generates tasks, which become more and more complicated, and that is why new requirements to involved hardware appear.
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| --12-11-2008-- |
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Energy from Wastes
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| Organic wastes can become a great energy source, renewable and ecologically friendly, Russian scientists say
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| --05-11-2008-- |
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Backpacking in St Petersburg
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| Although twice the capital of Russia in the past, elegant St. Petersburg is now the country’s second city. However, that’s not to say that it has any less history, culture or significance that it’s main rival, Moscow.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Why Did Mammoths Die?
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| Russian scientists say that mammoths died due to geological and ecological changes, not to hordes of hunters, who killed them for food. Said changes caused severe bone diseases – the hypothesis was confirmed, when researchers examined bones from “mammoth cemeteries”, areas with fossilized bones of ancient giants.
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| --31-10-2008-- |
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Sapphire Capillaries Help People
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| Russian scientists developed a unique technology for growing profiled sapphire crystals. Such crystals have great values for medicine and oncology, in particular, since sapphire capillaries and light guides will make laser therapy and diagnostics less traumatic and painful than in case of quartz and polymer light guides.
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| --22-10-2008-- |
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Golden Age of Russian Poetry
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| The sparkling term Golden Age is referred to the first half, or to be more exact, the first forty years of the 19th century. This period is remarkable for an unprecedented upsurge of creativity illuminated by the genius of Alexander Pushkin. It was the poetry of the early 19th century that turned to be the impetus, which still goes on driving Russian literature forth
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Ten Years of Exploring Space
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| Mankind collects atoms of information about surrounding space for several decades, and here are some worth discussing results
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| --23-10-2008-- |
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On Russians' drinking habits
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| A SuperJob.ru survey says most Russians believe alcohol abuse is their most negative character trait(!). 22% of 1800 respondents believe it is so, while 20% claim Russian's curse is their laziness.
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| --17-10-2008-- |
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Silver Age of Russian Poetry
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| With the end of the 19th century “the Golden Age” of Russian literature finished giving place to a crucial stage that later went down into history under the beautiful name of the Silver Age. It engendered a great flight of Russian culture, at the same time becoming a beginning of its tragic fall down.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Top 10 Russian Innovations
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| Here are ten best ideas of Russian scientists and engineers according to National Association of Innovations and Development of Information Technologies (NAIRIT)
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| --11-10-2008-- |
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Mystery of Fanny Kaplan
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| The Jewish-born political revolutionary Fanny Kaplan was shot at the age of 28 for an attempted assassination of Vladimir Lenin. She approached the Leader near a Moscow factory and fired three shots at him. Some historians question the actual role of Fanny Kaplan in the crime and many consider the “Kaplan legend” as another Bolshevik canard.
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| --17-10-2008-- |
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Supercomputers Fight Thromboses
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| Supercomputers and distributed computing help Russian scientists to create new pharmaceuticals, which fight thromboses, very quickly. Researchers found substances, which may become the basis for new effective therapy against thromboses and components for blood substitutes.
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| --03-10-2008-- |
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Backpacking in Moscow
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| In the last ten years, Moscow has undergone something of a transformation. Once notorious for its gangsters and economic woes, the city is now a buzzing modern metropolis with the culture, restaurants and nightlife of a major international city.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Microwaves and Hurricanes
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| Russian scientists developed a technique, which allows studying the way hurricanes move and finding out the amount of heat and moisture they carry to mid-latitudes and mid-high latitudes from tropics. The technique is based upon data of Earth’s satellite monitoring in the microwave range.
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| --26-09-2008-- |
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Moscow's historic buildings under threat
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| Despite the existing laws dozens of historical buildings are continuously being wiped out in Moscow every year. Hundreds of them have been torn down or allegedly "restored" with replicas erected in the place of the original building. The State, the legal owner of all listed historical properties, cannot afford maintenance and real estate developers show little regard for preservation laws.
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| --29-09-2008-- |
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Nikolai Zinin - Aniline for the World
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| Nikolai Zinin was the great Russian chemist, who discovered how easily aniline could have been synthesized.
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| --14-01-2009-- |
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Russian Investment Companies
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| Investing in Russia’s fast emerging economy often seems a good idea for foreign businessmen, who beckoned by high profits put money in steel works, oil-processing plants and other fields. Here is the list of leading Russian finance companies, which can make investing process in Russia easier.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Are Vitamins Harmless For Our Health?
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| Human beings quite often complain that chemicals invaded our environment. In early spring, when our organism needs help to survive the stress, the solution is vitamins, which are mainly synthetic. Can this source of health harm what it is aimed to improve?
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| --19-09-2008-- |
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Moscow Metro
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| A brilliant example of Soviet architecture, the Moscow metro has become popular among tourists for its ornate and elegant design. Opened in 1935 it is now second most heavily used subway in the world. It has 12 lines, 117 stations, and some 10m people traveling every day.
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| --20-09-2008-- |
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Russia and Ireland are 35 years together
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| On September 22 Russian Prime-Minister will hold negotiations with Irish Prime-Minister and his counterpart. And on September 29 the two countries will mark 35th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations.
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| --19-09-2008-- |
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New Horizons of Thermodiagnostics
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| Mosquitoes are genial nature’s creation – unique natural thermal sensors, costing evolution millions of years. Well, it took Russian scientists much less time to develop new thermally sensitive elements for thermal diagnostics of oncological diseases
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| --17-09-2008-- |
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Literature in Post-Soviet Time
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| Mikhail Gorbachev’s assumption of office in 1985 and the following epoch of glasnost (i.e. publicity) in Soviet mass media, including press, brought about sweeping changes into Russian literature.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Andrey Kolmogorov - Numbers Rule the World
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| Andrey Kolmogorov was the Soviet king of mathematics - he reigned everything, which had numbers in it.
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| --10-09-2008-- |
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Russian Literature during Thaw and Stagnation (1960s-1970s)
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| In the early 1960s the demand for greater freedom of artistic expression in literature and arts manifested itself with new power, especially by efforts of “the angry young men”, the most well-known of whom became poets Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko and Andrey Andreyevich Voznesensky.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Cobalt and Nanodiamonds – Shaken, not Stirred
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| A think-tank of Russian physicists, employed at several science and research institutions of Moscow and Moscow region, currently develops production conditions for a new composite material with diamond matrix and prepares to investigate its properties.
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| --05-09-2008-- |
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Rouble plunges against oil prices decline
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| On Thursday the rouble dived against the dollar, which increased by record 34 kopecks. The Russian national currency’s fall is caused by foreign investors who hurriedly convert roubles to dollars and Euros and leave the Russian stock market due to political risks.
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| --22-09-2008-- |
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Russian Literature under Stalinist Regime
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| Stalin’s strengthening of his dictatorship in the early 1930s predetermined total submission of literature and art. In 1932 the Central Committee ordered to dismiss all literary associations and establish a single all-national Union of Soviet Writers, which was founded two years later at the First All-Union Congress of Soviet Writers.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Backpacking in Russia
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| Russia is a fantastic backpacking destination – exciting, exotic and affordable. What’s more, with the recent relaxation of visa laws allowing travelers to enter the country independently rather than just by organized tours, it’s become much more accessible.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Particle, Particle in Space, Tell Me About Earthquakes
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| The crew of the International space station finishes preparations for “Vsplesk” (“Burst”) experiment, results of which are expected to help in developing methods for real-time forecasting of earthquakes.
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| --29-08-2008-- |
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Post-Revolutionary Literature in Russia
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| The first turbulent years after 1917, when in accord with new social forces released by overthrow of autocracy there appeared numerous confronting literary groupings, were the only revolutionary period of literature development in the Soviet Union.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Emil Lenz - One Science Is Not Enough
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| Emil Lenz was among those geniuses, whose playground lied in several scientific fields. What we would have done without Lenz's law, I wonder?
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| --27-08-2008-- |
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Beware of Icicles
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| In summer not only sledge should be prepared for winter, but also roofs, which in Russia and other northern countries will definitely be covered with tons of snow and icicles. What shall we do to save our lives from icy threat?
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| --22-08-2008-- |
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Great Reforms and 19th Century Literature of Realism
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| Unusual flourishing of Russian realistic literature in the second half of the 19th century was going on against the background of social and political distemper that started in the 1840s, under the reign of Nicholas I (1825–1855).
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Sportsmen switch countries to get Olympic medals
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| To get Olympic medals more and more sportsmen represent non-native countries. American sportsmen can play for a Russian team and Russian for American. Though it doest contradict the Olympic rules, international sport organizations start expressing more concern about it.
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| --21-08-2008-- |
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Search for National Identity - Russian Literature of the 18th Century
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| The inevitable consequence of Russian and West European literatures drawing together was that the former, being less mature fell under the influence if the latter as a more developed one. With the introduction of a more refined lifestyle in the courts of the post-Peter the First epoch the encouraging of sciences and arts became sort of a fashion. Subtle poetry starts to be appreciated.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Live at Full Charge
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| Russian researchers created a unique charger for mobile phones and laptops. The world is flooded with various power sources, and no one even thought about changing anything. That is why the idea of Russian scientists was so astonishing for many experts and professionals in power engineering.
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| --16-08-2008-- |
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Sergey Chetverikov - Butterflies, Genetics, and Evolution
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| Sergey Chetverikov was an eminent Russian biologist, who found that genetics and evolution were closely related.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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South Ossetia: war actions are temporary stopped
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| Today the Georgian president has signed an order about a cease-fire. Georgia is going to put the law on Russia at the International Court of Justice after having killed about 2,000 people in Ossetia.
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| --12-08-2008-- |
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Russian Steel Producers ready to sweep U.S. Market
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| Russian steel giants are gradually expanding their presence on the American market by acquiring U.S. steel producers. No wonder, they are thought to be among potential bidders for AK Steel, the third largest steel maker in the USA.
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| --08-08-2008-- |
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Russian Middle Class – Sociologists’ View
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| Russian sociologists finally understood what was Russian middle class and how it changed during last 15 years.
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| --09-08-2008-- |
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Church Influence and Old Russian Literature
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| As compared to West European countries Rus’ adopted Christianity rather late, not before the 10th century. Initial development of Russian literature was under the influence of Byzantium, i.e. the Eastern Roman Empire with the capital of Constantinople.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Georgi Vitsin. Shy Little Man Who Made the Country Laugh
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| --14-01-2009-- |
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Geologists Help Archeologists
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| Soil sounding, which is a common operation for geologists, reveals not only rocks and relic forms of relief, but also archeological artifacts.
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| --01-08-2008-- |
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St. Petersburg Presents: Roofs, Vodka and Dostoevsky
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| The authorities and travel agencies of St. Petersburg put much effort to make the city more attractive for foreign tourists. However, the influx of tourists decreases every year. The main reasons are the expensiveness and underdeveloped infrastructure. In order to attract foreign guests to St. Petersburg the local travel companies have introduced a number of new non-standard tours around the city.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Ivan Sechenov - Father of Russian Physiology
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| Ivan Sechenov was the one who found how reflexes affect human behaviour and mental life.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Russia to Domesticate Helicopter Engines Production
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| “We will have our own gas-turbine engine in around 10 years. We have some engineered projects but we need to modernize the industrial base and test facilities. It is going to be an engine of an absolutely new level with which we plan to outstrip the competitors”.
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| --26-07-2008-- |
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Microexplosions Result in Nanodiamonds
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| Despite the sharp interest to nanodiamonds and rapid development of this industrial branch, Russian scientists still remain trendsetters in growing tiny diamonds, but it is getting harder every day.
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| --26-07-2008-- |
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Oleg Basilashvili, Actor with Penetrating Look
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| --23-12-2008-- |
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Mystical Moscow: a Walk with Ghosts
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| Not only England and Romania are known to be a favourite residence for spirits. As a city with rich history and the bloody past, Moscow is wrapped in legends and myths, and some of the city streets and districts have a strong mystical reputation.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Russia Declares War on Nicotine
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| Russian authorities initiated a heavy anti-smoking campaign comparable to the one seen in the USA in the 1990s. Experts believe the campaign is well-timed, but requires to be implemented carefully – some restrictions may cause rebel among numerous smokers.
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| --23-07-2008-- |
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Hair and Feathers – Are They Relatives?
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| How did hair and feathers appear? Many scientists desperately seek answer to this question, and Russian biologists from Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution seem to find it.
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| --18-07-2008-- |
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Active Travel in Russia
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| Active travel in Russia is a ticket from weekdays to an adventure and an opportunity to have a bright journey one would remember again and again. Unfortunately, active travel in Russia is still surrounded by stereotypes of the Soviet era and the most difficult thing about it is to break the ice.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Alexander Stoletov - Iron and Light
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| Eminent Russian physicist, Alexander Stoletov, shed light on photoeffect and magnetic properties of iron.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Not Russian Vodka
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| Last week Russia lost its biggest producer of vodka: Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) based in Poland and British Lion Capital LLP closed a transaction on acquisition of 90% of shares in Russkiy Alkogol (Russian Alcohol). The management of the Russian company will hold the rest 10% of the stock.
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| --16-07-2008-- |
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Rozhok
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| Rozhok is an ancient Russian folk music wind instrument. According to 18th century descriptions, rozhok producing a very strong and shrill sound was used not only by shepherds at work, but also “in taverns for entertainment” and “in boats to accompany oarsmen’s singing”.
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| --18-01-2011-- |
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How Much is Solar Eclipse?
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| On the 1st of August 2.20pm Moscow time a total solar eclipse will cross the territory of Russia. It will last for only 2 minutes but the opportunistic travel companies already estimate the profit brought by the eclipse. Where to observe the black solar circle and how much it costs?
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Russia Becomes Nano-Superpower
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| Russia has a perfect chance to become a leading scientific power with highly developed nanotechnologies. All we need is making Russian science and education interdisciplinary.
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| --11-07-2008-- |
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Liya Akhedzhakova, Our National Wonder
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| --23-12-2008-- |
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Vera Mukhina, Queen of Soviet Sculpture
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| Vera Mukhina was undoubtedly the most famous Soviet sculptor; her sculpture group Worker and Kolkhoz Woman that crowned the building of national Russian pavilion at the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937 is still one of the major sculptures shaping the Moscow city landscape.
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| --07-10-2008-- |
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How to Make Nanoporous Carbon
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| Russian scientists develop an effective technique for making nanoporous carbon materials with predetermined properties and shape. Such materials have a variety of applications: from sorbent for water purification to supercondenser elements and catalyst carriers.
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| --25-06-2008-- |
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Russia Hits British Council with Taxes
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| Russia-UK relations have deteriorated again: the Moscow department of the British Council claims it has received a “punitive and incorrect” tax bill for 2004-2006 by the Russian authorities.
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| --24-06-2008-- |
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Russian Romance, the Spell of Sentimental Art Song
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| Russian romance means intimate lyrical songs that touch the soul, it is feelings set to music, and poetry that makes one cry and smile. Romance as a music genre is a traditionally Russian type of music creativity: it is in romance that the so-called “mysterious Russian soul” has found ways of expressing its passions. Just recall the famous "Ochi Chyornie" (Black Eyes)!
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| --06-05-2009-- |
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Russian Radio Stations
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| When coming to Russia many would like to know a lot about the country and music, the locals regularly listen to, which is a significant part of everyday life. You would probably like to turn on your walkman and check the most popular Russian radio stations. Here are some of them.
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| --25-10-2011-- |
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Valentina Tereshkova - First Woman in Space
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| Her life is a story of seemingly impossible dreams coming true.
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| --14-01-2009-- |
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Svirel, Ancient Russian Pipe
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| Svirel is an old folk Russian wind instrument of the end-blown flute type. In the Old Rus’ this instrument was made either of hollow reed or cylindrical wood branches. A legend says that Lel’, son of the Slavic goddess of love Lada was a svirel player. In spring he would make his svirel of birch branches.
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| --18-01-2011-- |
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Petawatt Laser Is Coming
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| Russian physicists developed a laser unit, which entered top 5 most powerful lasers of the world.
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| --18-06-2008-- |
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Chinghiz Aitmatov, Great National Writer
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| --23-12-2008-- |
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Russian Media Abroad: Mission or Business?
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| The 10th World Congress of the Russian Press takes place in Moscow June 10-13. Publishers and journalists from around the world – from Latvia to New Zealand - have gathered to discuss professional matters and development of a united international Russian-speaking space.
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| --13-06-2008-- |
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No Acid in Your Eyes
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| Siberian scientists know how to protect eyes from chemical burns – they developed “contact lenses”, which turn dangerous liquids (like acids and alkalies) into safe ones (like water) – seems that magic is involved.
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| --11-06-2008-- |
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Grushinsky Festival
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| Grushinsky Festival (aka Grusha, Grushinka, and so on) is a famous open-air music festival that is annually held in midsummer in Russia.
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| --10-06-2008-- |
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Piercing and Halloween are outlawed in Russian schools
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| Talking about children’s morality has become a very popular topic in the Russian State Duma. Russian officials suppose the time has come to think how to protect children from undermining influence of “bad values”.
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| --10-06-2008-- |
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Sex? No thanks
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| Russian scientists, currently employed in Harvard University and Josephine Bay Paul Centre in comparative molecular biology and evolution, made a fantastic discovery.
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| --04-06-2008-- |
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Russian Sculpture: History Outline
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| Since in Old Rus’ art served exclusively religious aims and the Orthodox Church disapproved of sculpturing human figures, there was no Russian sculpture in the real sense of the word before epoch of Peter the Great.
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| --01-09-2011-- |
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Russian Masterworks Go Under Hammer
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| Russian arts and literature of the 20th century has been enjoying close attention of the West in recent years, the antique masterpieces making high-interest lots at world’s foremost auctions. Thus, lately Bloomsbury Auctions New York has been lucky to benefit from the unique collection Masterworks of 20th Century Russian Literature and Illustration sold out with a bang on May 21.
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| --24-10-2008-- |
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Konstantin Skryabin – Worms Won’t Go
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| Konstantin Ivanovich Skryabin is a world famous Russian biologist, who dedicated his life to fighting human enemies.
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| --22-09-2008-- |
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Russian Real Estate Developers
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| Russian cities are growing high and changing. New buildings of traditional and extraordinary design emerge in the streets showing the new look of old towns. Russian developers don’t miss a chance to take advantage of increasing prices on the real estate market – they expand business, take up new projects and then skim the market. Here are the key players of real estate.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Where’s Water on Mars?
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| Scientific equipment of the “Mars-Express” orbiter allowed detailed studies of water cycle on the Red planet.
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| --28-05-2008-- |
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Russian Traditional Music Instruments
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| As time passed by lots of new music instruments came to be used by folk musicians. Nowadays different styles are in fashion yet there is still hope that interest in traditional Russian music will never ever fade. Traditional folk music instruments have come to be used in lots of modern styles and eclectic ways in recent years.
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| --05-04-2011-- |
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Rattle Russian Treshyotka!
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| The folk music instrument treshyotka (translated as rattle) produces a variety of peculiar percussion sounds similar to hand clapping. This originally Russian instrument consisting of a number of wooden plates thread on a string was very popular and widely used in dances during wedding ceremonies.
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| --18-01-2011-- |
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Buben, or Russian Tambourine
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| From time immemorial Eastern Slavs have used bubens. These powerful instruments were most widely exploited by warriors and skomorokhs (wandering minstrel-cum-clowns). Back then all sorts of percussion instruments with drumheads were called buben.
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| --18-01-2011-- |
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Healthy People for Healthy Society
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| Russian scientists discussed new generation of pharmaceuticals for therapy of hematological oncological diseases, and these drugs showed results so good no one has ever dreamt about.
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| --20-05-2008-- |
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The Gold Coast beckons Russian Investors
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| Investing in resorts and recreation zones seems to earn popularity easily and fast in Russia. Unfortunately Russia can’t boast numerous long sandy beaches and sunny days all year long. The region of Sochi is probably the only place in the whole country attracting businessmen. No wonder, they search for other opportunities to purchase a house on the sea shore.
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| --16-05-2008-- |
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Yakov Zeldovich - Black Holes and Distant Galaxies
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| Zeldovich Yakov Borisovich, famous Soviet physicist and astrophysicist, made an enormous contribution to explanation of the surrounding world.
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| --14-01-2009-- |
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How Many Microbes Are in the Air?
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| Scientists from Russian state science and research institute of biological instrumentation developed a device, which measures real-time concentration of biological aerosols in air. This device promises to be helpful in case of huge technogenic accidents or (God forfend!) terrorist attacks.
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| --13-05-2008-- |
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Actor Vladimir Etush, the Inimitable Eccentric
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| The range of roles played by Vladimir Etush, one of the most famous Russian comedy actors, is incredibly wide: from fairy tale czars to fakirs and petty tricksters.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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Hotel Prices: US$60 in New York, US$200 in Moscow
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| The average cost of a hotel room in New York is US$60 (40 EUR) while in Moscow it is US$200 (135 EUR). Besides, even hotels of the same network differ in prices in Moscow and the rest of Europe. It can be seen in the example with Hyatt hotel complex. An average room in this hotel in Hamburg is 175 EUR a day; in Moscow the price reaches 600-700 EUR a day.
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| --07-05-2008-- |
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Shortlist of Recent Russian Inventions
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| Federal Service on intellectual property, patents and trademarks (RosPatent) awarded top 100 Russian Inventions. The ceremony was timed to the International day of intellectual property.
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| --06-05-2008-- |
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Oil Production goes down in Russia
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| Russia has cut oil production for the first time during the past 10 years. Other oil exporting nations also prefer to save their oil deposits rather than sell it on the international market. No wonder, their profits head all the records anyway.
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| --06-05-2008-- |
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Yuri Yakovlev as Ivan the Non-Terrible
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| Actor Yuri Yakovlev came to be a favourite of many-millioned Russian public and of highly cultured audience of Evgeny Vakhtangov Moscow Theatre. In the 1960-70s his characters, among them Lieutenant Rzhevsky, Ivan Vasilievich and Ippolit naturally continued people’s folklore: entire country got infected with his intonations and catchy words and phrases.
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| --14-01-2009-- |
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Advances in Space Technologies
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| Recent conference “Technological development of space industry” allowed leading Russian experts in this field to discuss burning issues of rocket-and-space industry of our country.
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| --29-04-2008-- |
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International Helicopter Exhibition in Moscow (May 15-17, 2008)
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| For the first time ever in Russian history a specialized helicopter exhibition HeliRussia 2008 is to take place at Crocus Expo Exhibition Centre in Moscow on May-15-17, 2008. 128 companies have applied to participate in the exhibition, including 18 foreign companies from the UK, Italy, Germany, France, the USA, Switzerland, Belarus, and Ukraine.
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Russian law to lock children at home
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| Russian police is concerned about growing number of crimes against children. The head of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs claimed that it is essential to introduce restrictions on time of the day when under-18s are permitted to stay outdoors in order to avoid possible crimes against them. He believes that 10 p.m. should become curfew for children and teenagers.
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| --25-04-2008-- |
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Celtic Music in Russia
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| The Russians missed the first wave of interest in Irish music that spread over the world in the 1960s -70s. But then Russia fitted very well into the second wave and is successfully taking part in this international process at present.
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| --05-05-2009-- |
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Mstislav Keldysh – Grey Matter is What Matters
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| Mstislav Keldysh is a world famous mathematician and physicist of Russian origin, father of space flights.
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| --24-04-2008-- |
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North Pole as a Travel Destination
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| Not so long ago a new tendency appeared in tourism: instead of having a rest in a noisy crowd at a hot beach people seek quietness and isolation, seek those few places on the planet where mobile phones do not work, where there are no artificially created things, and where no one can draw you away from enjoying wild nature.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Protect Your Computers with Russian Innovations
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| Russian engineers, dealing with generation and processing of three-dimension images, developed a device, which is aimed at raising computer’s protection level from any kind of unauthorized access.
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| --22-04-2008-- |
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St. Icon-Painter Andrei Rublev
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| Andrei Rublev is widely known as the foremost master of Moscow school of icon-painting, monumental and book painting of the 15th century. His oeuvre presents one of the pinnacles of Russian and world culture.
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| --07-10-2008-- |
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Dollar is no longer popular in Russia
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| Since the dollar began to slide down inevitably, a true revolution happened in the minds of the Russian citizens. According to the recently conducted research, the number of Russians, who trust the U.S. currency has reduced tenfold for the last six years.
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| --17-04-2008-- |
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Filter Your Kerosene
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| Russian scientists developed and patented a very effective and convenient filter. This filter purifies various types of petroleum products, solvents and oils from dirt particles and water drops.
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| --18-06-2008-- |
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Moscow Hosts 2008 UEFA Champions League Final
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| The Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow will host the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League Final. The prospect of an all-English showdown even could make the Premier League move the Final venue to the UK. But Moscow insists on the UEFA regulations and all preparations done not to lose its right to hold club football's most prestigious event. The furthest East cup final could cause some tourist visa hindrances for English or Spanish or just all football supporters who are eager to get to the match.
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| --14-04-2008-- |
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About Russian Pop-Music
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| Modern Russian pop music owes much to city romance, as well as to Russian people’s song in general. However, when Soviet power came to rule, overall extermination of everything “bourgeois” started in music along with all other spheres.
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| --16-06-2009-- |
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Nikolai Kibalchich - Science for Terrorism
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| Kibalchich Nikolai Ivanovich, a famous Russian inventor and father of first Russian jet engine and flying vehicle and a revolutionary, did his best to make the world better.
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| --10-04-2008-- |
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Russian Machine-Building Plants
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| The Russian machine-building industry has struggled through the time of the desperate 1990s, when the vast majority of enterprises had to close down or went bankrupt without the governmental support. Some plants stopped manufacturing military goods and turned to civil production, but others survived and here is a short list of them.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Are Nanoparticles Safe?
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| Nanotechnologies make humans beings contact with nanoparticles. But are they safe for human health? This is what Russian pharmacologists think.
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| --08-04-2008-- |
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Country Music in Russia
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| Country music in Russia has forever become a symbol of something traditionally American. Thus it is little wonder that during Perestroika the Russian people started to reach for this style as embodying a genuine “oversea tidbit”.
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| --04-05-2009-- |
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Russia and USA: No breakthrough, but strengthening relations
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| The last summit for the present Russian and American presidents took place in Sochi, Saturday, April 5. The two presidents without breaking though signed a Strategic Framework Declaration, which will be the base for the future relations between Russia and the USA under new presidents.
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| --07-04-2008-- |
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A Glimpse of Hip-Hop Culture in Russia
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| It all started in Russia, as usual, with 10 or 15 years of delay. Sprawl of hip-hop culture slow and sure is encompassing territories of the unbounded country despite many obstacles, among them some racist attitudes, conservatism and subjectivity of the Russian population and the huge territory of Russia.
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| --21-05-2011-- |
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How to Pretend a Muscovite in Moscow
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| Looking and behaving like a pure Muscovite can be useful when visiting Moscow. It partially reduces the risk of being robbed and can allow to buy tickets to some museums and other cultural and entertainment establishments at a lower price, due to many of them set higher prices for foreigners.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Saga about Neutrons
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| Russian nuclear physicists confirmed some aspects of current hypothesis of origin and structure of the Universe.
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| --01-04-2008-- |
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Brief History of Jazz in Russia
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| Jazz sprang up in the USSR in the 1920s, when it was flourishing in the USA. The first jazz orchestra of Russia was founded in 1922 in Moscow by poet, translator, dancer and theatre worker Valentin Parnakh and was titled “The RSFSR First Eccentric Orchestra Jazz Band of Valentin Parnakh”.
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| --11-06-2009-- |
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Women and Intense Cultural Life Save Moscow’s Attractiveness
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| Amongst the advantages of Moscow the tourists mainly mention two: plenty of seductive prostitutes with a wide spectrum of prices on their services and the intense cultural life of the city. In this way Moscow does not appear on the list of the most boring European cities that includes, for instance, Brussels, Zurich, and Warsaw.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Russian Easter Recipes
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| One of the major ritual dishes of Russian Easter feast is paskha made of curds and shaped as a truncated pyramid, which symbolizes the Holy Sepulchre. A special sectional wooden mould was traditionally used for cooking this rich festive dish.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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George Gamow – Father of Russian Brain Drain
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| George Gamow is a world famous American physicist of Russian Empire origin, who was the first to talk about big bang and mucleotide triplets.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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Armenian cooperation with Russia
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| Russian- Armenian integration will be growing. The fact that the newly elected Armenian president Serge Sarkisyan has made its first official visit to our country has emphasized the importance of the bilateral relations.
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| --26-03-2008-- |
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Toshiba became Instrument in Russian-Japanese Relations
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| Atomenergoprom, a Russian state-ruled holding, and Japanese Toshiba have signed an agreement on cooperation development in the field of peaceful uses of atomic energy. The alliance may well become the world’s leader in this field.
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| --25-03-2008-- |
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Ecologically Friendly Space Flights
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| Joint project of Russia and Kazakhstan on development of ecologically friendly rocket and space complex “Bayterek” (which means “tree of life”) entered its final stage.
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| --25-03-2008-- |
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Wild Western Festival 2008 in Russia
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| Wild Western Festival 2008 will take place on the territory of the horseracing-tourist base Avanpost in Mozhaisk town near Moscow on the 14th of June 2008. For the first time Wild Western Festival took place in Russia in autumn 2007 and caused high interest in people of different ages, horseracing professionals and amateurs, historians and re-enactors.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Nonna Mordyukova, Legendary Cossack Woman of Soviet Cinema
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| Nonna Mordyukova was one of the most popular actresses of Soviet Russian cinema; a bright, integral and whole-hearted person, she stands out as a symbolic figure in modern Russian cinema art. In her roles she incarnated the best features of whole generations of strong Russian women. Her partners were the best actors of the Soviet period, among them Vasili Shukshin, Yuri Nikulin, Valentin Zubkov, Mikhail Ulyanov and others.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Yuri Lisyansky – Round the World in Three Years
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| Yuri Lisyansky, world-famous Russian voyager, was the first three times in his life: he was the first Russian to complete round-the-world sea voyage; he discovered an island in the Pacific and found the way from Russian America to Kronstadt
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| --21-03-2008-- |
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Global Warming to Serve Politicians
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| Russian Academy of Sciences officially claims main reasons of global warming are totally different from that announced by UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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| --18-03-2008-- |
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Bright Holiday of Pascha, or Russian Easter
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| The festival of all festivals – this is how Pascha was called in pre-revolutionary Russia. In those days it was a custom to make merry at fairs, entertain on see-saws and merry-go-rounds, pay visits, and give and take presents. Yet, the greatest pleasure after many days of Lent was certainly the Easter feast.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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32 more Russians on Forbes Billionaire List
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| The number of Russian billionaires multiplies year by year. Summarizing the results of 2007 we can say that the number of mighty rich people increased by 60%, which was indicated by Forbes Magazine in its annual billionaire rating last Thursday. The novices put Russia to the second position by the total amount of billionaires in the world.
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| --13-03-2008-- |
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SPA in Russia
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| It is possible to find spa resorts all around Russia: in Moscow and the Moscow Region, in the Caucasus, in Altai and Ural. However, the most popular spa resorts of Russia are the cities of the Caucasus Mineral Waters: Pyatigorsk, Kislovodsk, and Essentuki, and also spa resorts at the Black Sea: in Anapa, Sochi, Gelendzhik, and Tuapse.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Enjoy Great Lent!
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| After the delicious pancake spree of Maslenitsa there comes the time for the Great Lent, the most significant and strictest fast for the Orthodox Christianity. Though the Great Lent has certain differences from the Western Lent, they both have the same purpose: to purify spirit and body. So, if you are about to do this, take occasion to regale yourself on wholesome vegetarian dishes of traditional Lenten Russian cuisine. Here are the recipes!
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Atomic Weights for Studying Proteins
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| Scientists from Moscow State University suggest a revolutionary approach to studying interactions of protein molecules between themselves and various surfaces. This technique is based on so-called “atomic weights”, which is a unique measuring instrument
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| --11-03-2008-- |
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Yanka, Messenger of Russian Anguish
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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Ivan Kulibin - Bursting with Inventions
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| Ivan Petrovich Kulibin is a famous Russian self-taught engineer and inventor, whose name became common for all technically gifted persons.
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| --06-03-2008-- |
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Russian Cities Attractions: Moscow Parks - Kolomenskoye
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| Kolomenskoye is a former village in the South-East of Moscow, on the high right bank of the Moscow River. The area has been known since the 14th century, and in the 15th-17th century it was a country estate of Russian tsars. At the moment reconstruction works are held in the estate, along with building of attractions and infrastructure maintenance.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Black and Burning: Caviar Issue
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| Despite eating or selling black caviar is illegal, this tasty fish eggs regularly appear in shops. Biologists from World Wildlife Fund remind that selling even a single black egg is against Russian laws and demand banning black caviar export.
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| --04-03-2008-- |
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Russia is spying. Richard Sorge
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| Richard Sorge is one of the best spies of the WWII and the best Soviet spy working in Japan before and during the war. He called the exact day of Operation Barbarossa and warned the Soviets that Japan would not attack the Soviet Union that year, what became the key points in World War II.
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| --04-03-2008-- |
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Maslenitsa, the Holiday of Spring and Sun
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| The tradition of Maslenitsa takes its roots in pagan times, when the Russian folks would bid farewell to stark winter and welcome long-awaited spring with mouth-watering pancakes, as round, yellow and hot, as the Sun itself, as well as with games, songs, dances and burning down the Winter effigy.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Ornithological Travel in Russia: to See 170 Bird Species and Pay
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| For 8 years already fellows of the Buryat State University organize specialized ecological tours to the Republic of Buryatia. Hundreds of tourists from different corners of the world are ready to cross thousands of kilometres for only seeing the birds, animals and insects or just to enjoy the view of beautiful nature.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Karen Shakhnazarov, Born in the USSR
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| Karen Shakhnazarov is one of the leading Russian cinema masters endowed with a peculiar talent. The pictures created by the film director and scriptwriter are quite versatile in dramatic concepts and author’s messages; following traditions of genre cinema they all have distinct plotlines and explicit relations of the characters.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Coal and Energy Giant was born in Russia
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| The biggest energy holding in Russia has been created as a merger of Siberian Coal and Energy Company (SUEK) and a number of power assets owned by Gazprom. The new company will be under control of the Russian gas monopolist. In case the deal is approved by the Russian regulatory bodies, the energy holding's value will exceed $16 billion. Consolidated SUEK plans to file IPO in prospect.
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| --28-02-2008-- |
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Electronic Nose for Healthy Lifestyle
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| Scientists from Russian city of Voronezh have developed so-called “electronic nose” – a device, which can distinguish natural ingredients (fruits and berries) from artificial flavours in dairy products by smell.
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| --26-02-2008-- |
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Yegor Letov and his Defense
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Sergey Lebedev – World Owes Synthetic Rubber to Russia
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| Sergey Vasilievich Lebedev, world famous Russian chemist, was born in the city of Lublin in Poland in 1874. Twenty-one years later, in 1895, future scientist finished Warsaw Gymnasium and enters physical and mathematical faculty of Saint Petersburg University in autumn of the same year.
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| --17-09-2008-- |
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Russian Wedding Beliefs and Superstitions
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| Marriage being sort of a turning point in life, wedding ceremony and everything related to it has always been accompanied with variety of traditions and beliefs, some rooted in hoary antiquity, some recently devised, but all targeted at bringing good luck to the newlyweds and averting misfortune from them.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Fungal Extracts to Purify Water
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| Russian scientists develop effective sorbing agents on the basis of fungal chitin.
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| --19-02-2008-- |
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What and Why is Defender’s Day?
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| February 23 is celebrated all over Russia as the Homeland Defender’s Day. Now a public holiday, it was first established in 1922 as the Red Army Day and from 1949 to 1993 it was named Day of the Soviet Army and the Navy. Nowadays, however, it has gained a more general sense of the Man’s Day, as a just match for the Women’s Day following it on the calendar.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Religious Sightseeing in Russia
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| Russia is a multi-confessional state where several world religions co-exist. The main confessions in Russia are Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Catholicism. Such bright palette of various faiths has given a number of unique architectural and cultural monuments.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Russian Breweries
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| Recent survey has showed the Russians are big beer lovers and prefer this hopped drink to wine. Such foreign brands as Holsten, Miller, Guinness, Velkopopovický Kozel and Tuborg have to compete with the most popular Russian beer trade marks. Some of them are exported and available abroad. Here they are.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Russian Dolphinariums
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| Attending a dolphinarium can become a memorable entertainment during a trip to Russia. There are dolphinariums in many Russian cities; the majority of them are branches of the Utrish Dolphinarium LTD – the largest enterprise of this kind in Russia and one of the largest in Europe.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Ukraine and Russia have agreed upon gas supplies
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| Yesterday Moscow and Kiev ended the gas row rather unexpectedly. The recent Gazprom ultimatum to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine resulted in Ukraine’s promise to pay off its debt and the revising the major gas supply scheme, worked out after the gas conflict of 2005-2006. The gas supply operators are to be changed; two joint companies of Gazprom and Ukraine’s Naftogaz will appear.
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| --13-02-2008-- |
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Actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, the Legendary Stirlitz
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| Actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov personifies a whole epoch. In the dull years of Soviet Stagnation he contrived to create a real hero on screen. Having played fifty-odd film roles throughout over half a century of being in filming, Vyacheslav Tikhonov still remains first of all the charming and noble, determined and strong-willed secret agent Stirlitz for viewers.
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| --14-01-2009-- |
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Welcome, Time Travelers!
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| Excited physicists are expecting first time travelers to appear on the Earth this year.
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| --07-08-2008-- |
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Self Service Check-In Comes to Russian Airports
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| Kiosks of self service check-in are expected to appear in all Moscow airports this year. With the help of the new system passengers can get the boarding pass on their own, which will considerably reduce queues and the time check-in normally takes.
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| --11-02-2008-- |
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Japan expects the Kuril Islands return
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| Russia has declared it’s ready to resolve the North Territory issue with Japan. This disputable question prevents two countries from signing peace for more that sixty years. The negotiations marked on May this year between the present Russian president and Japanese premier and the meeting at G8 summit with the new Russian leader are to play a key role in further developing of bilateral relations.
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| --08-02-2008-- |
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Black caviar: certified for export
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| Effective breeding population of sturgeons is on the verge of extinction. The environmentalists urge people to refuse black caviar willingly. However, the UN believes there is no need to dramatize, and has lifted the 12 months’ moratorium on beluga caviar export from the Caspian countries, which means Russia has regained its right to supply the over expensive delicacy abroad.
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| --11-02-2008-- |
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Karandash the Clown, Symbol of Epoch on Circus Arena
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| He is one of the few people in the world that has been mentioned in the Big Soviet Encyclopedia not under his real name and surname but under his pseudonym…Karandash, alias the People Artist of the USSR Mikhail Rumyantsev, a world famous clown.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Leonard Euler’s Scientific Heritage
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| Total of Euler’s works boggles imagination – over 800 published works amount to 30 000 printed pages and consist of 600 articles for Saint-Petersburg’s Academy of Sciences, 130 articles published in Berlin, 30 articles for various European journals, 15 memoir volumes and 40 other books – all this will come off the press as 72 volumes of Euler’s scientific heritage (Opera omnia).
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| --07-02-2008-- |
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Russia is making energy agreements with Armenia
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| Russian premier minister has come to Yerevan, Armenia for two-days bilateral negotiation on trade-economic, investment, energy, nuclear energy and transport issues.
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| --07-02-2008-- |
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Reappearing Oil – Solution for Power Engineering
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| Oil tends to reappear in old oil pools and empty wells. Russian experts suggest an explanation for his interesting phenomenon.
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| --05-02-2008-- |
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Igor Maslennikov, Creator of Russian Sherlock Holmes
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| Film director Igor Maslennikov is renowned as the author of one of the best screen versions of Sherlock Holmes stories. His popularity was also supported by success of the drama Winter Cherries. However, the director’s filmography numbers almost thirty serious and profound works in various genres.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Russia lost positions in fur market
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| Furs export has always been the Russian domain in the overseas markets. Several decades ago the Soviet Union was among the top three biggest fur exporting countries. It may sound funny, but Russia is on the contrary number one in fur import today – 80% of the Russian fur market is taken over by foreign companies.
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| --04-02-2008-- |
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Child-friendly Airlines in Russia
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| Is it possible to send a 5-year-old child to Siberia alone, without being accompanied by an adult? Some Russian airlines can provide their customers with such opportunity.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Transgenic Goats to Serve Mankind
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| Russian and Belarusian scientists have finished a programme, resulting in two transgenic goats, each cell of which carries lactoferrin-coding gene (lactoferrin is a human milk protein). Several years separate scientific think-tank from a horde of transgenic goats, which milk would be a base for biologically safe and highly effective pharmaceuticals of new generation.
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| --29-01-2008-- |
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About Wedding Dress of Russian Brides
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| Wedding garments in Old Rus’ used to be very colourful, the red being the major wedding colour. White was considered the colour of sanctity and was not used in festivities. In many regions the bride had two wedding gowns: one to wear before the marriage service and the other to put on after it.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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5 Reasons to Love and Hate Moscow
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| There are those who love Moscow and those who hate it. On the whole Moscow has many minuses but some people consider them pluses.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Russian Vodka Producers
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| Vodka is one of the words strongly associated with Russia. Being a national alcoholic drink, Russian vodka numbers over 100 brands produced all over the country. No common family celebration is possible without drinking vodka; unless you are under 18 or simply don’t take strong alcohol. Below you will find the information on the biggest Russian producers of most popular vodka brands.
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| --07-12-2011-- |
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Leonard Euler - Ancestor of Russian Mathematics
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| Leonard Euler is a genial Swiss-born mathematician and founder of Russian school of mathematics. Tireless scientist writes about 30 000 pages, touching nearly every natural science.
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| --07-02-2008-- |
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Welcome to Russia? New Visa Regulations
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| For the first time ever the foreign policy department has approved Administrative Standing Orders – a detailed description of the order of issuing, extending, renewing and annulling Russian visas for foreigners.
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| --04-02-2008-- |
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Viktor Vekselberg and his vast interests in business
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| Viktor Feliksovich Vekselberg was born in 1957 in the town of Drogobych, Western Ukraine. In 1979 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Transport Engineering. Since 1990 Viktor Vekselberg has been the chairman of Renova, the leading Russian asset management company.
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| --23-09-2008-- |
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Opals Made of Sand
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| Russian scientists suggest a unique technology for making high-quality synthetic opals. As 3D structures these opals can make our women ever more beautiful, and as films are perfect as base for photonic crystals. Synthetic opal matrixes have pre-determined nanostructure, being ideal materials for optoelectronics, magnetic recording systems and other fields of science and technology.
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| --22-01-2008-- |
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Mythical Actress and Jester Faina Ranevskaya
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| Legendary Faina Ranevskaya (1896–1984) went down in history as the most eccentric actress of Russian cinema of the Soviet epoch. A creator of whole gallery of inimitable farcical characters, a philosopher with a cigarette, a scandalous persona, a caustic lady, and a sensitive person – all this was Faina Ranevskaya. Much has been written about her, whereas her witty aphorisms and gags remain popular till date.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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Optical Miracles of Lake Baikal
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| Lake Baikal has perfect conditions for mirages formation. The number of days with mirages at Baikal normally varies from 2 to 16; while seeing them is a great luck for tourists, the local fishermen often tell about ancient castles, old ships and trains, and even UFO witnessed above Baikal.
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| --21-01-2008-- |
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Boris Stepantsev, Big Heart of Russian Animation
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| Boris Stepantsev was one of the best directors of Russian animation of the Soviet era. Everyone in Russia cannot but remember and enjoy his eternal animated cartoon masterpieces about Carlson, Vovka in the Far Far Away Kingdom and the Nutcracker.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Pavel Yablochkov - Let It Be Light!
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| Pavel Yablochkov, Russian electric engineer, inventor and entrepreneur, is the giant on whose "arcing" shoulders stands Thomas Edison with his incandescent lamps.
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| --15-01-2008-- |
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Russian oil only for Russia
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| For the first time in the modern history of Russia the export of crude mineral oil has dropped. At the same time the more amount of oil is processed inside of the country. It seems to be comforting at first: selling gasoline abroad instead of crude oil is much profitable. However, the Russians consume more gasoline now than it was just a few years ago, while the domestic oil companies fail to satisfy the mounting demand of the Russian market.
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| --15-01-2008-- |
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Ski Resort Krasnaya Polyana
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| The ski resort Krasnaya Polyana is located at a height of 550 metres above sea level, 45 kilometres distant from Adler. It is quite a new and rapidly developing resort that has skiing slopes of various difficulty categories which can cause interest in both ski beginners and professionals.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Russian Stove
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| The stove was man’s unfailing helpmate in the olden days. The so-called “Russian stove” is a brick masonry heater, which is perhaps the most efficient and environment-friendly of all wood burning fireplaces ever invented by man.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Bird Flu Pandemics – to Be or Not to Be?
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| Many experts have no doubt bird flu pandemics definitely would happen in future. That is why additional research is necessary to understand mechanisms of bird viruses infecting human beings and risks of pandemics.
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| --10-01-2008-- |
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Virgin Galactic vs. Russian Space Agency
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| Virgin Galactic appears a serious competitor for the Russian Space Agency and it is up to space tourists to decide what looks more interesting: watching the northern lights for $US 200.000 or flying around the colourless Moon for $US 100 million.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Russia calls new reasons for closing British Council
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| Earlier in December Russia has announced about the obligatory closing down of all out of Moscow offices of the British Council. The lack of legal basis and problems with taxation were called the main reasons. Now the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs reveals other aspects of mutual reclamations and expects Britain to make advances.
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| --28-12-2007-- |
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Nanobioelectronics: Prospects of New Science
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| Nanobioelectronics is a new, rapidly developing discipline, combining achievements of nanoelectronics and molecular biology. Integration of nanoelectronic devices and such complex biological structures as cells throws a bridge between biotechnology and nanobioelectronics.
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| --27-12-2007-- |
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World economic crisis 2008: Russia will outstay
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| Most people, irrespectively of their religion and nationality, tend to celebrate New Year and hope for the best. However, experts who annually release economic forecasts don’t see the future so enthusiastically: they promise $175 for barrel of oil and a serious meltdown in Chinese and U.S. financial markets.
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| --27-12-2007-- |
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Russian Travel Industry in 2007
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| The year 2007 appears to be successful regarding tourism development. This optimistic statement of the head of the Federal Tourism Agency Vladimir Strzhalkovsky opened the yesterday’s press-conference that was organized to sum up and discuss the results of the travel industry in Russia in 2007.
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| --23-09-2010-- |
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Traditional Old Russian Wedding
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| Usually a wedding lasted for three days, but sometimes could run for a whole week.
During the Marriage church service the bridegroom was to hold the bride’s hand and not release it for a second. They brought bread wine with them, and the priest treated them with it for three times. After drinking it for the third time the bridegroom threw the wine goblet on to the floor and trampled down on it.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Hostelling in Russia
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| Hostel is not just a cheap hotel but a cultural phenomenon. The typical hostel guests are so-called backpackers – a special category of travellers who despise comfort and try to understand the country’s real life. Not very rich foreigners have some options where to have a drink and to stay overnight in Moscow.
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| --12-10-2010-- |
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In Vitro Fertilization – Pros and Cons
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| More and more “in vitro” children appear every year – in developed countries such children share about 1-3% of all newborns. Are assisted reproductive technologies (ART) safe?
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| --20-12-2007-- |
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Happy Old New Year!
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| Sounds strange, doesn't it? For Russia it is quite OK. Comrade Lenin had no idea of the present he was giving to many generation ahead, when signing the decree “On introducing the West European calendar in the Republic of Russia” on January 24, 1918. He presented the Russians with the unique holiday of the Old New Year! How naive he was supposing that we would celebrate the New Year like all the rest, only by the Gregorian calendar!
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Gas and oil in the focus of Greek-Russian mutual interests
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| Yesterday the three day official visit of the Greek MP Costas Karamanlis to Moscow was over. It was the fifth Russia-Greek meeting at the high level for the last two years. The main result of the meeting is the Russia’s claim to supply double as much gas to Greece up to 2040.
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| --20-12-2007-- |
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Trofim Lysenko – Genes Don’t Exist
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| Trofim Denisovich Lysenko is a well-known Russian “scientist”, “biologist” and “agronomist”, academician of Russian Academy of Sciences and winner of numerous national prizes, who nearly killed genetics
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| --18-12-2007-- |
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Merry Russian Christmas
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| Christmas in Russia strangely falls on January 7 and not on December 25 like in Europe and all Catholic and Protestant countries, since the Orthodox Church of Russia still adheres to the Julian calendar. Hence the confusing matter with the New Year, which precedes Russian Christmas instead of following it and, moreover, interferes with the traditional Christmas fast.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Russia on the Kosovo status
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| Kosovo may declare its independence early in 2008. The U.S. and leading allies would prefer proceeding under the supervised statehood plan, even without a U.N. agreement. Russia is pressing for more talks, pointing out that Kosovo separation can provoke a precedent for other countries.
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| --14-12-2007-- |
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Russian TV Channels
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| Watching TV has become an obsession for millions of people in Russia, who spend from 5 to 14 hours a day with a television switched on. New entertaining TV channels, home-made series, funny shows and quiz programs have completely changed our life and TV preferences for the past 15 years. Nevertheless, the majority of Russian people still doesn’t have an access to satellite TV and are almost forced to watching three or four federal channels covering the whole territory of Russia and therefore influencing the people’s opinions.
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| --07-12-2011-- |
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Father Frost the Red Nose
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| The key figure of the Russian New Year is certainly Ded Moroz (Father Frost, or Grandfather Frost, to be more exact) who arrives wearing a red caftan (old-style long garment) decorated with traditional embroidering and edged with snow-white fluff, a red cap, white mittens and felt boots.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Easy Detection of Element Traces
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| Russian scientists are working on a small, though very effective, portable gas analyzer. This device works similarly to a well-trained dog’s nose, but with a very important distinction – in addition to detection of hazardous substances in the air, the device will determine their amount and chemical structure.
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| --13-12-2007-- |
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On Russian Wedding Traditions of the Past
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| From time immemorial wedding was one of the most interesting and sophisticated phenomena of festive, ritual and everyday life of the Russia people. Being at once a clerical, secular and pagan festival, wedding became a turning point in life of the newlyweds and an unforgettable event for the rest of community.
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| --14-12-2010-- |
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Russia resumes its naval presence in the world oceans
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| Russia's Navy has resumed its continual presence in different regions of the world's oceans since December 5, 2007. The expedition to the northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea is aimed at ensuring a Russia naval presence and establishing conditions for secure Russian navigation.
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| --07-12-2007-- |
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RUSSIAN NEW YEAR
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| New Year is the main holiday of the year in Russia– the most welcome and the most beautiful one, rich in history, fascinating traditions and amusing customs.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Vladimir Potanin, the head of Interros
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| Russian tycoon Vladimir Potanin, the head of Interros Company, was born 3 January 1961 in Moscow, to a family of a diplomat. Vladimir worked for the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, until the state monopoly on foreign commerce was abolished in 1990. Taking advantage of the new regulations Vladimir Potanin founded Interros, a foreign trade association.
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| --17-09-2008-- |
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Life Threat is not in Vodka!
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| Russian scientists in cooperation with their English and German colleagues have studied effect of alcoholism on life interval of adult men of Russian city of Izhevsk and came to an interesting conclusion.
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| --06-12-2007-- |
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Nikolay Vavilov - Plants, Genes and Betrayal
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| Nikolay Ivanovich Vavilov, world famous Russian botanist, plant-breeder, geneticist, geographer and science organizer, is killed for bringing knowledge to mankind
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| --18-12-2007-- |
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Russian Mobile Network Operators
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| Life without cell phones is hard to imagine nowadays. Keeping in touch with your friends, relatives or business colleagues is probably the most important thing when you are away. The telecommunication market of Russia has long been a sweet spot for businesses fighting for consumers. Now this segment of the market is shared and the leaders are known.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Space Travel Simulation in Russia
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| What else can make the heart beat faster and more excitedly if not space travel? The Centre of Cosmonauts Training named after Yuri Gagarin on the territory of Star City gives brave and desperate tourists an opportunity to overcome the space acceleration, try hydrospace and real zero-gravity, and to pilot space aircraft simulators.
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| --01-12-2007-- |
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Annoying colleagues in Russia and the UK
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| Everybody working in an office has to mix with different type of people. And except enjoying a good society of one’s firm-mates one has to put up with irritating habits of the colleagues. Here are some common workplace personalities in Russia and in the UK.
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| --30-11-2007-- |
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Surprising Soya Sweets
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| Genetically modified organisms (GMO) make trouble between scientists.
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| --06-12-2007-- |
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Moscow Through Celebrities` Eyes
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| The number of foreign celebrities who have not visited Moscow decreases with every week. Russian musical promoters tell us about the way the western celebrities see Moscow including myths and stereotypes they have concerning the Russian capital.
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| --28-11-2007-- |
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Finland is a good neighbor to Russia
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| PM of Finland paid a visit to Russia on November 27, 2007. The Prime Ministers of the two countries discussed ways of improving operations at the Finnish-Russian border, questions relating to the forest sector such as export duties on timber, cooperation in the field of energy and EU-Russia relations. They also discussed bilateral trade and economic relations and cooperation in the field of transport and the environment.
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| --28-11-2007-- |
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Petrushka and Vertep: On Traditions of Russian Puppet Theatre
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| Folk performances of Petrushka and Vertep theatres have existed in Russia since the 18th century. However, puppet folk theatre, just like folk theatre in general underwent hard times: its traditions were lost in the 20th century and so today we have only reconstructions of those original folk performances.
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| --25-10-2011-- |
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METRO LINE MAPS
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| Metro (Underground/ Tube) is an alternative to the ground public transport. It is a quick way to get to another part of a city. No traffic jams and only two-and-a-half-minute break between trains during the daytime.
Here Russia-InfoCentre presents metro line maps for eleven Russian cities. This can help you to plan your journey and to select the best out of all possible routes to get to your destination.
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| --22-08-2011-- |
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Russian Airlines
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| Long distances, remote cities and relatives living so far away – that is true about Russia. No wonder, that planes are very often the only possible transport able to take you to your destination point on time. Today lots of air carriers can fly you from one Russian city to another or abroad. Here are some notes about the biggest Russian airlines for you to choose from.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Several Deaths of a Supernova
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| Scientists from Russia, the United State and Germany told the world in their paper in Nature that supernovas can explode several times.
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| --22-11-2007-- |
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Boris Yeltsin, First President of Russia
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| The first President of the Russian Federation left his mark in history firstly as a reformer. He instigated introduction of market-oriented reforms and made an attempt to establish a commonwealth of equal independent states. During his rule the Communist Party of the Soviet Union lost its absolute power and the parliament was formed by representatives of different parties. Besides, Boris Yeltsin introduced separation of powers.
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| --14-01-2009-- |
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Confessions of a Moscow Pickpocket
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| Veterans of the Moscow Criminal Investigation Office say that in the Soviet times they daily caught at least 100 pickpockets at GUM Department Store in Moscow – the only store of the country with a goods flow. Nowadays the Russian capital still teems with thieves. A 47-year-old professional pickpocket Pavel Kroshkin (surname changed) enjoys freedom for the last 8 years although he has been caught several times during this period.
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| --21-11-2007-- |
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Contemporary Russian Ballet
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| The Russian ballet missed a few generations of evolution in European choreography and lacked fresh dance ideas. At the same time the masterly performance level of the Russian ballet school was kept up well. After 1991 domestic ballet resorted to assimilating the experience of the Western ballet in the field of dance modern, jazz, and free dance.
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| --28-11-2007-- |
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Nikolay Koltsov - Each molecule comes from a molecule
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| Koltsov, Nikolay Konstantinovich, Russian biologist and author of matrix synthesis of “hereditary molecules”, is born in Moscow. His father is employed in a large fur company as an accountant.
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| --17-09-2008-- |
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Experiment: Accommodation with Mini-Pig in Moscow
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| Patricia Kaas with a small dog, Jean-Paul Belmondo with a Yorkshire terrier… Glossy magazines teem with photos of celebrities travelling around the world with their pets. Is it possible for ordinary people to stay in a Moscow hotel with a pet? One of the online Russian travel resources has decided to check it out by asking several Moscow hotels.
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| --16-11-2007-- |
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New regulations against abortions
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| The Russian Ministry of Public Health and Social Development has tightened abortion regulations. According to them, a woman will have to sign a document confirming her awareness of all potential consequences abortion may incur. Besides, all female counseling centers must have a special person, whose duty is to describe the process in detail and talk a woman out of abortion.
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| --16-11-2007-- |
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Reconcile with Milk
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| People, who cannot stand whole milk, now have an effective solution for this common problem. A new pharmaceutical for animals and human beings is developed in Russian science and research centre “Drugs and Biotechnology”.
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| --15-11-2007-- |
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Islamic Quarters Now Reality in Moscow
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| If believe the official numbers, nearly 2 million of Muslims live in Moscow. There are over 40 Muslim communities in different districts of the city. The majority of them are small groups united by business interests, but there are also some bigger groups whose ambitions lay beyond creation of a car service network or a couple of sales outlets in Moscow.
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| --16-11-2007-- |
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On the History of Russian Archeology
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| Archeology as scientific study of objective historical monuments was well established in Russia not until the 19th century. Describing and collecting archeological monuments, however, started much earlier: relics of religious significance were kept in church vestries, whereas various antique valuables were gathered in tsars’ treasuries.
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| --15-11-2007-- |
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Heat Pipes for Giant Slalom
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| Russian think-tank has developed a technology for preserving snow cover on race and mountain skiing tracks, even when air temperature exceeds ice melting point. Their technical solution, based upon inclined heat pipes of special design, is called refrigeration system.
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| --08-11-2007-- |
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Russian Vodka
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| Vodka has long become quite an independent and self-sufficient personage of Russian culture: there are jokes and songs, books and research works on this “hot” subject. Majority of foreigners have an image of vodka imprinted in their minds as the foremost symbol of Russia (along with Bear and Martyoshka).
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Russian Chocolate Factories
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| Chocolate bars and sweets are enjoyed by both children and adults all over the world, and though each country has its own recipes of culinary secrets, the main and the most beloved ingredient is always the same. Russian chocolate factories hold to the traditions of the Soviet manufacturers, which guaranteed high quality of sweets.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Anomalous Zones of Russia: Valley of Death (Kamchatka)
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| There are two zones with famous names at Kamchatka: the Valley of Geysers and the Valley of Death. While quite many people have read about the first zone, the second one is less known and infamous for animals and birds’ mass mortality.
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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Ivan Yefremov - Distant Stars and Dinosaurs
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| Ivan Antonovich (Antipovich) Yefremov is a famous Russian science fiction author and paleontologist, whose talent has many sides.
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| --16-09-2008-- |
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Traditional Russian Folk Doll
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| Dolls have always made an integral and vital part of any culture. The basic notions of human relations and complicated world order are passed on to a child with the help of all sorts of toys. As for traditional folk dolls, for centuries they were means of transmitting sacred generic values and knowledge to the following generation.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Russian Avant-garde Art
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| Russian avant-garde is a common term denoting a most remarkable art phenomenon that flourished in Russia from 1890 to 1930, though some of its early manifestations date back to the 1850s, whereas the latest ones refer to the 1960s.
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| --01-09-2011-- |
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Noah’s “Photon”
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| Russian researchers have recently reported the results of their brave experiment – sending living organisms to space aboard “Photon-M3” spaceship.
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| --01-11-2007-- |
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St. Petersburg Tourism and Alternatives
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| Despite the high prices, the Northern capital of Russia remains attractive for travellers. According to the Investments and Strategic Projects Committee of St. Petersburg administration, 4.5 million tourists visited the city in 2006; 2.5 million of them came from abroad, which is 10% more than in 2005.
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| --31-10-2007-- |
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Mikhail Gorbachev, the First and the Last President of the USSR
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| The Russians associate the name of Mikhail Gorbachev with Perestroika, the period which still raises different feelings in the souls of the former Soviet people.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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Russia –EU Summit in Portugal
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| Summit Russia-EU, which is to be held in Mafra, Portugal, is rather a habit than a real necessity. Though Russia and EU were planning to sign an agreement on partnership a year ago, now this question is not on the agenda at all, because EU can’t help noticing the conflict between Russia on the one side and Poland and the Baltic states on the other.
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| --26-10-2007-- |
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Traces of the Deluge
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| Russian geologists have found traces of a catastrophic flood in the Southern Transbaikalia and reported their finding to the “Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences”.
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| --25-10-2007-- |
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Vegetarian Dining in Moscow
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| By the end of the 19th century there had been several vegetarian communities in Russia which, however, were banned by the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution of 1917. Penetration of the Soviet ideology into all spheres of social life and monopolization of the scientific thought led to proclaiming the vegetarian principles bourgeois and pseudoscientific.
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| --26-10-2007-- |
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Nicholas II, the Last Russian Emperor
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| Nicholas II (1868–1918) from the Romanovs dynasty was the last Russian Emperor, also known as Bloody Nicholas because of the tragic events on his coronation day and the notorious Bloody Sunday as ill omens of the impendent tragic future of the whole country, and Nicholas the Martyr due to the terrible execution of him and his whole family by Bolsheviks.
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| --07-10-2008-- |
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Russian Banks
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| For many years the Russians could utilize services of the only bank existent in the banking sector of the Soviet Union – the Savings Bank, while now they are free to choose among plenty of commercial institutions of that kind. Here the list of the biggest banks operating in Russia nowadays.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Georg Wilhelm Richmann - Life for Physics
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| Georg Wilhelm is not only an outstanding experimenter, but also a propagandist of electrical sciences, arranging experimental demonstrations for his fellows and students. His experiments are priceless for Russian science.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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10th Exhibition of Vintage Cars in Moscow
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| Moscow again faces a “breakthrough to the past”. On October 19-22 the only in Russia and the largest in Eastern Europe specialized exhibition of oldtimers (vintage cars) Ilya Sorokin`s X Oldtimer-Gallery takes place at the international exhibition centre Crocus Expo.
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| --20-10-2007-- |
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What Does Arctic Climate Tell Us?
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| Russian scientist claims global warming can be just a temporary inconvenience, since climatic changes show their natural fluctuating patterns and depend on our Sun’s activity level.
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| --18-10-2007-- |
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Top 10 Mistakes of Air Passengers
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| Air passengers tend to make some common mistakes. While getting ready for a trip, being at the airport or after arriving to the destination people often think and behave in a wrong way. This is why it could be useful for some passengers to learn top 10 passengers` mistakes.
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| --18-10-2007-- |
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Dumb Laws no longer other countries’ privilege
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| A new bill introduced to the State Duma recently would force drivers give up smoking while driving, otherwise they will be fined. The bill doesn’t have many chances to be passed, though in other countries smoking behind the wheel is banned.
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| --19-10-2007-- |
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Vasily Livanov: Great Russian Sherlock Holmes
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| Apart from the actor’s talent Vasily Livanov is gifted in other ways as well: as a scriptwriter, a film director, a writer and an artist. Many cult personages of classical Russian animated cartoon films speak with his voice. Yet, Livanov’s most legendary film role is that of Sherlock Holmes in the film series about the famous detective – even British critics called this image one of the best cinematic portrayals of this popular character of Arthur Conan Doyle.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Sukhoi Superjet 100 Aircraft Family
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| Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft family is often called the "hope" of Russian aviation. The first ever flight of the aircraft is expected to take place at the end of 2007. Here is a quick overview of the main aircraft`s characteristics.
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| --22-05-2008-- |
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Some Mars on Earth
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| Next year Russian Institute of Medical and Biological Problems hosts a unique international experiment – a simulation of manned flight to Mars lasting for 520 days.
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| --11-10-2007-- |
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Domra, a Lost-and-Found Music Instrument of Ancient Russia
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| Domra is a Russian folk music instrument with a rounded body and three or four strings played with a mediator. Domra is a prototype of the Russian balalaika. Records of domra can be found in ancient court chronicles and lubok pictures.
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| --18-01-2011-- |
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Alisher Usmanov, the poorest of the richest
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| Alisher Usmanov’s name has recently been mentioned in news. He is charged with fraud by an American company, he is the person, who returned the collection of world-famous Soviet cartoons to Russia and, finally, he presented the Russian Federation with the invaluable collection of masterpieces he bought out of Vishnevskaya. Meanwhile, Alisher Usmanov is the head of Gazprominvestholding and the Kommersant newspaper.
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| --14-01-2009-- |
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Hotel Rooms Design by British Royalties
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| The deluxe Moscow hotel Baltschug Kempinski, marking its 15th jubilee, is widely known for its perfect service and attention to details. However, amongst the main hotel’s prides are suites designed by British Royalties – Princess Michael of Kent and Viscount, Lord Linley, with interior combining the traditional English elegance and Russian luxury.
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| --10-10-2007-- |
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Igor Kurchatov - Father of Nuclear Physics
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| Kurchatov Igor Vasilievich (1903–1960) is famous Russian physicist, one of founders of nuclear physics in the USSR. Igor Vasilievich is born on January 12, 1903 in the city of Sim in the Chelyabinsk region in the family of a land surveyor.
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| --17-09-2008-- |
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Vera Kholodnaya, the Queen of Russian Silent Screen
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| She was the first and the brightest, and remains the only true star of the Russian silent cinema. Though Vera Kholodnaya was into filming for only three years, it was enough for her to become the Queen of Screen, as she was titled. Unluckily, only five films starring her are extant nowadays out of the fifty to eighty films she played in.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Nano-fibre not for Clothing Industry
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| Russian physicists have developed new composite material on the basis of latex and carbon nano-fibre, which is able to absorb microwave radiation and conduct electric current unlike other latex coatings.
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| --05-10-2007-- |
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Russian Car Manufacturers
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| About 30 years ago Soviet citizens could only dream about a car, which was never regarded as just a vehicle. To enjoy driving their own car people had to register for a waiting list and only then they had a right to purchase a private auto.
Today city citizens prefer foreign cars to domestic ones, but there was the time when having a car was a special privilege placing the lucky person above all others.
Here are some notes about the key Russian car manufacturers fighting for Russian consumers.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Gastronomic Festival in Moscow
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| October – 2007 is time for the 3rd Gastronomic Festival in Moscow that has been held annually since 2005. This month the city’s 50 best restaurants are taking part in the festival that is aimed at demonstration of the latest tendencies and achievements of the catering industry.
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| --03-10-2007-- |
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Actor Mikhail Zharov: from Bandit Zhigan to Militiaman Aniskin
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| Mikhail Zharov played all his splendid roles so long ago that it seems he must have probably fallen into oblivion already, yet he is still remembered and beloved. He was unique and incomparable; his characters played with detailed psychological verisimilitude and at the same time with harum-scarum humour, smartness and expanse remain alive and vigorous.
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| --21-10-2008-- |
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Vasiliy Kluchevsky - History Is Fascinating
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| Kluchevsky Vasiliy Osipovich, famous Russian historian, is born on January 16, 1841 in the Voskresenskoye village near Penza in the family of a poor beneficed clergyman.
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| --17-09-2008-- |
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Innokentiy Smoktunovsky. The Best of Hamlets
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| Innokentiy Smoktunovsky who excelled in the extraordinarily subtle play of Hamlet and Prince Myshkin enjoyed utmost popularity among the viewers and praises of critics. Few people could boast such loud fame that fell to the actor’s lot in the 1960s.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Whales versus Oil Production
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| Russian engineering and technology company “ScanEx” has launched a project on space monitoring of seawaters near the Sakhalin Island, where oil is produced and grey whales unfortunately dwell, being an endangered species.
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| --25-09-2007-- |
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Actor Nikolai Burlyayev. Ivan’s Manhood
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| Nikolai Burlyayev is a person endowed with a wide range of talents; he is well-known as an actor, film director, scriptwriter, and a public figure. First time appearing on screen as a slim and frail teenager in Tarkovsky’s drama film Ivan's Childhood he at once came to be a mature actor in great demand.
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| --23-12-2008-- |
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Nano-Satellites – Future of the Future
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| Third millennium has started not very long ago and brought us a new stage of development of tiny space vehicles – micro- and nano-satellites. Small space crafts are already widely used for Earth remote sensing, ecological monitoring, earthquake predicting and studies of ionosphere.
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| --20-09-2007-- |
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France and Russia Sorted out their Relationship
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| Bernard Kouchner, Foreign and European Affairs Minister of France, has presented the interests of the new French government during his two-day working visit in Moscow on September 17 and 18. Since Nicolas Sarkozy is French President, the position of the two countries differ on some issues, including unilateral recognition of Kosovo independence, the Irannian nuclear issue and antimissile defense system.
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| --19-09-2007-- |
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Zinaida Serebriakova, a Refined Artist of Hard Fate
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| The life-asserting power and beauty of images created by Zinaida Serebriakova ascend to the best traditions of Russian and West European realistic art; whereas her pure and crystal-clear talent was inherited from the famous artistic dynasty of the Lanceray-Benois that she belonged to.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Nearest Future of Russian Power Engineering
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| Eminent Russian scientists tend to think that future of Russian power engineering lies in building thousands small heat and power plants with modern gas-turbine units, which allow rapid increase of power production and saving gas.
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| --16-09-2007-- |
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Russian Tourist Destinations: Karelia - The Land of Lakes and Rivers
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| The image of Karelia, one of the Russian regions, is first of all associated with a land of blue lakes. Indeed, here there are a lot of lakes – over 61 thousand. In a number of lakes per 1000 square kilometres Karelia takes the first position not only in Russia but also in the world.
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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Prime-Ministers-Successors
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| The yesterday resignation of Russian government produced lots of questions with not only the world society but even with Russian citizens themselves. Who is Viktor Zubkov? Who will remain in the cabinet of Ministers? How the main Russian policy will change? And, of course, did President Putin call his successor or it’s just a technical move? Today at briefing Mr. Zubkov said he regards his running for president as possible.
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| --13-09-2007-- |
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Russian Aircraft Manufacturers
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| Nowadays Russia is not sufficiently represented at the world aviation market, since the key roles are played by foreign aircraft manufacturers. However, it doesn’t mean Russians have nothing to be proud of in the field of aircraft construction. Here you can find the information about Russian leading aircraft builders and design bureaus.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Banya, the Russian Rite of Steam Bath
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| Banya is one of the most ancient traditions of the Russian people. Russian steam bath is a full-fledged philosophy, as well as invigorative pleasure compared to nothing and true relief for one’s soul.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Alexander Butlerov - Structure is Essential
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| Alexander Mikhailovich Butlerov, a Russian chemist is a creator of theory of chemical structure and founder of world famous school of organic chemists
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| --23-12-2008-- |
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Best Milk Bacteria for Tasty Foods
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| We all know that dairy products are results of joint efforts of cows, which give milk, and bacteria, which make this milk sour via fermentation. Thus, we shouldn’t be surprised, when we find out that selectionists work not only with cows, but also with bacteria. Mentioned work is funded by the Russian foundation for Basic Research, and results of the investigation are published in the Biotechnology magazine.
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| --06-09-2007-- |
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Australia and Russia to Develop Common Market
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| Within the APEC summit, which is held in Australia this week, Australia and Russia are planning to increase their economic cooperation in many fields, including peaceful use of uranium. Australian businessmen regard Russian market as developing and promising. At the same time the Russian side is to keep on investing into Australian natural assets industries.
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| --06-09-2007-- |
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Russian Metallurgical Companies
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| Experts assure us that the Russian economy is booming nowadays, and the increasing number of companies planning IPO in the nearest future is a sharp evidence of it. The metallurgical industry of Russia is one of most rapidly developing sectors. Here is a list of Russian metallurgical companies occupying key positions on the market.
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| --07-12-2011-- |
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Inna Churikova - Baba Yaga and Joan of Arc
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| There is no need to prove that Inna Churikova is a great actress: somewhat eccentric, frankly ungainly and queerly fearless. What other actress, besides her and the legendary Faina Ranevskaya, could be so aweless about looking ugly or funny on screen, as she was? Though endowed with a bright comic gift, she became a genius tragic actress.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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Spiderman in Moscow: Much Fuss about Nothing
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| Since last Friday Russian media have been teeming with news about Alain Robert – French Spiderman – famous for climbing the world’s highest buildings without belay. Finally, the Spiderman came to Moscow and climbed the highest tower in Europe…with the help of a preliminarily set ladder.
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| --22-05-2008-- |
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Russian Cities Attractions: Weekend in Moscow: Where to Go?
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| A short guide to the best open-air places in Moscow to go to.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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New Horizons of Storing Hydrogen
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| What is the best way to store hydrogen – this question still bothers minds of those scientists, who deal with hydrogen as one of alternative energy sources. Scientists from Saint Petersburg have tested various substances for their ability to absorb hydrogen, however, best result was detected for a composite material, consisting of fulleren-containing soot and magnesium hydride.
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| --30-08-2007-- |
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Russian Oil and Gaz Companies
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| Much is told today about oil invasion of Russia to the world markets, therefore it can be useful to learn more about the leading oil and gaz companies, “locomotives” of the Russian economy and business.
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| --10-12-2011-- |
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Gusli
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| The history of Russian folklore and the history of gusli are inseparable. The major part of Russian folklore was performed to the accompaniment of gusli. This instrument used to be present whenever the folks gathered to sing, dance and listen to epic narrators or just beautiful and touching music.
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| --18-01-2011-- |
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MAKS 2007: $3 billion contracts
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| Air salon MAKS 2007 closed on Sunday in Zhukovsky. The total volume of deals made at the salon exceeded $3 billion. Besides, the event attracted thousands of visitors, who came to MAKS willing to see newly-designed jets and aircrafts.
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| --28-08-2007-- |
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Nikolay Lobachevsky - Another Geometry Exists
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| Nikolay Ivanovich Lobachevsky is born in Nizhniy Novgorod on November 20, 1792, in the family of a poor petty officer.
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| --17-09-2008-- |
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Achtung: Photo, Video Shooting Prohibited!
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| It is hard to imagine a traveller going to a foreign country and unwilling to capture the most exciting moments and sights during the trip. Photo and video cameras can be listed amongst the must-take things in a traveller’s bag. Undoubtedly, it would be useful for travellers to know the basic terms and regulations of photography and video shooting in Russia.
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| --27-08-2007-- |
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Punk Rock & Alternative Rock in Russia
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| It is assumed that the so-called Russian punk rock was born in 1979 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), mainly due to the efforts of Andrei Panov (1960—1998), the permanent frontman of the first Russian punk band Avtomaticheskie Udovletvoriteli (translated as Automatic Satisfiers).
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| --15-06-2009-- |
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Nitrogen Oxide as Metastases' Satellite
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| Before any malignant tumor and its metastases start growing in brain, blood plasma of cancer patients becomes saturated with nitrogen oxide derivatives. Research fellows from Rostov-on-Don science and research cancer centre suggest using such parameter, as concentration of nitrogen oxide derivatives in blood plasma, for making predictions about further development of dangerous disease.
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| --23-08-2007-- |
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Russian toy market
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| The recent scandalous story about poisonous Chinese toys has made Russian officials think of the domestic toy market and inspect all goods produced in China and intended for children. At the same time the current situation may be used to show what part of the Russian toy market is controlled by domestic manufacturers.
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| --22-08-2007-- |
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Actuelle: Black Lists of Air Drunks
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| The problem of inadequate behaviour of passengers aboard plane has become a real threat to air flights safety in Russia. Due to this the Russian Transport Service has decided to create black lists of passengers spotted to drink excessive dozes of alcohol aboard.
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| --22-08-2007-- |
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Russian Style in Architecture – What is it?
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| What features of the modern Russian architecture pertain to the authentic Russian tradition?
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| --14-12-2010-- |
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Sergei Shcherbatov, Russian prince and patron of Art
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| Sergei Aleksandrovich Shcherbatov was born in an ancient noble family in 1875. One of his ancestors F. Apraksin was a companion of Peter the Great. Although Shcherbatov was rich and could spend his life on balls, operas and entertainment, he preferred to support the Russian Art and descendants remember his generosity.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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A Glimpse on the History of Russian Architecture
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| By the time of adopting Christianity the Old Rus’ was already good at wooden sculpture, moulding, and embossing. As for architecture, it surely existed, but it is hardly possible to say now at what stage of development it was, since not a single monument of the pre-Christian epoch has survived: something did not stand the test of time, while the major part was presumably destroyed by people.
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| --17-08-2007-- |
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Mercury's Core Is Liquid
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| Mercury is a difficult object for any kind of observations, since it can be seen only near horizon - either at dawn (in autumn), or at dusk (in spring). That is why this planet remains one of the most poorly studied objects of the Solar system
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| --23-08-2007-- |
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Money has no smell or the most stable business in Russia
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| Lack of outhouses seems to be a weak spot of any modern city including Moscow, since all us sometimes or quite frequently feel the necessity to visit a water closet, and in case it is not around, some forget the shame and “commit hooliganism” entailing fines.
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| --16-08-2007-- |
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More about Russian Folk Tales
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| Tales can be divided into three groups by their subject-matter: fairytales with traces of mythology, tales about animals, who speak and act like people, and tales of manners.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Yuri Bashmet. Pure Sound is Like Being in Love
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| ‘Mr Bashmet is probably the most formidable exponent of the viola today. More than that, he is a string player of altogether uncanny powers. His tone is vocal, expressively vocal, devoid of artifice. He can move without a break from the most hushed, liquid legato to a huge, hall-filling fortissimo.’ - THE NEW YORK TIMES
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| --10-08-2007-- |
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Last Mile of Romanovs` Royal Family Attracts Foreign Guests
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| More and more foreign tourists to the Russian city of Tobolsk express interest in the thematic excursion called “Last Mile of the Romanovs Family”. According to the chairwoman of the Committee for Travel and Investments of Tobolsk`s administration Alexandra Strunkina, in 2008 the city will host the first group of tourists from Switzerland interested in this exact route.
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| --10-08-2007-- |
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On Folk Tales of Russia
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| Quite early tales turned into a source of amusement in this country. The Russian people regarded tales with a far less serious attitude than songs, for example. This difference in treating the two kinds of folk-lore is well expressed in the saying: “Tale is made up, song is true”.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky – Dawn of Space Era
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| Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky, father of Russia space industry, lived an interesting life, opening new horizons to the mankind
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| --18-09-2008-- |
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Vagit Alekperov, Lukoil’s owner
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| Vagit Alekperov, a billioner and the head of Lukoil Company (the second largest private oil Company worldwide by proven hydrocarbon reserves), is considered to be one of the richest people in the world.
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| --23-12-2008-- |
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Is Having Babies a Problem?
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| Infertility in Russia becomes a crucial factor, having a significant effect on demographic situation in the country.
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| --07-08-2007-- |
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Soviet speculators - illegal businessmen of the USSR
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| In one old Soviet film a young woman bought an “exclusive” dress in a shop and went to the dance floor in a local park. Imagine how embarrassed she was when saw dozens of ladies wearing similar dresses. This feature film reflected the reality with standard clothes, boots, things and uniforms typical for the Soviet Union.
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| --07-08-2007-- |
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Bayan, a Russian Folk Music Instrument
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| The bayan is one of the most perfect chromatic accordions existing nowadays. It is widely known abroad as “button accordion”, while buttons are not the only difference. As compared to the western accordion, the Russian bayan has a different tone colour and fuller sound and is great for dance melodies.
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| --16-01-2009-- |
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Safe Parking – a Picture to Remember
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| Moscow think-tank has developed a unique system for accounting, control and access of cars at parking places. New development won’t take the duty off a parking attendant, however, it will make his life much more easier.
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| --31-07-2007-- |
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Mikhail Kononov
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| Mikhail Kononov was one of the most brilliant Russian film actors. His characters were as a rule kind, naive and always charming. In all of his roles, both big and small, the actor appeared infinitely truthful.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Homeless people: no chance for new life?
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| A new bill about the status of homeless people has been introduced to the State Duma. If it is approved, the government will have to support a 4-million army of beggars, though many doubt they are unlikely to depart from their usual mode of life.
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| --30-07-2007-- |
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Kliment Timiryazev - Light Is Life
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| Kliment Arkadievich Timiryazev, famous Russian biologist, botanist and plant physiologist, who discovered that plants assimilate carbon from air’s carbon dioxide using energy of light, mainly red and blue light ranges, where chlorophyll has maximum absorbance, is is born on June 3rd, 1843.
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| --14-01-2009-- |
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Roman Abramovich and his billions
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| Roman Abramovich seems to be a very mysterious person thoroughly concealing his past, who surrounded himself with gossip and rumors. He is admitted to be the richest Russian, but his way to prosperity is full of blank spots.
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| --23-12-2008-- |
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Students to Grow Nanotubes
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| Quite recently structures, made of carbon atoms and looking like long hollow tubes with several nanometers in diameter and tens of microns long, were as exotic as pineapples in the Antarctic. Today growing carbon nanotubes is the task for student laboratory workshops.
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| --24-07-2007-- |
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Anti-extremist Russia
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| Two weeks ago Russian State Duma accepted amendments to the last year's law on extremism. In the light of growing intolerance and developing fast nationalist movements the changes are mostly welcomed by the society and political parties, though some amendments are rather disputable.
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| --24-07-2007-- |
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"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" is in Moscow
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| "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" is released for sale in Moscow on July, 21, 3 a m. This is the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series of novels by J.K.Rowling.
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| --23-07-2007-- |
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Finno-Ugric National Culture Festival
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| The First international festival of Finno-Ugric nations "SHUMBRAT, FINNO-UGRIA!" will be held in the capital of Mordovia - Saransk on July 19-21. Numerous delegations from Hungary, Finland, Estonia, all Finno-Ugric republics of Russia, representatives of more than 30 Russian regions - more than one a half thousands people - will arrive in Saransk.
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| --19-07-2007-- |
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Mikhail Prokhorov, lucky person of business
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| The most part of the world got acquainted with Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov after a Courchevel scandal which sullied his reputation of an honest man. However, his story deserves to be told, as there are not so many people in Russia who achieved a great success in business on their own.
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| --17-09-2008-- |
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Moscow metro causes pimples
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| It is widely known that crowded places are a favourable environment for generation of bacteria. In order to find how dangerous for health Moscow metro is Russian scientists have collected bacteriological samples from the metro halls, escalators, and subway trains. The results have shown that Moscow metro teems with bacteria that may cause some health problems in people with a suppressed immune system.
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| --18-07-2007-- |
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It's only the beginning
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| The Foreign Office expelled four Russian diplomats from London over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. The stumbling block is the Moscow government's refusal to Andrei Lugovoi, the main suspect in the murder of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko, who died in London in November from radioactive poisoning. This move can seriously harm Russian relations with Britain.
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| --17-07-2007-- |
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Money Transfer from Russia to China via Post of Russia
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| The Post of Russia, a money transfer leader on Russian market, has announced of its lounging a money transfer draft. It’s the first experience for the Post of Russia in the cross-border transfer market. Still the game is worth the candle as the volume of this business is valued as much as $6 bln.
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| --17-07-2007-- |
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Russian Tourist Destinations: “Chechen Switzerland” – But Will Tourists Go There?
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| In the Soviet times Chechnya attracted tourists from the entire country, but after the armed conflict with Russia the republic got the reputation of a crisis spot. Despite the current post-war conditions, Chechnya intends to develop its travel infrastructure and to become a “Chechen Switzerland”.
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| --15-08-2011-- |
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Fullerenes Enter Our Life
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| Discussions of International conference “Fullerenes and Atomic Clusters” (IWFAC'2007) have united world leading scientists in Saint Petersburg, where the meeting was held for the eighth time
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| --23-07-2007-- |
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My heart’s in my country,My heart isn’t here…
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| Last week the first Russian Community in German Conference was opened in Nurnberg.
Migration has become a rather natural process not only with birds and animals but also with people. What pushes us far from our habitual places? Political, economical, financial or personal reasons make us start thinking of moving away. Well to build a new house sometimes turns out to be easier than new home.
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| --17-07-2007-- |
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Ivan Michurin – We Cannot Wait for Favors from the Nature
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| Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin is an eminent Russian selectionist, founder of scientific base for selection of fruit crops. Ivan Michurin has created over 300 of valuable types of various fruit-trees, some of which have widely spread across Russia.
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| --17-09-2008-- |
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Nano Corporation: investments in future or money laundering?
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| Nanotechnologies are knocking on our door; they are coming with new medical equipment, engineering systems and precision instruments. No wonder that the Russian authorities are looking forward to a new nano-project to be established. Many foreign developed countries invest billions dollars in this field, since who holds information and innovations – controls the future.
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| --05-07-2007-- |
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Afraid of flights? Overcome your phobia
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| The multiple air catastrophes reported by media from time to time suggest thinking seriously about the safety, or rather insecurity, of air transport. It has been estimated that nearly 20% of people travelling by plane sometimes encounter panic attacks of fear for flights that later transforms into a phobia.
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| --04-07-2007-- |
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Balalaika
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| Today the Russian folk stringed musical instrument balalaika is going through hard times. There are not so many professional balalaika players left; country people have abandoned this once popular instrument. There have been ups and downs in the history of balalaika, yet it still lives and remains one of the symbols of Russian folk culture.
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| --18-01-2011-- |
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Microbes Fighting Oil Contamination
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| Russian scientists are currently developing a new agent for remediation of soils, polluted with oil and petroleum refinery products. The agent is based upon a complex of some special microorganisms – oil destructing microbes.
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| --03-07-2007-- |
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Mysteries of underground Moscow
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| Moscow is a huge city not only on the surface but underground also: multiple labyrinths, shelters, secret constructions, abandoned mines, catacombs, and bomb-shelters. The underground spaces of Moscow keep mysteries and legends, which open only to dare-devils ready to start on a dangerous journey.
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| --29-06-2007-- |
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Russian Tourist Destinations: The Kuril Islands - Japanese Russia or Russian Japan?
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| Many Kuril citizens know what the roads were like when the islands were populated by Japanese. It is said that if a Japanese man carted and noticed a pit on the road, he stopped and didn’t go on his trip unless he evened the pit, unlike Russians.
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| --15-08-2011-- |
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Oleg Deripaska, a man who knows business
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| Oleg Deripaska is a famous Russian businessmen and a regular participant of the ratings published by the Forbes magazine. His way to success and prosperity wasn’t long but the results are impressive.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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Have A Cocktail Without Harming Your Health
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| On the one hand, alcohol-containing drinks damage cardio-vascular system, but on the other – a glass of red wine is ambrosia for heart. Should people drink alcohol, or not, and what to do when so many tasty drinks surround you?
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| --26-06-2007-- |
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Spoons as Russian Folk Music Instrument
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| It is quite impossible to say now who and when hit upon the idea of turning ordinary tablespoons into a percussion instrument, yet the fact remains: they became the easiest, the most colourful and the most popular national instrument of the Russians. The painted wooden spoons are beloved in this country and abroad. Thousands of them are exported as “two-in-one” souvenirs, being period pieces and music instruments at once.
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| --18-01-2011-- |
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Yuri Andropov – the head of the Soviet Union
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| The Soviet Union witnessed several General Secretaries and most of them happened to rule the country for long, but there were two people, whose time in power was limited by two years. Andropov Yuri Vladimirovich replaced Brezhnev at the age 68, so it was no wonder that he passed away so quickly.
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| --23-12-2008-- |
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Chief railman of the country – V.I. Yakunin
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| On 24 October 2004 the Russian Railways Board of Directors of by a solid vote appointed Vladimir Yakunin the first vice-president of Russian Railways. On 14 June 2005 Yakunin was appointed president of Russian Railways, by a decree of the Russian government.
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| --15-10-2010-- |
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Anatoli Papanov. A Short Biography of the Great Actor
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| Anatoli Papanov (1922-1987) was an actor of unique gift. With equal elegance he coped with quite different roles, like the comic one of Lyolik in The Diamond Arm (1968) and dramatic one of the General Serpilin in The Alive and the Dead (1964). His characters were fated to become favourites of the public, while their phrases turned winged. He was kindred to everyone.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Sophia Kovalevskaya – First Woman of Science
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| Sophia Vasilievna Kovalevskaya, world-famous mathematician and a first female scientist, who is known all around the world, is born in Moscow on January 15, 1850.
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| --17-09-2008-- |
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American pirates didn’t escape punishment
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| Recently a unique trial has been concluded in the USA: two Russian film companies – Mosfilm and Lenfilm won a case against Joseph Berov, an owner the biggest bookshop in New York. He was found guilty and now has to pay 2.7 million US dollars as a pecuniary compensation.
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| --21-06-2007-- |
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Soviet problems of modern Moscow hotels
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| The minimal cost of a room in a Moscow hotel is $50 per day with the assumption that such flophouses cannot be called other than “fleabag”. For comparison, in Berlin it is possible to find a very modest but proper room, and for $10 – to find accommodation in B&B. In Russia – for minimum $15 one can find extreme staying overnight in a hostel in a company of guest workers.
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| --22-06-2007-- |
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Andrei Mironov, the Actor of Radiant Genius
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| The Great Andrei Mironov... Thanks to his films and his friends’ memoirs he became a kind of collective image of the ideal actor possessing the power over all genres in cinema and theatre. Yet, what is probably more important, Andrei Mironov was an amazingly radiant personality on stage and on screen.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Mysteries of the Antarctica Solved Soon
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| Many mysteries of the Antarctic continent have been already solved, but even more of them are waiting for an answer to be found. For example, scientists still fail to calculate balance of the Antarctic ice sheet, i.e. its annual snow income and iceberg and melting losses
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| --19-06-2007-- |
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Russian Cities Attractions: Sandunov Bath House – in Moscow since 1896
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| For more than a hundred years the Sanduny Bath House (or the Sanduny) remains a symbol of the Russian bath tradition. Since the very opening day it has been one of the centres of social life in Moscow: something like an English club for the noblemen and a health centre for ordinary people.
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| --15-08-2011-- |
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Ivan Shadr, Russian Sculptor and Artist
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| One of the most prominent Soviet Russian sculptors Ivan Shadr became far-famed after his sculpture Woman with an Oar was replicated with a countless host of cheap plaster copies, which decorated numerous Soviet parks and vacation resorts.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Ice-diving in Russian Arctic
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| Ice-diving in the Arctic is considered to be one of the most extreme kinds of sports. Nevertheless, the number of people willing to get a thrill increases annually. Despite the severe conditions of diving in the White Sea it remains one of the most popular places for diving in the country.
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| --24-01-2011-- |
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Greenhouse economic effect
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| Lots of issues including Russia – the USA complicated relations were discussed at G8 summit in Germany, but the question of the greenhouse effect taken for unimportant for many years appeared to be one of the most disputable. Anyway, there are a lot of experts who have some doubts in how much the human activity affects the planet. They don’t believe in threat of global warming and Kyoto Protocol able to regulate world temperatures in particular.
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| --13-06-2007-- |
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Guide to catching a taxi in Russia
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| Any traveller in a foreign country often may find themselves in a situation when the best option is to get to the destination by taxi. Here is a quick guide about the peculiarities of travelling by taxi in Russia.
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| --17-07-2007-- |
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Vasily Vasilievich Dokuchaev – No Life Without Soil
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| Vasily Vasilievich Dokuchaev is a world-known naturalist, Russian geologist and soil scientist, who is famous for laying the basis for modern Russian genetic soil science school.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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Olympic games 2014 – Russian officials triumph
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| Russian politicians seem to be absolutely sure that Sochi is going to host the 2014 winter Olympics, though the city hasn’t been announced yet. E.g., Russian minister of Economic development and Trade German Gref said the other day that all construction works would be finished in 2013, a year prior to the Olympics.
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| --05-07-2007-- |
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Oleg Losev – Pioneer Of Optoelectronics
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| The majority of encyclopedic sources state the year, when conventional light-emitting diodes first appeared, to be 1962, soon after diode laser has been invented. However, light-emitting diodes have appeared much earlier, as a result of the research of Soviet inventor, physicist Oleg Vladimirovich Losev
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| --26-07-2008-- |
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Russian Drinks – What Are They?
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| The first thing that crosses one’s mind when speaking about Russian drinks is certainly vodka. Yet, as a matter of fact, long before vodka there were no less popular drinks in Old Rus. As for vodka, it came to Russia via Lithuania where it was brought by the Genoese from their colony in the Crimea. Actually it did not happen until the mid 14th century. So vodka is another story.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Google in Russia: Interview
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| For over 10 years the Russian market has been found very attractive for foreign companies, and number of their Russian departments is growing fast. At Google International Party conducted recently Russia-IC arranged an interview with Vladimir Dolgov, head of Google department in Russia, and here is what he said.
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| --31-05-2007-- |
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Lubok, the Art of Old Russian Comics
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| The lubki (sing. lubok) are Russian hand made folk prints representing a rich and expressive layer of this country’s culture, history and art. These once popular simple printed pictures coloured by hand eloquently speak about life and outlook of the common people of the past.
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| --24-05-2011-- |
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Bureaucracy in Russia. Myth or Reality?
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| Not a secret that Russia is a country of bureaucracy, in which there are a lot of government officials and their number permanently increases. In this situation the bureaucracy hampers the development of economy and private business, and it is one of the negative factors for foreign investors in Russia. Besides, a huge system of bureaucracy causes the corruption.
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| --31-05-2007-- |
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How To Predict Tornadoes?
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| Scientists from Russian HydroMetCentr (chief weather predicting institution in the country) tell what they do to develop technique for predicting these natural disasters, which doesn’t exist yet.
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| --31-05-2007-- |
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Russian Cities Attractions: Japanese Garden in Moscow
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| The process of creation of the Japanese Garden in Moscow turned into a huge scientific and social experiment. The Russians were doing something they had never done before, and the Japanese later confessed that it was the hardest project in their practice, and therefore their favourite one. As a result, a wonderful landscape so untypical for Russia was created on the territory of 2.7 hectares.
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| --15-08-2011-- |
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Evgeny Kaspersky, antivirus genius
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| Since the Internet was invented, computers all over the world have been in danger of getting a fresh virus able to destroy your operating system. Luckily, there are people developing antivirus programs and Evgeny Kaspersky is one of them.
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| --17-09-2008-- |
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Evgeny Chichvarkin: his mobile phones are good value for money
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| The head of the largest Russian mobile handset retailer Evgeny Chichvarkin was born in Moscow in 1974. As a young man Evgeny was an ordinary student fond of music, parties and unintelligible books.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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Oleg Dal: Actor, Poet and Rebel
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| Oleg Dal was one of the brightest and the most contradictive figures of the Soviet theatre and cinema. Merry and withdrawn, unprotected and haughty, he never got a title of honour and did not live long enough to do everything he could. Yet he was a true Actor. Oleg Dal acted brilliantly in a wide range of films, from classics to fairy tales and adventures.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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Demographic call-up
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| Today a new concept covering demographic policy up to 2025 is represented in Russia. In case all measures directed against the population crisis produce no expected result, the authorities intend to introduce a range of amendments for migrants from CIS countries and Baltic States to easy live and work in the RF.
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| --23-05-2007-- |
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Evil Creatures Threaten Invertebrates
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| Invertebrates, inhabiting Russian north-eastern seas, are in real danger – the situation reminds of a standard Hollywood thriller. However, human beings are drama characters too, and they are even capable of changing the situation.
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| --22-05-2007-- |
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Reviving Old Tradition. Learning the Art of Bell Ringing
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| Before the revolution of 1917 Moscow alone had 765 Orthodox churches, about 350 belfries and around 3000 bells. However, in the late 1920s the majority of churches and belfries ceased existing, while bell ringing was strictly banned. Seemingly, Moscow stopped ringing forever. Bells were melted down, sold out and taken overseas. The churches which have preserved all their bells can be counted on one hand.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russian tycoon
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| In 1989 he established MENATEP, one of the first Russian commercial banks.
Took control of Yukos and made it a profitable company,the leader of the world power market, with capitalization of US$40bn.
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| --17-09-2008-- |
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Moscow police targets foreign tourists
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| The new law on migration records for foreign citizens makes the procedure of foreign tourists` registration so time consuming that tourists in fact have no options: they must not leave the hotel or pay fines to Moscow police. The standard fixed price for being unregistered in migration records is 3000 roubles (120 USD).
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| --26-05-2007-- |
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Nikolay Timofeev-Resovsky – Dawn Of Genetics in Russia
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| Nikolay Vladimirovich Timofeev-Resovsky is a famous Russian radiobiologist, geneticist and natural scientist, whose works are essential for formation of population and radiation genetics. He develops the theory of targets for radiation damage of genes and chromosomes. Timofeev-Resovsky is the guru of microevolution, developing the whole concept.
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| --14-01-2009-- |
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On the History of Bell Ringing in Russia
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| From times immemorial bells were treated in quite a special way in Old Rus. Many tales and legends would tell about bells’ supernatural abilities, such as foretelling and averting danger.
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| --17-05-2007-- |
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Mountain travel in Russia
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| Mountain travel is linked with passing through areas of complex mountain relief, such as mountainsides, ice shelves, passes, and rivers: to put the description short – it is travelling with a rucksack from the point A to point B, and often over mountain peaks. In this way mountain tourism is different from alpinism – climbing mountain tops with no luggage.
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| --28-05-2007-- |
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How much do you earn, Mr. banker?
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| Russia appeared to be a real El Dorado for foreign bankers: according to Bloomberg Agency, the amount of money they earn exceeds that of their colleagues working in the USA several times, up to US$7 million a year.
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| --17-05-2007-- |
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Bell Ringing Festivals and museums in Russia
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| Appealing to the innermost strings in people’s hearts, the art of bell ringing captivates listeners’ ears and minds. More and more people in Russia and other countries want to become familiar with bell ringing, master it and create this magic with their own hands. The early 1980s saw the revival of this ancient art in Russia with the festivals of bell ringing held in various corners of this country.
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| --15-05-2007-- |
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Mountains Keep Losing Their Icy Covers
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| Russian geographers have found out how over three thousand glaciers of Caucasus, the Pamirs and Tien Shan mountain systems change.
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| --15-05-2007-- |
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Russian Cities Attractions: In Search of Gothic Architecture in Moscow
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| While in the Middle Ages the Gothic architectural style was “invading” Europe, Russian architecture was under the influence of Byzantine civilization. However, there are some rare examples of “Russian Gothic” scattered in historical streets of Moscow. In fact, Gothic architecture reached the country only during the period of neo-Gothic art, at the end of the 18th century.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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London Forum: Visitor’s Outlook
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| About two weeks ago London greeted numerous top representatives of Russian business, who came to take part in the 10th Russian Economic Forum. Russia-IC had an opportunity to interview Evgueny Meshchaninov, the head of Guarant-InfoCentre, who appeared to become one of the attendants.
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| --11-05-2007-- |
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3D Images Of Molecules – Scientific Dream Comes True
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| During the international congress “Biotechnology: state-of-the-art and future perspectives”, which took place in Moscow several weeks ago, Russian innovation has hit the headlines. A PhD student of the Institute of General Genetics had a poster presentation describing a revolutionary development – nanoscope, a fluorescent microscope having incredibly high resolution.
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| --11-05-2007-- |
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Alexander Popov – Knitting Communication Web
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| Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and electrical engineer, is famous for his invention of wireless electrical communication.
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| --11-05-2007-- |
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Actor Yevgeni Urbansky, Mastodon of Soviet Movie
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| Yevgeni Urbansky rushed into cinema as a hundred-per-cent man bursting with irrepressible temperament and craving for life. For viewers he has remained aged thirty three, just like Christ – at this age the actor faced tragic death. A whole cinema epoch and peculiar aesthetics created in the films Kommunist (The Communist) (1958), Chistoe nebo (Clear Skies) (1961), and Ballada o soldate (Ballad of a Soldier) (1959) passed away together with him.
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| --14-01-2009-- |
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Traditions of Orthodox Bell Ringing
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| From ancient times church bells were perceived as living beings in Russia. Each of them was given a special name. Before raising a bell up to the chapel it was consecrated, the ritual corresponding to the sacrament of christening.
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Nano-Pharmaceuticals – Future Cure-All
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| Why does medicine need nanotechnologies? Since cells and sometimes macromolecules are the main object for modern drugs and treating agents, said “instruments” should have appropriate size fitting the object – nanometers in diameter.
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Bronze Soldier safe and sound, why Russians keep rebelling?
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| Within the last several days the world divided into two parts: those who support decision of the Estonian government to move the Soviet Bronze Soldier monument to the military cemetery and the others, standing against changes. To clarify all that has happened one must take into account different opinions from both Russian and Estonian sides and analyze the story of the monument after collapse of the Soviet Union.
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Fyodor Khitruk, the Master of Russian Animation
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| Russian animators title 2007 the year of Fyodor Khitruk. The great master, who has brought up not only several generations of animated film artists, but all Russian viewers as well, turned 90 years old on May 1, 2007.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Justice in Russia: five years of imprisonment for 100mn rubles stolen
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| Tuesday the Russians could watch justice at work: Sergey Mavrodi, founding father of the biggest economic “bubble” MMM in the modern history of Russia had to face the sentence. MMM produced several TV commercials convincing people of the need to acquire the shares doubling their cost within two or three weeks. Most citizens unsophisticated in new marketing technologies that Mavrodi used bought shares, since they believed in better life coming with post-Soviet changes.
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Russian Aeronautics Centre – Happy 60th Anniversary
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| The Russian Centre of Aeronautical Science and Technology in Zhukovsky, a Moscow satellite town, is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary on Friday.
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Prince Yusupov, the richest Russian of 18th century
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| 25o years ago an heir was born in the family of Boris Yusupov, Moscow Prince-Governor; the boy got the name of Nikolai and was doomed to become the richest man in Russia. His estates and domains would be found in every Russian province, so that when he was asked about mansions the young prince had to refer to the steward, who always carried a notebook with a list of Yusupov’s estates.
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Soviet Animation, Where Art Thou?
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| Rumors spread over Internet that Russian businessman Alisher (I like how this name sounds, nothing personal) Usmanov claims he would buy back rights to a grand collection of cartoons, made in the USSR on world famous SoyuzMultfilm cartoon studio, which were sold to an American company some time ago.
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Baggage and flight delay: possible problems
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| If the baggage hasn’t been found within 21 days, a passenger normally gets compensation of 20USD per kilogram of the missed baggage weight. The attempts to prove that there were any valuables in the baggage are most likely to fail; this is why it is recommended to insure all valuable things beforehand or, which is even better, to take them aboard.
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Program against financial ignorance
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| Most Russians turned out to be financially ignorant, but this disastrous situation will very soon change. The Russian Ministry of Finance has worked out a program of investments in enhancement of financial literacy of the citizens for the period of 5-9 years.
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Russian Tourist Destinations: Seliger Lake – The Pearl of Russian Nature
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| A pearl of Russian nature, Seliger Lake, is situated in the centre of the country between Moscow and St. Petersburg, amongst the forest territory of Valdai Hills. Seliger is a big and beautiful system of lakes linked by effluents, with a lot of small islands, and is surrounded by forests, including pine woods rich in mushrooms and berries.
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Aleksey Batalov – Actor Needed by All
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| Aleksey Batalov is the actor, whom the time itself needed and raised him to the summit of glory rivaled by few in the national cinema art. His “racy of the soil” charm combined with genuine inborn intelligence has brought back to the national cinema that unique tradition, which makes the world presume some special nature and sophisticated spiritual constitution of the Russians.
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Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, the Soviet Leader
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| Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was born in 1894 in the village of Kalinovka, the Kursk Region. He started work early and at the age of 12 young Nikita was accepted for a job as a miner. In 1918 Khrushchev joined the Bolshevist Party. He saw the Russian Civil War of 1917-1923 and after the War was over he became a delegate from Ukraine.
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Meteorite Traces Deep In The Ocean
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| A theory suggests a giant meteorite falling on Earth 65 million years ago and killing all dinosaurs. Russian scientists have found traces of this meteorite.
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Ecological tourism in Russian national parks
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| National parks are a comparatively new form of environment protection in Russia. Creation of national parks on the territory of the country started in the early 80`s of the 20th century, and at the moment there are 35 parks of this type. The majority of Russian national parks are located in the European part of the country; the westernmost park – the Curonian Spit – is in the Kaliningrad Region.
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Yuri Gagarin – First Man in Space
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| Yuri Alexeevich Gagarin, soviet pilot-cosmonaut and the first human being, who traveled to space, is born on March 9, 1934. On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin performs first ever space flight on the “Vostok” spaceship, designed in S.P. Korolev’s experimental design office, makes one turn around the Earth, spending 108 minutes in space, and successfully lands near Smelovka village of Saratov Oblast.
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Yuri Vizbor
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Yuliy Kim
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Another joke of Russian government
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| Recently Russian authorities have remembered of all those people who lost their money kept in the Savings Bank of the RF in the year of 1991. That is the time when state-controlled prices were released according to the new economical policy of the country.
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Psoy Korolenko
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Alexander Gorodnitsky
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Viktor Luferov and his Theatre of Song
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Possible Key To A Longer Life?
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| Food, enriched with heavy isotopes of carbon and hydrogen, extends life by promoting synthesis of biological structures with high resistance to ageing processes. The hypothesis proved to be true in experiments on worms, however, authors hope further studies would help making human life longer and lowering risks of cancer and other diseases, threatening old people.
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Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky – Patriarch Of Geochemistry
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| Vernadsky, Vladimir Ivanovich, Russian mineralogist, crystallographer, geologist, geochemist and etc. is born in Saint Petersburg on March 12, 1863.
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Empty markets of Russia
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| Starting 1 April a new Act has come into force in Russia: foreigners are prohibited to trade at Russian markets. The officials say that the range of products hasn’t been reduced and there will be no upraise in prices. However, there are those who don’t subscribe to this point of view.
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Rolan Bykov: Unforgettable Actor, Film Director and Barmalei
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| "For the first time I took the stage at the age of 4 – Rolan Bykov said – and never left it since then”. He played everywhere – in films, on stage, and in business. He played over a hundred roles, for which, though belatedly, he was given the title of the People’s Artist.
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Actor Yevgeni Mironov, the Cunning King of Hysteria
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| “I am neither made of plasticine nor wax. I dislike it when an actor becomes material for modelling. I can participate in the creative process in full measure only, on a par with the director. If it does not happen that way I either stop the collaboration or use cunning to have my own way.”
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Any Antioxidants Inside?
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| Highly effective and portable development of Russian scientists helps to measure antioxidant activity of blood and other biological fluids or drinks, tea, juice or wine, for example, and bioactive additions.
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Russian Tourist Destinations: Valley of Geysers in Kamchatka
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| All geysers in the Valley differ from each other: the geyser called Triple is remarkable for its grey-brown colouring of geyserites; the Sugar geyser looks like a huge lily flower; the Big geyser has the highest fountain, while the Small geyser is the most powerful in the quantity of water debouched per day.
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Petr Petrovich Semenov-Tien Shansky – Our Glory Is The Glory Of Russia
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| Petr Petrovich Semenov is a famous Russian geographer and public figure of 19th century. Petr Semenov is world famous for his Tien Shan studies, which resulted in first scheme of orography and vertical differentiation of said mountain system.
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The Morozovs – the leading textile manufacturers of 18-20cc
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| The Morozovs – Russian textile manufacturers, who managed to run their business despite all imperfections of contemporary Russian legislation.
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Actor Viktor Sukhorukov: a Lenin, a Bandit, and a Priest
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| When fervently acting at the entrance exam to GITIS (State Institute of Theatre Arts) Viktor Sukhorukov heard one of the teachers drop the cautious remark: “This one is either insane or genius”. The amazing cinema-reincarnations of the actor speak in favour of the last rather than the first suggestion.
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Arseny Tarkovsky: There's only here and now, and light…
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| This year marks the centenary since the birthday of Arseny Tarkovsky, an outstanding poet, translator, writer, and the father of the great film director Andrei Tarkovsky.
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Russia welcomes eight new urban agglomerations
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| The Russian Ministry of Regional Development is going to introduce a twenty-year program covering expansion development of Russian constituent territories to the government. In case the program is ratified, eight urban agglomerations with multimillion populations will be created.
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Russian Tourist Destinations: Kungur Ice Cave in the Urals
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| Kungur Ice Cave is one of the biggest caves in the world and the only in Russia cave purposely equipped for excursions. This unique natural monument, surrounded with multiple legends, is located in the Urals, between Perm and Yekaterinburg.
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Herman Hess – Father of Thermochemistry
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| Russian chemist German Ivanovich Hess formulates ultimate law of thermochemistry – the “law of constant heat summation” – which is an application of energy conservation principle to chemical processes.
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Aleksandr Galich. Downtrodden Singing Poet
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Foreign cars vs. Russian car manufacturers
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| A new foreign car for a common Russian citizen is the evidence of prosperity and a steady well-paid job. That is why Russians prefer Fords, Toyotas and Mitsubishi to domestic Ladas and Nivas and the results of the recently conducted survey prove this idea.
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PCR Versus Tuberculosis
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| Research fellows from Phthisiopulmonology science-and-research institute of Moscow Sechenov Medical Academy and “Syntol” research and development company have performed monitoring of medical resistance to tuberculosis in 25 Russian regions using real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) technology.
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Oleg Tabakov. Unique Actor, Director and Merry Hard Worker
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| Oleg Tabakov is one of the most famous and prolific figures of Russian cinematography. “Frankly speaking no roles were hard for me, I enjoy my profession, I love my work, and when my health allows, I do it joyfully and merrily; that is actually quite a merry profession. If one is good at it, one can easily play a woman, or even a chair…” – the celebrated actor says.
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Oil Production: Temperance And Abstention
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| Research fellows from Moscow Gubkin State Academy of Oil and Gas claim oil production should be temperate, and they have substantial reasons to say so since they suggest a geodynamic concept of continuous formation of hydrocarbon materials.
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Nikita Demidovich Demidov, the explorer of the Ural’s heart
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| Nikita Antufyev (also known as Demidov) was born in 1656 in a common peasant family. Business skills of the talented armourer helped Demidov to become one of the leading Russian entrepreneurs of his time.
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Russian Cities Attractions: Top 10 Things to See in Moscow
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| As the capital of the country, Moscow is perhaps the most visited place in Russia. However, not all tourists and city guests may have enough time to visit all worth sightseeings and see all the interesting things that Moscow can offer. In this case, one must know what places of the many it is better to focus on first.
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Freely Floating Film Director Boris Khlebnikov
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| The young film director Boris Khlebnikov already honoured with numerous cinema awards has produced only two full-length feature films: Koktebel (2003) and Svobodnoe plavanie (Free Floating) (2006). He states, however, he has made only one and a half films, because the first one, Koktebel was created jointly with his friend Aleksei Popogrebsky.
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Russian Tourist Destinations: Dinosaur Cemetery in the Amur Region
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| One of the most interesting sightseeing spots in the Amur Region is the so-called dinosaur cemetery near the village Kundur. It was discovered in 1990, while building a new road. On the whole there has been found several thousand of dinosaur bones, which attract many followers of cultural tourism to the region.
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New real-estate tax on luxurious apartments
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| Very soon a new real-estate tax may be introduced in Russia, the tax, which was originally thought to oblige rich Russians to pay more for their apartments. However, the true consequences the tax will cause can hardly be predicted, as it is common practice for the Russian government to introduce a tax without proper preparation works.
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Molecular Biology To Control Dairy Products’ Quality
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| Russian think-tank from research-and-development institute “GosNIIGenetika” has developed very fast and accurate technique for controlling quality of dairy products, which is based on most reliable and common methods of molecular biology – molecular typing and PCR (polymerase chain reaction) analysis.
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Tatyana Petrova, the Singer of Russian Folk Songs
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The Zone of Ugly Swans. Film Director Konstantin Lopushansky
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| Andrey Tarkovsky’s disciple, consistently realizing his master’s spiritual and aesthetic principles in his own creations, Konstantin Lopushansky is one of the few Russian film directors whose works can be referred to the notion of “author’s cinematography”.
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Cell Carrier Made Of Titanium
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| Cell transplantation can become much more effective, when cells are placed on a carrier –this is the reason why Russian scientists are searching for an ideal material to build such carriers. Scientists from Tomsk and Moscow consider porous titanium to be a promising material for cell therapy.
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Literary Museums of Russia
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| It is no secret that literature has always taken a special place in life of Russia, whereas classics of Russian literature are almost cult figures, whose legacy and memory are cherished by many. A whole range of literary museums prompt visitors a deeper insight into lives and creations of outstanding men of letters.
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Selected Moments of Truth. Writer Vladimir Bogomolov
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Russian uranium for Japan
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| Japan sees Russia as a partner in the Atomic field. Firstly, the country intends to cooperate with several Russian companies engaged in uranium enrichment, secondly Japan is going to gain access to development of Russian uranium mines.
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Baikaltour international travel fair - 2007
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| Original culture, shamanistic ceremonies, and musical folklore are expected to help in development of ethnical tourism in Siberia. The international travel fair Baikaltour has a lot to show its guests and has gained the reputation of a considerable event in the sphere of tourist business.
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Freon Free Refrigerator To Store Your Food
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| Russian scientists have come out with a semiconducting material with thermal conductivity two times lower than any known analogue has. The material is a successful intermediate on the way to thermoelectric refrigeration, in other words, to safe noiseless refrigerators, which require no cooling agents.
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Alexander Ponosov: The Man Who Robbed Bill Gates
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| For over 40 days the whole Russia has been keeping close tabs on Alexander Ponosov’s trial. Alexander Ponosov, an ordinary headmaster of a country school, was charged of piracy, as illegal versions of Windows were installed on all school computers.
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Architect Lev Rudnev, the Author of the Colossus of MSU
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| The imposing monumental buildings projected by the famous Soviet architect Lev Rudnev cannot but leave a lasting impression of stern beauty and might. His giants of the Moscow State University (MSU) and the Frunze Military Academy make up a specific face of the capital of Russia.
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Pavel Tretyakov, the founder of world-known Tretyakov Gallery
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| The outstanding worker of Russian culture Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov devoted his all life to the only idea – collecting masterpieces of the Russian painting school with a view to “return all gained from society to common people”.
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Emblems of Love by Film Director Sergei Solovyov
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| He became a cult film director for the youth of the late 1980s. Drama, comedy, “adventurous” cinema – it looks like Solovyev is good at any film genre, from screen versions of Russian classical literature to “sketching from nature” of the present days.
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Care About Leopards
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| 1st of February is the day when biologists of the Primorye region (Russian Far East) and neighbouring Chinese territories started recording population statistics of Far Eastern leopards. Said monitoring process is a joint project of Russian branch of World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Far Eastern branch of Russian Academy of Sciences.
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Mikhail Lomonosov - Russian Pearl Of Science
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| Human history knows many persons of great talent, and famous Russian scientist Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov is definitely among world top ten geniuses. Theory of light and heat, electricity and gravitation, meteorology, geography and metallurgy, history, chemistry, philosophy and literature, geology and astronomy – these are only few fields, where Lomonosov applied his fantastic talents.
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Russians owe banks 33bn rubles
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| On Tuesday the Central bank of Russia revealed the data covering the volume of overdue repayment of debts Russians owe 30 largest banks of the country.
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World Heritage lands sold out at contractual price
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| The National Park at Baikal has for a long time encountered the problem of buildings on the lake coast. Active trials over the buildings illegally set on the costs of Baikal within the park’s territories are still in process. Notwithstanding this fact, newspapers and websites teem with stead sale offers.
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Russian Folk Music
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| The roots of Russian folk music date as far back as to the middle of the first millennium AC, when Slavic tribes settled in the European part of the present territory of Russia...
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The legends of Russian Rock Music
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| It has long become the custom to use the term "Russian Rock" while having in mind creativity of certain rock musicians singing in the Russian language. Here we are mentioning a number of well-known Russian bands, which can personify the notion of Russian rock.
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Lidia Ruslanova, the Queen of Russian Folk Song
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Zhanna Bichevskaya, "an island of eternal art in the ocean of modern music"
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Russian classical music
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| Russian national composer school acquired its individual shape rather late, only by the mid 19th century. However, once getting mature Russian music rushes into the world music arena.
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Fyodor Shalyapin
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Sergey Lemeshev, Golden Voice of Russia
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Great Russian singers of the 20th century
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| Speaking about the Russian music of the 20th century it can hardly be claimed genuinely Russian: one can feel certain interchange of influences with the West in it, just like in music of nowadays. Nevertheless, peculiar Russian features are revealed in Russian music, and that is probably what we might be proud of.
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Alexander Vertinsky & his 'Pierrot's sad songs'
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Bulat Okoudjava
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Vladimir Vysotsky
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| 'I want to state and assure you, that author's song demands great work. This song is always living with you, never giving you rest.' -Vysotsky said.
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Alexander Bashlachev
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Author's Song Genre
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| Freedom of speech in Russia, as well as in other countries has always encountered obstacles conditioned by social dictatorship or conventional morality reigning during certain epochs. It can be said that Author's Song was originated by solitary rebels - subtle and honest singers, who in the teeth of anything strived to surmount the oppressive order of the establishment and the time itself and sing one's free soul with an open heart.
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Russian Music
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Russian opera
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| Russian opera is on a par with Italian, German and French operas in terms of their worldwide significance. This is mainly due to the range of operas created in the second half of the 19th century and certain operas of the 20th century.
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Lomonosov Dictionary to Be Published
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| Russian Academy of Sciences plans to publish the dictionary of Mikhail Lomonosov in 2011, when scientific community all over the world will celebrate 300 anniversary of the genius.
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History of Rock Music in Russia
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| Rock-n-roll came to the Soviet Union after the World Festival of Youth and Students in 1957. In the early 1960s rock music here was underground, remaining an aesthetic dessert for advanced music gourmets that established personal contacts with the West and had an opportunity to get records of American rhythm-and-blues and British big-beat - mainly those of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
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Vitaly Sundakov – adventurer and traveller
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| Some parts of this professional traveller’s biography sound like excerpts from an adventure novel. The number of Sundakov`s titles, professions, and exotic deeds makes you suspect that he is a more than one hundred year old long-liver.
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25 million migrants to come to Russia
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| Within the next 20 years Russia will require about 25mn labor migrants, otherwise, due to impetuous shortening of employable population, the country may face the prospect of economic stagnation and the pension system will be destroyed.
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Splendour of Russian Wooden Architecture
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| Old-Russian wooden architecture is the embodiment of beauty and truth of Russian being. Magnificent wooden ensembles of town fortresses with their blessed churches and belfries, peasant farmsteads with numerous household constructions, huts and barns represent the world of bygone Russia.
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Exotics of Russian village
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| Making money on country life is possible by not only growing potatoes and grain. Even at lower expenses country tourism can be more profitable than being traditionally occupied with the household, and citizens of the Tver Region are trying to prove this fact.
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Mamontov Savva Ivanovich, Russian entrepreneur and patron of art
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| Mamontov Savva Ivanovich, born in 1841, was a big entrepreneur but considered theatre arts his true vocation. He collected paintings by Russian artists and was known as a patron of art.
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Transfer and Cargo Orbit Workhorse Developed
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| Russian scientists plan to finish development of a brand new transfer and cargo orbit stage “Frigate-SB” till end of this year.
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Sing A Song To Start New Species
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| Entomologists from Russia and Germany have crossbred two closely related species of grasshoppers and received hybrids, whose songs are much more complicated and diverse than songs of both parent species.
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Popular and Unpopular Film Director Aleksei Balabanov
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| Aleksei Balabanov has gained wide acclaim of mass public thanks to his tough action movies about Russian mafia. Why bandits? “People have always watched and will watch films about bandits” – says the film director in his interviews.
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Russians In Space
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| Russian spacecraft manufacturer Energia has come out with several ideas for Russian space programme for the period up to 2050. Mentioned suggestions for the Russian space programme consist of four stages.
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Russian federal customs service reports
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| For several years Russian special services have hardly been trying to show their anti-counterfeit activity. One of the main reasons explaining this situation is Russia’s forthcoming joining WTO.
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The First Stock Exchange for small companies opens in Russia
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| Small turnover companies or just new ones, which couldn’t operate at the exchange, have recently been given such an opportunity. RTS START, a new market, has been established especially for them.
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Tourists equated with guest workers
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| The new migration records act is likely to affect not only guest market vendors but also foreign tourists living in hotels of St. Petersburg. Representatives of the hotel business deem that the new law “On migration records” may seriously hit the sphere they deal with.
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Trade and the merchant class of 16th century
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| Russia of 16-17th centuries could be called a trading country, as trade of that time flourished. Despite the fact that Russia remained first of all agrarian, some changes in production occurred, manufacturers mastered new technologies.
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Ancient People – Scientists Step Further
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| Russian archeologists together with their colleagues from the USA, Great Britain and Italy claim that the age of Eastern Europe’s most ancient human settlements (complex of sites is named Kostenki and is located on the shores of River Don) is 42-45 thousand years.
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Pancake capital to appear in Russia
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| The old town Sengiley in the Ulyanovsk Region is going to turn into the pancake capital of Russia in the nearest future. Local authorities and public organizations hope that such move will attract tourists to the region. The first thematic point of interest – a monument to pancake, traditional Russian food, - is expected to appear in the town this February.
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Ruble’s winning
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| “Within recent years the dollar’s prestige has dipped below its exchange rate”, affirm sociologists from the Public Opinion Fund. 1500 people living in 100 settlements of 44 regions of the country participated in the poll; the survey showed that the native ruble is 12.5 times more preferable than the American currency.
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Military tourism
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| “Military tourism” in Russia is actually a half legal activity. The Ministry of defence of Russia does not provide civilians with shooting machine guns and tank ride: managers of tourist firms arrange this type of services by means of personal relations with commanders of military units.
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Russian Tourist Destinations: North, Siberia, and the Golden Ring
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| Depending on a type of interest expressed in the cultural and natural potential of Russia by foreign tourists, the country can be conditionally divided into the following main tourist zones specializing in certain kinds of tourism.
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Mikhail Frolkin, the main Recruiter of the Country
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| “Before we came to the Internet, a great many free resources had already been operating, but we created the first paid service. We made a high-quality product and this fact allowed us to climb to success even at such a problem market”, says Mikhail.
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Attitude towards foreigners in Russia
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| The attitude towards foreigners in Russia is complex. First of all, the generation gap is particularly evident here. People of the elder generation brought up in conditions of international isolation are more apt to be suspicious about foreigners.
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Good Fence For Future Mammoth Steppes
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| Twenty kilometers – this is the length of the fence surrounding “Pleistocene Park” located in the north of Yakutia – part of Russian Federation.
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Sergey Korolev - Universe Beating In His Heart
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| Bearing the Title of Hero of Socialist Labour, being the winner of the Lenin Prize (one of the highest awards in the USSR) and the academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergey Pavlovich Korolev is a creator of Russian strategic missile weapons of medium and intercontinental range and founder of applied space exploration.
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Nikita Bogoslovsky. His Songs Were Sung by All Russia
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Business Travel in Russia
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| About half of all foreign guests in the capital came to Russia with the purpose of business. The scale of international contacts linking Russia with other countries is constantly growing. That is the reason why building of comfortable, favourably located congress hotels is a priority in the sphere of hotel business development. Besides, business travel is turning into one of the most highly profitable branches.
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Enemies To Become Allies
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| Russian scientists have suggested a technique for detecting stomach cancer – bacteria are invisible though indispensable human helpers.
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Oil conflict: review
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| Hardly had the RF and Byelorussia struck a compromise over gas price, a new conflict flared up between the two countries. This time oil or, to be more exact, the cost of supplies to Byelorussia became the sticking point.
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Cellist Valentin Berlinsky and his Perennial Borodin Quartet
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Unbidden Guests Of The Black Sea
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| Several years ago the ecosystem of the Black sea was nearly collapsed, but this time human beings were not to blame.
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Alexei German. Black-and-White Road
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| The Russian film director Alexei German is one of the most authoritative masters in contemporary cinema. The director’s focus on the issues of history and time reveals itself in the two major peculiarities of his films: they are almost all black-and-white, in each of them a character’s look straight into the camera directly connects the viewer with the screen world.
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Oil goes East
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| Last year appeared to be turning for oil&gas industry of Russia – construction of the export pipeline towards the countries of the Asia-Pacific Region was commenced at last.
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Russian Cities Attractions: Moscow Fountains - A Brief Overview
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| Nobody knows exactly how many fountains there are in Moscow. Even specialists cannot give a certain number: every year the “family” of fountains in the capital expands.
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Humidity Rules Earth’s Climate
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| Recent years have seen a surprising ball of the Earth’s elements. A procession of fires, floods and droughts makes one involuntarily think about the stability of climate on our planet. Scientists do their best to find the solution to this problem.
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1990-1991 – first exchanges at the Post-Soviet space
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| Prices were set free, people felt lack of products in shops, the USSR collapsed but the Russian Federation hadn’t been formed yet.
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Metamorphoses of Amphibia
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| It took primitive amphibians a long time to switch from aquatic to ground way of life. Evolution made these transformations concentrate on a short stage of individual development leading to appearance of a real metamorphosis. Thyroid hormones became the regulators of all transformations.
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Yevgeni Kazantsev, the Painter of Russian Broad Expanse
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| All works by Yevgeni Kazantsev reveal the originality of his artistic outlook. Kazantsev is a vivid example of artists able to see and convey the peculiar spirits and splendour of Russian broad expanses, as well as transient sensations of people and miraculous beauty of ordinary things.
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Russian Cities Attractions: Lenin Mausoleum - To Keep Or Not To Keep?
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| Remaining one of the places of interest in Moscow, the Lenin Mausoleum causes hot disputes over its propriety and significance. Some people consider the mausoleum a unique phenomenon of Soviet history, while others claim that the unburied Lenin`s body stigmatizes the image of Russia.
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Russian electronic gas platform makes gas trade rise
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| The Russian electronic platform has conducted the second gas trading recently. As it turned out, bulk consumers are ready to purchase gas at $70 per 1 thousand cubic meters, which exceeds the controlled price 50%.
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Taste Russia: Authentic Recipes
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| Would you like to feel the taste of Russia? Here are some authentic Russian recipes. We hope you will enjoy both cooking and eating these traditional Russian dishes.
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Russian Cuisine
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| The Russian cuisine is first of all associated all over the world with vodka, caviar, beetroot salad and pies. It should be noted, however, that vodka was brought to Russia from Italy only in the 15th century. And it was not before the 19th century that salads were borrowed from European cuisine.
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Russian Holidays
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| The Russian love for holidays is known the world over. We adore holidays, indeed. But who does not? Perhaps our love for holidays is special for its indiscrimination – anything goes, just give us a chance to break the daily working routine and indulge into the surfeits of merry-making, eating and drinking.
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Manners and Customs of the Russians
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| If you ask a Russian "How are you?" / Kak dela?", you risk to get a complete report on how he/she really is. The formalism of the Europeans or Westerners at this point can hardly be understood in Russia. Do not be surprised at the ease with which the Russians discuss their personal life.
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Something About Russian National Character
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| A lot has been said and written about the inscrutable ‘Russian soul’ – yet, it still keeps its mystery. No wonder. Here are some of our thoughts about the common traits of the people inhabiting this multiform and contradictive country.
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Great Russian Clown Yuri Nikulin
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| Yuri Nikulin (1921-1997) goes down in history as a most popular Russian cinema and circus actor, one of the best clowns of the 20th century, and the head of the Tsvetnoi Boulevard circus, which has been named after him.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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How Plants Get Older
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| Plants seem to have no common mechanism for getting older. Different plants grow old at various rates, as well as due to various reasons. Science also has examples of so-called “non-ageing plants”.
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“One day in prison” – extreme tours to Vladimirsky Central stopped
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| Excursions to the legendary Russian prison Vladimirsky Central have stopped: the prison’s administration was penalized by the Federal Penitentiary Service.
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| --21-12-2006-- |
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Weather anomalies: mushrooms growing, Russian bears cannot sleep
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| It`s usually the time of frosts and snow in Russia, but this year the temperatures let Russians open mushrooms season in December. What are other side effects of the anomalous warmth in Russia?
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| --20-12-2006-- |
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Ancient Rus: trade and crafts
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| Ancient Russia (Rus) occupied the territory of Eastern Europe and lay on trade routes running from Christian West to Muslim East and back. So far treasures have been found on the ways where caravans moved along.
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The Star and Life of Aleksei Rybnikov
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Legendary Female Conductor Veronica Dudarova
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Let Bacteria Sleep
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| It seems unbelievable, but every third Earth’s dweller has latent form of tuberculosis. Scientists from the Russian Institute of Biochemistry have found a new approach to searching a solution to this very important problem.
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Russian Tourist Destinations: Yakutia - The Land of Diamonds, Frosts and Mysteries
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| Many know Yakutia (Republic Sakha) only as a spot on the georgraphic map and do not even guess that it is the coldest inhabited place on earth, rich in diamonds and legends.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Whole Russian budget on foreign banks’ accounts
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| While Russian financiers are proudly reporting about capital influx to the country, their foreign colleagues are calculating outflow of funds from Russia.
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| --15-12-2006-- |
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Poet Naum Korzhavin, a Big Book Author
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| The outstanding poet Naum Korzhavin is the only finalist of the recent Big Book National Literary Award-2006 to get into the short-list with a book of memoirs. The poet, emigrant and dissident creates a vivid detailed picture of his life and his country in his prose work under the expressive title In Temptations of the Bloody Epoch.
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Mergers and acquisitions of Russian market
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| Western M&A markets got used to mergers prevailing over acquisitions, but as for the Russian part, here acquisitions form the major share of dealings.
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Writer Anatoli Rybakov: Records of Youthful Heroic Dreams
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| More than one generation of readers became absorbed in books by Anatoli Rybakov (1911-1998). In Russian literature Rybakov stands out as one of the first courageous writers who dared to tread on forbidden ground and unfold the truth about this country’s hard times.
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Another Active Volcano Discovered At The Kamchatka Peninsula
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| Recent studies of scientists from the Institute of Volcanic Geology and Geochemistry (Far Eastern branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences) have resulted in another potentially active volcano appearing on the map of the peninsula.
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Estonia fears Russia
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| Estonian authorities have once again dumbfounded Russia: as it happens, they consider the RF the major threat to Estonia’s safety and are even getting ready for an armed conflict with Russia.
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| --10-12-2006-- |
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Artist with a Star of His Own. Nikolai Zarubin
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| The prominent Russian artist Nikolai Zarubin (1948-1998) defined his art as visual representation of his philosophical and ethical outlook on the universe. A bright representative of the national tradition of philosophic art he developed his own unique method.
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| --07-10-2008-- |
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Russia in winter: not to get cold and bored
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| Drinking vodka in order to warm up is out of fashion now. Despite being cold, Russian winters can offer a lot to all willing to spend a nice and merry time.
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| --07-12-2006-- |
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Vladimir Zeldin. Russian Don Quixote
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| Russian actor Vladimir Zeldin is a phenomenon worthy of the Guinness book of world records: he celebrated his 90th jubilee with two remarkable premieres in a row. At present the 92 year old actor admired by several generations of cinema and theatre lovers is engaged in a number of stage productions of the Russian Army Theatre where he has been working for over 60 years.
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Dollar’s dive against Ruble
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| American currency is plunging. The process started last week, by Friday the dollar fell against the ruble to the rate equal to that of seven years ago.
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Poisonous Breath Of The Seas
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| About 17 million people dwell on the shores of Russian seas – about 12 per cent of the population. Scientific research has revealed striking results – all Russian seas are contaminated with pesticides – chlororganic compounds for fighting pests: pollutants, considered to be most hazardous for human health.
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Cracking polonium mystery: premature conclusions
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| If believe British press, the investigators already know where polonium-210 Litvinenko got poisoned by was produced.
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Investigation: was polonium-210 really found on British planes?
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| Russian experts claim that the results of radioactive probes on British planes were false and non-objective.
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| --01-12-2006-- |
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A Fellow Who Has Eaten a Dog: Yevgeni Grishkovetz
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| Yevgeni Grishkovetz is a popular Russian writer, dramatist, stage director, and actor. Once he was a sailor. Grishkovetz has made nearly a cult figure of our time, a sort of a mouthpiece of modern Russian intelligentsia.
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Big money raw over medicaments
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| Russia has never witnessed the corruption scandal of such a size: all highest ranks working for the federal fund of compulsory medical insurance have been arrested.
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Road wars: drivers versus pedestrians
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| Russian drivers do not show much respect to pedestrians – this fact is known to both those sitting in a car and those trying not to get under the wheels. The tradition to stop a car and let people cross the road has never been common practice in Russia.
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| --29-11-2006-- |
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Vermont Recluse Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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| Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is widely acknowledged as a notable Russian man of letters, known all over the world as a Nobel Prize winner and the author of The Gulag Archipelago, "an attempt of research of the totalitarian governmental system of annihilating people in the USSR".
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Hair Loss Mystery Solved
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| Geneticists from the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow State University and the University of Massachusetts have found the gene, responsible for human hair growth atrophy. The research, performed in republics of Chuvashia and Mariy-El, may be a possible key to the urgent problem of hair loss.
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| --27-11-2006-- |
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“Holes” in Russian Patent Law
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| Any person, who is just getting acquainted with the Russian patent legislation, may feel a bit giddy: lack of development and ambiguity of legal norms make it possible to register any discovery in one’s name from the chair to the fork and claim the fee from manufacturers.
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| --24-11-2006-- |
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A coffin for the Russian language
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| The American magazine “Newsweek” has recently tried to bait Russian by inserting a picture of a small coffin with the Russian language inside on one of the magazine’s pages. No wonder: what else can one expect from people who have never raised their own language from the “seed” and haven’t preserved it while going through the furnace of history?
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The Baggage of Writer Andrei Bitov
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Russian cellular market: faster, bigger and more expensive
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| Today Russia is the world’s third country by number of mobile subscribers (140 million, which is equal to the population) yielding China and the USA only. Therefore, operators are expected to develop the market not extensively but intensively by means of new services for subscribers.
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Foreign terms to have Russian equivalents
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| Russian businessmen and civil servants will soon be prohibited to say “dollar” and use other familiar vocabulary: all foreign financial terms must be replaced with Russian equivalents.
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Who will control alcohol production?
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| Alcohol manufacturers being afraid of the government to introduce public monopoly suggested creation of a single unified agency – the Alcohol Safety Council of Russia.
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The King of Russian Chanson. Arkadi Severnyi
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Foreign parents for Russian children
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| There are no orphan homes in Western Europe and the USA - there are queues for abandoned children. Will it be harder or easier for foreigners to adopt a Russian child since custody regulations in Russia have changed?
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Film Director and Scriptwriter Georgi Daneliya
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| The illustrious Russian actor Yevgeni Leonov once said: “Daneliya is a gifted and original artist, always different and unexpected even for those who know him well. Secondly, he is just a kind person and his films are kind. Into each of them he puts a piece of kindness, a piece of his heart, a piece of his love to people…”
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40 most expensive Russian brands
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| Interbrand Zyntzmeyer & Lux AG agency together with weekly newspaper Business Week Russia published the yearly rating of 40 the most expensive Russian Brands.
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| --09-11-2006-- |
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Cars invaded Moscow: scientists beating the alarm
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| Moscow has managed to outstrip New York and take one of the world leading positions in the number of cars per square kilometre. The growth of auto transport quantity in the capital has undoubtedly gone out of control.
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| --09-11-2006-- |
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Arkadi Rajkin: Able to Make People Laugh in Non-Laughable Times.
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| Arkadi Rajkin, the creator of a whole gallery of unforgettable satirical types and characters, was a living legend of his time and his country. He went down in the history of Russian culture of the 20th century as a great director, scriptwriter, actor, and humorist.
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Anomalous Zones of Russia: Medveditskaya Chain
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| Medveditskaya Chain is a place where car brakes failure may occur at any moment, where watch starts clocking wrong, and where one may come across silvery fog that leaves burns on people’s skin.
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Counterfeit disaster
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| The European Commission inscribed Russia on the list of Top Five world counterfeit producers following the results of the last year. In keeping with the data, Russia ranks second yielding to China alone.
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| --02-11-2006-- |
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Svetlogorsk Resort
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| The Svetlogorsk air is fresh, transparent and smells of fir-trees and sea. It has a unique fragrant you would hardly come across in any other European or Russian locality.
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| --07-11-2006-- |
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Russia number one in weapons export?
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| The report “Weapons supplies to developing countries 1998-2005” published by the research service of the USA Congress contains data claiming that last year Russia became number one in weapons export to developing countries with the total sum of supplies contracts amounted to 7.1 billion dollars.
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| --31-10-2006-- |
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The Kulikovo Field Mystery Is Finally Solved
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| The Kulikovo field mystery – the lack of burial grounds – has generated many incredible hypotheses: starting with denial of the very fact of this historical battle.
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Oleg Kuvayev. Artist, Designer, Animator and the Father of Masyanya.
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| It was Masyanya who brought fame to Oleg Kuvayev. Masyanya, an amusing and touching heroine of the witty flash-animated series that first appeared in the Russian internet on October 20, 2001, has become nearly a cult figure.
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Common Russian investments
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| People are implicitly ready to invest funds in financial instruments – for example, 20.4% dream to start their own business.
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| --30-10-2006-- |
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Anomalous Zones of Russia: Bottomless Lake
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| There is probably no-one in Buryatia who hasn’t heard about the mysterious lake Sobolkho, which has a reputation of “fear’s residence”.
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Noise That Helps Us
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| The nature lacks absolute silence: when there are no cars that beep, ships that hoot, and planes that take off, we can hear rain drops, bird singing and our own heartbeat.
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Piratical site is an obstacle on Russia’s way to the WTO
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| For over 10 years Russia has been trying to enter the WTO, and at this moment, when almost everything is arranged and ready, there still exist points hindering the RF from its ambitions.
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| --30-10-2006-- |
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Fools and roads - traditional Russian problems
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| A famous Russian proverb states that there are two main problems in Russia: fools and roads, but apparently the latter of the two problems is just a consequence of the first one.
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| --26-10-2006-- |
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Eternal Flying Cranes. Mikhail Kalatozov
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| The name of illustrious film-director Mikhail Kalatozov (1903-1973) is one of the most recognizable brand names of Soviet cinematography. His famous film The Cranes Are Flying (1957), one of the most popular and unfading masterpieces of cinema, is remembered and beloved till date.
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Skiing in Siberia
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| Siberia is traditionally seen by foreigners as something completely wild, depopulated and scary. The stereotype is still there and it is true…however, only to a point.
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Accommodation
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| What accommodative options does one have when comes to Russia? This short overview presents a quick introduction to perspectives, advantages and disadvantages of various types of accommodation.
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| --24-10-2006-- |
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Russian Tourist Destinations: Curonian Spit - The beaches of North-West Russia
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| The Kaliningrad region is an ideal place to spend your holidays, especially if you like not only lying in the sun but exploring the surroundings. If you are sick and tired of urban lifestyle and search for peace and solitude, sea and fresh air - go to the Curonian spit!
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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New social disease
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| Shopaholics get so absorbed with new things that they can easily lose their kids, who come to the cashier’s fund and start crying.
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| --24-10-2006-- |
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Shopping
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| Pecularities of shopping in Russia and useful tips. " Soviet times with empty counters and long queues have sunk into oblivion. Nowadays the variety of goods in Russian shops is taken for granted and one can find everything a customer wishes".
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| --11-01-2007-- |
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Islander Pavel Lungin
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| His recent work, “The Island”, a most piercing drama, cannot but leave a lasting impression. Pavel Lungin is a well-known Russian film-director for some reasons dwelling in Paris.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Primus heaters and kettles. Mikhail Roginsky.
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| Mikhail Roginsky (1931 – 2004) is an outstanding Russian artist, one of the leaders of Moscow non-conformist art, and the creator of the modern national visual method, with its laconic means and inner expressiveness.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Everyone Needs A Drop Of Poison
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| The lack of even such toxic elements as nickel, cadmium and lead may cause dysfunctions. That is why some animals eat red toadstools – they contain cadmium.
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| --18-10-2006-- |
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Transport
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| A brief overview and pecularities of transport in Russia for travellers. What kinds of transport are widely represented in Russia and what they are. What to expect during the trip. Only practical information.
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| --17-10-2006-- |
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Russia and Georgia: confrontation review
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| Russia and Georgia are the countries, which have been closely connected throughout history. Lots of citizens of the former Soviet Union can’t understand how these two states could become opponents.
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| --18-10-2006-- |
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The 2006 Nobel Prize In Physics Should Have Been Russian
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| Russian think-tank was the first to discover thermal anisotropy of background radiation.
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| --29-11-2006-- |
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E-shopping winning positions
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| The young Russian Internet market overstepped the line of $1.02 billion and the leaders are different: books, musical goods, appliances and mobile content.
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| --13-10-2006-- |
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Euphoria Of Space Research
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| The Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences has announced the beginning of the new space year.
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| --16-10-2006-- |
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Imperishable Moments of Tatyana Lioznova
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| Films by Tatyana Lioznova, one of the few Russian female film directors, have an amazing feature – they never grow old. People of any generation can find something concordant to their lives in her films.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Attention: consciousness!
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| Now scientists are planning further studies of mysterious object called human consciousness.
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| --12-10-2006-- |
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Dazzling Lantern of Vasily Sitnikov
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| “He could tempt anyone to draw, those who wanted to and even those who did not”. He was one of the most vivid “landmark” figures of the post-war nonconformist art of Russia.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Apartments cost in Russia: tendencies and prospects
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| The beginning of the last week gave a measure of hope to those people who are still going to buy an apartment in Moscow.
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| --10-10-2006-- |
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Is it safe to be a tourist in Moscow?
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| Though Moscow isn't the safest city in the world, many foreign guests still visit it. Even terrorism and the high criminal level of the capital can't stop curious tourists.
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Mikhail Romm. Film director and Teacher
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| A man of iron will and indomitable perseverance he was a very kind person. He brought up a whole galaxy of brilliant film-directors.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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reviving small-scale business
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| Now monopolists are prohibited to set and maintain extremely high or low prices and recall from circulation goods if it may result in increase of prices.
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| --06-10-2006-- |
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Pushchino Science Centre – Happy Anniversary!
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| There’s no doubt that Pushchino`s scientists will cope with all challenging tasks – they have everything a researcher needs: modern working facilities, talent and good thinking potential.
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| --06-10-2006-- |
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Hitchhiking travel in Russia
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| Russia can deservedly be called the world’s hitchhiking centre with lots of travel opportunities and thematic clubs. The recent years have brought some betterment to hitchhiking in Russia, and now this way of travelling has become more pleasant and easier than before.
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| --17-10-2006-- |
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Erik Bulatov. Here.
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| Combining traditions of Vladimir Favorsky and modern avant-gardism he has created his own style peculiar for blending Sots-art elements with subtle spatial play.
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| --01-09-2011-- |
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The Moon To Warm Mankind
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| First stage of the Moon’s exploration – building of a small station with several crewmembers – is scheduled for 2020-2025.
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| --02-10-2006-- |
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Russian Tourist Destinations: Mikhaylovskoye and Its Charms
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| They say if you are unwilling to leave and wish to stay longer then you have surely understood Alexander Pushkin’s love for this place.
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| --15-08-2011-- |
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Forestry Code in Russia: to rent but not to own
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| According to the civil servants, among the countries possessing vast woodlands Russia will remain the only one, which forest areas will stay in the ownership of the state.
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| --28-09-2006-- |
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Sakhalin 2 problems postpone liquid gas supplies to the USA, Japan and Korea
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| Appealingly, the operator of the project Sakhalin 2 will have to obtain a new license for oil field development on Sakhalin shelf. The operator warns, that the repeal of Ministry of Natural Resources order may have negative consequences for Russia. It may tie-up the project.
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| --27-09-2006-- |
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120 Million Years Of Chewing
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| Russian paleontologists have studied the upper molar tooth structure of the Kielantherium mammal and have made an interesting conclusion – this animal was one of the first mammals, who learned to chew food.
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| --26-09-2006-- |
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Sculptor Ernst Neizvestny
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| ‘The greatest enemy of an artist is an advisor, even a well-wishing one. He deprives the artist of his free will’ –Ernst Neizvestny says.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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The sterility tax can be reestablished
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| The vice-chairman of the health protection committee Nikolai Gerasimenko suggested reverting to practice of the Soviet time and imposing the sterility tax to improve the demographic situation in the country.
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| --21-09-2006-- |
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Yuri Norstein. The tale is a lie, what it tells is the truth
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| In 1984 the international jury in Los Angeles called his Tale of Tales (1979) ‘the greatest animated film ever’.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Aboard Or Over The Board?
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| Igor Melikhov, a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and professor of Faculty of Chemistry of Moscow State University, comments on Russia’s nanotechnology state-of-the-art.
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| --20-09-2006-- |
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Anxious for celebrities
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| We are still not very used to huge and spectacular performances. When Rolling Stones, or U2, started to gather people on the stadiums, only a handful of Russians had ever heard about them.
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| --28-12-2006-- |
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What Comes From The Sky?
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| Is there any life on Mars? What is the origin of life on our planet? Scientists, who study permafrost, appear to have surprising answers to these questions.
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| --29-11-2006-- |
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Business and football: common features
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| Every time when another football championship is over, fans all over the world reflect on highlights of matches and look forward to new sport events.
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| --15-09-2006-- |
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Fast Particles – A Mirror Of Tunguska Mystery
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| Recent studies of the Tunguska cosmic body gave new evidence of the mysterious body having been a comet.
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Hello or Zdrastvujte
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| It might be a challenge if you come to our country on your own, because words not only sound different, they are also written in Cyrillic. But don't panic, there are ways to solve the problem.
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| --14-09-2006-- |
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Vladimir Skulachev
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| One of the leading Russian biologists reveals some of his thoughts about current state of Russian biotechnology.
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| --12-09-2006-- |
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Mikhail Shemyakin: a Man with a Scar
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| Sculptor and artist Mikhail Shemyakin (Shemiakin) is known all over the world today thanks to his hard-working and talented nature rather than to a scar on his face.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Antibiotics: Life Goes On
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| Phenomenon of bacterial resistance keeps scientists and producers from “retiring on their laurels”, because it requires development and introduction of more and more new effective treating agents.
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| --29-11-2006-- |
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Conquer South Ural and it will conquer you
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| Until recently Ural hid military secrets from prying eyes and was out of bounds to tourists. But times have changed, and now one can even view for example the Museum of Nuclear Weapons.
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| --07-09-2006-- |
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War and Peace of Sergei Bondarchuk
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| Outstanding film director and brilliant actor Sergei Bondarchuk underwent breath-taking, almost improbable rises in his life as well as dizzy failures and disappointments in the end.
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| --23-12-2008-- |
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Last Soviet Burden
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| August 21st has seen the last financial burden left since the times of the USSR lifted from Russia’s shoulders.
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| --26-10-2006-- |
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Mountain Flights To Become Safer
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| Russian scientists have patented a system, which helps to avoid collisions of planes and helicopters with mountain slopes.
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| --29-11-2006-- |
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We Don’t Need Bees – We Need Honey
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| Inventor from Moscow has developed a brand new technology: he suggests removing a queen bee from the hive, which allows cropping as mush as 20 kilos of the purest honey every month.
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| --29-11-2006-- |
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Boris Akunin: the Evil Spirit or Good Luck of Modern Russian Fiction?
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| --23-12-2008-- |
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Fight Over Poincare hypothesis
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| Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman has made a breakthrough, he suggested several new ideas together with developing and accomplishing the method, suggested by Richard Hamilton in the eighties of the last century.
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| --04-10-2007-- |
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Sergey Lukianenko, Night-and-Day-Watching Writer
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| The young Russian SF writer Sergey Lukianenko seems to be one of the most successful men of letters these days in Russia; his popularity has reached its climax, with over 50 books published, the number of copies amounting to 500 thousands every year. It is obvious that fame came to him with the recent screen versions of his mystic bestsellers ‘The Night Watch’ and ‘The Day Watch’.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Vladislav Krapivin: I Still Want to Write and not to Idle My Life Away
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| The name of Vladislav Krapivin stands for a whole epoch in Russian literature. Every new book of this prolific author is an event for his admirers, both children and grown up children.
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| --17-12-2008-- |
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Exploring Russia Via Trans-Siberian Railway: The City Stops Along the Route
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| Even living in this country is often not enough to know Russia well. But one could make a good acquaintance with the country traveling through it from the East to the West on the Trans-Siberian railway.
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| --20-06-2011-- |
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New “Livelong” Information Carriers From Russia
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| Production of new generation information carriers has been launched in Saint Petersburg. The know-how holders claim their invention will be able to protect authors from illegal copying of their creations.
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| --04-10-2007-- |
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Stalkers of Russian Science Fiction – the Strugatsky Brothers
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| Brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky are notable writers of the 20th century; together they created true masterpieces of sci-fi contributing to the world fame of Russian literature.
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| --24-09-2008-- |
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“Mars-500” Project Calls For Volunteers
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| About fifty people volunteered to take part in the terrestrial experiment simulating manned flight to Mars, which is going to be held in Russia. Who knows, may be the dream of the whole mankind – to take a walk on Earth’s neighbour – will sometimes come true. At least, we will be another step closer for it.
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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Kir Bulychev : Tale-Teller and Scientist
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| --23-12-2008-- |
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Comfortable Russia is not a Utopia
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| Special economic zones for tourism and recreation will broaden the borders of Russia. Well, not literally of course.
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| --10-10-2006-- |
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Russian Medicine: State-of-the Art. Part Two
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| Scientists from Saint Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation (SPII) have developed an appliance for remote identification of an injured person in cases of emergency.
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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Skiing in The Urals, part 2
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| The Southern Urals cannot boast towering summits covered with centuries-old snow and glaciers. The average tops are only one thousand meters above the sea level. Nonetheless, these are real mountains.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Sergey Dovlatov. Borderline Writings of a Russian Emigrant
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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Moscow Railway Terminals - Here your acquainance with Moscow begins
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| Should you come to Moscow by plane, the first problem you face, unless someone meets you at the airport with a car, is how to get to the city. Rail terminals will with high probability be the first place you will see in Moscow.
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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Skiing in The Urals, part 1
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| The Ural Mountains, especially the Southern Urals are a very picturesque place. Coniferous forests, fast rivers and ravines gushing for crystal lakes cannot but make you adore its nature.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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Moscow Railway Terminals - Three Stations Square
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| As we are unable to describe here all directions and all possible routs, we would like to give you common information about Moscow railway stations and some useful tips.
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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The Diversity of Russian Climate
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| In winter most of us want to go to a warmer place, in summer - closer to water or somewhere, where the heat is not so pungent. In Russia you could get all-in-one.
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| --20-06-2011-- |
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Unique Bicycle Marathon Moscow–Taganrog Supported by Eric Clapton
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| Clapton’s charitable concert in the Red Square on August 3 supports the unique bicycling marathon ‘Moscow–Taganrog’, which will start off from the Vasilyevsky Spusk on August 4, at 9 a.m.
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| --15-03-2007-- |
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Russian Medicine: State-of-the-Art. Part one
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| Russian Academy of Sciences together with Moscow State University has suggested a programme for studying molecular-genetic nature of human identity.
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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Taste World Cultures in ETHNOLAND
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| The sport resort Sorochany in the suburbs of Moscow has turned into ETHNOLAND, a unique park of the world culture festivals open from 14 July to 27 August.
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| --15-03-2007-- |
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Russian car market
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| Russians have dismissed the purchase of an apartment as a dream and instead are buying cars.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Check Your Immunity
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| Russian scientists have developed a unique technology for organism’s immunologic assessment, which allows finding out diseases, while they are literally in germ.
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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Registration formalities will be dethroned
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| Today every foreigner who comes to Russia should have his Russian visa registered within 72 hours upon arrival, excluding holidays and weekends.
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| --10-10-2006-- |
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33rd Grushinsky Festival
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| It is hardly possible to give an overall unbiased picture of the annual Grushinsky festival of bard songs
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| --28-12-2006-- |
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Experience Russia while floating up and down the river
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| Many tour operators offer cruises to both large and small Russian cities. And this is a perfect chance to get to the heart of our country.
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| --10-10-2006-- |
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Island of Light in the Garden Hermitage
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| The festival of world music ‘Island of Light’ has occupied the cozy Garden Hermitage, one of the most pleasant places in downtown Moscow.
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| --15-03-2007-- |
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Saint Petersburg calls for sea-lovers
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| About 70 yachts with more than 350 yachtsmen on board will race at several stages from 15 to 110 miles long in Neva Bay and Gulf of Finland.
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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Natural And Acquired Behaviour: What Scientists Say
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| It turns out that many temper characteristics, emotional reactions, reactivity and some specific intellectual abilities have significant genetic component.
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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Skiing in Russia's North
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| The city of Kirovsk lies on the shore of the Bolshoi Vudyavr Lake and is almost enclosed by the mountains.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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G8 Summit in Saint Petersburg, tourists’ nightmare.
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| Saint Petersburg is ready to host G8 summit, that will gather world's most powerful leaders in St. Petersburg on July 15-17.
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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Rosneft: Initial Public Offering Or Ostracism?
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| Russian oil giant Rosneft set up after the break-up of Yukos has initiated its IPO both in Russia and London.
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| --29-10-2006-- |
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Moscow International Film Festival
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| XXVIII Moscow international film festival is taking place in the Russian capital between June 23 and July 2.
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| --06-03-2007-- |
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Visit an Air-Balloon Festival in Russia
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| If you are not devoid of romanticism take a chance once and come to an air-balloon festival!
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| --15-03-2007-- |
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Admission To Higher Educational Institution – How To Survive The Stress
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| It doesn’t matter, when does admission to universities and colleges start in your country – here is some general advice for surviving the massive stress
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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Russia rates its sea and river resorts
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| Russian Federal Tourism Agency has approved a new system of beach classification. New rules imply that owners of beaches will apply for a rank to a special certification service.
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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Perm Animal Style
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| These stylish metal castings found in the Ural inspire scientists and artists to try to fathom the mysteries they harbour.
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| --14-12-2010-- |
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Dude, where's my luggage?
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| What should one do coming to a foreign country and suddenly without a t-short to change for 48 hours?
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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Laser-Based Drive For A Space Yacht
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| Design of a laser-based drive for a space yacht united physicists from Saint Petersburg, Moscow and Tokyo.
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| --29-11-2006-- |
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Pain and Beauty. Poet Boris Ryzhy
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| Handsome, bright and gifted, the poet went away at the crest of success.
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Russia’s WTO Bid
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| Russia’s bid for WTO has aroused much controversy in and out of the country. Today, the organization unites around 149 states controlling more than 95% of the world trade.
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| --29-10-2006-- |
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Skiing in Russia’s Caucasus
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| Have you ever thought about coming to Russia for a ski tour? If you have, read this carefully.
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| --19-11-2010-- |
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The Saga Of Rouble
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| The earliest inscription found which mentions the rouble was a piece of birch bark discovered in Novgorod and dating back to the late 13th century.
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| --29-10-2006-- |
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Are You A Patriot?
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| Russians are true patriots in spiritual sense and almost turncoats materially. But it is also a big question what Russians perceive as superior.
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| --31-10-2006-- |
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Huun-Huur-Tu: Music Refracting Sunlight
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| Strange as it may seem, the ensemble of throat singing from Tuva republic appears even more popular abroad than in Russia.
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| --04-10-2010-- |
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Myths About Sun – A Must-Know For Sun Tan Lovers
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| Summer brings hot weather and lots of sun. Some misbeliefs about sun and tan are discussed in this article.
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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Passports Based Upon Genetics To Define Person’s Destiny
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| Genetic analysis will tell people what to do, what field to choose for employment and even what diseases to cure.
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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Norilsk Nickel Abandons Globalization Ambitions
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| The dreams of becoming a transnational corporation seem to have vanished in the new development policy the Norilsk Nickel is expected to announce by the end of May.
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| --31-10-2006-- |
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AIDS in Russia: what scientists think and what they actually do
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| Russia lacks national concept for fighting AIDS! The country should finally start to fight for its youth, shouldn’t it?
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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Capitalization in Russia
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| Russia-IC takes a look at Russia’s capitalization leaders in April, 2006, identifying their potential and bringing out beneficial factors behind the growth.
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| --31-10-2006-- |
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Russian Demographics
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| The recent years have seen the birth of a notion that may imply death to the Russian nation in the future.
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| --31-10-2006-- |
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Dust From Space – Some Call It Miracle
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| Russian physicists devised an important experiment, which was carried out on the International Space station. For the first time a set of scientific procedures resulted in so-called dusty plasma.
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| --29-11-2006-- |
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Maestro of Russian Comedy: Leonid Gaidai
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| ‘A cinema comedy should have as few words as possible, and those words must be laconic, sharp-cut and take an unerring aim’ – Gaidai said, and he was as good as his word.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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Andrei Tarkovsky – The Man Who Saw an Angel
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| ‘If one removes everything pertaining to gaining profit from human activities only art will be left’ – said Andrei Tarkovsky in his last interview.
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| --07-10-2008-- |
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X-Ray Milky Way Still Waits For Galileo To Come
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| Russian astrophysicists Mikhail Revnivtsev and Sergei Sazonov suggested new hypothesis, explaining origin of almost all kinds of x-ray radiation in our Galaxy.
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| --29-11-2006-- |
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Seven Aspects Of Education
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| "National Projects of High Priority" programme plans to perform competitive selection of high educational institutions according to criteria established by Russian Ministry of Science and Education.
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| --26-11-2010-- |
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Some Facts About Stem Cells
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| Stem cells are now one of the most mysterious biological objects. Many myths and rumors surround these though small but important pieces of flesh.
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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Apes Use Tools – Does This Mean They Are Intelligent?
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| People often consider animals, which use various tools, to be extraordinary intelligent, but sometimes our "little brothers and sisters" use tools in such a way that drops a hint of doubt in this common point of view.
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1958
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| Boris Pasternak - "for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition"
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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Innovative Drug For Scar Removing
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| Russian Academy's of Sciences Immunology Institute and "Petrovaks-pharm" company developed unique drug "Longidaza", which cures urologic and gynecological pathologies, accompanied with connective tissue hyperplasia, and serious skin complications after traumas, skin burns and surgery.
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| --29-11-2006-- |
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Blood Glucose Level Can Be Measured Through Blood Pressure
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| Russian scientists have developed special device, which calculates blood glucose level according patient's blood pressure. This portable device has evident merits - it measures glycemia level noninvasively, i.e. without blood.
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| --29-11-2006-- |
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Universal Gas-Vortex Bioreactor
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| Group of Russian scientists of the Siberian Company Sayany has developed a bioreactor of new generation. It’s called gas-vortex bioreactor.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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Take a Stroll with Alexei Uchitel
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| A gifted possessor of numerous cinema awards, he continues doing wonders on screen, which unmistakably appeal to lovers of high-grade drama films.
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| --07-10-2008-- |
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Andrei Zvyagintsev: The viewer is to decide what there was in that box
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| Overwhelming fame - that is something not easy to cope with: the acknowledgments of the world leading cinema critics threaten to label Andrei Zvyagintsev 'the second Tarkovsky' or something of the kind.
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| --14-01-2009-- |
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Vasili Shukshin: Personality and Legend
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| --13-01-2009-- |
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Ballad of a Film-Director: Grigorii Chukhrai
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| Along with gifted masters of drama cinema direction, such as Andrei Tarkovski, Vasili Shukshin, Tatyana Lioznova, etc, Grigorii Chukrai made an important contribution into the culture of cinematography.
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| --12-01-2009-- |
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A Glimpse on the History of Russian Cinema
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| --15-03-2007-- |
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History of Russian fine arts
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| The history of Russian fine arts falls into two distinct periods, with the border between them marked by the reforms of Peter the Great. This distinction is utterly profound, dealing with the basics of artistic perception of reality.
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| --14-12-2010-- |
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History of Russian literature
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| Great Russian poets and writers have always been the voice of this people's conscience and soul, and had to suffer for it.
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| --28-08-2011-- |
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Russian Economic Forum in London
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| Russian-style London or UK-style Russians… This is a powerful and promising combination that's emerged at the ninth annual Russian Economic Forum in London.
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| --31-10-2006-- |
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Internet Shopping
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| In the year 2000, there were just 5 million Russians living in the virtual village, and just $260,000, or 5.20%, actually buying things via the Internet.
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| --31-10-2006-- |
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Visa Information
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| --12-05-2012-- |
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Lodging in Russia
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| There are several kinds of accommodation means in Russia, which provide the tourists with the hotel services. These are hotels, motels, health resorts, holiday hotels, rest bases and tourist hostels, small vessels in bays, motor-ships serving as hotels, etc.
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FAQ
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| --11-11-2010-- |
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History of Russian Theatre
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Best Russian Drama Theatres
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| --15-10-2008-- |
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The Best Russian Opera & Ballet Theatres
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Disintegration of the USSR
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Cold War and Stagnation
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The USSR formation
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The Revolutions
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| --15-03-2007-- |
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THE ROMANOVS DYNASTY
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| The Romanovs, till the 16th century bearing the surname of the Zakharyins-Yurievs, was an old Russian boyar kin that in 1613 turned to be the tzar’s and in 1721 the emperor’s family.
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| --24-01-2012-- |
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Abolition of Serfdom
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Origin and formation of the Old Russian state
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Nature Museum Reserves
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| --06-08-2009-- |
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Art Museums
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Top100 Issuers In February, 2006
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| --03-04-2006-- |
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30 Richest People in Russia
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| --13-05-2011-- |
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Investments in Chuvashia
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| To ensure further attraction of investments, a number of normative documents have been passed, including the Act of the Chuvash Republic «On Investment Activities in the Chuvash Republic».
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| --31-10-2006-- |
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Beslan Siege
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| A parliamentary report on the Beslan tragedy has been published recently throwing light on some of the worst ever terrorist attacks.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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NGO Bill
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| Russia’s Federation Council, the upper house of the parliament, has approved one of the most controversial bills this year to step up control over non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
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| --28-11-2006-- |
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Russian gas for Ukraine
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| The former Soviet Republic has long sought independency by promoting its own statehood, views and the Ukrainian language, slightly different from Russian but of the same Slavonic group.
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| --28-11-2006-- |
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Migration Policy
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| The rush of foreign labour has become an issue for Russian authorities, especially in Moscow, where the economic boom and emerging jobs draws more and more employees every year.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Mortgage
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| Russians are facing a catch 22 situation in mortgage and housing with small – or good, who knows? – chances to break the vicious circle.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Special Economic Zones
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| Special economic zones are thought to be a powerful tool to combat All-Russian misery and illusionary competition.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Human Beings And Apes Unite Their Creativity
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| Painting has long ago become common in life of apes in captivity. It makes their life brighter. Scientists developed an original method of teaching drawing to orangutans.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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Mammoth’s Mitochondrial Genome Deciphered
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| The report about an outstanding scientific achievement of Russian scientists is published in PloS Biology magazine: they have deciphered full sequence of mitochondrial DNA of the mammoth, who lived 30 000 years ago.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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Bacillus thuringiensis "two-in-one"
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| Biological pest control tends to replace traditional chemicals. New products are based on viruses, fungi and bacteria. Various strains of Bacillus thuringiensis are most widely used anti-pest bacterial products.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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Biochemists Predict Properties Of Fusion Proteins
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| Recent biochemist considered chromatograph and electrophoresis unit to be his main facilities. But now computer replaces them. Bioinformatics professionals have developed special software for modeling biochemical processes and complex molecules’ behaviour.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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Laser Makes Transplantation Easier
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| When alien organs or tissues are transplanted to a human organism (recipient), it usually rejects them as an immune response to transplantation - it is called rejection reaction. To prevent an organism from rejecting alien tissues, doctors prescribe patients large doses of chemical drugs. Are there any other ways to suppress the rejection?
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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Liver Turns To Bone Marrow
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| Blood cells are regenerating constantly. Great deal of them appears in bone marrow. Bone marrow cells' transplantation is the only way to fight some blood diseases. And this blood-producing organ can be grown in a donor organism.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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Why We Read Everything We See
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| Scientists study human brain for a long time, trying to find regions, which are responsible for various actions an organism performs. This study area still has many secrets, and reading is one of them.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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American Indians Moved There From Siberia
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| Scientists are still patiently searching for the homeland of Indians - America's native population.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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Talking Ice
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| What language does ice speak? It turned out to be the language of its own electromagnetic radiation. If one learns to understand the ice "language", then he may predict the way large masses of ice and snow behave.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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Propellant-Consuming Bacteria
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| The scientists from State Science Centre of Applied Microbiology have developed an original biotechnology for treating soils, contaminated with heptyl – the propellant component. They’ve discovered microorganisms, which are able to decompose this chemical agent.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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Earth’s Core Looks Like Honey
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| The hypothesis about state of matter under high-compression conditions, which is common for 99% of matter in the Universe, may shed light on numerous mysteries of astrophysics and planetology.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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How To Starch Potatoes
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| Those days, when Europeans had cultivated potatoes for its unusual flowers, have passed long ago. Now people know that the bulb is the most important thing in potatoes. Plant breeders unite their efforts in order to make its bulb bigger and starchier.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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What Happens To Our Biosphere?
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| Different variants of global climate change predictions can be made by means of combining a limited number of climatic and biospheric mechanisms.
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| --28-02-2007-- |
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Small Encyclopedia Of Big Pseudo-Science
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| Even listing all theories, which deserve "pseudo-science" title seems to be a difficult task. Besides the new chronology of Mr. Fomenko, academician, this list often includes astrology, alchemy and "cold thermonuke", bioenergoinformatics and torsion field theory, "polar hole and hollow Earth" hypothesis, big-foot (yeti), atlantes and somati - subjects of ophthalmologist Muldashev search. This article is a brief review of only some of these theories.
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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Moscow State University of Civil Engineering
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| MGSU is the leading higher educational establishment of its type in Russia, one of the largest world's centres of building science and education.
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| --19-02-2008-- |
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Bakulev’s Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
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| Russian Academy’s of Medical Sciences Bakulev’s Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery offers a unique opportunity to train at the residency and prepare for a Ph.D. or Doctoral thesis defence.
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| --19-02-2008-- |
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Russian language, Culture and Literature Centre
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| Russian language, Culture and Literature Centre offers various short-term and long-term courses designed for students interested in study Russian language, culture, history or art.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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Center of Russian Language and Culture
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| The Center of Russian Language and Culture of St. Petersburg State University is one of the major centers of short-term study programs for international visitors to Russia.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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General Education
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| This is a brief description of Russian system of general education. The article covers all three stages of general education that currently exist in Russia. One can find information on subjects and courses taught during each stage.
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| --26-11-2010-- |
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International Students At Moscow State University
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| Browse the article to find about opportunities the oldest and the biggest Russian university offers to international students. Learn about courses read at its faculties, tuition fees and application procedure. You can find something fitting your requirements.
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| --26-10-2006-- |
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Myths And Facts About Russian Education
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| Heard something about Russian education? Don't know whether your information is true or false? This article unveils most common myths about student life in Russia.
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| --26-10-2006-- |
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Where To See Sun Eclipse in Russia
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| Total eclipse starts 8 hours 36 minutes UT (universal time) in Brazil around eastern end of South America. The middle of the eclipse will be spotted at 10 hours 11 minutes UT (tmax= 4 min 11 sec) in Africa on the border between Libya and Chad. It ends at 11 hours 46 minutes UT in Mongolia close to the Russian border.
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| --01-08-2007-- |
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Developments in Russian biotechnology
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| Scientists at the Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a method to solve the problem of accumulation of methane in mines that causes explosions.
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| --14-02-2008-- |
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Russian Education
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| Russian professional education has three stages according to qualification progress - primary, secondary and higher education. The main goal of all stages is to provide a profession for an individual.
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| --26-11-2010-- |
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No Competition – No Rating
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| Russian higher educational institutions are verging towards significant changes. Russian Government considers the situation when all school graduates are admitted to higher educational institutions (HEI) to be abnormal. Labour market annually demands 500-600 thousand of professionals, while HEI train twice as much.
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Russian Language School in Russia - Center for Russian Language and Culture
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| Learning Russian at Moscow State University will help you to improve your Russian Language skills.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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Center for International Education (Lomonosov Moscow State University)
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| Russian language courses are available at all levels for a minimum of 4 weeks throughout the academic year. On arrival students have a short, informal interview before being placed in a class at the appropriate level.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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Kuban State University of Technology
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| The University was established in 1918 as North-Caucasian Polytechnic Institute.
Since 1963 it has been well known by the name of Krasnodar Polytechnic Institute;
in 1993 it acquired the status of Kuban State University of Technology.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Moscow Aviation Institute
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| Moscow Aviation Institute (State University of Aerospace Technologies) offers teaching and scientific research at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels in modern engineering technologies and construction and design of various flying vehicles and aerospace systems for the aircraft and aerospace industry.
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| --06-04-2011-- |
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MISA – Moscow Institute for Steel and Alloys
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| MISA has been training specialists for foreign countries since 1941. Over 2300 foreign students from 52 countries obtained their qualification till 2000; 305 postgraduates got Ph.D. degree and 9 foreigners got the Doctor of Science degree.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Moscow State University of Culture and Arts
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| Foreign citizens are given education in all specialities taught in Moscow State University of Culture and Arts based on RF educational standards.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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North Caucasus State Technical University
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| The University participates in international educational projects and has cooperation and student exchange agreements with educational and research centers in the USA, Canada, West Europe, South-Eastern Asia and Africa.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Tambov State Technical University
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| In TSTU foreign students study at International Education Faculty, which had passed Russian Federation Ministry of Education attestation in 1996.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Tver State Technical University.
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| It is a large educational, scientific and industrial complex belonging to the system within Russian Federation Ministry of Education.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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The Lomonosov State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology (MITHT).
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| MITHT is a major academic and research center in Russia. It offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, PhD degrees (Candidate of Sciences) and Doctor of Sciences in both the day and evening schools.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (State University)
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| MEPhI has trained thousands of highly qualified specialists. Nobel Prize winners, members of Russian Academy of Sciences and winners of different National Prizes are among its graduates.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Moscow State Exploration University
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| MSEU has significant experience and traditions in training foreign specialists.
Tall training programs at the University are compiled according to the European
standards of education.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology
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| MIET trains specialists in different fields connected with electronics. Institute’s
diplomas are acknowledged worldwide.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Russian State University for the Humanities
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| The Russian State University for the Humanities is an educational institution
training specialists in all areas of knowledge in the Humanities.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics
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| Today Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics, founded in 1907, trains highly qualified specialists in sphere of economics. It gives its students practice-oriented education, knowledge and skills, which they can successfully use in their professional career.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Moscow State Technical University “Stankin”
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| Moscow Machine Tool Institute (now known as Moscow State Technological University
“Stankin”) was founded in 1930 for the purpose of providing machine tool building,
the most important branch of industry at that time, with highly qualified specialists in that domain.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography
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| The University admits foreign citizens for studying at 7 faculties in 21 major
specialities, provides higher technical education and grants "Bachelor of
science" or "Master of science" degrees.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Moscow State University of Graphic Arts (MSUPA)
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| The annual enrolment is more than 1000 students. The duration of the whole training is 5 - 6 years.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics
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| MTUCI implements educational professional programs aimed to increase professional
level and level of general education of a student.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University)
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| Training of foreign students at MPEI (TU) started in 1946. More than 4000 citizens
of 85 countries have received Diplomas of Engineer, Bachelor and Master of Science.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas
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| Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Russia’s principal higher educational institute of petroleum engineering, soon celebrates its 75 Anniversary.
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| --08-09-2006-- |
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Russian Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology
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| Since 1946 3000 specialists from 76 countries including 370 PhD from 36 countries
had completed their studies in Moscow University of Chemical Technology.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Moscow State Aviation Technological University (MATI)
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| Today Moscow State Aviation Technological University is one of the leading Russian
technical universities where highly skilled experts in the field of advanced materials and high technologies are trained.
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| --10-12-2007-- |
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Tips For Students
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| What documents are usually required for entering Russian university? Where do foreign students usually live in Russia? How to get to your university from an airport or railway station? What are positive aspects of being a student in Russia? Find answers and more in this article.
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| --26-10-2006-- |
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Moscow State University Today
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| Moscow State University (MSU) is one of the leading centres of Russian science and culture. The university gained status of Russian self-administered (autonomous) higher educational institution in 1992, when the President of the Russian Federation signed an appropriate decree.
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| --20-10-2010-- |
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Main Building Of Moscow State University
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| The Main Building of Moscow State University (MB=GZ “Glavnoe Zdanie” in Russian) was designed by an architect – Rudnev Lev Vlavimirovich –, whose projects include various buildings all around Moscow and restoration of many Russian cities damaged during World War II. But Main Building design remains the masterpiece of Rudnev’s creativity; the architect paid much attention to the harmonious combination of future building with its environment.
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| --20-10-2010-- |
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Recent History Of Russia's Oldest University
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| Moscow State University is a major traditional educational institution in Russia, it offers training in almost all branches of modern science and humanities. Its undergraduates may choose one of 57 qualifications, while doctoral students may specialize in 168 different areas. The total number of MSU students exceeds 40,000; besides, about 10,000 high school students attend various clubs and courses at MSU.
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| --20-10-2010-- |
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Safe Wells in Glaciers
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| Glaciers cover one tenth of Earth’s landmass and carry the great bulk of Earth’s fresh water. The humanity has an enormous interest in glaciers, which in many ways depends on primary resource deterioration on our planet.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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The Victory Tastes Sweet. Then What?
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| Human beings destroy each other in numerous wars; murder and violence are incurable even in most happy countries. Can we compare human aggression to animal aggression (of those who belong to the same species, because hunting for food is not aggressive but feeding behaviour)?
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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Carbon Dioxide Consuming Algae
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| Scientists and other people, who care about our environment, worry about the growing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air of our planet. But there are plants, unicellular algae, for example, that are tolerant to high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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Flax Chromosome Structure Deciphered
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| Flax fabric was always expensive. Flax oil was precious too. Flax cultivation and processing is known for more than 4 thousand years. Plant breeders create more and more new flax species, tolerant to changing climate, with better fibre and more efficient.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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Plant Pests Can Destroy Themselves
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| Nematodes – small root parasite worms – are not in the end of the list of numerous and various plant pests. Researchers from RAS Parasitology Institute showed that plant tolerance towards the pests increases when plant seeds are treated with water-soluble chitosan.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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How Clots Appear
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| Clot formation in the vessel, supplying heart muscle with blood, is the most often reason for sudden death. Is it possible to prevent it? It is, but to do this we need to understand the reason of clot formation thoroughly.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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Space Is the Cradle of Life
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| More that 3,5 billion years have passed since life appeared on Earth, but scientists still argue about it. One of the popular hypotheses is that some life seeds had arrived to Earth from space. But what kind of seeds may have come here from space and how did they appear there?
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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Phytotoxins to Poison Cancer Cells
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| Many kinds of tumors have their own specific antibodies. That’s why each kind of tumor should have its own immunotoxin. Large group of scientists suggests poisoning cancer cells with phytopoisons.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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Another Pest Living In Animal Flesh
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| Sarcocysts are one-celled parasites that cause sarcocystis – a serious disease of human beings and farm livestock. Scientists from Cytology Institute have studied muscles of artificially infested laboratory animals and ill cows, buffalos and sheep and gave a detail description of changes made by parasite.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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Polluted Air and Health
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| The influence of the environment on public health is often less significant than social, heritable and biological factors. However, there are methods, which allow calculating morbidity relations with unfavorable ecological situation.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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How To Fight Hypoxia Consequences
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| Many dangers are lurking around children that are not yet born. Hypoxia (lack of oxygen) is one of them. If a pregnant woman doesn’t get enough oxygen, her child will be a late developer; moreover, some abnormalities may show years after he was born. The worst cases may end up in mental retardations and dyskinesia.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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Choose A Right Father
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| A family is not only a social unit, but also a reproduction unit. Since we were children, we know that only fittest survive. From ecological point of view the fittest one is the one who has more offsprings.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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How Viral Infections Spread
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| When a plant is infested, viral RNA invades plant cell and proliferates. Inside an infested cell new RNA and viral protein molecules are synthesized, then proteins attach themselves to RNA. These complex molecules enter other cells and infest them.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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Glaciers – A Model For Possible Life Transfer In Outer Space
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| Until recently the ice cover of the Antarctic Continent was considered to be totally lifeless. This is what the scientists have thought until 15 years ago S.S. Abyzov (PhD (biology) from RAS Institute of Microbiology) has found microorganisms inside Antarctic ice – bacteria, yeasts and fungi.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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Mitochondria Come To The Nucleus To Kill The Cell
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| It’s well known that chronic alcoholics have many problems. Recently Russian scientists have found another alcoholic trouble – these poor people have mitochondria moving to cell nucleus. The consequences are simple –the cell dies.
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| --22-03-2007-- |
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We say "a cup" implying "a saucer"
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| Human identity can be seen everywhere, and in the speech also. Not only cultural level influences language fertility and associations appearing when various words are heard.
|
| --27-04-2007-- |
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New Neutron Detector Has Been Created
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| RAS Nuclear Research Institute scientists have come out with an original technique for separating fast neutrons from gamma rays and measuring their energy. The technique is very simple and safe.
|
| --27-04-2007-- |
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Monkeys And Computers
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| Famous Russian scientist I.P. Pavlov considered the language, “second signal system”, to be a human being’s exclusive privilege. Modern researchers think that animals also have more or less developed language skills.
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| --27-04-2007-- |
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Mother’s Milk Shields From Hypertension
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| Mammalian cardio-vascular system is susceptible to many diseases, the most common of which is high arterial tension. This disease usually appears, when an organism matures, and emerges when all organ systems are totally formed.
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| --27-04-2007-- |
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Metabolic Portraits
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| Every living being receives from the outside and produces itself plenty of toxic substances during its life. System of detoxication prevents an organism from being poisoned. It is possible to estimate detoxication system enzyme activity of every animal or human being; the scientists call this technique “making metabolic portraits”.
|
| --27-04-2007-- |
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Metal Herbs
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| Medicinal herbs are able to concentrate iodine and various metals. They extract these elements from soil.
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| --27-04-2007-- |
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Heavy Brains Make Mice Less Shy, But Not Smarter
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| Does the brain weight influence the intellect? Humanity asks this question for many years. However, the experiments showed that mice brain growth led to some other changes in their nervous system.
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| --27-04-2007-- |
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Never Hide From The Rain Under The Fir Tree
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| We usually regard trees as natural umbrellas. But you’d better forget about it in industrial areas. Rains there are dirty, and become even dirtier, when they permeate tree crown.
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| --27-04-2007-- |
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Main Principles Of Chronic Inflammation Treatment
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| An inflammation is a normal reaction of a healthy organism on any foreign thing. The first stage is subclinical inflammation, which appears when few foreign cells invade an organism. The treatment is based on prolonged activity of subclinical inflammation system during chronic processes.
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| --27-04-2007-- |
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Ozone Holes Disappear Without Human Interference
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| Ozone layer is known to prevent hard life-destructing UV radiation coming from the space from penetrating Earth’s atmosphere. Since 1979 general ozone content in the atmosphere have been decreasing at a rate of 2.5% per decade.
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| --27-04-2007-- |
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Right Cerebral Hemisphere Catches Meaning And Left One Chooses Words
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| If you want to tell somebody what you have seen, first you have to seize the point and then describe it with words. If one is unable to do it, then a specific part of his brain is damaged – this is the traditional view of this problem.
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| --27-04-2007-- |
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Radiation Reserve Parks
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| Many species of wild animals find shelter in the zones of radioactive contamination of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Ukraine, where ionizing radiation doses exceed permissible rates of sanitation, where people have moved away and there is no farming and other activities.
|
| --27-04-2007-- |
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Meteorites Bear Traces Of Ancient Life
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| Meteorites – pieces of large cosmic bodies brought to our planet by a long arm of coincidence – attract attention of microbiologists for a long time.
|
| --27-04-2007-- |
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Soda Lake – A Cradle Of Life?
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| Scientists suggest that life could have appeared not in the ocean, but in continental soda lakes, moreover, such lakes can still be found on Earth today.
|
| --27-04-2007-- |
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Treatment For Ebola Virus
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| Ebola virus is one of the most dangerous viruses known to the humanity. Most people, who catch Ebola fever, die, and still there’s no cure for this cruel disease. There is no effective treatment against this group of viruses; however, injecting antiviral antibodies can relieve the course of the disease.
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| --27-04-2007-- |
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Tumor Versus Tumor
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| One of the reasons for tumor uncontrolled growth is that cancer cells are almost invisible for immune system. For patient’s organism successful fight against the tumor, scientists try to make the tumor “visible” – to mark its surface with antigens causing explosive immune response.
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| --25-05-2007-- |
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The Way Microbes Are Getting Ready For Sleep
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| Who has never read science fiction stories and never watched movies, in which space explorers travel through immense interstellar distances under artificial sleep conditions helping astronauts to keep their organisms unchanged for centuries? In fact, so-called anabiosis is common in nature, especially among microorganisms.
|
| --25-05-2007-- |
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Carrot Cockroach
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| American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) are unique insects. First, they are primal insects on our planet. Second, these big (up to 4 cm length) red creatures are the fastest runners among all terricole insects. These whiskered runners turned out to be the only ones to synthesize beta-carotene in their organism.
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| --25-05-2007-- |
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Enzymes Are Able To Purify Water
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| The nature desperately fights the press of civilization. However self-regeneration works until the damaging effect becomes extremely high. Self-purification of river and lake water is performed by its inhabitants – plants, animals and microorganisms. They can’t cope with all contaminating agents.
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| --25-05-2007-- |
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Working Rats
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| Most mammals have poor eyesight. But they supply this drawback with other sensory organs, mainly with sense of smell. The scientists believe grey rats can be used for identifying people according their smell like working dogs do.
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| --25-05-2007-- |
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Small Doses Of Radiation Upset The Balance Of Microelements
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| Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident is the largest technogenic catastrophe in the history of mankind. The scientists still argue about the effect of weak ionizing radiation on Chernobyl disaster liquidators’ health.
|
| --25-05-2007-- |
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What’s New On The Moon?
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| When romantic men and lovebirds look at the Moon, they hardly think of what is it. But the scientists still think it’s full of mysteries. What is the Moon, where did it come from? Did it appear from the same primary stardust cloud as the Earth did? Or may be it had been torn from our planet long ago? Or may be it had arrived from another galaxy?
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| --25-05-2007-- |
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Heavy Particles Attack Eyes
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| When one leaves Earth’s magnetic field – natural protection – he becomes exposed to x-radiation – the flow of heavy charged particles. The eye traces the impact of such particle as a flash of light. X-radiation can cause irreversible damage of visual pigment, photosensitive and nerve retinal cells, which leads to eyesight loss.
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| --25-05-2007-- |
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Englishmen See What Russians Hear
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| Russian people during conversation rely mainly on their ears, while the English trust their eyesight. One philologist made such a conclusion after comparing some verbs of speech perception popular in both languages.
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| --25-05-2007-- |
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What Should First Be Cured – Ulcer Or Nerves?
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| Nowadays turning sick due to nerves’ malfunction is not worth a whistle. One can find ulcer, for example, which is almost impossible to cure. The question is what should be cured. Ulcer treating is useless until the patient stops being nervous, and there’s no point of treating nerves, when the stomach is ailing.
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| --25-05-2007-- |
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What Does Our Face Say?
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| We usually express out feelings and thoughts verbally. But no one ignores the face of a person he's talking to - emotional contact is of no less importance than information transfer. But every one has its own ability to read emotions on the faces.
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| --25-05-2007-- |
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Why Do Earthlings Need Mars?
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| Why Mars is of science’s main interest despite numerous space objects that can be studied as well? Famous Russian scientists think that by spending billions for Mars exploration earthlings invest their children safety rather than numerous science projects, because in case of a global catastrophe humanity needs an extra planet.
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| --25-05-2007-- |
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Earthquakes Should Happen Every Year
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| Earth is revolving round its axis irregularly. Neighbouring celestial bodies, the Sun and The Moon, first of all, influence its movement. It results in periodic behaviour of events, including earthquakes, occurring on our planet. Annual changes in atmosphere and ocean appear to be among numerous reasons, able to cause an earthquake.
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| --25-05-2007-- |
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Chlorophyll Fights Cancer
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| One can hardly avoid chemotherapy while treating cancer. Modern medicine has wide range of antitumor drugs, but unfortunately they kill both cancer and ordinary cells. Health professionals are searching for an agent killing tumor cells only, but still their efforts are fruitless.
|
| --25-05-2007-- |
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Twisters Heat The Ocean
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| Twisters can appear in the ocean as well as in the atmosphere. Atmospheric twisters have short lifetime; they move at enormous speeds and are often very destructive. Underwater twisters are calmer, they can be detected only by means of special devices, but they slowly mix ocean waters and influence climate at a global scale.
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| --25-05-2007-- |
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More Reliable Technique For Detecting Encephalitis Virus In Blood Developed
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| Every year, from March till October, encephalitis virus transferred by mites rages in the taiga regions of Russia. The scientists have developed a cheap portable sensor for detecting the virus in patient’s blood.
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| --04-10-2007-- |
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Where HIV Comes From?
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| It was May 1983 when first reports about new pathogenic agent, causing severe distress of human immune system, appeared in press. HIV studies promoted discoveries in virology, immunology, epidemiology and molecular biology. Still we do not have a medicine able to cure the patient completely.
|
| --04-10-2007-- |
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Had Dinosaurs Ever Seen Ice?
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| What was Earth's climate like millions years ago? The scientists are now desperate to get the answer in the context of current global warming.
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| --04-10-2007-- |
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Brooms, Genes And Aphids
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| Sorghum is a very important food, feed and industrial crop, because it contains significant amounts of starch, proteins, fats and sugars. The problem is that large fields are scattered with seeds of one species, i.e. with plants of similar genetics.
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| --04-10-2007-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1904
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| Ivan Pavlov - "in recognition of his work on the physiology of digestion, through which knowledge on vital aspects of the subject has been transformed and enlarged"
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1908
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| Ilya Mechnikov - "in recognition of his work on immunity"
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1933
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| Ivan Bunin - "for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing"
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1956
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| Nikolai Semenov - "for his researches into the mechanism of chemical reactions"
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1958
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| Pavel Cherenkov, Il'ja Frank, Igor Tamm - "for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect"
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1962
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| Lev Landau - "for his pioneering theories for condensed matter, especially liquid helium"
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1964
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| Nikolay Basov, Aleksandr Prokhorov - "for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle"
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1965
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| Mikhail Sholokhov - "for the artistic power and integrity with which, in his epic of the Don, he has given expression to a historic phase in the life of the Russian people"
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1970
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| Alexandr Solzhenitsyn - "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature"
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1975
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| Andrei Sakharov - The Nobel Peace Prize
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1975
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| Leonid Kantorovich - "for their contributions to the theory of optimum allocation of resources"
|
| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1978
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| Pyotr Kapitsa - "for his basic inventions and discoveries in the area of low-temperature physics"
|
| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1987
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| Joseph Brodsky - "for an all-embracing authorship, imbued with clarity of thought and poetic intensity"
|
| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1990
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| Mikhail Gorbachev - "for his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community"
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2000
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| Zhores I. Alferov - "for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics"
|
| --29-12-2010-- |
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2003
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| Alexei Abrikosov, Vitaliy Ginzburg - "for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids"
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| --29-12-2010-- |
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| --01-01-1970-- |
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Helmet of Roman Legionary Found in Rostov Region
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| During excavations in the Rostov Region archeologists have found artifacts of the Roman Empire, among them the helmet of an ancient Roman legionary.
|
| --21-05-2012-- |
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Man Got Stuck in Trash Chute When Hiding From Girlfriend
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| Rescue services in Tyumen had to pull a man out of a waste disposal chute in an apartment block, after he got stuck in it while attempting to hide from his girlfriend.
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| --21-05-2012-- |
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10-Meter Jesus Christ to Appear in Kemerovo Region
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| In summer 2012 a bronze cast figure of Jesus Christ will be set up on the highest point of Prokopyevsk town (Kuzbass Region) - in Tyrgan, which means “the mountain of winds”.
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| --21-05-2012-- |
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Tourist Card Appeared in Uglich
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| The special tourist card, issued in Uglich, allows foreigners to take part in a special guided tour and to visit the sights of the city free of charge.
|
| --21-05-2012-- |
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Russia Wins World Hockey Title
|
| Russian hockey team has defeated Slovakia in the World Championships final, 6-2, and has gained the third ice hockey world title in five years.
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| --21-05-2012-- |
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Government: Alcohol Is Incompatible With Olympic Values
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| "Alcohol and Olympics values are incompatible", said a Government official commenting on the alcohol ban for the members of the Olympic support team and Bosco di Ciliegi (that provide team outfit) at the upcoming London Olympics-2012 and forthcoming Games in Sochi in 2014.
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| --21-05-2012-- |
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Russia is among fastest growing luxury markets
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| Russia, India and China are ranked the fastest growing luxury markets in the world. The growth sales in theses counties is expected to reach 18-20%.
|
| --20-05-2012-- |
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Russia To Play Slovakia In the Hockey Championship Final
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| In a dramatic turn of events, Slovakia topped the Czech hockey team and reached the final where it will play Russia.
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| --20-05-2012-- |
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Two largest book publishers are negotiation about merger
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| The largest Russian book publisher Eksmo is negotiating about merging its main rival AST group. The deal may become the largest in the history of Russian book publishing.
|
| --19-05-2012-- |
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Official sales of iPad3 to start on May 25 in Russia
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| The official sales of iPad3 by Apple will be launched on May 25 in Russia, says the Kommersant. The final prices are not determined yet
|
| --19-05-2012-- |
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Hyde Park In Moscow: Where To Voice the Public Opinion
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| Opposition camps in different spots in Moscow city centre may foster a solution to the problem of having an "official" spot where to voice the public opinion. Inspired by London's Hyde Park, Moscow authorities look to designate a similar place to the policially-savvy citizens.
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| --18-05-2012-- |
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Russian Experts: French Relations With Russia May be Strained
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| Russian experts share insights into the possible scenarios for relations in international arena following the election of the Socialist F. Hollande as the French President. They warn against potential strain in communication between Paris and Moscow.
|
| --17-05-2012-- |
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Music Festival "Jazz Estate" to Mark First Summer Weekend in Moscow
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| On the first summer weekend - June 2 and 3 - the Arkhangelskoe Estate near Moscow will be hosting the already traditional International music festival Jazz Estate.
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| --16-05-2012-- |
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Nicolai Fechin Exhibition Opens in Moscow
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| Tretyakov Art Gallery opens the exhibition of the well-known artist Nikolai Fechin on May 23.
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| --16-05-2012-- |
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Arch-Moscow Exhibition to Run in Moscow
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| From May 23 to May 27 the Central House of Artist in Moscow will be hosting a large-scale event in the world of the Russian architecture - the Arch-Moscow exhibition.
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| --16-05-2012-- |
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Exhibition of Russian Social Art Master Leonid Sokov to Run in Moscow
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| A retrospective exhibition of the illustrious master of the Russian Social Art Leonid Sokov will for the first time in Russia most fully present works by the artist since the 1970s and till date.
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| --16-05-2012-- |
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Police Drives the Opposition Camp Away; the Camp Moves Parks
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| On Wednesday morning, Moscow police drove the opposition camp away from Chistye Prudy in pursuance of the Basmanny Court order. The camp has moved places and is now located in a public park near Barrikadnaya metro station.
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| --16-05-2012-- |
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LUKoil cuts in double its petrol stations in US
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| One of the largest Russian oil companies LUKoil has reduced the number of itsretail petrol service stations abroad on 8% last year. The number of the petrol stations in the USA has been reduced in double.
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| --15-05-2012-- |
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Most Detailed Earth Pictures Produced by Russian Satellite
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| The Russian weather satellite “Elektro-L No.1” has provided 121-megapixel pictures of the Earth, the most detailed photographs in the history of space exploration. The pictures have caused international respect and admiration.
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| --15-05-2012-- |
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Poland Visa Centre Opens in Moscow
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| Today, Poland opens its visa application centre in Moscow.
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| --15-05-2012-- |
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Archeologists Find Wall of Venetian Tana of 14th-15th Centuries in Azov
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| Archeologists have found a wall of times of the Venetian Tana of the 14th-15th centuries in Azov town of the Rostov Region.
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| --15-05-2012-- |
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Tractor Driver Unearths Stone Alien in Voronezh Region
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| A local tractor driver found a unique Bronze Age figurine while ploughing the field.
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| --15-05-2012-- |
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Andrei Arshavin To Head the Russian Euro-2012 Team
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| Dijk Advocaat has announced the final list of the Russian Euro-2012 football team. Andrei Arshavin is to head the team, according to coach's decision.
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| --14-05-2012-- |
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Expedition from Petersburg to Searches for Sunken Bells
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| Historians and archeologists have got a real chance to find the place of sinking of bells of Solovetsky Monastery lost in 1923 under obscure circumstances.
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| --14-05-2012-- |
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American Bomber B-25 Found in the Middle Urals
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| Participants of a voluntary search expedition in the vicinities of Verkhniye Sergi town of Sverdlovsk Region have found fragments of a military aircraft.
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| --14-05-2012-- |
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Indian-Russian Modern Art Exhibition "Rickshaw Blues" to Run in Moscow
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| In spring 2012 Moscow has been hosting a row of events dedicated to the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations of India and Russia.
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| --14-05-2012-- |
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Tattoo Festival to be Held in St. Petersburg
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| International Tattoo and Piercing Festival will take place in St. Petersburg June 15, 2012.
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| --14-05-2012-- |
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Russian auto industry has produced 82 million cars in its history
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| Since 1918 year up to the end of 2011 Russian auto industry has produced 82 million cars, according to an analytical agency Avtostat. In the recent years about 1.5 -2 million cars are produced annually in Russia.
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| --13-05-2012-- |
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Exhibition of Toulouse-Lautrec Opens in Kaliningrad
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| "Paris, Paris …" - an exhibition of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's lithographs from private European collections has been opened in the Kaliningrad Art Gallery.
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| --13-05-2012-- |
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Saviour Zlatoverkhy Church in Tver to be Restored
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| The Saviour's Transfiguration Cathedral (aka Saviour Zlatoverkhy) blown up in 1935 will be restored in Tver.
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| --13-05-2012-- |
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Peter and Paul Cathedral in Petersburg to be Restored
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| The Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg will shortly appear in its renovated look.
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| --13-05-2012-- |
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New Service from Russian Railways
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| The Russian Railways has launched a new service available from May 21, 2012 – passengers will be able to buy train tickets on credit.
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| --12-05-2012-- |
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Russian Nobel Laureate Knighted in the UK
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| Russian-born Nobel laureate Konstantin Novoselov has been awarded a knighthood of the United Kingdom for his contributions to science.
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| --12-05-2012-- |
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Scary Photos for Russian Smokers
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| Starting from May 2013, all cigarette packs in Russia will be supplied with gloomy graphic images depicting the impact of smoking on human health.
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| --12-05-2012-- |
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Rail road passengers can buy tickets in credit now
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| From June 1, 2012 railway passengers will be able to take a ‘Credit for a ticket” to buy a train ticket.
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| --11-05-2012-- |
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Highest Buddha Statue to Appear in Kyzyl
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| In 2012, the Russia's largest Buddha statue will be built on a mountain in Kyzyl.
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| --11-05-2012-- |
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Russian 'Red Machine' Crushes Denmark
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| The Russian hockey team continue their perfect run at the Hockey World Championships in Finland and Sweden, defeating Denmark 3-1.
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| --11-05-2012-- |
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Viking Festival to be Held in St. Petersburg
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| The open-air festival “ Legends of Norwegian Vikings” will take place May 18-20, 2012 on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.
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| --11-05-2012-- |
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Russian Republican Party Is Officially Registered
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| The Russian Justice Ministry has restored registration of the liberal Republican Party of Russia, which will allow the party to participate in elections.
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| --11-05-2012-- |
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Sales for electronic books has doubled
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| Demand for electronic books has doubled in Russia for the last year. Publishers have earned $135 million, according to the agency Rospechat.
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| --10-05-2012-- |
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A Control Walkabout of the Russian Opposition
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| In the aftermath of the President's inauguration, and the arrests of the opposition leaders during the holiday weekend in Moscow, the famous writer Boris Akunin plans a "control walkabout" around the Boulevard Ring - to see, if or not Muscovites can promenade freely in the town centre.
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| --10-05-2012-- |
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Russian Hockey Team Win Over Germans 2-0
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| On Tuesday, Russia team scored a 2-0 win over Germany in the hockey world championships in Stockholm, the third-straight victory of the Russians within the tournament.
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| --10-05-2012-- |
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Observatory and Sky Park Opened in Moscow Planetarium
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| The Observatory and the Sky Park reopened in Moscow Planetarium after a break for the autumn-winter period. Visitors are welcomed to visit a unique complex, which allows to study astronomy.
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| --10-05-2012-- |
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Russian Missing Plane Found in Indonesian Mountains
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| The wreckage of Russia’s missing Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) has been found at Mount Salak, Indonesia.
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| --10-05-2012-- |
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Guns N' Roses to Give Two Concerts in Moscow
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| On May 11 and 12 Guns N' Roses will perform in the Moscow concert hall Stadium. Live.
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| --10-05-2012-- |
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Restoration of Izborsky Fortress to Finish This Year
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| By December this year restoration of the Izborsky Fortress should have been completed, authorities of the Pskov Region report.
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| --10-05-2012-- |
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3rd Architectural Bienniale to Take Place in Moscow
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| The 3rd Moscow Bienniale of Architecture will be held from May 23 to June 7, simultaneously with the seventeenth Arkhmoskva (Architectural Moscow) exhibition.
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| --10-05-2012-- |
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Artist and War: Vitaly Goryaev Exhibition Opens in Moscow
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| Muscovites and tourists will have an opportunity to get closer acquainted with the heritage of the well-known artist Vitaly Goryaev.
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| --10-05-2012-- |
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Art Fair Creativa Opens in Moscow First Time
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| Unique exhibition fair Creativa under the motto "Imagine and create!" will be held at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre in Moscow from May 11 to 13 in the framework of the arts and crafts festival.
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| --10-05-2012-- |
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"Old New" President Returns to Kremlin
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| On Monday, May 7, an inauguration ceremony was held in the Kremlin State Palace, against a background of a battle between protesters and police, as well as mass arrests.
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| --08-05-2012-- |
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Buranovskiye Babushki have brought new show to Eurovision Song Contest
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| Buranovskiye Babushki, who will present Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song Party For Everybody have arrived in Baku. At the final of Eurovision Buranovskiye Babushki will show their new number, which they have rehearsed for a month.
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| --08-05-2012-- |
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Anzhi coach Guus Hiddink to be rewarded 1 million Euro
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| The main coach Anzhi FC Guus Hiddink to get 1 million Euro bonus for guaranteeing the club European football next season, reports TV Chanel Russia 2.
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| --08-05-2012-- |
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Norwegian Statoil to exploit Russian offshore fields with Rosneft
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| Rosneft and Statoil signed a cooperation agreement to jointly explore offshore fields in the Russian sections of the Barents Sea and Sea of Okhotsk.
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| --08-05-2012-- |
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Shukshin Film Festival to Run in July
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| Shukshin Film Festival traditionally held in the Altai Territory will take place in July this year.
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| --08-05-2012-- |
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Unique Ancient Settlement and Sepulcher will be Destroyed for Road Construction
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| Highway department of the Vladimir Region administration has announced a tender for carrying out excavations on the site.
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| --08-05-2012-- |
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Legendary Fortress Millionaire Risks to be Destroyed
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| The unapproachable ferro-concrete fortress constructed back in 1938 in Beloostrov (St. Petersburg) is under the threat of destruction.
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| --08-05-2012-- |
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New Russian Sherlock Holmes Series Completed
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| Shooting of the 16-series Sherlock Holmes directed by Andrey Kavun and featuring Igor Petrenko as Holmes and Andrey Panin as Dr. Watson has been completes.
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| --07-05-2012-- |
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Grave of Ataman Yermak Probably Found in Bashkiria
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| Regional historians have found in the Miyakinsky Region of Bashkiria a grave, in which the legendary Cossack ataman Yermak Timofeyevich was buried, as scientists assume.
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| --07-05-2012-- |
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Artillery Museum Opens in Perm
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| The Artillery Museum recently opened in the city of Perm is based on the well-know open-air museum of Motovilikhs Factories.
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| --07-05-2012-- |
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Parents to Be Trained for Adoption
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| The Russian government has approved a law that obligates couples to get special training before adopting a child.
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| --05-05-2012-- |
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Exhibition of Urbanist Artist Alessandro Papetti Opens in Moscow
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| Shchusev Museum of Architecture in Moscow has opened the exhibition “Moscow. Factories of Utopia” by the Italian artist Alessandro Papetti
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| --04-05-2012-- |
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Faith No More to Give Two Concerts in Russia
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| The American musician and composer Mike Patton will perform in Russia again with his revived Faith No More project.
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| --04-05-2012-- |
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Beauties of Russian Theatre without Photoshop
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| Exhibition dedicated to illustrious Russian actresses of the late 19th - early 20th centuries has opened in the Petersburg Museum of Theatrical and Musical Art.
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| --04-05-2012-- |
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Protest "March of Millions" Is Authorized
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| Moscow authorities have agreed to permit the May 6 March of Millions protest action, which includes march from Kaluzhskaya Square and a demonstration on Bolotnaya Square.
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| --04-05-2012-- |
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Torchlight Parade in Memory of WWII Medics
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| Students of a Moscow medical university took part in a traditional torchlight procession dedicated to the medical professionals who served at the front in World War II.
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| --04-05-2012-- |
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River Floods 14th Century Architecture Monument
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| The Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery has suffered damage due to spring high water in Vologda.
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| --03-05-2012-- |
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19th Century Artifact Found in Ulyanovsk Park
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| A valuable archeological find has been discovered under a concrete vase in the Vladimirsky Garden in Ulyanovsk city.
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| --03-05-2012-- |
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Feeding Sharks in Moscow Ocean Park
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| The unique and dangerous show – hand-feeding sharks – has started at Moscow Ocean Park.
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| --03-05-2012-- |
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Smolensk Fortress Wall to be Included in Guided Tour
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| New tourist route “Key of Russia” will appear in the Smolensk Region. It will run along the Smolensk fortress wall that was built 400 years ago.
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| --03-05-2012-- |
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Golden Belts For Best Russian Fighters
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| Best Russian athletes in different types of martial arts have been honored at the Golden Belt award ceremony in Moscow.
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| --03-05-2012-- |
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Six Soldiers Killed By Sudden Ammo Blast
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| As a result of a blast on the firing ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region, six people were killed and 4 injured on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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| --03-05-2012-- |
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Russian air carriers Transaero and S7 to make regular flights to Italy
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| Russian air carriers Transaero and S7 has got a permission by Federal Agency of Air Transport (Rosaviatsia) to make regular flights to Italy.
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| --02-05-2012-- |
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Contemporary Music Festival to be Held in Altai Mountains
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| The region's largest summer music festival “Days of energy” will take place in the Altai Republic June 10-12, 2012.
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| --02-05-2012-- |
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Human Rights Activists Quit Presidential Council
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| Several Russian human rights activists have announced their decision to leave the presidential Human Rights Council after elected president's inauguration on May 7
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| --02-05-2012-- |
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Zenit FC- Champion of Russia!
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| Zenit FC has become the champion of the 2011/2012 Russian SOGAZ Premier League. In the Sunday match Zenit beat Dynamo 2:1 to win the title three matches before the end of the season.
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| --30-04-2012-- |
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Rosneft and Eni to develop Russian offshore together
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| Russian largest oil company Rosneft and Italian oil and gas company Eni has signed a strategic cooperation deal to jointly develop Russian offshore energy deposits in the Barents Sea and the Black Sea.
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| --29-04-2012-- |
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Usmanov and Abramovich headed richest people in UK rating
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| Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich took the second and third place in the top richest people in the UK rating, according to the annual list by The Sunday Times.
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| --29-04-2012-- |
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Green Clouds Scared Muscovites
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| Mysterious green clouds that floated over Moscow on Thursday, provoked various frightening rumours but later were explained in an ordinary way. (VIDEO)
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| --28-04-2012-- |
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Fountains Season Opens Today in Moscow
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| About 82 fountains and fountain complexes will start their work today in Moscow.
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| --27-04-2012-- |
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Dynamo Moscow Hockey Club Wins Gagarin Cup
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| Dynamo Moscow has won the Gagarin Cup for the first time, in the deciding match against Avangard Omsk 1:0.
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| --26-04-2012-- |
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Russian hackers earned $ 4.5 billion
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| Russian speaking hackers have earned $ 4.5 billion for the last year, what makes one third of the total income of cyber criminals all over the world.
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| --25-04-2012-- |
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Credit cards market in Russia exceeded $13 billion
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| The volume of credit cards market in Russia has exceeded $13 billion in the first quarter 2012. It is 15 % more than the index of the last three month 2011.
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| --25-04-2012-- |
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Activists Plan to Hold Gay Pride Parade in May
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| Activists plan to hold a gay pride parade in Moscow on May 27, to express protest against the law banning "gay propaganda" in Russia.
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| --25-04-2012-- |
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Russian Airports to Ease Passenger Search Rules
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| Russian airlines passengers will be allowed to keep their shoes and thin belts on during pre-flight security checks, and also to bring liquids on board the plane.
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| --25-04-2012-- |
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The Prodigy to Appear in Russia
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| The legendary British electro-punk band The Prodigy will give one concert in Ledovy Palace in St. Petersburg on May, and in Stadium. Live venue in Moscow on May 31.
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| --25-04-2012-- |
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Exhibition of Anna Akhmatova’s Portraits Opens in Petersburg
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| Exhibition “Anna Akhmatova. Mythology of Image” has opened in the poetess’ museum in Fontanny House.
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| --25-04-2012-- |
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Comics Festival to be Held in Moscow
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| 11th International Festival of graphic stories Kommissiya-2012 will open in Moscow on April 27.
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| --25-04-2012-- |
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Imagined Museum to be Shown in Moscow
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| On April 28 the Pushkin Museum in Moscow opens its most large-scale and unusual project for its 100th anniversary – the exhibition Imagined Museum.
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| --25-04-2012-- |
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Illegal Construction Carried out in Arkhangelskoye Estate
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| A modern building is planned to be erected at the territory of the Arkhangelskoye memorial estate in Moscow.
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| --25-04-2012-- |
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Graphic Art Exhibition of Thirteen Opens In Moscow
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| Moscow Gallery 2.36 has opened an exhibition of the illustrious artists’ association Trinadtsat (Thirteen).
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| --25-04-2012-- |
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Lenin Still the Most Translated Author
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| Father of the Bolshevik Revolution, Vladimir Lenin, has ranked the fifth in a list of the most translated authors in the world.
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| --24-04-2012-- |
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Garbage to Perform in Russia in May
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| The American alternative rock music band Garbage after seven years of silence has announced its reunion and is coming to Russia to give two concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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| --24-04-2012-- |
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Arkhangelsk Restores its Architectural Pearls
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| At all times ancient shopping arcades of Arkhangelsk have been peculiar landmarks of this old North Russian city.
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| --24-04-2012-- |
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Russian Millionaire Displays Fake Masterpieces in Moscow
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| The exhibition Fake Masterpieces presents paintings from the collection of Igor Vozyakov, the founder of Icon House and the former top manager of Transneft company.
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| --24-04-2012-- |
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State Corporation to develop Siberia and Far East
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| Russian government is to create a State Corporation on Developing Siberia and Far East and to empower it with wide rights.
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| --23-04-2012-- |
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Three new metro stations to be built in Moscow city center
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| Two or three new metro station will be built in the center if Moscow in the nearest few years. At that the reserved stations, built during the Soviet times, won’t be used, claimed the city mayor.
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| --23-04-2012-- |
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Animal Sculptures Inhabit the Moscow Underground
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| Sculptures of different animals are exhibited in the Vorobyovy Gory metro station in Moscow until October 2012.
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| --23-04-2012-- |
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Ethnographical Festival to Open Doors in Tomsk
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| All-Russian ethnographical festival "House of the Sun" will be held on June 15-17 in Tomsk region.
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| --23-04-2012-- |
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Site of Ancient Settlement Found under Shukshin Monument in Altai
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| The ancient settlement dated to the 8th-7th centuries BC on the Picket Hill in Altai Territory served local tribes as the military outpost separating steppe Altai from the foothills.
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| --23-04-2012-- |
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Unique Ancient Coin Found in Veliky Novgorod
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| Underwater archeologists have found a unique ancient coin - half a grivna - on the bed of River Volkhov in Veliky Novgorod.
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| --23-04-2012-- |
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Opposition Applies for the Biggest Protest March
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| Today Russian political opposition has applied to hold a May 6 "March of Millions" in Moscow to protest the results of parliamentary and presidential elections.
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| --23-04-2012-- |
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Usmanov to unite his assets into a holding
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| The richest person in Russia, Alisher Usmanov, intends to create a holding structure, which will unite all his assets, informs Interfax, referring to Mr. Usmanov’s interview to Forbes. Mr. Usmanov compares the future structure with Joint stock financial corporation Sistema.
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| --22-04-2012-- |
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Ministry of Natural Resources to file a suit on TNK-BP for oil spill
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| Ministry of Natural Resources is to develop a claim for compensation from oil spill in the rivers of Ob and Yenisei to the third largest Russian private oil company TNK-BP.
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| --22-04-2012-- |
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Meet Marquez in Moscow Metro
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| Moscow metro will launch a special version of the "Poetry in Metro" train, dedicated to selected works from Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
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| --20-04-2012-- |
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Russian Internet Audience Is the Biggest in Europe
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| More that a half of Russians are active Internet users - 58% - which is twice as much as six years ago.
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| --19-04-2012-- |
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Moscow Zoo Now Works in Summer Regime
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| Famous Moscow Zoo has switched over to summer working conditions. Now it is open from 10 am to 8 pm (Moscow time).
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| --19-04-2012-- |
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Regina Spektor to Perform in Moscow After 20 Years of Immigration
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| The known singer, songwriter and pianist Regina Spektor is going to visit Moscow after 20 years of immigration and give the only concert on July 15 in Crocus City Hall.
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| --19-04-2012-- |
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Exposition Dedicated to Mikhail Kutuzov Opens in St. Petersburg
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| A permanent large-scale exposition telling about the destiny of the glorified commander and talented statesman Mikhail Kutuzov has been opened in Petersburg.
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| --19-04-2012-- |
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The Queen to Perform in Moscow Three Days Later
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| Show of the legendary British rock band The Queen planned to be held on June 30 in Moscow, has been postponed for three days.
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| --19-04-2012-- |
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Unique Cave Shulgan-Tash May be Included in the UNESCO List
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| A wildlife monument of Bashkiria - the Shulgan-Tash cave - may be included in the UNESCO World heritage list.
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| --19-04-2012-- |
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Exhibition of Taisia Korotkova Opens in Moscow
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| Exhibition of the artist Taisia Korotkova opens on April 20 in the Triumph Gallery in Moscow.
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| --19-04-2012-- |
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Russian Volcano Increases Its Activity
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| Russia's northernmost active volcano is churning out ash to a height of 9,500 meters (over 31,000 feet), local services reported on Tuesday.
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| --18-04-2012-- |
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Russian "Cinderella" Is the Richest British Model
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| Russian "Cinderella supermodel" Natalia Vodianova was included in the The Sunday Times Rich List of British fashion stars.
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| --17-04-2012-- |
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Exhibition of Artist Alexander Labas Opens in Petersburg
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| The State Russian Museum is holding an exhibition of the well-known artist Alexander Labas, a vivid and original phenomenon of the Soviet fine arts.
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| --17-04-2012-- |
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Bjork and Franz Ferdinand to Perform at The Afisha Picnic in Summer
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| The well-known singer Bjork from Iceland, Franz Ferdinand and other British musicians will arrive in Moscow to take part in The Afisha Picnic Festival on July 21 in Kolomenskoe.
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| --17-04-2012-- |
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Open-Air Architecture Museum to Appear in Ufa
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| A republican historical and cultural museum of wooden architecture may appear in Ufa.
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| --17-04-2012-- |
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Nature Reserve to Appear in Kemerovo Region
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| An especially protected nature territory - the Karakansky wildlife preserve - will be established in the Belovsky District of the Kemerovo Region.
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| --17-04-2012-- |
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Chaliapin's Talent as an Artist to be Revealed to Public in his Estate
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| The exhibition Chalyapin is Drawing has been opened in the memorial estate of the world famous opera singer.
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| --17-04-2012-- |
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Universal Amusement Park to Appear in Moscow
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| American company Universal Park & Resorts plans to built a "Galaxy park" amusement place in Moscow.
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| --17-04-2012-- |
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AutoVaz might stop Lada 2107 production
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| AutoVaz has made a decision to cease production of its classical model Lada 2107, produced at the plant IzhAuto, reports RBC. Low sales made the company stop production already this week.
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| --16-04-2012-- |
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Monument to Tumbler Toy to be Set up in Tambov Region
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| A monument to the tumbler toy, which is produced at the local gunpowder mill and has become the brand of the town, will be set up in Kotovsk town of the Tambov Region.
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| --16-04-2012-- |
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Russian Actor Dies After His Wife's Suicide
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| Famous Russian film and theatre actor, Alexander Porokhovschikov, has died in a hospital on Orthodox Easter's night, after a protracted illness.
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| --16-04-2012-- |
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Museum of Cinema Might Settle at Factory “Sickle and Hammer”
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| The Moscow Museum of Cinema deprived of its own building since 2005 is waiting for its destiny to be resolved, because private individuals offering their help have no clear idea of what is needed to be built.
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| --16-04-2012-- |
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New Year Holidays to Become Shorter in Russia
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| Russia's Parliament has enacted a bill to increase May holidays for two days on account of the New Year holiday week.
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| --16-04-2012-- |
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Unique Gostini Dvor Opened in Arkhangelsk
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| Gostini Dvor (Shopping Arcades) — a monument of architecture constructed over 300 years ago - has been opened for public after restoration in Arkhangelsk.
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| --14-04-2012-- |
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Fund Raising for Monument to Mamin-Sibiryak Starts in Nizhni Tagil
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| A monument to the Russian writer Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak will be set up in Nizhni Tagil to mark the 160th anniversary since his birth.
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| --14-04-2012-- |
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Unique Museum of Jack-Planes to Appear in Krasnoyarsk Region
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| Authorities of Yeniseisk town in the Krasnoyarsk Region intend to open Russia's first ever museum of jack-planes.
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| --14-04-2012-- |
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Vandals in Anapa Destroy Part of Historical Object
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| Black diggers have destroyed a unique altar on Demeter's antique sanctuary discovered by archeologists near the Vestnik farm in 2010.
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| --14-04-2012-- |
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New Jerusalem to Receive 500 Visitors Simultaneously
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| The new building of the Historical-Architectural and Art Museum "New Jerusalem" in Moscow will have the capacity of accommodating 500 visitors at once.
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| --14-04-2012-- |
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Universal to open its fifth theme park in Moscow
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| American company Universal Park & Resorts will manage a theme entertainment park, an aqua park and a trade entertainment center at multifunctional complex Galaktica Park, which will be built in Moscow by the BIN Group.
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| --13-04-2012-- |
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Exhibition Jubilee Pushkin Opens in Mikhaylovskoye
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| A.S. Pushkin’s Memorial Estate "Mikhaylovskoye" in the Pskov Region has opened the exhibition Jubilee Pushkin.
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| --13-04-2012-- |
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First Gagarin Cup Puck to Fly to Space
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| The ceremonial first puck in today's Gagarin Cup final series-opener will be sent to the International Space Station.
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| --13-04-2012-- |
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Exhibition of Mikhail Nesterov Opens in Petersburg
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| The Russian Museum in Petersburg has opened an exhibition of Mikhail Nesterov dated for the 150th anniversary of the well-known Russian artist.
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| --13-04-2012-- |
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Pacific International Tourism Expo to Start in Vladivostok
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| Vladivostok will host the 16th tourism exhibition “Pacific International Tourism Expo”, during which guests can enjoy various events like sailing regatta and translation contest.
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| --13-04-2012-- |
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Hotel National to be Reconstructed in Moscow
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| The fiver-star Moscow hotel “National”, located in the centre of the city, not far from the Kremlin, will be reconstructed.
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| --13-04-2012-- |
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Russian Females in List of the World's Most Beautiful Women
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| Russian females were ranked fourth in a global beauty rating, made by Traveler'r Digest online magazine.
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| --13-04-2012-- |
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Russian Doll Museum Appeared in Kirov Region
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| The Museum of Russian Nesting Doll (Matryoshka) has been opened in Nolinsk, Kirov Region.
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| --12-04-2012-- |
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Hunger Strike in Astrakhan - New Round of Opposition Activity
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| The days-long hunger strike of former Duma deputy, Oleg Shein against vote rigging, has attracted national attention.
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| --12-04-2012-- |
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Balloon Festival to be Held in Perm Territory
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| The traditional balloon festival will take place in Kungur (Perm Territory) from June 30 to July 7, 2012.
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| --12-04-2012-- |
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No Charges Against Man Who Killed 3 Robbers
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| Investigators have not found basis to charge Gegam Sarkissyan, a Russian businessman, who killed three robbers who invaded his home and attacked his family.
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| --12-04-2012-- |
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Krasnoyarsk is a New City With One Million Population
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| On Tuesday, April 10, the population of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk reached one million.
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| --11-04-2012-- |
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Russian Capital to Be Moved to Siberia?
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| The newly appointed governor of the Moscow region, Sergei Shoigu, has proposed to move Russian capital from Moscow to one of Siberian cities.
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| --11-04-2012-- |
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Unique Tiger Goes for a Walk
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| An extremely rare Amur tiger has been seen walking along a local highway in Russia’s Far East on Friday.
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| --10-04-2012-- |
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New River Route to Appear in Moscow
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| Moscow is preparing for the passenger navigation season on the main capital's river. Ferries and motor boats will start carry locals and tourists April 20, 2012.
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| --10-04-2012-- |
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Great Russian Book Influences American Rock Musicians
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| Legendary American rock star Patti Smith has recorded her new album, inspired by the Mikhail Bulgakov's novel "The Master and Margarita".
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| --10-04-2012-- |
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Transaero has acquired four Dreamliners
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| Transaero Airlines of Russia has signed a firm contract with Boeing for four 787-8 Dreamliners. The order is estimated at 744 million at list prices.
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| --09-04-2012-- |
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E-Books in Russian Schools: Advantages and Disadvantages
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| The recent experiment in four schools of St. Petersburg aims to replace traditional paper textbooks with e-readers, electronic devices designed for reading digital books and magazines. The first experimental results have already revealed some practical problems.
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| --09-04-2012-- |
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Emergency Minister to Rescue Moscow Region
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| Russian Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu was appointed by the Parliament as the Moscow Region's next governor.
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| --09-04-2012-- |
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Russian Tourists Choose Countries for May Holidays
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| According to the travel search site Skyscanner, Russian tourists are going to spend May holidays in Paris, Prague and Barcelona.
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| --09-04-2012-- |
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Anniversary Ceremony of Nika Award Takes Place in Moscow
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| The 25th ceremony of the Russian Film Nika Award took place in Moscow last Sunday. The film "Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman" by Andrey Smirnov has become the main prize-winner.
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| --09-04-2012-- |
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Russian People Discover Ways of Making Love
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| Almost 20 percent of Russian people are happy with their sexual life, which is 12 percent more than in 1999, according to the country's leading opinion pollster.
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| --09-04-2012-- |
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Monument to Letter O to be Set up in Vologda
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| The project of a monument to the letter O has been discussed in the Department of Economic Development of Vologda.
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| --09-04-2012-- |
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Russian Orthodox Church Denounces Pablo Picasso's Exhibition
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| A representative of Russian Orthodox Church - Metropolitan Tikhon of Novosibirsk and Berdsk has denounced Picasso’s exhibition of erotic engravings Temptation presently running in the Novosibirsk Museum of Local Lore.
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| --09-04-2012-- |
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Wine producer Abrau Durso to sell 10% stake at IPO
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| One of the largest wine producers in Russia, Abrau Durso, is to sell its 10% stake at IPO. Abrau Durso shares have been included into listing of MICEX-RTS stock exchange.
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| --06-04-2012-- |
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The travel company TUI Travel is to have its own air carrier in Russia
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| A Russian airline Metrojet will be rebranded, and will start working under the brand TUI from May 1, 2012. The airline will be modified to meet TUI standards
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| --06-04-2012-- |
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Ethnic Cruises to Appear in Russia
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| Interesting ethnic cruises will be organized in Russia next year.
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| --06-04-2012-- |
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Maria Sharapova to represent Samsung
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| The popular Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has become person Samsung for three years from April, 1, 2012. Maria has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Samsung Electronics Co.
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| --05-04-2012-- |
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Educational Tourism Developing in Astrakhan Region
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| The Astrakhan region has started to promote its new tourism sector. In addition to traditional fishing and hunting, the region will present a new offer – educational tourism connected with historical, archaeological and architectural landmarks.
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| --05-04-2012-- |
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Bulgaria to Open Five Visa Centres in Russia
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| In 2012, the Bulgarian Consulate will additionally open five visa centres in Russian cities, bringing their total number to sixteen.
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| --05-04-2012-- |
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Konstantin Korovin's Large-Scale Exhibition Opened in Moscow
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| Large-scale exhibition of Russian impressionist Konstantin Korovin has opened in the Tretyakov Gallery in Krymsky Val in Moscow.
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| --05-04-2012-- |
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French Experts to Develop Baikal Nature Reserve
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| The visit of French specialists to the Baikal Nature Reserve has resulted in the agreement between foreign experts and the administration of the reserve. According to it, the French will carry out the part of works on the design of museum expositions and natural routes.
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| --04-04-2012-- |
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Century of Picasso Starts in Moscow
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| On April 6 the Gallery on Voznesensky will open the exhibition of original graphics of Pablo Picasso and his contemporaries – Joan Miro, Georges Braque, Raoul Ubac, Henri Matisse, and Pierre Tal-Coat.
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| --04-04-2012-- |
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Graphic Art of Peter Miturich Shown in Moscow
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| On April 11 the Tretyakov Gallery in Krymsky Val opens the exhibition Graphic Art of Peter Miturich. For the 125th Anniversary.
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| --04-04-2012-- |
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Tretyakov Gallery to Exhibit Victor Vasnetsov
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| On April 18 the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow will open the exhibition "Victor Vasnetsov . Sketches of Frescoes of the Vladimir Cathedral in Kiev.
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| --04-04-2012-- |
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Collectors Greet Pushkin Museum on its 100th Anniversary
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| The exhibition Portraits of Collectors is timed to the 100th anniversary of Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and is a sort of congratulation of the Museum collectors.
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| --04-04-2012-- |
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Soviet Pin-Up Art Exhibition Opened in Kirov
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| An exhibition of Soviet pin-up art was opened at the cultural centre “Gallery of Progress” on April 1, 2012. The artist Valery Barykin has been developing the Soviet erotic style for the last 10 years.
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| --04-04-2012-- |
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Nemiroff started bottling vodka in Russia
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| The shareholders of the Ukrainian company Nemiroff have started producing vodka at plants in Russia, in Penza Region and Tatar Republic.
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| --03-04-2012-- |
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Apple to have third distributor in Russia to increase its supplies
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| Apple is planning to have the third distributor in Russia. The company is negotiating with OCS Distribution, which is a part of National Computer Corporation.
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| --03-04-2012-- |
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The Pirate Party of Russia Holds its Congress Online
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| On Sunday, the Pirate Party of Russia held its third congress to announce plans to seek official registration according to the new law.
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| --03-04-2012-- |
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Avantfest 2012 to be Held in Moscow
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| The 9th Avantfest - one of the first festivals of independent music in Russia - will be held on April 6, 2012.
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| --03-04-2012-- |
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Famous White Tower in Yekaterinburg in Danger of Demolition
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| Yekaterinburg prosecutor's office reports about the planned demolition of the White Tower, which is a well-known architecture monument.
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| --03-04-2012-- |
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Public and nonpublic entities to improve investment climate in Russia
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| Joint stock companies (OAO), closed joint stock companies (ZAO) and additional liability companies as types of business entities are to be turned into public and non-public entities in Russia.
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| --02-04-2012-- |
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Kaliningrad Celebrates Herring Day
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| Kaliningrad will celebrate a traditional Herring Day by holding the annual gastronomic festival during two weeks, April 2-14, 2012.
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| --02-04-2012-- |
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Moscow Performances Accompanied By English Translation
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| According to Moscow authorities, theatrical performances in the Russian capital will be accompanied by English and German subtitles.
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| --02-04-2012-- |
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Monument to Lumiere Brothers to Be Set Up in Yekaterinburg
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| A monument of The Lumiere Brothers will be set up in Yekaterinburg. It will appear near the Kosmos cinema and concert theater.
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| --02-04-2012-- |
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Pushkin Museum Turns 100 Years Old
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| The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is going to celebrate its centenary and tell about its history in documental and art monuments.
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| --02-04-2012-- |
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Banks to Be Forbidden to Send Credit Cards to Loaners without their Written Agreement
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| Russian banks will be forbidden to send credit cards to loaners without their written agreement. This norm is set in the law draft “About Consumer Credit” published by the Minister of Finance on its official site.
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| --31-03-2012-- |
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India may get license for Kalashnikov machine guns
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| Russia has offered India to acquire a license on production 100-series Kalashnikov machine gun, said Deputy General Director of the State Corporation “Russian Technologies” Nikolay Volobuev at Defexpo India 2012 in New Delhi on Friday.
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| --30-03-2012-- |
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Russia Plans to Drive Smokers Away
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| This week the Russian Parliament will start discussing a new bill significantly tightening the rules for smoking in public places.
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| --30-03-2012-- |
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54.4 million Russians are Internet users
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| In 2011 a monthly amount of Internet users in Russia made up 54.5 million people, according to the Fund of Public opinion. It is 47% of grown-up population in Russia.
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| --29-03-2012-- |
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Moscow Sells “Liberty” Cosmetics Factory
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| The oldest Moscow cosmetics factory Svoboda (Liberty) was sold by the Moscow authorities at the auction on March 29.
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| --29-03-2012-- |
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Turkish TV Says Genies Help Russian Spies
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| A state-run Turkish television says Russian secret service uses genies for gathering intelligence.
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| --29-03-2012-- |
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Russia To Ease Visa Regime for Tourists
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| The Russian government will submit proposals on easing the visa regime for foreigners, visiting Russia for tourism.
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| --29-03-2012-- |
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At the Cost of His Life
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| An infantry battalion commander in Russia’s Far East has died on Wednesday after he threw himself over a soldier to protect him from a grenade explosion
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| --29-03-2012-- |
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Obama's Microphone Gaffe During Talks with Russia
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| On Monday, during a conversation between American President Barak Obama and Russian Dmitry Medvedev, Obama was overheard while asking his colleague for "space" for the US.
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| --28-03-2012-- |
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Monument to The Beatles Can Be Set Up in Moscow
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| They failed to find assets for casting and setting up the monument to The Beatles in Tomsk. Thus, the project is planned to be implemented in another city, may be in Moscow.
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| --28-03-2012-- |
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UFO Monument to Appear in Perm Territory
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| In summer 2012 a monument in the form of an alien space ship will be set up in the world-known abnormal zone around Molyobka Village in Perm Territory.
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| --28-03-2012-- |
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New Theatre "Russia" to Become Most Capacious in Moscow
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| Pushkinsky cinema will be transformed into the theatre "Russia", according to the contract signed between a chain of Karo Film cinemas and Stage Entertainment.
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| --28-03-2012-- |
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Emigration Urge Among Russians at Its Record Low
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| Following some political actions and the rise of mass protests, the number of people who want to leave Russia has halved.
|
| --27-03-2012-- |
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BMW Withdrew 15,000 Cars from the Russian Market
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| BMW withdrew 15,000 models of 5 and 6 Series produced between 2003 and 2010. This is due to a technical fault that can affect the process of starting a car.
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| --27-03-2012-- |
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Moscow Hotels Again at the Top
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| Moscow once again headed the list of European cities with the most expensive hotels.
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| --27-03-2012-- |
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Design and Advertising Exhibition Comes to Moscow in April 2012
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| 18th Design and Architecture Exhibition at the Central House of the Artists in Moscow is expected to present the latest innovations in all spheres of Advertising Industry.
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| --26-03-2012-- |
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Immigration Service Will Collect Fingerprints for New Foreign Passports
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| As of 2013, Russian Immigration Service will start collecting fingerprints for new biometric passports.
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| --26-03-2012-- |
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How to Name Your New Party?
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| An online voting is launched for choosing the best name for Mikhail Prokhorov's new political party.
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| --26-03-2012-- |
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Russia Bans Scientology Books
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| A Moscow regional court upheld a lower court’s decision to ban books on Scientology, considering them as an extremist literature.
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| --26-03-2012-- |
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Madonna to Support Freedoms in Russia
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| Madonna promises to speak up for the gay community during her upcoming show in St Petersburg.
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| --23-03-2012-- |
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MSU Launched Project on the History of Humanity
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| The Lomonosov Moscow State University, Microsoft and the University of California in Berkeley have launched an interesting scientific project ChronoZoom. It is a visualized on-line encyclopedia on the history of humanity, the origin of the universe and the development of life on Earth.
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| --23-03-2012-- |
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Korston Hotel to Expand in Kazan
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| The Korston Hotel in Kazan is planning to expand its territory. The shopping and entertainment complex will become the biggest one in the city.
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| --23-03-2012-- |
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"Prison Break" Scenario in Russian Backwoods
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| Alexey Shastakov, a prisoner in Russia's Vologda region, was able to escape his prison on board of a hijacked helicopter.
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| --23-03-2012-- |
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New Tourist Route Appeared in Moscow Region
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| The new tourist route in Moscow region is dedicated to Russian history and culture.
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| --23-03-2012-- |
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First Female Referee Is Appointed For Men's Match
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| For the first time in Russian football history, a female referee will preside over a men’s reserve game between CSKA Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow.
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| --23-03-2012-- |
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No Russian Tourists Were Injured by Earthquake in Mexico
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| An earthquake in Acapulco resort in Mexico hasn't affected Russian tourists having a vacation in this country.
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| --21-03-2012-- |
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Russia Is Ahead of Britain in Broadband Internet Access
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| According to a survey conducted by JSon and Partners Consulting, in 2011 Russia was ahead of Britain in providing broadband Internet access.
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| --21-03-2012-- |
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Ice Golf Tournament to be Held on Baikal
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| The 8th golf tournament will be held on the ice of Lake Baikal near the settlement of Listvyanka March 24-25, 2012.
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| --21-03-2012-- |
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Museon to Turn into Open-Air Museum of Modern Art
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| Museon Park near the Central House of Artist at Krymsky Val in Moscow is going to transform into an open-air museum of modern art.
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| --21-03-2012-- |
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Monument to National Home Guard in War of 1812 to be Set up in Veliky Novgorod
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| In Great Novgorod there is begun fund raising on monument building to the Novgorod national home guard in the war of 1812.
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| --21-03-2012-- |
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Historical Monument in Kazan Dismantled into Building Materials
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| Once a noble building of the Alafuzov's House stood at the corner of Clara Tsetkin Street and Uritsky Street in Kazan.
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| --21-03-2012-- |
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18 Meter High Museum Sculpture to Appear in Moscow Next Year
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| Well-known Russian sculptor and artist Zurab Tsereteli has opened his new exhibition in Novosibirsk and then spoke to public and journalists.
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| --21-03-2012-- |
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12th International Festival of Mariinsky Ballet to be Held in Petersburg
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| XII International Festival of Mariinsky Ballet will be held in St. Petersburg from March, 22nd till April, 1st. Leading choreographic collectives from six countries of Europe and America will take part in it.
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| --21-03-2012-- |
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Unknown Famous Karl Bryullov Displayed in Petersburg Russian Museum
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| The exhibition Famous and Unknown Karl Bryullov has opened in the Mikhailovsky Palace of the Russian Museum.
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| --21-03-2012-- |
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Facebook Hacker Cup: Russian Cracks the Code
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| Just weeks after a Russian hacked Google Chrome another Russian citizen, Roman Andreev from St. Petersburg, has beaten an American to the second place, to scoop $5K and an award for hacking into Facebook.
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| --20-03-2012-- |
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Russian Opera Talent Named the Best Singer
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| Russian young countertenor Andrey Nemzer has won North America’s most prestigious opera singing contest, receiving a $15,000 cash prize.
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| --20-03-2012-- |
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The Altai Princess Welcomes Tourists
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| The National Museum of the Altai Republic has started a large-scale reconstruction, after which tourists will see the Altai Princess.
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| --20-03-2012-- |
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Russia and Turkey Signed Tourism Cooperation Agreement
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| Russia and Turkey signed an agreement on cooperation in tourism in the framework of the international exhibition "Intourmarket" in Moscow.
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| --20-03-2012-- |
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Eighth Political Party to Be Registered in Russia
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| The Russian Justice Ministry has agreed to register Russia’s Republican Party - the liberal party which was banned in 2007.
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| --19-03-2012-- |
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Eco Kiosks to be Installed in Capital's Parks
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| In the beginning of May, more than 500 eco-friendly outdoor kiosks with ice-cream, beverages, press products and rental items will appear in Moscow parks.
|
| --19-03-2012-- |
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Angry Citizens Against Russian Television
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| On Sunday, about 100 opposition activists have been detained in an unauthorized rally at the Ostankino TV center in Moscow, in a protest against a scandalous documentary.
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| --19-03-2012-- |
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LG A290 Cell Phone with 3 SIM cards Premiered in Russia
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| LG has premiered a new phone on the Russian market. The new model will accommodate the needs of those who have different service providers: it comes equipped for 3 SIM cards and an Economy Regime to automatically switch between them.
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| --19-03-2012-- |
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SberBank Offers Metro Passes to Debit Card Holders
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| SberBank of Russia has joined a host of other banks in providing Moscow citizens with underground access. The Bank also plans to expand the offer on to overground transport.
|
| --19-03-2012-- |
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Architecture Monument in Historical Part of Rostov in Danger of Demolition
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| Owner of a historical building in Temernitsky Street in Rostov-on-Don has decided to demolish it, whereas his neighbours and Society for Protection of Monuments stand up against it.
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| --19-03-2012-- |
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Archeologists to Renew Investigations on Bottom of Lake Ilmen in 2012
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| In 2012 Novgorod underwater archeologists will renew works by the settlement of Korostyn on the southern coast of Lake Ilmen, where the Novgorod flotilla sank in the 15th century.
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| --19-03-2012-- |
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Famous Violeta Ruiz to Give Only Concert in Moscow
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| Violeta Ruiz, the well-known Spanish flamenco dancer, famous in France and Japan, Switzerland and Mexico, Portugal and Morocco will give the only concert in Moscow.
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| --19-03-2012-- |
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Hindi Zahra to Perform in Moscow
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| The underground singer Hindi Zahra will give a concert the Club 16 Tons on March, 23rd.
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| --19-03-2012-- |
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Opposition Plans to Hold a "March of Millions"
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| Leftist leader Sergei Udaltsov has called people to take part in the new opposition rally, called "march of millions” in Moscow on May 5.
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| --16-03-2012-- |
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Exhibition of Mikhail Rudakov to Open in Moscow
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| On March 30 Kovcheg (Ark) Gallery opens the exhibition of Mikhail Rudakov, the outstanding illustrator of books by Russian and foreign writers and poets.
|
| --16-03-2012-- |
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Open-Air Opera Festival to be Held in Petersburg
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| This summer the first international musical festival Opera for All will be held in Petersburg.
|
| --16-03-2012-- |
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Mariott Hotel to be Opened in Krasnoyarsk
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| Marriott International announced it would open a Marriott Hotel of 216 rooms in Krasnoyarsk in 2014.
|
| --16-03-2012-- |
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Chess Crown for Russian Queen
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| Russian smart and beautiful ladies amaze Europe. Russian chess master has become the new European women’s individual chess champion.
|
| --16-03-2012-- |
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Astrakhan Kremlin Welcomes Tourists
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| The Astrakhan Kremlin is preparing for a new tourist season. This year, visitors will see new exhibitions and many other novelties.
|
| --15-03-2012-- |
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Sochi Court Calls Gay Movement Extremist
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| A Sochi appeals court has upheld a lower court decision to deny registration of Pride House, a local gay movement, saying it constitutes a threat to Russia’s sovereignty.
|
| --15-03-2012-- |
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No More Russians in the European Championship
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| On the night of March 15, Real Madrid defeated CSKA Moscow football club 4:1, so Russia has lost its representative in the Champions League.
|
| --15-03-2012-- |
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Mumiy Troll to Release Album in English and Start Global Cruise
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| New English-language album of the Mumiy Troll band will be released in the middle of April in the USA.
|
| --15-03-2012-- |
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Paintings on Vinyl Records Exhibited in Yekaterinburg
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| An exhibition of paintings on vinyl records has opened in Yekaterinburg. The author of th eunusual works is Alexandra Gur'eva-Sazhaeva.
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| --15-03-2012-- |
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Renault-Nissan is to increase ownership in AvtoVAZ to 50 percent
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| Renault-Nissan, one of the largest shareholders of AvtoVAZ, may acquire control stock of the Russian automobile giant already by April this year.
|
| --14-03-2012-- |
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All Russian Civil Servants to Report Their Expenses
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| Russian government has proposed a new anti-corruption bill, which will oblige all state officials and members of parliament to declare their expenses.
|
| --14-03-2012-- |
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Malta Visa Centre to Appear in Kaliningrad
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| The Malta Visa Application Centre will be opened in Kaliningrad March 30, 2012.
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| --14-03-2012-- |
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First Mercure Hotel Opened in Moscow
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| The French group Accor has presented the first in the Russian market Mercure hotel. The four-star Mercure Arbat in Moscow has recently begun receiving its first guests.
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| --14-03-2012-- |
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New Large Museum of Modern Art to Open in Moscow
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| A new Museum of Modern Art will be opened in Moscow. As the Russian Culture Minister Alexander Avdeev reported, funds have already been allocated from the budget for the museum.
|
| --14-03-2012-- |
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Ecologists Find Rare Animals in Moscow
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| Rare species of animals live in the especially protected natural zones in the capital city of Russia.
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| --14-03-2012-- |
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24th Moscow International Book Fair Opens in Moscow
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| The 24th Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF) will run in Pavilion 5 of the All-Russian Exhibition Centre from March, 14 till March, 19th.
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| --14-03-2012-- |
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How to Live on $200 a Month in Russia
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| An official in the Krasnodar region will try to subsist on the minimum monthly salary of 6,400 rubles ($210) to persuade local businesses to rise salaries.
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| --14-03-2012-- |
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Russian Scientists Will Clone Mammoth
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| Specialists of the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk will join the Korean scientist Hwang Woo Suk in an attempt to resurrect the mammoth with the help of biological material found in permafrost.
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| --13-03-2012-- |
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Taking Photos Outlawed in St. Petersburg Metro
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| St. Petersburg’s City Hall has just passed a law prohibiting the use of photo- and video-equipment on the city’s metro system.
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| --13-03-2012-- |
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Russian Young Opera Talent Shows His Voice
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| For the first time in history, Russian countertenor has made it to the 10 finalists of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
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| --13-03-2012-- |
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Railway Ticket Offices Equipped with Payment Terminals
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| In 2011, 183 more railway ticket offices in Russia have been equipped with integrated payment terminals, which allow passengers to pay for long-distance train tickets with plastic cards VISA and MasterCard.
|
| --13-03-2012-- |
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Monument to Locomotive Team to Remind of a Bird
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| Competitive committee in Yaroslavl has selected the project of a monument to the hockey team Locomotive that tragically perished in the plane crash on September 7 last year.
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| --13-03-2012-- |
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Court Pronounces a Sentence on Vandals in Kaliningrad Region
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| Two locals in the Kaliningrad Region have been recognized guilty of vandalism based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred.
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| --13-03-2012-- |
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Modern Art of Japan to be Shown in Moscow
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| On March 14th the Moscow Museum of Modern Art opens the exhibition Double Perspective: Modern Art of Japan.
|
| --13-03-2012-- |
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Russia got $ 52 million direct investments in 2011
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| In 2011 Russian economy got $52 million of direct foreign investments. This is 21% more than the previous year ($ 43 million).
|
| --12-03-2012-- |
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Russian airlines to get points to fly abroad
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| Russian Ministry of transport has worked out a method of scoring of national airlines. The Ministry will take a decision on issuing an access to international routes to an airline on the base of this method.
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| --12-03-2012-- |
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Russian Legendary Pole Vaulter Hits the Top Again
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| After three years without gold at the World Athletics Championships, Elena Isinbayeva has finally took the first place at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Turkey’s Istanbul.
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| --12-03-2012-- |
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New Hotel to Appear near Dynamo Stadium
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| Hyatt Hotels Corporation and "VTB Arena Park" signed an agreement to manage the 297-room Hyatt
Regency Moscow, a new hotel near the famous stadium “Dynamo”.
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| --12-03-2012-- |
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Prince’s Stone Delivered to Ryurik Site of Ancient Settlement
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| Prince’s Stone – a future memorable sign of formation of the Russian statehood – has been delivered to the Ryurik Site of the Novgorod Region.
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| --12-03-2012-- |
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Automatic Recorders to Protect Kaliningrad National Park from Vandals
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| Autoregistrars set up in the unique national park Vishtynetskiy of the Kaliningrad Region are meant to fix violations of rules of conduct in the wood, and to record statistics of wild animals.
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| --12-03-2012-- |
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Get Your Portrait for a Meal in Novosibirsk
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| Nepokorennye Gallery in Novosibirsk presents the project Portrait for a Meal by the 27-year-old artist Sergey Balovin.
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| --12-03-2012-- |
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Gas Explosion Kills Five in Saratov Region
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| Five people were killed and eleven injured in a fire triggered by a gas explosion in the Russian city of Engels, Saratov region, on March 10.
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| --11-03-2012-- |
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Saturday Rallies Against "President of Numbers"
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| On Saturday, March 10, thousands of people gathered in central Moscow to express their opinion that the Russian leader’s recent victory in presidential elections was not fair and demanding reform.
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| --11-03-2012-- |
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Federation Island to Appear in Black Sea
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| The group of companies “M-Industry” will start the construction of the artificial island “Federation” this summer.
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| --11-03-2012-- |
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Tourist Festival to be Held in Pskov
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| The traditional festival “Gardarika” will open a new tourist season in Pskov May 5-6. Guests will be able to find out about new towns and events of the Pskov region.
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| --11-03-2012-- |
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Russian Film Director Joins French Legion
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| Russian film director Pavel Lungin will receive the title of Officer of the Legion of Honor, the highest state decoration of France.
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| --11-03-2012-- |
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Russian programmer won $ 60 thousand for hacking Google Chrome
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| Russian student of Tumen State University, Sergey Glazunov, was the first to win $ 60 thousand at Google Pwnium competition for hacking a PC running Chrome browser at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver.
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| --10-03-2012-- |
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The largest Russian diamond company Alrosa is to sell 7% of its government shares
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| The government of Republic of Yakutia has agreed to sell its 7% shares of Alrosa. In 2012-2014 the government plans to privatize 14 % shares of Alrosa.
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| --09-03-2012-- |
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Dead Can Dance to Give Two Concerts in Russia in October 2012
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| The legendary band Dead Can Dance will perform in the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall in St. Petersburg on October, 12th, and in the Crocus City Hall in Moscow on October, 13th.
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| --09-03-2012-- |
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Krasnodar Ecologists Are Under Threat of Imprisonment Fence of Governor Tkachev
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| The police in Tuapse town of Krasnodar Territory have officially recognized activists of the Ecological Watch across the North Caucasus - Suren Gazaryan and Evgeny Vitishko - suspects in the criminal case on damage of the fence round the summer residence of Kuban governor Alexander Tkachev.
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| --09-03-2012-- |
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Nicolai Fechin Exhibition Opens in Petersburg
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| The Russian Museum has opened the exhibition of paintings and drawings by Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955), dedicated to the 130th anniversary since the birth of the well-known Russian-American artist.
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| --09-03-2012-- |
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Buranovskiye Babushki to represent Russia at Eurovision 2012
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| The group Buranovskiye Babushki from Udmurtiya will present Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song Party For Everybody.
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| --08-03-2012-- |
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XV Moscow International Art Salon Opens in Moscow
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| 15th Moscow International Art Salon will be held in the Central House of the Artist from March 16th to 25th, 2012.
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| --08-03-2012-- |
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Architecture Monuments Brought Down in Moscow
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| Three buildings that had the status of architecture monuments and were built in the early 20th century as a part of the ensemble of the Moscow district railway, have been destroyed this year, have been destroyed in the beginning of this year, the public movement Arkhnadzor informs.
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| --08-03-2012-- |
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Film Hard to be a God to Premiere Next Year
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| The film Hard to be a God based on the well-known novel of the Strugatsky Brothers may probably get to the Guinness Book of Records.
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| --08-03-2012-- |
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Russia may limit cash circulation
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| Russian Ministry of Finance is going to prepare an offer on cash limitation in the country, claimed the Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov.
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| --07-03-2012-- |
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The Oldest English Toy Store Hamleys to be Opened in Moscow
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| The toy store under the British brand Hamleys to be opened in Moscow. The first shop will be opened in the shopping center Evropeyskiy. The official opening ceremony is appointed at the end of March.
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| --07-03-2012-- |
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Two Capitals Think Otherwise
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| Results of Russian presidential elections in Moscow and St. Petersburg differ from the rest of the country.
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| --07-03-2012-- |
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Bus City Tours to be Launched in Moscow
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| Bus city tours will be offered to visitors of the Russian capital. The route will pass through the most popular Moscow sights.
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| --07-03-2012-- |
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Bear Day to be Celebrated in Yaroslavl
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| Yaroslavl residents will celebrate the Bear Day (or Komoeditsa), the ancient Slavic holiday that is associated with the awakening of famous Russian animal and the advent of spring. The festival will be traditionally held on the last Sunday of March.
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| --07-03-2012-- |
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Peter Gabriel Sympathizes With Russian Opposition
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| British rock-musician Peter Gabriel has come out in support of Russian protest movement. He has spoken about his solidarity with protesters in his video statement on Youtube.
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| --07-03-2012-- |
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Exhibition Balkan Triumph Opens in History Museum in Moscow
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| The History Museum in Moscow has opened the exhibition Balkan Triumph with engravings about the Russian-Turkish war from the collection of the Minister of Culture Alexander Avdeyev.
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| --07-03-2012-- |
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Settlement Dwellers Flooded with Manure
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| In Romashka Settlement of the Leningrad Region ecologists have once again found infringements in recycling of animal industry wastes.
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| --07-03-2012-- |
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Zubovs' House Opens after Restoration
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| The Zubov's House - a unique monument of architecture of the early 19th century - has opened upon restoration in Moscow.
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| --07-03-2012-- |
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Russia plans to build $ 100 billion high-speed long distance railways
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| The construction of high-speed long distance railways in Russia will cost $ 100 billion.
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| --06-03-2012-- |
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Bloomberg named the richest businessman in Russia
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| Alisher Usmanov, the co-owner of Metalloinvest, is recognized the richest Russian entrepreneur by the Bloomberg world’s richest people index. His wealth is estimated at $ 20.1 billion.
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| --06-03-2012-- |
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Britain Hopes to Improve Relations with Russia
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| According to the words of the British Prime Minister David Cameron, Britain is going to work with a new elected Russian president in order to overcome difficulties between Moscow and London.
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| --06-03-2012-- |
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First Woman in Space Marks 75th Birthday
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| Today, on March 6, a Soviet cosmonaut, the USSR's hero and the world's first spacewoman, Valentina Tereshkova, celebrates her 75th birthday.
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| --06-03-2012-- |
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Bolshoi Theater to Broadcast Ballets on YouTube
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| From March dwellers of Russia will have an opportunity to watch broadcasts of ballets of the Bolshoi Theater on a special channel at YouTube, just like residents of 22 countries around the world have been doing for one year already.
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| --06-03-2012-- |
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Architecture Masterpieces Ruin in Leningrad Region
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| Architecture monuments in Leningrad Region are in a catastrophic situation.
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| --06-03-2012-- |
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New Museum of Weapon Opens in Tula
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| In Tula the State Museum of Weapon that was under construction for 12 years has been opened in Tula.
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| --06-03-2012-- |
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Manchester Days Celebration Started in St. Petersburg
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| Today, St. Petersburg marks 50 years of collaboration with Manchester. The delegation from the UK, headed by Harold Lyons, the Lord Mayor of Manchester, will take part in the celebrations running until March 8.
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| --06-03-2012-- |
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Voting With No Secrets in Siberia
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| On March 4, more than ten ice swimming enthusiasts came to vote for the next Russian president, being semi-naked.
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| --06-03-2012-- |
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JFC bankruptcy doubled banana price in Russia
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| In Russia banana retail price has grown by 50% per cent since the mid February and amounts 51.87 Ruble per kilo ($ 1.73).
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| --05-03-2012-- |
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Russian Beauty 2012 is Chosen
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| 18-year-old student from the town of Safonovo, Smolensk region, has been crowned Miss Russia.
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| --05-03-2012-- |
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Animation Festival Takes Place in Suzdal
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| The Grand Prix of the 17th Open Russian Animated Film Festival that took place in Suzdal went to Aleksei Turkus’ film Snow-Covered Horseman.
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| --05-03-2012-- |
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Uncleared Drains Dumped into Kaliningrad Gulf since 1946
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| During monitoring of the condition of reservoirs of the Kaliningrad Region ecologists have found an emergency dump of sewer drains around Pelavskoye Lake.
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| --05-03-2012-- |
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House Museum of Bulat Okudzhava in Peredelkino Returned to the State
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| The House Museum of the famous Russian poet, man of the sixties Bulat Okudzhava situated in Peredelkino near Moscow has been transferred to federal property again.
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| --05-03-2012-- |
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Tourists Are Welcomed to Enjoy Orchid Festival
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| The 3d Winter Festival of Orchids is held at Moscow State University's Botanical Garden (known as Aptekarsky Ogorod). Guests can admire blooming orchids of incredible shapes and colors until March 18.
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| --05-03-2012-- |
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99% of Ballots Are Counted, Elections Results Are Established
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| The Central Election Commission has counted more than 99 per cent of the ballots. The next Russian president is preliminarily declared.
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| --05-03-2012-- |
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Preliminary Elections Results
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| Preliminary elections results indicate that ex-Prime Minister is likely to return to power with an astounding support. Despite recorded instances of "caroussels" and minor frauds, their numbers do not suggest a plot to bring once the President back to power, official sources say.
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| --04-03-2012-- |
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Fire Devastates a Drugstore Warehouse in South-East of Moscow
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| A drugstore warehouse is engulfed in a devastating fire in Moscow's south-east. The fire has presently captured the territory of over 2000 sq. m.
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| --04-03-2012-- |
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Bella Zlatkis headed rating of the most successful women bankers
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| The rating of the most successful women bankers, published by Bank Review Magazine, is headed by Bella Zlatkis, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Sberbank of Russia. Last year Bella Zlatkis was only the third in the same rating.
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| --04-03-2012-- |
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Celebrate Spring with Elegant Pskov Restaurant
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| A modern and fashionable restaurant “Aristocrat”, located at the hotel “Old Estate Hotel & SPA 4*”, will delight visitors with special offers during the spring.
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| --02-03-2012-- |
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Greek Film Festival Started in Moscow
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| The festival of contemporary Greek cinema – Greek Week – started in Moscow February, 29. Five modern Greek films will be shown in Moscow cinema “35mm” until March, 4.
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| --02-03-2012-- |
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Presidential Elections Now Available Online
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| For the first time in Russia's history, everyone can monitor the voting at every polling station in the country online.
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| --02-03-2012-- |
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Lenin's Tent to be Restored for 1,5 Million Roubles
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| The monument Tent from the museum complex Lenin's Tent located in Razliv will be restored in 2012.
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| --02-03-2012-- |
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Two National Parks to be Created in Altay Territory
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| Two national parks - Mountain Kolyvan and Togul (or Salairsky) will be created in Altay territory in the framework of the concept of development of specially protected natural zones.
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| --02-03-2012-- |
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Chapayev’s Revolver Displayed in St. Petersburg
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| Revolver of the legendary commander of the Civil war Vasily Chapayev can be seen in the Petersburg Military History Museum on the year of his 125th anniversary.
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| --02-03-2012-- |
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Monument to Manas Magnanimous Set Up in Moscow
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| A monument to a character of the Kirghiz epos - athlete Manas Magnanimous has been opened in the Friendship Park at the River Station in Moscow.
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| --01-03-2012-- |
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Huge Dump in Sochi Destroys Resort Coast
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| A huge dump is located in the resort settlement Loo of the Lazarevsky District of Sochi, at the distance of 700 meters from the Black Sea and 200 meters from a school.
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| --01-03-2012-- |
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Museum of History of Chinese Communist Party to Appear in Moscow Region
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| The Museum of History of the Communist Party of China will probably appear in the Moscow region. This new landmark will be located in the settlement of Pervomaiskoye of Naro-Fominsk district.
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| --01-03-2012-- |
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St. Petersburg Officials Intend to Punish Rammstein
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| As the new bill banning the promotion of homosexuality comes into force, the German metal group Rammstein would be penalized for the "immoral conduct".
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| --01-03-2012-- |
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Russian Football Team Begins Season With Victory
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| On February 29, Russian national football team has defeated Denmark 2-0 in a friendly match within Euro 2012.
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| --01-03-2012-- |
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Unusual Student's Experiment in Tambov: No Internet, No Mobile Phones
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| An unusual experiment will be held at Tambov State University May 10-31. During three weeks 25 student volunteers will not use computers, mobile phones, tablets and other popular gadgets.
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| --29-02-2012-- |
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Muscovites Queue Up to Be Poll Stations Invigilators
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| The instances of fraud at the December 2011 elections raised the expectations the Russian citizens have of themselves as participants at the elections. Being proactive, many of them came to register as poll stations invigilators for Mikhail Prokhorov's side.
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| --29-02-2012-- |
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MITT 2012 to be Held in Moscow
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| 19th Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition will be held in Moscow March 21-24, 2012.
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| --29-02-2012-- |
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Imperial Chambers to be Restored in Honor of the 400th Anniversary of the Romanovs Dynasty
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| Imperial chambers of the Romanovs family in Moscow will be restored by 2013 for the anniversary of the dynasty’s rule, which lasted for 400 years.
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| --29-02-2012-- |
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Plane Crashed near Chelyabinsk Provokes Ecological Accident
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| The crash of plane SU-24 from Shagolsky air base on Big Koshkul Lake in the Kurgan Region on February, 13th has caused ecological accident
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| --29-02-2012-- |
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Pyotr Bagration Monument to be Set Up in Petersburg
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| Monument to the hero of Patriotic War of 1812 Pyotr Bagration will be set up in Petersburg by September, 7th, the day of the 200th anniversary of the Borodino Battle.
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| --29-02-2012-- |
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Myanmar Foreign Minister Visits Russia
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, Wunna Maung Lwin arrived in Moscow on official visit which will last until February 29.
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| --28-02-2012-- |
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Russia Plans to Block Mobile Signals in Theatres and Churches
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| The State Commission for Radio Frequencies plans to discuss the possibility of using noise generators and mobile network blockers in theatres, churches, and at schools during exams.
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| --28-02-2012-- |
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House Explosion in Astrakhan - LATEST UPDATE, VIDEO
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| Five people were killed, 15 injured and 5 missing after a household gas explosion in a residential building in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan.
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| --28-02-2012-- |
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Alexei Uchitel Starts Shooting of New Film about OMON Agents
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| Russian film director Alexei Uchitel is going to screen the story “Eight” by Zakhar Prilepin.
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| --28-02-2012-- |
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Curonian Spit to be Protected with Strengthening Structures
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| Modern coast strengthening structures will be erected from the side of the Baltic Sea for protection of the unique Curonian Spit.
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| --28-02-2012-- |
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Clock Tower in Vyborg May Collapse
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| The clock tower of the Vyborg Cathedral has got cracks. According to representatives of the All-Russian Society for Protection of Monuments, there is a threat of collapse.
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| --28-02-2012-- |
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Raspadskaya to buy back its common shares
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| The company Raspadskaya, one of the leading coal producers in Russia, will buy out 48.352 million of its own common shares by 1 April 2012. The company will spend 7.253 billion Rubles for the buy-back.
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| --27-02-2012-- |
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Gazprom will get a monopoly on oil supply to Kirgizia
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| The Kirghiz parliament has approved a project of an intergovernmental agreement on giving Gazprom Neft Asia (a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft) a monopoly right on supplying and distribution of oil products in the inner market of the country.
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| --27-02-2012-- |
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House Explosion in Astrakhan
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| A part of a residential house in Astrakhan has collapsed after an explosion today at 1 p.m. (Moscow time). Our report now includes a video provided by a resident of a nearby house in Astrakhan.
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| --27-02-2012-- |
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The Great Lent Starts in Russia
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| Today Russian members of the Orthodox Church begin keeping the Great Lent, the most long-lasting and strict fast in Russian orthodox tradition.
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| --27-02-2012-- |
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Global Support for Fair Vote for Russia Grows
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| As March 4th is looming, the support for fair elections in Russia grows stronger and has acquired global scale. We have received a video showing supporters from New York. The video is presented by a Russian expat in America and includes footage from demonstrations against the fraud at elections in Nizhny Novgorod.
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| --27-02-2012-- |
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Moscow City Centre is Surrounded by Opposition
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| On Sunday, opposition activists managed to encircle the capital’s central Garden Ring road, linking their hands and so making a circular human chain.
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| --27-02-2012-- |
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Electric Car Charging Stations to Appear in Moscow
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| A new network of charging stations for electirc vehicles will be oficially opened tomorrow, February 28, 2012.
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| --27-02-2012-- |
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Private Museum of Apple Opens in Moscow
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| Enthusiast Andrey Antonov has been collecting Apple computers and gadgets in flea markets and Internet auctions for 15 years — and now all his finds have been displayed in a museum for free.
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| --27-02-2012-- |
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Dangerous Salts and Reagents on Moscow Roads Exceed Norm 12 Times
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| This winter the use of chemical reagents and salt for cleaning of Moscow roads has exceeded the norm 12 times.
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| --27-02-2012-- |
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Kazimir Malevich Exhibition Opens in Moscow
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| Exhibition “Kazimir Malevich: Signs Come from Us” dedicated to the 133th anniversary since the artist’s birth has opened in the Exhibition Hall in Myasnitskaya hall.
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| --27-02-2012-- |
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Russian helicopters put off IPO
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| The Holding Russian Helicopters has put off its initial public offering again, which was planned on May 2012.
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| --26-02-2012-- |
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Nothing But the Doll
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| Last week, a group of armed robbers broke into a sex shop in St. Petersburg and stole one blow-up sex doll, leaving the shop's receipts without interest.
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| --24-02-2012-- |
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Residence of Baba Yaga to Appear in Udmurtia
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| The construction of the house of Baba Yaga, a famous Russian folk character, has already started in Grakhovsky district of Udmurtia. The residence will include two huts, which can spin in the place like in Russian fairy tales.
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| --24-02-2012-- |
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Museum of Patriotic War of 1812 to Open in Moscow
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| The Museum of the Patriotic War of 1812 (a branch of the State Historical Museum) will appear in Moscow in the beginning of September. The opening of the museum is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
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| --24-02-2012-- |
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Yelena Isinbayeva Sets New World Record
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| On Thursday, renowned Russian athlete Yelena Isinbayeva set her new world indoor pole vault record, clearing 5 meters 1 centimeter at the XL Galan meet in Stockholm.
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| --24-02-2012-- |
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Joy Division Bassist Peter Hook to Give Concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg
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| On March, 2nd the Moscow club Milk will be hosting a concert dedicated to the legendary English band Joy Division.
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| --24-02-2012-- |
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Ancient Vologda is Gradually Destroyed
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| This is the opinion of the authors of an open letter to the governor of the Vologda Region and the Mayor of Vologda.
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| --24-02-2012-- |
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Monuments to Architects to Appear at Squares of Moscow Railroad Terminals
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| Monuments to architects may possibly be set up in the squares of railways stations in Moscow.
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| --24-02-2012-- |
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SIBUR and Reliancå Industries form a Joint Venture to produce butyl rubber in India
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| The Russian petrochemical holding Sybur and Indian Reliance Industries (RIL) has created the joined venture on production butyl rubber in Jamnagar, India. Sibur will get 25.1 % share in exchange for its technologies.
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| --23-02-2012-- |
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Hugh Laurie to Give Concerts in Moscow and Petersburg
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| British actor and musician Hugh Laurie will give concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg in June, 2012.
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| --23-02-2012-- |
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Updated Exposition Opens in Mikhail Bulgakov Museum
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| Updated exposition First Study Room of Writer Bulgakov has been opened in the writer’s museum in Bolshaya Sadovaya Street.
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| --23-02-2012-- |
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Kungur Ice Cave May be Included in UNESCO List
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| Culture Ministry of the Perm Territory will now be responsible for “promotion” of the Kungur Ice Cave.
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| --23-02-2012-- |
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The Most Popular Professions among Russian Schoolchildren
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| The All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) has revealed results of the latest opinion poll, in which Russian schoolchildren expressed their career aspirations.
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| --22-02-2012-- |
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Cossack Village to Appear in Rostov Region
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| A new open-air museum, which recreates the culture and life in the Cossack village, will appear in Tsimlyansky district of the Rostov region by 2016.
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| --22-02-2012-- |
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Monument to Victims of Political Repressions to be Set up in Samara
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| A few new monuments will appear in Samara this year. Thus, a monument to victims of political repressions will appear in Gagarin Park.
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| --22-02-2012-- |
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Oak Tree Near Patrimonial Village of Ivan Turgenev Recognized by Live Monument
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| The 3 hundred year old oak tree growing in Mtsensk District of the Oryol Region has been included in the Live Monuments List following the results of the All-Russia program Trees as Wildlife Monuments
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| --22-02-2012-- |
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Summer Garden in St. Petersburg to Open after Reconstruction
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| The reconstruction of the Summer Garden in Saint Petersburg that began in 2009 is finally completed. It is planned that the Garden will be ready for opening soon.
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| --21-02-2012-- |
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The Year of Russian Tourism in China to Start in March
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| Russian and Chinese authorities have declared 2012 the year of Russian tourism in China. The opening ceremony will take place in the end of March.
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| --21-02-2012-- |
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Special Road for Testing Innovative Products to be Built in Moscow
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| A special road 3 to 10 kilometers long will be built in Moscow for testing of innovative products used in traffic network.
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| --21-02-2012-- |
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Spring Painting Exhibition to be Held in Moscow
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| Exhibition Anticipation of Spring will be opened in the museum exhibition centre Worker and Kolkhoz Woman on February, 23rd.
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| --21-02-2012-- |
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Henry Moore Sculpture Occupies the Kremlin
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| The Moscow Kremlin has been preparing to this since 2010, and now on February 22 the event finally begins: Henry Moore' sculptures will be exhibited on the Kremlin grounds.
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| --20-02-2012-- |
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New Ice Age to Begin in 2014
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| Forecasters predict that a new ice age will begin soon. Habibullo Abdusamatov, a scientist from the Pulkovo Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences considers that the sharp drop in temperature will start on the Earth in 2014.
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| --20-02-2012-- |
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Chaplin and Soviet Russia - More Than a Sympathy?
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| According to secret files made public for the first time by British intelligence agency MI5, one of the greatest comedians ever, Charlie Chaplin, probably could have Russian origin.
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| --20-02-2012-- |
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Dinosaur Theme Park to Appear in Kirov Region
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| A new attraction – Dinosaur Theme Park – will be built in the town of Kotelnich, Kirov region before the end of 2012. A unique deposit of dinosaurs bones was found in this area in 1930s.
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| --20-02-2012-- |
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Documentary about Scandalous Art Group Voina is in Favour at International Festivals
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| The documentary film director Andrey Gryazev has made a film about the scandalous art group Voina (War) famous for its provoking actions.
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| --20-02-2012-- |
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Solar Battery Factory to be Constructed in the Belgorod region
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| A factory for manufacture of solar batteries and wind generators may possibly be constructed in the Belgorod Region.
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| --20-02-2012-- |
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Russians Are Best in Beach Soccer Again
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| Northern climate can's stop warm hearts. Russian team confirmed their status as kings of a beach soccer, winning the European Cup in Moscow.
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| --20-02-2012-- |
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Moscow to Have its Own Hyde Park
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| Moscow Hyde Park may soon appear at Vorobyovy Hills or in Luzniki in Moscow.
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| --20-02-2012-- |
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Caviar Vending Machines to Appear in Moscow Metro
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| Moscow businessmen intend to establish caviar vending machines in Moscow metro underpasses. The project has already been approved by the heads of Moscow metro.
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| --20-02-2012-- |
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Weekend Car Rallies in Moscow: For and Against Putin
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| Two car rallies at once took place this weekend in Moscow. Involving different participants with different political views, they still had the same purpose - to express their opinion about current Prime Minister.
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| --20-02-2012-- |
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Deer in Murmansk Region to Pay for Food Now
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| Fee for grazing of private animals has been introduced in the Murmansk Region this year.
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| --17-02-2012-- |
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The estate of Ivan Tsarevich appears in the Kirov region
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| The estate of Ivan Tsarevich, and the museum will appear this year in the Kirov region as part of a "fairy map of Russia."
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| --17-02-2012-- |
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"Toy Story" Rally is Forbidden by Barnaul Authorities
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| Authorities in the Russian city of Barnaul have ban a toys protest meeting, saying that toys couldn't express their opinions independently.
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| --17-02-2012-- |
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First Call Centre Opened in Karelia
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| The first in the Republic of Karelia call centre for Russian and foreign tourists will open today in Petrozavodsk.
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| --17-02-2012-- |
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New Guide Books Released in Tver Region
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| Two new interesting guide books have been published in the Tver region. The first one is dedicated to cultural and leisure activities, the second is addressed to yachtsmen and covers popular water tourist routes.
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| --16-02-2012-- |
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Special Vodka for Special People?
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| The Kremlin has created its own brand of premium vodka, "Kremlin Award", for serving it at special Kremlin events of presidential administration.
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| --16-02-2012-- |
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Exhibition Two Emperors to Tell about Napoleon and Alexander I
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| The exhibition Two Emperors dedicated to relations of Napoleon and Alexander I of Russia has been opened in the Arts and Crafts Museum in Moscow.
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| --16-02-2012-- |
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Four New Nature Sanctuaries to Appear in Murmansk
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| The Murmansk Region, the nature of which is a real treasure of the Kola Peninsula, will be replenished with new nature sanctuaries.
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| --16-02-2012-- |
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Archeologists to Carry out Excavations on the Site of Hotel “Russia”
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| Archeological excavations will be carried out on the former site of the hotel “Russia” in the heart of Moscow, near the Red Square.
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| --16-02-2012-- |
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Russian Opposition Leaders to Create "Megaparty"
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| Russian opposition leaders are going to set up a new democratic coalition or "megaparty" to make it the strongest opposition power to the current authorities.
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| --16-02-2012-- |
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Rosgidromet Will Monitor Weather with a Flying Laboratory
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| Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Rosgidromet) is creating a national system for monitoring the space weather. The system will include a special flying laboratory.
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| --15-02-2012-- |
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Water Recreation Festival to Take Place in Moscow
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| The water festival 'Golden Dolphin' will take place in Moscow February 16-19, 2012. The organizers of the event will present interesting water-based recreation opportunities.
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| --15-02-2012-- |
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Presidential Elections Can Leave Fans Without Football
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| Russia's Interior Ministry has ordered the Russian Football Premier League to cancel all Moscow matches that would coincide with March 4, the day of presidential election.
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| --15-02-2012-- |
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Another Big Explosion in a Cafe, Twenty Injured
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| Twenty people were injured on Tuesday in Volgograd when a gas cylinder exploded in a popular cafe, placed in the city centre.
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| --15-02-2012-- |
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Russians Still Can't Decide About St. Valentine's Day
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| According to a recent opinion poll, St. Valentine's Day has become more popular among Russians, yet this holiday has more opponents than supporters.
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| --15-02-2012-- |
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New Samovar Museum to Appear near Tula
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| A museum building for Michael Borschev’s private antiquarian collection of samovars will be constructed near Tula. The collection comprises more than 500 exhibits.
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| --15-02-2012-- |
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Two Nature Reserves and 6 National Parks to be Created in Russia
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| Two new federal nature reserves and six national parks will be created in Russia in 2012.
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| --15-02-2012-- |
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U.S. Citizens are Prohibited to Adopt Russian Children
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| Russia is going to suspend the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens because of several incidents involving the mistreatment of adopted Russian children.
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| --14-02-2012-- |
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The Most Romantic Animals to Be Chosen in Kazan
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| On February 14, the loveliest animal couple will be chosen in Kazan zoo by voting of its visitors. The action is dedicated to St. Valentine's Day.
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| --14-02-2012-- |
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Petersburg Officials Reject Monument to Seaman’s Wife
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| Monument to a seaman’s wife is not going to appear in the Leninsky Prospekt in the near future.
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| --14-02-2012-- |
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Firemen Rescue Monument of Wooden Architecture in Ryazan
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| Early morning on February, 11th in Ryazan firemen received a signal of ignition of a house at the address 6, Tsvetnoy Boulevard.
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| --14-02-2012-- |
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Sale of Land of Arkhangelskoe Museum Estate Recognized Void
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| Moscow Arbitration Court has nullified the order of the Defense Ministry on public sale of the plot of land included into the protection zone of the Arkhangelskoe Museum Estate.
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| --14-02-2012-- |
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One minute advert at Euro 2012 will cost 11 million Rubles
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| One minute advertising at broadcasting Euro 2012 at Russian TV channels will cost 11 million Rubles or about $ 367 000.
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| --13-02-2012-- |
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Vnesheconombank to finance Belorussian nuclear power station
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| Belorussia will get $ 500 million loan from Vnesheconombank for building a nuclear power station.
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| --13-02-2012-- |
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Sergei Ursulyak to Screen Akunin’s Detective Novel
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| Writer Grigory Chkhartishvili, known under the penname Boris Akunin, has announced in his Livejournal a new TV series based on adventures of his famous character - detective Erast Fandorin.
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| --13-02-2012-- |
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Archeologists Unearth a Pickpocket’s Tool in Pskov
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| In Luzhsky Pit at the address 39 Gogol Street archeologists have found a few pendant seals and a copper disk with a sharp edge.
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| --13-02-2012-- |
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Russian Tennis Player Struggles For the Top
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| According to the recent WTA tennis rating, Maria Sharapova has become the World ¹2 tennis player.
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| --13-02-2012-- |
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“Rural” Exhibition of Maxim Fayustov Opens in Moscow
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| Personal exhibition of artist Maxim Fayustov organized with the assistance of creative association New Peredvizhniki has opened in Moscow.
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| --13-02-2012-- |
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Stalingrad to Become the first IMAX Russian Movie
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| The film Stalingrad by director Feodor Bondarchuk will become the first Russian film in IMAX format.
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| --10-02-2012-- |
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Biospheric Reserve to be Established in Bashkiria
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| The first biospheric reserve in the Urals - “Bashkir Ural” - will be created in the Republic of Bashkiria.
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| --10-02-2012-- |
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Volkhonka Metro Station in Moscow to Become Underground Pushkin Museum
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| New metro station Volkhonka in Moscow will become an underground exhibition hall of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts.
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| --10-02-2012-- |
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Fitness Festival Started in Yekaterinburg
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| 12th International Festival of Fitness started yesterday in Yekaterinburg. It will be attended by representatives of Spain, Italy and Russia and will last until February 13, 2012.
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| --10-02-2012-- |
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Zoo Monkeys Learned to Clean Their Cages
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| Charles Darwin would be happy. Monkeys in an Izhevsk zoo, Udmurtia region, learned to clean their cages and take the garbage outside.
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| --10-02-2012-- |
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Retirees Dominate Among Foreign Tourists in Russia
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| According to the words of Sergey Shpilko, the head of Moscow Committee on tourism and hotel industry, Russian capital is mostly visited by retirees.
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| --10-02-2012-- |
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Oppostion Plans to Encircle Moscow's Downtown
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| Organizers of the new opposition action expect 34,000 people to line up around the Garden Ring in downtown Moscow on February 26.
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| --10-02-2012-- |
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How to Protest in Style: Russian Fashion Latest Fad
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| The recent demonstrations have attracted attention from Russian celebrities. Even women went to express their political opinion. And since a woman and fashion are inseparable, a new blog is dedicated to the fashion chronicle of the latest events in Moscow.
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| --09-02-2012-- |
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"Gay Promotion" is Banned in St. Petersburg
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| On Wednesday, St. Petersburg city assembly adopted the a scandalous bill imposing monetary penalty for any propaganda of homosexuality and pedophilia.
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| --09-02-2012-- |
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Paris Garden Will be Named after Russian Writer
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| A garden located on Port Maillot square in Paris will be named after the Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn. It was decided by voting of members of the City Council in the French capital.
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| --09-02-2012-- |
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Yavlinsky is Officially Out of Presidential Race
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| Russia's Supreme Court turned down an appeal by liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky against the Central Election Commission's refusal to register him as a candidate in the presidential election in March.
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| --09-02-2012-- |
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New Ethno-tourist Route to Appear in Bryansk
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| New ethno-tourist project “Crystal Ring” was presented in the administration of Bryansk. It is expected that the new route will attract more foreign visitors to the region.
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| --09-02-2012-- |
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Joseph Kobzon to Quit the Stage this Year
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| Famous singer Joseph Kobzon, one of the most vivid representatives of Russian and Soviet pop music, is going to finish his career.
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| --09-02-2012-- |
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Unique Nature Sanctuary in Novgorod Region may be Build up with Cottages
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| The story of attempting upon the nature sanctuary Ilmensky Glint – one of the most valuable nature sanctuaries of the Novgorod Region - runs on.
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| --09-02-2012-- |
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Museum of Alexander Pushkin’s Uncle to Appear in Moscow
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| Another Pushkin Museum will soon appear in Moscow; however, it is dedicated not to Alexander Sergeyevich, but to Vasily Lvovich – the uncle of the famous poet.
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| --09-02-2012-- |
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Bulgaria pays off its oil pipe-line debt to Russia
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| Bulgaria paid off a 4.7 million euro debt to Russia for its withdrawal from the construction project of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline.
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| --08-02-2012-- |
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Gazprom may acquire Romanian oil company
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| The Austrian oil and gas company OMV is negotiation with Russian gas giant Gazprom on selling 51% shares of Romanian oil company OMV Petrom.
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| --08-02-2012-- |
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Syria Cheerfully Welcomes Russian Delegation
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| On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus. Russian delegation was greeted by thousands of government supporters.
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| --08-02-2012-- |
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Exhibition of Sculptor Stepan Erzia Opens in Moscow
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| The exposition “Russian Sculptor Erzia and Entire World” dedicated to works by the emigrant artist little-known in his homeland has opened in the Russian State Library.
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| --08-02-2012-- |
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Archeologists Examined Site of First Permanent Residents of Moscow Area
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| In the north of the Moscow Region a group of Russian, Spanish, Romanian and French experts have found artifacts, which prove that about 7.5 thousand years ago the land was already settled with hunters and fishers.
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| --08-02-2012-- |
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Moscow Rallies to Serve as Setting for Romantic Movie
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| A movie about love of an oppositionist and a member of a riot squad is being shot against the background of rallies taking place in Moscow.
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| --08-02-2012-- |
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Kick Not Thy Ass! Activists Not Amused at Zhirinovsky Beating His Donkey
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| Russian people are like a donkey: until you give them a good punch-up, they don't get going. To illustrate the thesis, Vladimir Zhirinovsky who is running for presidency began to whip a real donkey. The environmental activists did not get the metaphor.
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| --08-02-2012-- |
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Kind Hearts Struggle Towards Sochi
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| Two years before the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, Russia starts selection of candidates for volunteers.
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| --08-02-2012-- |
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Mini-hotel “Aquarelle” to be Opened in Tver
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| A new mini-hotel “Aquarelle” will be opened in Tver February 10, 2012. Modern and comfortable building is located in the historical part of the city and offers unusual colorful rooms.
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| --08-02-2012-- |
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Tractor Street Racing in Siberian City
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| Two tractor drivers were disciplined and their chief was fired after video popped up on YouTube, which showed an extreme tractor drift on an icy road.
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| --08-02-2012-- |
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Soviet Times Back to Russian Schools
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| Teachers who proposed to revive hobby groups popular in Soviet times, have been supported by deputies of Moscow City Duma.
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| --08-02-2012-- |
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Grand Cascade Fountain at Peterhof to be Restored
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| The Grand Cascade Fountain at the Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg will be renovated before the summer season. Nineteen sculptures of this and other fountains have been given for restoration to masters of the northern capital.
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| --08-02-2012-- |
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Ukraine has become the main importer of Russian vodka in 2011
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| Ukraine has become the main purchaser of Russian vodka, its share is 27% out of total export volume in 2011, or 1.4 million decalitres.
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| --07-02-2012-- |
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Basic Element to acquire five airports in Russia
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| The joint enterprise of Basic Element owned by Oleg Deripaska, Sberbank of Russia and Changi Airports Group, the operator of Singapore airport Changi, have started negotiations on acquiring five Russian airports.
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| --07-02-2012-- |
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Syrian Protesters Attack Russian Embassy
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| Russian embassy in Libyan capital of Tripoli was attacked by several dozens of Syrian protesters on Sunday, a day after Russia and China had vetoed the UN resolution on Syria.
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| --07-02-2012-- |
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Day of Cold to be Held in Naryan-Mar
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| A new holiday will take place in the Nenets Autonomous Area and Arkhangelsk region for the first time. The Day of Cold will be held February 29 in order to unite people living in the Far North.
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| --07-02-2012-- |
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Church Exploded in 1964 to be Reconstructed in Moscow
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| Transfiguration of Christ Church of the 18th century was the last church blown up by Soviet authorities in Moscow.
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| --07-02-2012-- |
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Ulyanovsk Court Bans Poetry Collection “Forbidden Verses”
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| The court in Ulyanovsk has satisfied the claim of the public prosecutor about recognizing some poems from the collection “Forbidden Verses” to be extremist materials.
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| --07-02-2012-- |
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Soviet Fashion to be Displayed in Tsaritsyno
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| Exhibition “Fashion behind the Iron Curtain. Dresses of Stars of the Soviet epoch” presenting over a thousand exhibits of the 1920s-1990s will be opened in the Tsaritsyno Museum on February, 22nd.
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| --07-02-2012-- |
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Europejsky shopping center to be privatized
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| One of the most popular shopping center in Moscow, Europejsky, which is situated next to Kievsky Railway Station, to be completely privatized by businessmen God Nisanov and Zakhar Iliev.
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| --06-02-2012-- |
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Dante Alighieri Fans Forced to Talk to the Dead Poet
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| St. Petersburg officials have denied to extend registration of city’s branch of the world-renowned Dante Alighieri Society, insisting its members to receive an approval from the great poet himself.
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| --06-02-2012-- |
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Monument to Classic of Russian Avant-garde to Appear in Novosibirsk
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| A monument to the classic of Russian avant-garde art El Lissitzky is planned to be set up in Novosibirsk.
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| --06-02-2012-- |
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Demidov’s Mansion in Kyshtym to be Boarded Up
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| Administration of Kyshtym Town of the Chelyabinsk Region has decided to board up the windows and doors of the Demidovs’ Mansion “The White House”, which is an architectural monument of federal importance.
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| --06-02-2012-- |
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Bob Marley Goes from Russia to Jamaica
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| Today, on the birthday of the legendary singer Bob Marley, his monument will be unveiled in Jamaica.
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| --06-02-2012-- |
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Record Award Fee for Russian Olympic Winners
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| The Russian government will give awards of $130,000 to Russian athletes who win a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
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| --06-02-2012-- |
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Government Plans to Fund Private Schools
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| A new draft bill on the governmental funding of education in private schools and kindergartens will be discussed in the Russian State Duma. The document was approved in the first reading November 17.
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| --06-02-2012-- |
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New National Park to Appear in Russia
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| The new national park “Atarskaya luka” will appear in Kirov region. It will be located on the territory of the Soviet, Nolinsky and Lebyazhsky districts, on the Vyatka river
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| --06-02-2012-- |
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Russia and China Veto UN Resolution on Syria
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| Using their veto right, Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution on Syria that called for change of power in that country.
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| --06-02-2012-- |
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Unusual Hotel Opened in Yaroslavl
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| An unusual hotel dedicated to famous folk character Alesha Popovich has been opened in Yaroslavl. It is situated not far from main historical sights of the city and offers 33 rooms named after well-known Russian epic heroes.
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| --06-02-2012-- |
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Political Demonstrations in Moscow: 200,000 Citizens Brave the Cold
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| Minus 26 did not stop the Muscovites who wanted to express their political opinion. 170,000 people braved the cold to support the candidates at the earlier scheduled demonstrations on February 4.
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| --04-02-2012-- |
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Sberbank ranked 17th the most expensive bank brands
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| Sberbank of Russia has been ranked 17th in the rating of the most expensive bank brands in the world, which was published by the consulting company Brand Finance.
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| --03-02-2012-- |
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Monument to Admiral Pavel Nakhimov to be Set up in Petersburg
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| This year marks the 210th anniversary since the birth of the great Russian fleet admiral Pavel Nakhimov.
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| --03-02-2012-- |
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National Park to be Founded on Lake Seliger
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| A national park is planned to be established in the Tver Region on Lake Seliger, the regional ministry of natural resources and ecology informs.
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| --03-02-2012-- |
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Latte Art, Russian Way: Would You Like a Putin or a Prokhorov on Your Coffee?
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| Caffeine coffee houses in Moscow give a wake-up call to the political conscience of their visitors. Now you can vote with your latte: just pick yourself a Putin, a Prokhorov, or a Zhirinovsky. God knows, it may even taste differently...
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| --03-02-2012-- |
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Sergei Solovyov to Make Film Featuring Pierre Richard
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| Russian film director Sergei Solovyov is now shooting a new film in France featuring the French comic star Pierre Richard.
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| --03-02-2012-- |
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Aeroflot’s Menu Recognized as One of the Best
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| Aeroflot’s onboard menu has been recognized as one of the best in the world according to famous American online newspaper The Huffington Post.
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| --03-02-2012-- |
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Swedish Visa Application Centre to Appear in Moscow
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| In the summer of 2011 Sweden opened in St. Petersburg its first visa application centre in Russia. And from February 17, 2012 the same office will start to work in Moscow.
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| --03-02-2012-- |
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Bank of Moscow to cut a quarter of its staff
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| By 2015 Bank of Moscow, which holds the 5th place in net assets in Russia and 4th in Moscow, is to cut a quarter of its staff.
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| --02-02-2012-- |
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Pancake Week to be Celebrated in Russia
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| Pancake Week (or Maslenitsa) - the last week before Lent, will be celebrated in Russia at the end of February. A big number of traditional colorful events will be held in various Russian cities all across the country.
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| --02-02-2012-- |
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Rammstein to Bring 24 Trucks with Equipment to Russia
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| The German industrial-metal band Rammstein is coming to Russia again with its famous fire-show, for which it will bring 24 trucks with concert equipment to Moscow and St.Petersburg.
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| --02-02-2012-- |
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Russian Banksy Appears in Moscow
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| British The Guardian and The Daily Mail, American The New York Times and French Le Figaro have published creations of the “Russian Banksy” - unknown Russian artist hiding under the nickname P183.
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| --02-02-2012-- |
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First Children’s Theme Park to be Built in Russia
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| First children’s theme park “Masterslavl” will be opened in the Evolution Tower, a part of the business centre “Moscow-City”, at the end of 2012.
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| --02-02-2012-- |
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Putin, Go Away! Banner Appears Opposite the Kremlin
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| A banner saying Putin, Go Away! was hung atop of the house opposite the Kremlin. Solidarnost' movement acknowledged responsibility for the action. An hour later the banner was taken down by the police.
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| --01-02-2012-- |
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Evgeny Pluschenko Wins His Seventh European Title
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| Having landed on the second spot following a short program, Evgeny Pluschenko stormed ahead of other contestants to secure the seventh European Champion title for himself.
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| --01-02-2012-- |
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Russian Consumer Rights Watchdog Identifies Low-Quality Ukrainian Cheese
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| Rospotrebnadzor, a Russian Consumer Rights Watchdog, headed by Gennady Onischenko, published a list of low-quality Ukrainian cheese. Fourteen sorts of cheese are said to contain vegetable fats. Russia also plans to toughen customs control over Ukrainian goods as of May 2012.
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| --01-02-2012-- |
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Russia Temporarily Places Embargo on Meat Import from Europe
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| As of February 1, 2012 Russia temporarily restricts the import of meat from Europe, particularly from Germany, Holland, and France. This is due to the Schmallenberg virus that has been detected in Germany in January 2012. The virus has so far affected around 400 farms in Europe.
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| --01-02-2012-- |
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Pavlyuchenko is transferred from Tottenham to Lokomotiv
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| Tottenham FC has reached agreement for the transfer of Roman Pavlyuchenko to Lokomotiv Moscow. The sum of the transfer is 8 million Euro.
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| --01-02-2012-- |
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Chris Rea to Give a Concert in Moscow
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| The famous English musician, author of popular blues and rock compositions Chris Rea will visit the Russian capital to present his new album.
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| --01-02-2012-- |
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Leopard Sanctuary in Primorski Krai Cut Down
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| Wildlife sanctuary “Leopard” and reserve “Cedar Honeydew” in Primorski Territory on the basis of which the prime minister Vladimir Putin ordered to create national park Land of Leopard is being cut down.
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| --01-02-2012-- |
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Largest Travelling Exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci to Open in Moscow
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| The largest travelling exhibition Genius of da Vinci dedicated to the creative heritage of Leonardo will be open in Moscow from March, 1st till the end of June, 2012.
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| --01-02-2012-- |
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The largest pharmacy net in Russia to launch a discounter net
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| The pharmacy net 36.6 is to rebrand half of its shops under the name Aptechnyy Sklad (Pharmacy Store).
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| --31-01-2012-- |
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Samsung to open brand zone in Euroset
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| Samsung is to open its brand departments at salons of mobile retailer Euroset. Samsung will sell its mobile phones, smart phones and pads there.
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| --31-01-2012-- |
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Russian Railways Expands Internationally with a New Talgo Train
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| The President of Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin announced the plans to strengthen and facilitate the train connections between Europe and Russia over the next 3 years. To this end, Talgo trains with a new automatic track gauge changeover systems have been ordered. The trains are expected to start running toward the end of the year on Moscow-Kiev and Moscow-Berlin routes.
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| --31-01-2012-- |
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Astrakhan Camels Will Bring the Olympic Torch to Sochi
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| The Head of the Astrakhan Region has come up with a creative idea for the Olympic Flame transfer through his region on the way to Sochi. The torch will be transferred as part of camel races, a traditional sportive activity in the region.
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| --31-01-2012-- |
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Archeologists Find New Traces of Neanderthal Men in Siberia
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| Archeologists have found a number of important artifacts in caves of Altai in the recent season.
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| --31-01-2012-- |
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Ancient Erotic Sculptures Found in Tver
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| In the course of excavations in Tver archeologists have found small sculptures of the 14th -15th centuries with strongly pronounced erotic implications.
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| --31-01-2012-- |
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The Russian Oscars Single Out Zvyagintsev and Dostoyevsky
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| The Golden Eagle Award Ceremony, a kind of the Russian Oscars, has seen Yelena by Andrei Zvyagintsev taking four awards, including the Best Picture.
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| --31-01-2012-- |
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Russian Winter Casualties: 30 People Die
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| Better than any other season winter demonstrates the social differentiation in Russia, when people classified as "tramps" die in the streets. This year the casualties figure currently sits at 28 victims of extreme frosts - and that is only in Moscow.
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| --31-01-2012-- |
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Kaluga based Airport Ermolino may become a hub for low-cost airlines
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| Moscow, growing south-west, will reach a border of Kaluga region. This may attract investors to the airport Ermolino, which is located some kilometers away from the bigger capital.
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| --30-01-2012-- |
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EBRD and RDIF Acquires Shares of MICEX-RTS exchange
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| European bank of Reconstruction and Development and the the Russian Direct Investment Fund have agreed to purchase 6329 and 1.25 % shares of Russia’s MICEX –RTS stock exchange.
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| --30-01-2012-- |
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Lanta Tur Bankruptcy Affects Russian Tourists in Vietnam
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| Russian tourists are locked in a hotel in Vietnam, following the declared inability of a tour opetator, Lanta Tur, to sustain the financial obligations. Four of them managed to escape from the hotel that is now guarded by the police. Other people in the hotel have had their passports confiscated.
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| --30-01-2012-- |
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Russia May Ask Interpol for Help in Getting Evidence from Yelena Baturina
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| The case of embezzlement, involving the spouse of Moscow's former Mayor and the Bank of Moscow, may get assistance from the Interpol. Russian side has asked Austria to help get the evidence from Yelena Baturina, one of the principal figures in the investigation.
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| --30-01-2012-- |
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All Monuments in Rostov-on-Don to be Arranged Like in Paris
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| All public monuments in Rostov-on-Don are planned to be provided with information boards.
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| --30-01-2012-- |
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Criminal Sentences for Illegal Immigrants and Their Employers
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| The Russian Government has announced plans to severe the influx of illegal immigration in Russia by sentencing the immigrants and their employers for breaking the law.
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| --30-01-2012-- |
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Exhibition of Alexander Kharitonov to be Held in Moscow
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| Kournikova Gallery (Nashi khudozhniki) will open the exhibition of the outstanding non-conformist artist Alexander Kharitonov on February, 6th.
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| --30-01-2012-- |
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The Territory of St. Petersburg Economic Forum to be built up with apartments
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| The territory of the complex Lenexpo, which traditionally hosts St. Petersburg Internatinal Economic Forum, will be built up with a shopping center, a hotel and apartments.
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| --27-01-2012-- |
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$800 Million To be Invested in Milk Production in Russia
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| A foreign investor may invest $800 million into milk production and processing in Russia. The deal may be announced next week.
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| --27-01-2012-- |
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Russian Figure Skaters Take Sheffield By Storm
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| Russian figure skaters have taken the Sheffield Figure Skating Championship by storm, occupying the entire pedestal. Evgeny Pluschenko won a Silver medal.
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| --27-01-2012-- |
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Elections 2012: The Final List of Candidates
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| The final list of candidates to fight for presidency at the upcoming elections in March 2012 has been announced. Grigory Yavlinsky has been deregistered as a candidate.
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| --27-01-2012-- |
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Film about the Origin of Russian Rock Music to Premiere in Moscow
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| Premiere of the film about the origin of rock in the USSR under the title TimeMachine.
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| --27-01-2012-- |
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Museum of Folk Arts Opens in Tula
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| Tula has got a new interesting and extensive exposition, which has been housed inside the Tula Kremlin, in the restored building of the former power station.
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| --27-01-2012-- |
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Monument to Pianist Nikolay Petrov to Appear in Moscow
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| Nikolay Petrov Foundation and the federal state unitary enterprise Goskontsert have addressed the initiative of the monument to Moscow administration.
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| --26-01-2012-- |
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Konstantin Lopushansky Launches Production of his New Film
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| Konstantin Lopushansky starts shooting in Petersburg a new film under the title “The Role”.
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| --25-01-2012-- |
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Most Profitable and Unprofitable Russian Movies of 2011
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| Experts have conducted small research and defined ten most profitable and most unprofitable movies of 2011.
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| --25-01-2012-- |
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Russian industrial production grew to 4.7 %
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| In 2011 industrial production in Russia grew to 4.7 %, says the official press release of the Federal State Statistics Service.
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| --24-01-2012-- |
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Free Wi-Fi in trains to raise ticket cost on 1 Ruble
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| Introducing Wi-Fi service in long-distance trains in Russia will cost passengers one Ruble, which will be added to ticket cost.
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| --24-01-2012-- |
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Karen Shakhnazarov to Release a New Film by his 60th Birthday
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| The head of Mosfilm Studio Karen Shakhnazarov wants to release his new film White Tiger by his anniversary to be marked in July.
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| --24-01-2012-- |
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Local Historian Finds Ancient Chimney in Mordovia
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| Physical education teacher Vladimir Ratnikov from Nizovka Village of Ardatovsky District of Mordovia is engaged in search of ancient household items.
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| --24-01-2012-- |
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Exhibition Livre dArtiste Opens in Moscow
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| Exhibition “Book of the Artist. Livre d'artiste. Spanish Collection” displaying illustrations by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Joan Miró from private collections will be opened in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts on February, 1st.
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| --24-01-2012-- |
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Sberbank and Troika Dialog merge into largest universal banking institution in Russia
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| On January 23 Sberbank of Russia and Troika Dialog announce the closure of the deal to merge the two companies. This landmark event signals the creation of the largest universal banking institution in Russia.
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| --23-01-2012-- |
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Gazprom may supply Shtokman deposit gas to Japan
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| Aleksey Miller, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom, promised to consider the possibility of supplying liquefied gas from Shtokman field gas to Japan
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| --23-01-2012-- |
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Snuggle in the Back Seats: St. Petersburg Offers Cheap Cinema Tickets for Valentines Day
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| Several cinemas in St. Petersburg will offer cheap tickets up for grabs on the eve of St. Valentine Day. The tickets will cost around 0.25EUR.
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| --23-01-2012-- |
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Elections 2012: Two Opposition Candidates May Be Withdrawn from the Polls
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| According to the Central Electoral Committee, two independent candidates who were planning to run for presidency at March 2012 candidates may be withdrawn from the lists due to excessive errors in the signature lists of their supporters.
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| --23-01-2012-- |
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All Historical Buildings in Petersburg to be Protected from Demolition
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| The Office of Public Prosecutor of Petersburg undertakes to rescue all historical buildings located in the city.
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| --23-01-2012-- |
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Graphic Novel Based on Anna Politkovskaya’s Book Published in France
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| According to the political magazine Le Nouvel Observateur, a graphic novel about atrocities of Russian soldiers towards civilian Chechen population has been published in France.
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| --23-01-2012-- |
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Zvyagintsevs Elena Wins Grand Prize of Norway Film Festival
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| The film Elena by the well-known Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev has won the grand prize “Aurora” at the 22nd TIFF, which finished on Saturday in the northern Norwegian city Tromsø.
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| --23-01-2012-- |
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Bykovs House in Moscow to Become a Monument
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| Department of Moscow Cultural Heritage (Mosgornasledie) has decided to make Bykov’s House a cultural heritage site, the Department’s press-service informs.
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| --20-01-2012-- |
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Examination: Moscow is Paved with Poor-Quality Tiles
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| From 70 to 80 per cent of paving tiles laid in the center of Moscow in 2011, have turned to be of low quality, a commission of experts states.
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| --20-01-2012-- |
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Public Prosecutor Demands Pulling Down New Buildings Near Culture Monument
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| Public Prosecutor of Stavropol Territory demands pulling down of the many-storeyed new buildings in Kislovodsk in the protection zone of a culture monument – Gorina’s manor, where the writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn used to stay.
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| --20-01-2012-- |
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Quizz on Russian Literature from The Guardian
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| The Guardian newspaper offered its readers to take a test on their knowledge of Russian literature as part of its culture section.
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| --20-01-2012-- |
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Russia-UK "Spy Rock Scandal" is Proved by Offical Confession
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| The UK has admitted it was spying on Russia in 2006 with the help of a fake rock, so an unbelievable Russian TV-programme about that unique way of spying was true.
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| --20-01-2012-- |
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Art Exhibition of Writer Vladimir Voinovich Opens in Moscow
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| Exhibition of paintings by the writer Vladimir Voinovich, who has been into art for almost 20 years, will be opened in Teatralnaya Gallery in Malaya Ordynka Street on January, 25th.
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| --19-01-2012-- |
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Another Scandal About Crane Reserve Near Moscow
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| The story of the unique wildlife preserve Crane Homeland in Taldom District of the Moscow Region, which was included in the plan of peatbog rewetting is developing further.
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| --19-01-2012-- |
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All 2012 Games for Russian Football Team are Announced
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| Russian football team will play friendly matches against France, Italy and Liechtenstein in June, a week before Euro 2012.
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| --19-01-2012-- |
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Monument to Sts. Peter and Febronia to be Set up in Murom
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| Monument to Saints Peter and Febronia - the embodiments of fidelity - will appear in their homeland, the city of Murom in Vladimir Region.
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| --19-01-2012-- |
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Wi-Fi Spots Come to Moscow Underground
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| 2012 promises a lovely present for the Internet-savvy Muscovites: Wi-Fi hot-spots will be piloted on several stations on the Moscow Underground. If successful, the project will extend to incorporate tunnels, to provide Wi-Fi access throughout the Moscow metro.
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| --19-01-2012-- |
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"Stop SOPA" Action Supported by Russians
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| Yesterday the global campaign against anti-piracy bills in the U.S. Congress was supported by Russian Pirate Party and some other activists.
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| --19-01-2012-- |
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Monument to Migrant Peasants to be Built in Altai Territory
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| Monument to migrant peasants who opened up new lands of Siberia in the framework of Stolypin’s reform will be set up in Altai.
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| --18-01-2012-- |
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Another Architecture Monument Brought Down in Moscow
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| Section House of the Moscow district railway located at the address 42À Enthusiastov Highway was a monument of architecture in the east of Moscow.
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| --18-01-2012-- |
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Famous Russian Actor Dies of Cancer
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| Russian famous theatre and movie actor Yevgeny Zharikov has died on the 71st year of his life.
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| --18-01-2012-- |
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Immortal Bacteria Found in Yakutia
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| Russian scientists have found a strange 3-million-year-old bacillus in permafrost of Mammoth Mountain. This microorganism influences life expectancy of animals.
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| --18-01-2012-- |
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Tsiskaridze Will Stay as a Teacher at the Bolshoi Theatre
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| Russian ballet legend Nikolay Tsiskaridze will keep his teacher job at the theatre despite his strained relations with the Bolshoi management.
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| --18-01-2012-- |
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New Tourist Water Routes to Appear in Siberia
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| New water tours and passengers routes will appear in Siberia in 2012.
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| --18-01-2012-- |
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Alfa Group aims to get leading positions in Russian cinema business
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| A1, the key investment division of Russian consortium Alfa Group, has purchased a 55.66% stake in cinema chain Formula Kino.
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| --17-01-2012-- |
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Fitch Ratings downgraded Russia’s debt rating
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| Fitch Ratings downgraded Russia’s debt rating from positive to stable on January 16.
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| --17-01-2012-- |
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Russian Cows Wear Fur Bras in Winter
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| Cows in Russia's Republic of Yakutia have been equipped with hand-made fur bras to help survive the biting cold.
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| --17-01-2012-- |
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Russian Pilot Detained in Southern Sudan
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| Russian pilot from the crew of the An-32 has been detained in Sardzhas, Southern Sudan. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs demands for the explanation of the incident.
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| --17-01-2012-- |
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Russian Hotels Chosen by World Travel Awards
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| The World Travel Awards have announced the winners for 2012. Two Moscow hotels were rewarded for excellence.
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| --17-01-2012-- |
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Bekmambetov Acquires Copyright to Screen Version of Lunar Boy
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| Timur Bekmambetov’s company Baselevs has acquired rights to make a screen version of the book One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy by the American musician and writer Stephen Tunney.
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| --17-01-2012-- |
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Throat Singers Gain New Status in Russia
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| The specialty “throat singer” (hoomeigi) has been added to the Uniform Qualifying Directory by the order of Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation.
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| --17-01-2012-- |
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One Masterpiece Exhibition Opens in Kazan
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| Following the example of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and the Hermitage, the Russian regional museums also master the practice of one-masterpiece shows.
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| --17-01-2012-- |
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Moscow Animal Rights Activists Stand Against Chinese Fur Coats
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| Russian animals defenders have sent complaints to Moscow police about some sales outlets at the All-Russia Exhibition Center which stocks Chinese fur coats made of domestic cat skins.
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| --17-01-2012-- |
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Russian Phobos-Grunt Falls in the Pacific Ocean
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| On January 15, Russian Phobos-Grunt Mars probe that's being stuck in the Earth orbit for two months, finally has fallen into the southern areas of the Pasific Ocean.
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| --17-01-2012-- |
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Consumer Protection Society sues McDonald's for hiding product information
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| The Consumer Rights Protection Society has filed a lawsuit against McDonald's for concealing products information, the society reports.
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| --17-01-2012-- |
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Continent Shifts: Chile Claims Its Territory in Antarctica
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| Chilean President Sebastian Pinera claimed a part of Antarctica a Chilean possession during his visit to the continent. The land on the Southern Pole was discovered by the Russian expedition in 1820.
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| --16-01-2012-- |
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South Urals Schools Introduced New Subject
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| “Fundamentals of religious cultures and secular ethics” has been introduced as a new subject in 57 schools in the South Urals. It will soon become a compulsory subject studied at primary education level.
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| --16-01-2012-- |
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Famous Film Director Died in Moscow
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| On January 15, famous movie and television director Evgeny Ginzburg died in the 67th year of his life due to cerebral hemorrhage.
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| --16-01-2012-- |
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New Tourist Route Appeared in Vyborg
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| New tourist route, dedicated to Soviet history, has appeared in Vyborg. The tour allow visitors to find out how the town looked in the past.
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| --16-01-2012-- |
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No Russians Perished in Costa Concordia Crash
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| All 108 Russians travelling on board the Costa Concordia liner were established communication, three Russian crew members were injured.
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| --16-01-2012-- |
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Best Performances of Moscow Theaters to be Uploaded on YouTube
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| TV versions of the best performances of Moscow theaters will be available in the Gold Collection of Performances uploaded on YouTube.
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| --16-01-2012-- |
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Moscow to Spend 10 Million Roubles on Space Topography
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| Moscow Architecture and Town-planning Committee has announced open competitions for acquiring materials of space topography and carrying out of aerial survey of the territory of Moscow.
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| --16-01-2012-- |
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Museum of Local Lore Burned Down in Chelyabinsk Region
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| Museum of Local Lore in Ostrolensky Settlement of Nagaybaksky District of the Chelyabinsk Region has burned down. Both the museum premises and exhibits have suffered from fire.
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| --16-01-2012-- |
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Russia breaks a record in Norwegian fish consumption
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| Russia is leading in import of Norwegian fish, leaving France behind, reports Norwegian Fish Committee.
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| --13-01-2012-- |
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Single Tickets for Museums and Theatres to Appear in Moscow
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| The Department of Culture of Moscow is going to introduce single tickets for visiting museums and theatres. The innovation will help to set a fixed price and to simplify the purchase of tickets.
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| --13-01-2012-- |
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Russian Youth Olympic Team to Compete for Medals
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| On Wednesday, Russian Youth Winter Olympic team has left for Innsbruck, Austria, for the first ever Youth Olympic Winter Games, to take part in almost every sport discipline.
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| --13-01-2012-- |
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Madonna Brings Her Hard Candy to Moscow
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| Madonna has opened Hard Candy Fitness Center in Moscow near the Red Square, her second fitness center in the world, and plans to visit it in 2012.
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| --13-01-2012-- |
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Russian Scientists to Create Genetic Passports for Plants
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| Scientists from Novosibirsk are going to create genetic passports for plants in order to restore endangered species.
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| --13-01-2012-- |
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Legendary Soviet Secret Agent Dies
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| A great Soviet secret service man, Hero of the Soviet Union and Stalin's saviour, Gevork Vartanian, died in Moscow at age 88
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| --13-01-2012-- |
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Investigation Closes Case on “Palace Take-Over” by Art Group “Voina”
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| Investigative authorities have issued a ruling to stop the criminal prosecution of Oleg Vorotnikov and Leonid Nikolayev for hooliganism, the official site of the art group "Voina" reports.
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| --13-01-2012-- |
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Dirtiest and Purest Regions of Russia Announced
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| The public organization Green Patrol has summed up ecological results of the year 2011.
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| --13-01-2012-- |
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Russian Ministry of Defense Comes up with Tetris and Minesweeper for 36 Million Roubles
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| The idea of creating “tough” military-patriotic computer games, suggested some time ago by experts of the Russian Ministry of Defense, has developed in an unexpected way.
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| --13-01-2012-- |
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CBR: Russia’s external debt grew $50 bln in 2011
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| The external debt of the Russian Federation grew to $538.9 bln as of January 1, 2012 from $482.98 bln as of January 1, 2011, preliminary CBR data showed.
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| --12-01-2012-- |
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Russian Film Director Popogrebsky Joins Jury of Sundance
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| The jurors of the national American festival of independent cinema Sundance Film Festival have been announced.
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| --12-01-2012-- |
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Bog and Cave in Bashkiria Recognized Nature Sanctuaries
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| Four nature sites have been registered among the new nature sanctuaries of the Republic of Bashkiria.
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| --12-01-2012-- |
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Achievements of Petersburg Artists for 2011 to be Shown in Manege
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| From January, 12th to 21st the Central Exhibition Hall “Manege” (St. Petersburg) will be holding an annual exhibition of new works by Petersburg artists “Petersburg-2011”, the municipal culture committee reports.
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| --12-01-2012-- |
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“Moroz City” Opened in Sokolniki Park
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| An ice town “Moroz City” has been opened in Sokolniki Park in Moscow. The attraction, built within the scope of the youth architectural festival, is interesting for both adults and children.
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| --12-01-2012-- |
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The Bolshoi Theatre's Soloist is Fired
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| The Bolshoi Theatre's officials have suspended famous ballet dancer Nikolay Tsiskaridze from his position of a dancing master.
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| --12-01-2012-- |
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One of the leading financial events, The Russia Forum 2012, to take place January 30 – February 3 in Moscow
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| Sberbank of Russia and Troika Dialog are to organize one of the leading financial events Russia Forum 2012, from January 30 to February 3, 2012 in Moscow.
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| --11-01-2012-- |
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1.6 Thousand Kilometers of Toll Roads to Appear in Russia
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| The state company Avtodor (Society for Road Improvement) specializing in building toll roads in Russia has aired its plans for the years immediately ahead.
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| --11-01-2012-- |
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City Defenders Try to Stop Demolition of Another Historical Building of St. Petersburg
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| Defenders of Petersburg have made an announcement that pulling down of House 145 in Fontanka Embankment is illegal.
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| --11-01-2012-- |
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Monument to Chairman of Collective Farm Opened in Belgorod Region
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| For the 90th anniversary of the outstanding agrarian Vasily Gorin his monument has been unveiled in Maiskiy Settlement of Belgorod Region.
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| --11-01-2012-- |
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Information on Subway Traffic Jams to Appear in Moscow Metro
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| Special boards with information on subway congestion will be installed in Moscow.
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| --11-01-2012-- |
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Slander is Now Costly in Russia
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| On January 1, a new law came into effect which has double the maximum sentence for insulting a state official.
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| --11-01-2012-- |
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Russian Student Won World Physics Olympiad
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| Russian student Lev Arzamassky won a gold medal at the World Physics Olympiad, which took place in Lombok, Indonesia.
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| --11-01-2012-- |
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Winter Palace to Appear in Russia
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| The social project “The Fairytale Map of Russia” has created one more tourist route – Arkhangelsk region is now considered to be a home to Winter from Russian folk tales.
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| --11-01-2012-- |
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Russian Alpinist Couple Didn't Return from Mont Blanc
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| A Russian couple of alpinists, Tatyana and Mikhail Zakharov, who went missing during an attempted ascent of Mont Blanc, were found dead on the second day of searches, on Tuesday.
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| --11-01-2012-- |
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Russian Football Player is Named a Sportsman of the Year
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| All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center has revealed results of the latest opinion poll in which Russian people expressed their opinion about the most notable Russian sportsmen in 2011.
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| --11-01-2012-- |
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European Carbon Tax May Cost Russians Extra Rubles
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| Starting from 2012 Russian airlines are to pay 25 -30 million Euros for flights to and from European airports due to European carbon tax. This may increase ticket prices.
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| --10-01-2012-- |
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Russians' Expectations for the New Year
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| Recent opinion polls reveal that the majority of Russians expect uneasy year with political protests and social conflicts.
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| --10-01-2012-- |
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100 Health Schools for Patients to be Founded in Moscow
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| The Board of Health published the territorial program of state guarantees for “rendering free medical aid in 2012”.
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| --10-01-2012-- |
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Monument to Newly-Married Couple to be Set up in Vladimir
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| Monument to a newly-married couple will be opened in Kolchuginsky District of the Vladimir Region on St. Valentine’s Day, February, 14th.
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| --10-01-2012-- |
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The Most Expensive Toll Road in Europe is in Pskov Region
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| A correspondent of regnum.ru made a trip by car on one of the most expensive toll roads of Europe, which is in the Pskov Region.
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| --10-01-2012-- |
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Rating of Most Awaited Russian Films Made
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| In the next 12 months Russian viewers will get a chance to watch the films most long-awaited to be released.
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| --10-01-2012-- |
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New Metro Station Appeared in St. Petersburg
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| New station “Admiralteyskaya” appeared in St. Petersburg. It is located not far from famous city attractions – the Winter Palace, St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Admiralty.
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| --10-01-2012-- |
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Gold Museum to Appear in the Urals Region
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| The museum of gold and platinum industry, that was closed for renovation, will start to receive tourists in summer of 2012. It is located in Berezovsky town of the Sverdlovsk region.
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| --10-01-2012-- |
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Restaurant Explosion in Moscow
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| On Monday, two people were killed and about 39 injured as a result of a gas explosion at an Italian restaurant in southwestern Moscow, reportedly the city healthcare department.
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| --10-01-2012-- |
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Space Debris Fall on Residential Places in Russia
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| Three more fragments of the space vehicle Meridian wrecked on December, 23rd, 2012 have been found in Ordynsky District of the Novosibirsk Region in the first week of January.
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| --09-01-2012-- |
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1st Art Festival of Modern Art to Take Place in Moscow
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| The Museum of Modern History of Russia will be hosting the First Art Festival of Modern Art from January, 26th till January, 29th.
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| --09-01-2012-- |
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First Electric Filling Stations to Open in Moscow
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| The first filling stations for electromobiles in Russia will be opened in Moscow.
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| --09-01-2012-- |
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Exhibition of Marat Babin and his Students Opens in Moscow
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| Sculpture exhibition of Marat Babin and his students is going to open soon in the Central House of Artist.
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| --09-01-2012-- |
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Online Acquaintance with Perm
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| Tourism and Information Centre of Perm has presented an online game dedicated to the Perm region. This game is intended to show the main sights of the region.
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| --07-01-2012-- |
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The Year Begins with Election Reforms
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| The Russian Government will draft bills introducing direct gubernatorial elections and a revised system of parliamentary representation by mid-February, according to the Russian President's orders.
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| --06-01-2012-- |
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Russian Hockey Team Stumbled Over Sweden
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| Early this morning, Russian youth hockey team has broken its straight the gold medals by losing to the Swedes at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Canada.
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| --06-01-2012-- |
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Museum of Battle on the Ice to be Opened in Pskov Region
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| A museum dedicated to the history of search of the place of the legendary Battle on the Ice is being created in Samolva Settlement of the Pskov Region.
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| --06-01-2012-- |
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Administration of Bolshoi Theatre Revenges on Tsiskaridze
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| The renowned ballet dancer Nikolay Tsiskaridze has been suspended from teaching in the Bolshoi Theatre.
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| --06-01-2012-- |
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Quasicrystal Arrived in Russia from Open Space
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| So-called natural quasicrystals, found in Russian Koryak Mountains (Chukotka), arrived at our planet from the open space.
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| --05-01-2012-- |
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New Football Museum to Appear in Samara in March
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| Samara Football Museum will not only be preserved but will also receive a new status and a new premise.
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| --05-01-2012-- |
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Exhibition on Wheels Opens in Petersburg
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| A unique train has arrived at the Baltiyski railway station in Saint Petersburg to become a real exhibition centre.
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| --05-01-2012-- |
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Tyva May be Shaken for Years
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| Scientists are not ready to predict, when the earthquake is going to stop completely.
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| --04-01-2012-- |
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14th Century Seal of Italian Merchant Found in Rostov Region
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| A bronze cast seal once owned by an Italian merchant has been found near Azov in Rostov Region.
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| --04-01-2012-- |
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In 2012 Forest Fires Can Spread to Cities Again
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| Forest fires in 2012 can spread onto settlements in the majority of federal districts of Russia, the head of center Antistikhia of the Ministry of Emergency Measures of the Russian Federation Vladislav Bolov warns.
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| --04-01-2012-- |
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Archeology Monuments of 10th-13th Centuries Verge on Ruining in Tver Region
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| Deforestation around village Novoe of Rameshkovsky District (Tver Region) has brought about damage to tumuli Kidomlya-2 and 3.
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| --04-01-2012-- |
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Inflation in Russia Made up 6.1%
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| In 2011 inflation growth made up 6.1% in Russia, what has become the country’s historical minimum.
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| --04-01-2012-- |
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Russian Scientists Come up with Superdrug against Encephalitis
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| The Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences after three-year research has presented a new medicine for the virus of tick-borne encephalitis.
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| --03-01-2012-- |
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Archeology Monument Destroyed in Ryazan Region
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| A civil engineering firm has dug out an open-cast mine near Dubrovichi Village (Ryazan Region) on the place of an archaeological monument and thus destroyed about 400 square meters of Dubrovichesky site of an ancient settlement.
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| --03-01-2012-- |
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6,5 kg Trotyl Found on Dump Site in Kaliningrad Region
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| 44-year-old local dweller addressed a police department of Zelenograd District (Kaliningrad Region) and informed about having found explosives in a dump site near Sosnovka Settlement.
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| --03-01-2012-- |
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Street-art Group Voina Burns Paddy Waggon
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| Members of the scandalous street-art group Voina (War) burned down a police van on the New Year’s Eve.
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| --03-01-2012-- |
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World’s Fastest Computer to Be Created for Moscow State University
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| Development of a new supercomputer has been launched for the M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University.
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| --02-01-2012-- |
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Monument to Heroes of 1812 Restored in Smolensk Region
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| Dwellers of the town of Krasny (Smolensk Region)have got a present for the anniversary of the Russian-French war of 1812.
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| --02-01-2012-- |
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Moscow to Rate Among 10 Largest Megacities of the World in 2012
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| Expanding the borders of the Russian capital will become the main event of 2012 for Moscow.
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| --02-01-2012-- |
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New Russian Cartoon Animated Film Goes on Release in Russia
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| New Russian animation Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf goes on release in Russia with 1.300 thousand copies.
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| --02-01-2012-- |
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Great Choreographer Marks His 85th Birthday
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| One of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, the father of the Nutcracker ballet, Yury Grigorovich, is celebrating his 85th birthday today.
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| --02-01-2012-- |
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Yekaterina Savinova Museum Opens in Altay Territory
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| The museum of actress Yekaterina Savinova, who is mostly known to viewers with her role of Frosya Burlakova in the comedy Come Tomorrow (1963), has been opened in her native village Eltsovka of the Altay Territory.
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| --30-12-2011-- |
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Soviet Animations to Return to Soyuzmultfilm
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| The Incorporated State Film Collection will be reorganized, and its funds transferred to storage in Gosfilmofond, with the copyrights going to Soyuzmultfilm studio.
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| --30-12-2011-- |
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Russian Railways Connects Moscow to Paris and Nice
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| Air travel is no longer the only option for Europeans wanting to visit Moscow. In mid-December 2011 Russian Railways introduced two new destinations: Paris and Nice. The Moscow-Paris train journeys via Poland and Germany, while the Moscow-Nice one takes you to the south of France via Austria and Italy.
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| --30-12-2011-- |
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Sistema has Acquired First Cavalry Army Stud Farm
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| Sistema JSFC has won an open auction to have the right to acquire a 100% stake in OJSC First Cavalry Army Stud Farm from the State for RUB 303 million.
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| --30-12-2011-- |
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The largest state publishing house of educational literature has been sold out at an auction
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| The Federal Agency for State Property Management has sold publishing house Prosveshcheniye to the company Olma Media Group for 2.25 billion Rubles.
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| --30-12-2011-- |
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Export oil duty to fall to $ 397.5 per ton
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| From 1 January 2012 export oil duty has fallen to $ 397.5 per ton in Russia. This is $ 9.1 less than in the end of 2011.
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| --29-12-2011-- |
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Russian Oil and Gas Reserves Grew in 2011
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| As a result of geological survey, Russian oil and gas reserves grew in 2011, claimed the Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Yuriy Trutnev.
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| --29-12-2011-- |
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Turkey approved building South Stream
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| Turkey approved building the gas pipeline South Stream by Gazprom on the high level.
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| --29-12-2011-- |
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Russia and Turkey are prolonging gas contracts
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| Officials of Russian Gazprom and Turkish Botas sign commercial documents on gas supplies to Turkey in 2012.
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| --29-12-2011-- |
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Bear-Biker Appears in Irkutsk Region
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| An unusual sculpture has been set up by local businessmen near one of the shopping malls of Bratsk in the Irkutsk Region.
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| --29-12-2011-- |
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12-kilo Pike Caught in Chelyabinsk Region
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| Fisherman Yury Rudnitsky caught a gigantic pike weighing 12 kg and 1,2 meters long in Karasevo Lake of the Chelyabinsk Region.
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| --29-12-2011-- |
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Yuri Nikulin's House Museum Opens in Smolensk Region
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| Yuri Nikulin's House Museum has opened in his native place, Demidov District of the Smolensk Region.
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| --29-12-2011-- |
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Russian Police to Give Money Prize for the Best Propaganda
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| The Russian Interior Ministry has founded a 100,000 rouble ($3,100) prize for "the most talented propaganda of police work".
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| --29-12-2011-- |
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Muscovites Became Older and More Educated
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| The results of the Russian Census 2010 showed that the average Muscovite is now older and more educated in comparison with the census in 2002.
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| --29-12-2011-- |
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Russians to Spend $100 on New Year’s Treatments
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| An average cost of 2012 New Year’s treatments will make up 3 060 Rubles (about $100) in Russia, counted the Federal State Statistics Service.
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| --28-12-2011-- |
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New Appointments in the Russian Government
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| The head of presidential administration, the deputy prime minister, the parliamentary speaker of the State Duma and the presidential administration's first deputy head are announced.
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| --28-12-2011-- |
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The Best Russian Sportsmen of the Year are Announced
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| Top-10 Russian sportspeople for 2011 have been announced by the Russian Federation of Sports Journalist, which founded the "Silver Doe" award.
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| --28-12-2011-- |
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Elk Sculptures Appeared in Moscow Parks
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| Seventeen life size elk sculptures appeared in Moscow parks yesterday. This is an unusual way ecologists have chosen to draw public's attention to environmental problems.
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| --28-12-2011-- |
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Retrospective Exhibition of Vitaly Goryaev to Take Place in Moscow
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| A large retrospective exhibition of the outstanding artist Vitaly Goryaev (1910-1982) will be opened in the Moscow House of Artist on Krymsky Val on January, 17th.
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| --28-12-2011-- |
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Borozdins Manor Decays in Pskov Region
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| A monument of federal value - the Borozdins’ manor, built in the late 17th century is decaying in the Pskov Region.
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| --28-12-2011-- |
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Rosneft and Exxon Mobil to Open a Joint Venture
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| In February 2012 the largest Russian oil company Rosneft is going to make an agreement on creating a new joint venture with the American company Exxon Mobil.
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| --28-12-2011-- |
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VTB acquired 20 % of the largest iron ore producer
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| The state bank VTB has acquired 20 % shares of the holding Metalloinvest from the businessman Vasiliy Anisimov and has become a partner of the Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov.
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| --27-12-2011-- |
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Abkhazia has reduced mandarins supply into Russia
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| In 2011 Abkhazia will cut significantly mandarin supply into Russia, claimed Abkhazian Minister of agriculture Beslan Djopua.
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| --27-12-2011-- |
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First Camping Spot Opened in Suzdal
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| The first modern campsite has appeared in Suzdal. The project meets all European standards.
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| --27-12-2011-- |
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Queen Rents Royal Lands to Russians
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| The Royal family of the UK will set to rent parkland close to Kensington Palace in London to the Russian Olympic Committee during Olympic Games 2012.
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| --27-12-2011-- |
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Cinema Museum to be Found in Lenfilm Studio
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| Museum of Lenfilm – the oldest Russian film studio – will be opened in St. Petersburg.
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| --26-12-2011-- |
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Medieval Site Found by Unique Svetloyar Lake
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| Not far from Lake Svetloyar (Nizhniy Novgorod region) archeologists have found remains of the medieval Russian settlement preliminary dated to the 14th-early 15th centuries.
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| --26-12-2011-- |
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Exhibition of Oriental Weapons Opens in St. Petersburg
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| Petersburg Military History Museum has opened Russia’s largest exhibition of weapons of the East of the 16th-19th centuries.
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| --26-12-2011-- |
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Tourists Are Offered a Live Webcam Walk through St. Petersburg
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| A new project VPiter gives an opportunity to see St. Petersburg online. The company launched 19 live webcams that help tourists to take a virtual walk through the main attractions of the city.
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| --26-12-2011-- |
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Exhibition of Artist Tatyana Mavrina Opens in Moscow
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| The Alexander Pushkin State Museum has opened a unique exhibition dedicated to the 110th anniversary since the birth of the Russian artist Tatyana Mavrina (1900-1996).
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| --26-12-2011-- |
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WWF Makes Special Mention of Ulyanovsk Region
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| Ulyanovsk Region has turned to be in the first group in the rating of forest management among the federal subjects of Russia.
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| --26-12-2011-- |
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Monument to Legendary Strongman Ivan Poddubny Opens in Yeysk
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| A monument to the legendary Russian strongman Ivan Poddubny has appeared in Yeysk (Kransodar Region). The sculpture has been set up not far from his memorial in Podduby Park.
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| --26-12-2011-- |
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92-96% New Year’s Posting to be Delivered in Time by Post of Russia
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| New Year’s holidays won’t cause much delay in International mail transiting by Post of Russia, which won’t exceed much the set standards.
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| --26-12-2011-- |
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Alcohol-free Red Square on New Year’s Day
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| Traditionally thousands of people see in the New Year’s Day in the Red Square. This time Moscow authorities have banned taking alcohol to the Red Square and selling it nearby.
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| --26-12-2011-- |
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Sberbank Acquired a Swiss Bank for $ 80.5 mln
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| Sberbank of Russia acquired Swiss bank SLB Commercial Bank AG from LUKOIL group of companies for about $ 80.5 mln.
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| --25-12-2011-- |
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Hotel National sold by Moscow for about $ 150 mln
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| Moscow authorities sold the hotel National in Mokhovaya St. at an auction. The new owner, the family of the Gutserievs and the Shishkhanovs has paid about $ 150 million.
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| --25-12-2011-- |
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Russian Businessman has Acquired Monaco FC
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| The company Monaco Sport Invest, controlled by the Russian business Dmitry Rybolovlev, has acquired 66.67% shares of the football Club Monaco.
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| --24-12-2011-- |
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Russian Government to Launch Invest In Russia site
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| The site Invest In Russia is to present an investment map of the county. It is to tell potential foreign investors about necessary laws and rules in Russia, to give information about tenders, privatization projects and subsidy assistance programs.
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| --24-12-2011-- |
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Russia to rescue Cyprus form debt crisis
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| December 23 the Russian Ministry of Finance signed an agreement with Cyprus on crediting this country for 2.5 billion Euro, said RIA News. The first tranche will be transferred to Cyprus accounts by December 31. This will let the republic to refinance its debts on bonds in the start of the next year.
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| --24-12-2011-- |
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Nizhny Novgorod to Prepare for Winter Holiday Season
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| Christmas and New Year entertainment programs will be presented in different parts of Nizhny Novgorod during winter holidays in Russia.
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| --23-12-2011-- |
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Sober New Year in the Central Moscow
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| If you want to celebrate New Year's Eve on Moscow streets, you should prepare for the sober holiday, as the authorities decided to ban the sale of alcohol in the city centre on New Year's Eve night.
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| --23-12-2011-- |
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Hermitage Welcomes to Herculaneum Antiquities Exhibition
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| The State Hermitage Museum (Saint Petersburg) has opened the exhibition Herculaneum Antiquities in the framework of the finishing Year of Italy in Russia.
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| --23-12-2011-- |
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World’s Most Northern Japanese Garden to Appear in Irkutsk
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| A Japanese garden may appear on Konny Island in the center of Irkutsk, in the basin of River Angara.
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| --23-12-2011-- |
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Giotto’s Masterpieces Displayed in Tretyakov Gallery
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| Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, for the first time opens the exhibition of Giotto di Bondone (1267–1337), a greatest artist of the Italian Protorenaissance.
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| --23-12-2011-- |
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Russian Oligarch’s Daughter acquired $ 88 million Manhattan Apartment
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| Ekaterina Rybolovleva, a daughter of the Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev has bought a 626 square meters flat on Manhattan for $ 88 million.
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| --22-12-2011-- |
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Russian Railways acquires 8 Sapsan trains
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| The Russian Railwayshave signed a firm contract with German concern Siemens for supplying eight more high speed trains Sapsan. The total sum of contracts including maintenance reaches 600 million Euro.
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| --22-12-2011-- |
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Russians Can Pay Their U.S. Visa Fees Online
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| The Russian citizens who plan to visit the New World can now pay their visa application fees online by credit card, the U.S. Mission announced.
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| --22-12-2011-- |
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Luxury Golf Club to Appear in Leningrad Region
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| A luxury golf club for ˆ26 million will be built near the village Gorki, not far from St. Petersburg.
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| --22-12-2011-- |
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Michael McFaul Comes to Russia in January 2012 as the New U.S. Ambassador
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| President Obama's chief advisor on Russia, Michael McFaul has been appointed by the U.S. Senate as the U.S. ambassador to Russia. He will change his predecessor John Byerly in early January 2012.
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| --22-12-2011-- |
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Polish Poster Exhibition Opens in Moscow
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| Exhibition of Polish posters of the 19th-20th centuries has been opened in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow.
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| --22-12-2011-- |
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Five Tons of Artillery Shells Discovered in Scrap-Yard
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| Criminal case was launched against an inspector of a metal scrap-yard in Chebarkul (Chelyabinsk Region) on December, 21st, 2011.
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| --22-12-2011-- |
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Extension of Public Transport Services on the New Year's Day
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| Regular public transport in Moscow will extend operating hours during New Year's Day celebrations.
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| --22-12-2011-- |
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Mikhail Fridman to Invest $1 bn into US Real Instate
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| Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman is going to invest up to $1 billion in properties on the east coast of the United States.
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| --21-12-2011-- |
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Russia and Finland to Create Joint Spirit Plant
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| Russian and Finish alcohol producers Rosspirtprom and Saimaa Beverages will create a joint company under the name of Joint Spirit Plants. The ally has been approved by the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service.
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| --21-12-2011-- |
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Egypt has Lost its Popularity among Russian Tourists
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| The demand for New Year’s tours abroad among Russians have been reduced on 10-50% depending on the direction. The most popular winter destination, Egypt, has lost 10-15% sales in comparison with the last year.
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| --21-12-2011-- |
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Yevgeni Mironov Brings New Year Presents to Disabled Children
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| The Russian actor Yevgeni Mironov, a co-founder of the Artist Charity Fund, has lent his support to disabled children who spend their New Year at the federal centre for prosthetic treatment in St. Petersburg.
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| --21-12-2011-- |
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Christmas Fair to Open in Petrozavodsk
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| Christmas Fair will be held in the centre of Petrozavodsk. Visitors can buy Christmas gifts, made by the best Karelian craftsmen.
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| --21-12-2011-- |
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16th Century Icons Stolen 30 years Ago Now Found in Moscow
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| Icons of the 16th and 17th centuries, stolen from Veliky Ustyug Historical Architectural and Art Museum in 1984 have been recently found in a Moscow Museum owned by a private collector.
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| --21-12-2011-- |
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Open-Air Museum to be Founded in Novgorod Region
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| 277 thousand euro will be allocated for foundation of an archeological open-air museum in Batetsky District of the Novgorod Region.
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| --21-12-2011-- |
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Monument to Soviet Gymnast Boris Shakhlin Opens in Ishim
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| Monument to the legendary Soviet gymnast Boris Shakhlin (1932 - 2008), a native of Ishim town of the Tyumen Region was unveiled there on Tuesday.
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| --21-12-2011-- |
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New Year Celebrations Start in Yekaterinburg
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| Winter holiday celebrations will start in Yekaterinburg this weekend. New Year and Christmas shows will be held in different parts of the city.
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| --21-12-2011-- |
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Top-10 Car Makes and Models Most Popular Among Moscow Car Thieves
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| Independently of each other, two Russian companies published their surveys of the cars most popular among Moscow car thieves. The Japanese makes - Honda, Mazda, and Toyota - top both lists.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Worker and Kolkhoz Woman to Show Soviet New Year Decorations
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| December 27 will see the opening of an exhibition of Soviet New Year paraphernalia: Christmas-tree decorations, photos, pictures and cards in the museum-exhibition center Worker and Kolkhoz Woman.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Wooden Architecture Monument Taken down near St. Petersburg
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| Historical building of Lokhovaya’s summer residence has been demolished with a bulldozer in Komarovo Settlement of the Leningrad Region.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Ice Land Museum Appeared in St. Petersburg
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| The Museum of Ice was opened in St. Petersburg last week. Visitors can see fairy-tale characters and fantastic creatures made of ice.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Exhibition of Soviet New Year Gifts Opens in Moscow
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| Exhibition “Happy New Year, dear comrades!” opens in the History Museum in Moscow on 21 December.
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| --20-12-2011-- |
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Russia has signed protocol on joining WTO
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| Russia’s bid to join the World Trade Organization was accepted by WTO trade ministers on Friday.
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| --19-12-2011-- |
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Boris Grebenshchikov Concert Cancelled for Political Reasons First Time in Last 25 Years
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| Management of the St. Petersburg State University has cancelled Grebenshchikov’s free concert and meeting with students scheduled for December, 23rd.
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| --19-12-2011-- |
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Ice Wedding Palace to Open in Murmansk Region
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| Russia’s only “Snow village” with its own cinema and Wedding Palace will be opened at the foothills of the Khibiny Mountains in Murmansk Region on December, 24th.
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| --19-12-2011-- |
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Raising Funds for Steve Jobs Monument in Novosibirsk
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| Dwellers of Novosibirsk have initiated fundraising for a monument to the head of Apple corporation Steve Jobs.
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| --19-12-2011-- |
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Oil Rig with 67 People Abroad Sank in the Russian Far East
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| About 16 people are already found dead in the the Sea of Okhotsk after the overturning of an oil rig in the Russian Far East.
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| --19-12-2011-- |
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Russian Biathlon Team is Best in Mixed Rally
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| On December 18, Russian biathlon ream won gold medals in the mixed rally at the World Cup’s third stage in Hochfilzen, Austria.
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| --19-12-2011-- |
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India may pay for Iranian oil via Russia
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| India is studying ways of paying for Iranian oil via Russian banks, says The Economic Times. This decision may be taken by South Asian country in case the Western countries impose sanctions against Iranian oil trade.
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| --18-12-2011-- |
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Russian Standard Corporation has acquired Italian wine house
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| Russian Standard Corporation, owned by Rustam Tariko, has acquired 70 % stake of Italian wine house Gancia, reports The Kommersant. The sides have not disclosed the deal details, at that some experts estimate the sum of the deal in 150 -180 million Euro.
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| --16-12-2011-- |
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In the Name of the Country: Mikhail Prokhorov May Marry to Become the President
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| Brides of all nations, stand up! A potential future President of Russia, a billionaire, and - wait for this - a bachelor, Mikhail Prokhorov is said to seriously consider marrying ahead of the presidential elections in 2012. There is no Father of the Nation without the second half, is there?
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| --16-12-2011-- |
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Nativity Scenes Exhibited in Church Museum in Moscow
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| The museum of Christ the Saviour’s Cathedral in Moscow presents around 70 exhibits from the collection of Neapolitan Museum Certosa di San Martino created by great artists of the 18th-19th centuries.
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| --16-12-2011-- |
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Culture Monument Sold in Ulyanovsk
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| Back in May 2010 a historical building of the musical school of Zhadovka Settlement in Ulyanovsk Region was sold from the auction to a local dweller.
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| --16-12-2011-- |
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Some Station of Petersburg Metro to Become Monuments
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| The Cultural Heritage Preservation Council has included a number of metro stations of Petersburg into the list of monuments of regional value.
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| --16-12-2011-- |
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Safari Park to Appear in Russia
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| Big safari park will be built in Moscow next year.
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| --16-12-2011-- |
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MegaFon cuts down prices for roaming
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| MegaFon, one of the three major mobile operators in Russia, has claimed about the biggest in its history cutting down prices for roaming. The phone calls and sms costs for customers, staying abroad, have fallen nine times.
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| --15-12-2011-- |
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Subaru might be produced in Russia
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| One more Japanese car producer may start producing its cars in Russia. Fuji Heavy Industries, which owns brand Subaru, might open its production of 30 thousand cars a year in Russia.
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| --15-12-2011-- |
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Exhibition Spiral Movement Opens in Moscow
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| A spiraled exhibition has been opened at the Moscow center of modern art Winzavod. Everything there is arranged according to this ancient symbol of spiral form.
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| --15-12-2011-- |
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Monument in Tver Made with Grammar Mistakes
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| New stele “Town of Military Glory” uncovered on December, 13th turned to have set in stone some blunders.
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| --15-12-2011-- |
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Danny DeVito to Speak Russian in 3D Animation The Lorax
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| Animation 3D-film The Lorax by creators of Ice Age and Despicable Me will go on release in Russia in the beginning of March, 2012.
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| --15-12-2011-- |
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Russian Railways to Sell Tickets via Internet
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| Starting December 15, the Russian Railways is going to sell international train tickets over the Internet.
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| --15-12-2011-- |
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Russia to Charge 5% Duties on Condoms
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| Russia to introduce 5% import custom duties on condoms in 2015 that is in three years after joining the WTO.
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| --14-12-2011-- |
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Get VAT Back in Tax Free Russia!
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| Tax free system will be introduced in Russia from 2012. This will let foreign tourists to get value –added tax back on the goods bought in Russia. Now VAT is Russia is 18%.
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| --14-12-2011-- |
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Pensioners Mistake Romantic for Sectarian
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| Tenants of the house in Dor Village of Shahovsky District of the Moscow Region went to police with a complaint about weird things happening at their entrance.
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| --14-12-2011-- |
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Concert-Exhibition in Moscow to Support those Arrested at Public Rallies
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| December, 17th will see the concert-exhibition “Freedom of Choice” held at the design factory Flakon in support of people arrested during anti-corruption rallies in Moscow on December, 5th and 6th.
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| --14-12-2011-- |
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Post Boxes for Letters to Ded Moroz to Appear in Russia
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| Special post boxes accepting only letters to Ded Moroz (Russian Santa Claus) will appear in Moscow parks. There will be two types of boxes – for children and for adults as well.
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| --14-12-2011-- |
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Alexander Sokurov Awarded Highest Japanese Order
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| “He has revealed Japan to viewers from all over the world” - with these words the Japanese consul general handed the higher award, Order of the Rising Sun over to Alexander Sokurov.
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| --14-12-2011-- |
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Russian Glonass Satnav System Develops International Market
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| Russia says the Latin American and Indian markets will be a priority for Russia's Glonass satellite navigation system.
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| --14-12-2011-- |
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Christmas Gifts Fair Opens in Moscow
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| Traditional Christmas Gifts Fair has opened in Moscow. Everybody can find something special for Christmas there.
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| --13-12-2011-- |
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Traces of Ancient Hungarians Found in Chelyabinsk Region
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| Archeologists have uncovered barrows, which are about a thousand years old, on the bank of Lake Uyelga in Kunashak District.
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| --13-12-2011-- |
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Monument to Hospitality Appears in Saransk
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| Sculptural composition titled "Make yourself at home" has been set up in Saransk.
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| --13-12-2011-- |
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The Day of Folk Tale to Appear In Russia
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| A new event will appear in the calendar of Russian tourism – the Day of Folk Tale is going to be marked on March 7.
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| --13-12-2011-- |
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Apartment Hotel to Open in Kalyazin
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| An abandoned sanatorium in Kalyazin will become an apart-hotel with great recreational facilities.
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| --13-12-2011-- |
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"Newborn" Lokomotiv Team Wins its First Game
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| On Monday, a new Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team went to the ice for the first time since the terrible plane crash in September 2011 that wiped out the entire team and coaches.
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| --13-12-2011-- |
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Highest Japanese Award Was Given to Russian Film Director
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| Famous Russian film director Alexander Sokurov was presented with the Order of the Rising Sun by the General Japanese Consul in St. Petersburg, Ichiro Kavabata.
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| --13-12-2011-- |
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Another Monument of Federal Value Falling into Pieces in Moscow
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| Terrace of the main building of Vinogradovo manor - a monument of federal value - has collapsed in Severny Settlement in the north of Moscow.
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| --12-12-2011-- |
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Dolphinarium Opened in Moscow
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| A new dolphinarium has been opened in Moscow, on the territory of the All-Russia Exhibition Centre. Visitors can watch performances and even swim with dolphins.
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| --12-12-2011-- |
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Porcelain Birds Exhibited in Irkutsk
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| A collection of beautiful porcelain birds are being displayed at the exhibition in the Irkutsk Regional Art Museum.
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| --12-12-2011-- |
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Three-Meter Monument to Happiness Appears in the Center of Izhevsk
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| Inhabitants of the capital of Udmurtiya are already getting New Year's gifts. Among them is a huge horseshoe located on the river bank.
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| --12-12-2011-- |
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Russian Constitution "Comes to Age"
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| Today Russia marks the Constitution Day for the 18th time in its contemporary history. Though this date is no longer a day off in Russia, two thirds of Russian people still celebrate it.
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| --12-12-2011-- |
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Total Increases its Stake in Novatek to 14.09%
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| French company Total, one of the largest European oil and gas concerns, has acquired 2% interest in Russian company Novatek, the largest independent gas producer in Russia.
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| --10-12-2011-- |
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People in Yakutsk Saved "Siberian Hachiko" from Death
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| A dog nicknamed "Siberian Hachiko" was rescued in the city of Yakutsk. The dog guarded the body of its pregnant canine friend for two weeks as temperatures dropped to -50 degrees Celsius.
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| --09-12-2011-- |
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Yelena Polenova Exhibition in Moscow to Mark the Artist’s 160th Anniversary
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| Exhibition of the artist Yelena Polenova will be opened in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow on December, 16th.
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| --09-12-2011-- |
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600 Dolls and 8000 Transformers Crushed with Tractor in Kaliningrad
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| Eight thousand sets of Bakugan transformers and 600 PiXie dolls have been crushed under tractors at a spoil disposal near Mamonovo Town of Kaliningrad Region.
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| --09-12-2011-- |
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Exhibition of Valentin Serov’s Drawings to Open in Moscow
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| The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, opens the exhibition of Valentin Serov’s (1865-1911) drawings on December, 15th in Moscow.
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| --09-12-2011-- |
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The First InterContinental Hotel in Moscow Starts its Work
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| The InterContinental Hotels & Resorts hotel service group has opened the first hotel of the InterContinental brand in Moscow.
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| --09-12-2011-- |
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Retail in Russia 2011 Conference: Perspectives for Digital Future
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| The 7th international conference, Retail in Russia, organised by the Vedomosti newspaper, plans to discuss the perspectives for development for traditional retail and e-commerce, quality control, and investment opportunities. This one-day business event takes place on December 15, 2011.
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| --09-12-2011-- |
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EVRAZ and Polymetal Are Included in FTSE 100 Index
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| EVRAZ plc, owned by the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovic, and the producer of precious metals Polymetal have been included in the FTSE 100 Index of the UK’s leading public companies.
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| --08-12-2011-- |
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Photo Exhibition to Highlight Building Process of Moscow Metro
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| An exhibition of unique photos of Moscow metro opens today at Vystavochnaya metro station in Moscow.
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| --08-12-2011-- |
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Russian Small Towns Are in Risk Zone
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| The number of medium and small towns in Russia will fall in the nearest decades, claims the Ministry of Economic Development.
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| --08-12-2011-- |
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The State Duma Elections 2011: Geotagging Public Manifestations
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| December 10, 2011 will see a series of public manifestations across Russia against the falsification of the State Duma elections. In the best traditions of Web2.0, the information about demonstrations has been geotagged, and places are put on the map.
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| --08-12-2011-- |
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People Request Governor to Rescue Unique Forts of Kronstadt
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| Head of municipal union of Kronstadt town Yanina Karmazinova has addressed an open letter to the governor of St.Petersburg George Poltavchenko with a request to assist restoration of Kronstadt forts.
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| --08-12-2011-- |
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Best Photos of Ruth Orkin in Moscow
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| The Lumier Brothers Photography Center in Moscow has opened the exhibition “Ruth Orkin. Retrospective. 1939-1981” presenting 50 pictures.
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| --08-12-2011-- |
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Russian Retiree Wants to Annul His Marriage as He Doesn't Remember It
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| A court of Chelyabinsk region has rejected the claim of one Ural retiree, who asked to annul his marriage as he doesn't remember getting married.
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| --08-12-2011-- |
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Lack of Motivation Costs Russia $ 228 Billion a Year
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| Lack of motivation at work results in $ 228 billion loss for Russian business, says research of AXES Management, the Russian partner of consulting company Aon Hewitt.
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| --07-12-2011-- |
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Zarubezhneft & TNK-BP to Bid for Vietnamese Gas & Oil Deposits
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| Russian oil companies Zarubezhneft and TNK-BP will bid for gas and oil deposits in Vietnam. Each company claims for one out of nine shelf blocks put up for tender.
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| --07-12-2011-- |
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Russia-Spain Year is Ended by Russian Ballet Stars
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| On Monday, a magnificent gala-concert with the participation of the best dancers from Russia's top theatres was given in Madrid, crowning the Russia-Spain cross-cultural year.
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| --07-12-2011-- |
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"Group of Life" for Russian Football Team
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| On Friday, December 2, a draw ceremony for the Euro 2012 finals brought Russia a very successful result.
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| --07-12-2011-- |
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Audrey Hepburn, Serge Gainsbourg, and Other Air France Celebrities Visit Yekaterinburg
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| An exhibition of promotional photographs shot for Air France between 1955 and 1971 visits Yekaterinburg's Metenkov House until December 18th, 2011.
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| --06-12-2011-- |
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Sheremetyevo Airport Has Upgraded Its Call Centre
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| Sheremetyevo International Airport has updated its call centre by changing the phone number.
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| --06-12-2011-- |
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Yandex Ads Banners to Rise 67% in Price
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| The price for media advertising will rise 67 % on the main page and in average 28% on other pages on the largest search engine in Russia,Yandex, claimed the company.
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| --05-12-2011-- |
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SSJ 100 Owned by Aeroflot Made Its First International Flight
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| Russian passenger jet Sukhoi Superjet 100, owned by Aeroflot airlines, made its first international flight on December 5, 2011. Moscow – Oslo- Moscow has become the first rout for SSJ 100.
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| --05-12-2011-- |
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The State Duma Elections 2011: 20 Per Cent of Russians Support the Communist Party
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| According to the preliminary results of the State Duma Elections 2011, almost 20 per cent of Russian citizens gave their support to the Communist Party.
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| --05-12-2011-- |
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The Day of Russian Military Glory: The Moscow Battle, December 5, 1941
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| 2011 marks the 70th anniversary of the Moscow Battle on December 5th. For the first time since the invasion of Hitler's forces on June 22, the Soviet forces took on the offensive and pushed the Fascist army away from the heart of the country.
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| --05-12-2011-- |
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Tourists Can Enjoy Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides in Moscow
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| Tourists will be able to enjoy exciting horse-drawn sleigh rides during winter holidays in Moscow. Warm blankets, sounds of bells, parks covered with snow – what can be more romantic and relaxing?
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| --05-12-2011-- |
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A Chinese Mo Lijiang Wows the Audience with Russian Romances
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| The winner of 2010 Grand Prix of the non-academic romance festival, Mo Lijiang from China may now enter the Guinness Book of Records as the first and only Chinese to successfully perform Russian romances.
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| --05-12-2011-- |
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The First Hotel of International Level to Appear in Petrozavodsk
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| A new hotel will be opened in the capital of Karelia. Park Inn will become the first hotel of international level built in Petrozavodsk.
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| --05-12-2011-- |
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King of the Neapolitan Song to Perform in Moscow
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| Legendary Italian singer Robertino Loretti will perform at the stage of the Moscow International Music House, on December 7.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Three New Metro Stations to Open Today in Moscow
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| The opening of three new stations in Moscow metro will take place today, December 2. “Borisovo”, “Shipilovskaya” and “Zyablikovo” will start working on the Liublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Russian Booker of the Decade Finds its Winner
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| The Russian Booker Prize of the Decade, a prestigious literary award, has been given to a Russian writer and philologist Aleksander Chudakov, posthumously.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Less Corruption in Russia in 2011
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| Russia is ranked 143 in Corruption Perceptions Index improving its position on 11 levels since the last year.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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Migrant Children won’t get separate schools in Moscow
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| Moscow will not open separate schools for migrant children, claimed the Mayor of Moscow.
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| --02-12-2011-- |
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10 Ruble “Space” Coin is Issued by Central Bank
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| A 10 Rubles coin with a space ship, stars and the Earth depicted on it has been introduced into circulation today by the Central Bank. The “space” coin is devoted to the 50th Anniversary of the first human flight in space.
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| --01-12-2011-- |
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Gazprom to Build Gas Pipeline in North Korea
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| The state monopoly Gazprom will become the only builder of the North Korean section of the gas pipeline which will transfer the Russian Far East gas to the South Korea via North Korea.
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| --01-12-2011-- |
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Indoor Climbing Centre Opened in Siberia
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| The only Olympic-level climbing centre in Siberia has been opened after reconstruction in Tomsk.
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| --01-12-2011-- |
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Russian Ambassador Wants to Reward British Rescuers
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| British rescue team may be rewarded for the recovery operation in the Irish Sea after the sinking of a cargo ship with Russian sailors onboard.
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| --01-12-2011-- |
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The Highest Christmas Tree to Be Set Up in Caucasus
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| The highest Christmas Tree in the Northern Caucasus will be set up in the city of Grozny.
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| --01-12-2011-- |
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One of the Most Important Book Fairs Opens its Doors
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| The 13th International Book Fair "Non/fiction" starts its work on November 30, in the Central House of Artists, Moscow.
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| --30-11-2011-- |
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Memorial Plaque to Sergey Dovlatov Installed in Ufa
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| Bashkortostan Republic keeps memory of the famous Russian writer Sergey Dovlatov. The memorial plaque has been installed on the house, where Dovlatov spent his childhood.
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| --30-11-2011-- |
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Bryansk Crystal-Glass Museum Again Receives Tourists
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| The Museum of Crystal-Glass in Bryansk has opened its doors after renovation. The museum was built in 1976 and the current reconstruction, estimated at 11 million rubles, is the first in the history.
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| --30-11-2011-- |
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"Big Book-2011" Was Chosen Yesterday
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| Laureates of the prestigious "Big Book-2011" literary award were announced on November 29, in Moscow.
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| --30-11-2011-- |
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Sogaz to Insure Gazprom for $2.8 bln
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| The Sogaz Insurance Group turned out the only applicant for making insurance contracts from 2012 up to 2016 with the state monopoly Gazprom, reports Interfax. The companies will make 12 contracts.
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| --29-11-2011-- |
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Vasnetsov's Uknown Picture is Sold for the Record Sum
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| "Bogatyr" (The Epical Hero), the picture of Viktor Vasnetsov has been sold for a record-setting $1.7 million at Christie’s.
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| --29-11-2011-- |
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“Hello, Teddy!” Exhibition to Open in Moscow
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| The most kind exhibition, dedicated to famous Teddy Bear, will be held in Moscow on December, 1-4. New Year miracles are guaranteed.
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| --29-11-2011-- |
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Evgeny Mironov Marks His 45th Birthday
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| Today a famous Russian actor and art director of the Theatre of Nations, Evgeny Mironov celebrates his 45th anniversary.
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| --29-11-2011-- |
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How to Celebrate New Year on Baikal Lake
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| It is time to think about the approaching New Year holidays. You can spend it at home with your family, visit Moscow museums that will be free during the winter time or have the most extraordinary New Year and enjoy Baikal adventures in Siberia.
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| --29-11-2011-- |
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Resorts of the North Caucasus Want to Control All Resort Business in Russia
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| The Russian state company Resorts of the North Caucasus will strike for expanding its authorities. The RNC intends to suggest creating all-Russian resort operator on its base to the government.
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| --28-11-2011-- |
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12-Metres-High Ded Moroz is Ready to Fulfil Wishes
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| For the third time before Christmas and New Year people in Chelyabinsk dress the 12-metres monument in a costume of Ded Moroz and make wishes.
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| --28-11-2011-- |
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Russian 112 Emergency Service to Accept Calls and SMS in Foreign Languages
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| The Russian analogue to the famous 911 service is yet to appear, yet it emerged that the operators will be able to receive phone calls and SMS in foreign languages.
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| --28-11-2011-- |
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The Duke of Cambridge Helps to Save Russian Sailors
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| A cargo ship Swanland with the Russian crew sunk last night in the Irish Sea, close to the Welsh shores. William, the Duke of Cambridge, is reported to have taken part in the operation as an RAF rescue pilot. Two marines were saved; one drowned, and five more are reported missing.
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| --28-11-2011-- |
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Fines for Driving Offences to be Delivered by Email
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| Moscow authorities suggested to compile a database of drivers' emails, to wirelessly deliver invoices for driving offences.
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| --28-11-2011-- |
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Andrei Rublev and French Impressionists to Visit Milan and Florence
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| As part of the cross-cultural year between Italy and Russia, several icons by Andrei Rublev will be exhibited in Florence, while a marvellous collection of French Impressionist paintings from the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is taken to Milan.
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| --28-11-2011-- |
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William Blake Exhibition Opens at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
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| An exhibition of paintings and sketches by the English visionary artist and poet William Blake opens in Moscow on November 29. This is a collaborative effort of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and the British Council.
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| --28-11-2011-- |
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Russian MMORPG Allods Online is Among Most Expected Games in China
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| Russian massive multiplayer online role-playing game “Allods online” has become one of the most expected new arrival in China.
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| --27-11-2011-- |
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Russia Gets Beltransgaz, Belarus Gets $165.60 Gas
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| The Russian state company Gazprom has acquired 50 % share in Beltransgaz for $ 2.5 billion, what makes it the sole owner of the Belarus pipeline which carries gas from Russia to the European Union.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Biggest Russian Food Retailer to Work Round the Clock
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| The biggest Russian food retailer X5 Retail Group will make its chain shops, Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Karusel, work 24 hours a day. According to Kommersant, the company strikes to fulfill its profit plan.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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New York Opera in HD on Moscow Cinema Screens
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| This theatrical season the 35mm cinema shows live translations from the New York Metropolitan Opera on a big screen. Organizers are amazed by sold outs for every performance.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Currant Museum to Appear in Kaliningrad Region
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| The museum of currant will appear in Polessky area of Kaliningrad Region. It aims to develop agritourism in the country.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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How to Overcome Russian Cold Weather
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| Russia is famous for its severe winter, but even in extreme cold you can greatly simplify your life by following some advice during your travel.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Non-Political Gesture by Russian Newsreader
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| Tatyana Limanova, a Russian newsreader of the REN TV channel, was dismissed on Tuesday because of the showing the finger during live news broadcast.
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| --25-11-2011-- |
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Happy and Inventive Russian Host Marks His 70th Birthday
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| Today one of the most well-known Russian television hosts, Alexander Maslyakov, celebrates his 70th anniversary.
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| --24-11-2011-- |
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Brazilian Film Festival Opened in Moscow
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| The 4th Brazilian Film Festival has been opened in Moscow. Guests can watch movies of different genres in “35mm” cinema hall until November 29.
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| --24-11-2011-- |
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Russian Book of the Decade to Be Chosen in December
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| The Russian Booker Prize of the Decade award has chosen a short-list of five finalists, which were previously shortlisted for the Booker prize in years from 2001 to 2010.
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| --24-11-2011-- |
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Monaco FC to be Acquired by Russian Businessman
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| Russian businessman intends to invest $ 200 million into Monaco FC. The former owner of Uralkali, Dmitry Rybolovlev, is reported as a possible buyer.
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| --23-11-2011-- |
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Russia Grants $ 8 Billion to Vietnam for Building Nuclear Power Plant
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| Vietnam will get $ 8 billion credit money from Russia for building a nuclear power plant. The Russian state corporation Rosatom will carry out the constructing works.
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| --23-11-2011-- |
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Golden Mask Festival Started in Samara
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| The Festival “Golden Mask” has started in Samara. During the week you will see the best performances that became winners or nominees of the famous national award.
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| --23-11-2011-- |
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Russians Spend 15 Hours in Queue to Christian Shrine
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| More than 16,000 pilgrims from different parts of Russia and other countries line up these days around the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow to worship one of the most revered Christian shrines, the Mother of God’s Belt.
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| --23-11-2011-- |
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Electronic Tourist Guide to Appear in Moscow
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| Moscow Department of Information Technology has discussed the new project of the mobile gadget, which will serve as a tourist guide, handbook, secretary and even a security guard.
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| --23-11-2011-- |
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Russian and Estonian Pilots Are Freed in Tajikistan
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| On Tuesday, a court in Tajikistan freed the Russian and Estonian pilots who earlier had been sentenced to eight and a half years in jail for forced border violations and charges for smuggling.
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| --23-11-2011-- |
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Large Russian Cigarette Producer to be Sold to Foreign Investors
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| The last large Russian cigarette producer Donskoy Tabak may be sold to foreign investors by March 2012, reports Russian mass media.
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| --22-11-2011-- |
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Price for Metro Pass will Stay the Same in 2012
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| Tariffs for travelling in Moscow metro in 2012 won’t be increased, they will remain on the level of the current year.
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| --22-11-2011-- |
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Sochi is Ready to Receive Tourists
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| Sochi is ready for the upcoming winter season. Tourists can choose among four popular resorts, located on the territory of Krasnaya Polyana.
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| --22-11-2011-- |
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The World's Biggest Koran Now Belongs to Russia
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| The world's biggest Koran, decorated with precious stones and gold, was brought from Italy to Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, on Tuesday.
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| --22-11-2011-- |
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Russian Legend Boxer Proves His Superiority
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| On Sunday, Russian famous boxer and MMA legend Fyodor Emelianenko earned a victory over American Jeff Monson in the main event of M-1 Global: Fyodor vs. Monson.
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| --22-11-2011-- |
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LiveJournal Will Be Free from Advertising Banners
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| LiveJournal will remove all banner adverts from the service's pages. The famous blogging platform's new Director General, Ilya Dronov, announced it within a special press-conference dedicated to the service's future.
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| --22-11-2011-- |
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VTB Bank Top-Manager Earns $ 25 Million in 2011
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| The most paid top-manager in Russia, according Forbes, earns $ 25 million. Forbes has called five Russian top-managers who are top-paid in 2011.
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| --21-11-2011-- |
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The New Stock Exchange Named MICEX –RTS
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| The new stock exchange, which was created as a result of merging MICEX (ÌÌÂÁ) and RTS (PTC), will get a temporary name MICEX –RTS.
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| --21-11-2011-- |
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Russia Marks the 300th Birthday Anniversary of Mikhail Lomonosov
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| On Saturday, November 19, Russia celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of a great Russian scientist and thinker Mikhail Lomonosov.
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| --21-11-2011-- |
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Five Different Alice in Wonderland to Meet in Magnitogorsk
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| A new exhibition by Alexander Shadrin “Alice in Wonderland” will be opened in Magnitogorsk Art Gallery. Visitors will see five different variations of Alice.
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| --21-11-2011-- |
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Russia and EU to Discuss Visa-Free Regime
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| Russia will talk with the EU on the visa-free travel at Brussels summit on December 7, 2011.
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| --21-11-2011-- |
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Qatar May Enter Gas Production in Russia
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| Qatar is interested in participation in gas production in Yamal and in Novatek assets.
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| --18-11-2011-- |
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Tour Company TUI to Strike for No. 2 in Russia
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| The largest tour operator in Europe, the German TUI AG plans to take the second place in the Russian tour market.
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| --18-11-2011-- |
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“Sleeping Beauty” Returns to Bolshoi Theatre
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| The Bolshoi Theatre will show the premiere of “Sleeping Beauty” on November, 18. The lead roles will play prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova and her American partner David Hallberg.
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| --18-11-2011-- |
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Don't Forget to Take Your Passport to the Theatre
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| The Bolshoi Theatre will begin to sell tickets with passport numbers on them. The new system will start its work on 28 November 2011.
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| --18-11-2011-- |
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Road Closures and Restrictions in St. Petersburg, 19 November - 15 December 2011
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| The authorities of St. Petersburg have restricted areas of the city for transport access between November 19 and December 15. Traffic will either be one-way, or altogether stopped.
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| --18-11-2011-- |
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Father Frost Celebrates His Birthday Today
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| Father Frost also known as Russian Santa Claus celebrates birthday in his residence in Veliky Ustyug today. He will light up the first Christmas tree and then start off his holiday trip to Russia and other countries.
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| --18-11-2011-- |
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How Is It Possible to Find Flamingos in Siberia?
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| Workers of the local manganese production facility in the Kemerovo region, Siberia, have discovered and saved an injured flamingo.
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| --18-11-2011-- |
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North Korea to Earn $ 100 Million on Transiting Russian Gas
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| North Korea will gain from Russian gas pipeline from Far East to South Korea. As a transit territory for Russian gas supply, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will get about $ 100 million a year.
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| --17-11-2011-- |
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Cincture of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Arrive in Moscow
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| The sacred relic will appear in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on November 19. It has already been in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don and other cities, where thousands of believers came to worship the holy object.
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| --17-11-2011-- |
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St. Petersburg Officials Want to Ban LGBT Propaganda
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| The Deputies of St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly have approved in the first reading a draft law on administrative responsibility for propaganda by the “gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender” community.
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| --17-11-2011-- |
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“People and the City” Exhibition Unveiled in Moscow
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| A unique exhibition, dedicated to the relationship between individuals and the urban space, has been opened in Moscow. Artworks can be seen at the Red Hall in the Winzavod until December 4.
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| --17-11-2011-- |
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Sheremetyevo Airport to Check In through Skype
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| From now on travelers, flying from Sheremetyevo airport, may check in through Skype, says the airport press release. To check in a passenger should make a video call on login svo_checkin.
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| --17-11-2011-- |
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French Suprema Associates to Invest $ 1 Billion into Resorts of the North Caucasus
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| French Suprema Associates to invest $ 1 billion into Resorts of the North Caucasus.
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| --16-11-2011-- |
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The Most Interesting Jobs for Russian People
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| Sociologists have questioned more than 9000 Russian people and have found out what profession's representatives like their job most of all.
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| --16-11-2011-- |
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Russian Metro Started Speak English
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| “International Metro Week” has started in St.Petersburg. During November 14-20 all train announcements will be duplicated in English for the comfort of foreign tourists.
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| --16-11-2011-- |
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Journalists Seek Intercultural Communication
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| The sixth International Forum "Intercultural Dialogue" (Dialog Kultur) will be opened on November 21 in the State Hermitage museum in S. Petersburg. The forum will assemble young journalists from different countries.
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| --16-11-2011-- |
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Aeroflot is Strengthening its Presence in Russia’s Regions
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| Today Aeroflot, the largest Russian airline, has got five airlines from the Russian technologies state corporation (Rostekhnologii).
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| --15-11-2011-- |
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Brad Pitt Buys Soviet Era Tank for His Los Angeles Home
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| Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has bought one of the Russian army T-54 tanks used as a prop in his upcoming zombie disaster movie World War Z.
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| --15-11-2011-- |
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Concerts for Pregnant Women Will be Held in Tomsk
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| Tomsk Philharmonic will organize a series of concerts for pregnant women. Music experts have selected special compositions, which have a positive effect on child development.
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| --15-11-2011-- |
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Lufthansa to Fly from Vnukovo Airport
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| German airline Lufthansa will become the first large international client of Moscow airport Vnukovo.
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| --15-11-2011-- |
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Fire Destroyed a Famous Cruise Ship in Moscow
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| On Monday evening, after a thirteen hour struggle by firefighters, a fire on a passenger vessel moored at a Moscow river port was finally put out.
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| --15-11-2011-- |
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Gazprom Has Bought German Energy Company Envacom
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| Russian gas concern Gazprom has acquired Envacom, a German energy and telecommunications firm.
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| --14-11-2011-- |
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Russian Businessman Has Agreed to Sell France Soir for 1 Euro
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| Russian businessman Alexander Pugachev has agreed to sell his newspaper France Soir for one Euro, provided that a new owner pays out all the publishing house’s debts.
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| --14-11-2011-- |
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Vakhtangov Drama Theatre in Moscow Turns 90
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| Vakhtangov Drama Theatre in Moscow first opened its doors 90 years ago, on November 13, 1921. The anniversary was marked by the play Quayside, staged by Rimas Tuminas and starring the theatre's leading actors.
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| --14-11-2011-- |
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APEC Jubilee Summit Comes to Vladivostok in 2012
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| The 20th summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation will be held in Vladivostok in 2012. The topics for discussion will include intellectual property rights and goods safety.
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| --14-11-2011-- |
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Tea Museum Opened in Sochi
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| The museum of tea history has appeared not far from Sochi, in the village Ych-Dere. It consists of three expositions, telling about the most northern tea in the world.
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| --14-11-2011-- |
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Special Date for Marriage and Divorce
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| Last Friday became a really crazy day for the world because of unique 11.11.11 date. And Russia hasn't stood aside of that fever.
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| --14-11-2011-- |
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Tuvan Burial Mounds to Become a Tourist Complex
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| Tuva authorities plan to build one of the largest museum and tourist complexes in Siberia. It will be located in the "Valley of Kings" - the burial place of the Scythian period.
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| --14-11-2011-- |
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Sberbank Marks its 170 Anniversary Today
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| The largest Russia’s bank and the largest financial institution in Russia, Sberbank, marks its 170 anniversary with the international finance conference “Sberbank-170”.
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| --12-11-2011-- |
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Joining WTO, Russia to Reduce Agricultural Customs Duties
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| Russia has agreed to reduce import duties for some groups of products as part of Russia’s membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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| --12-11-2011-- |
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Coal Mine Museum to Appear in Kuzbass
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| The Kemerovo region will present a number of innovations, including the first museum, located in a coal mine.
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| --11-11-2011-- |
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Russia Marks 190th Birthday Anniversary of Fyodor Dostoevsky
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| Today Russia celebrates 190th anniversary of the birth of Fyodor Dostoevsky, the great Russian classic writer and philosopher.
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| --11-11-2011-- |
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Museum to be Built on Kulikovo Field
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| New museum complex will appear on the territory of the legendary Kulikovo Field in Tula region. The project includes exhibition halls, an observation desk and a spacious conference room with state-of-the-art multimedia equipment.
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| --10-11-2011-- |
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Caravaggio's Entombment Comes to Moscow
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| The exhibition of the famous Italian Baroque painter, Michelangelo di Caravaggio, comes to Moscow in November 2011. The centrepiece of the exposition - The Entombment from Pinacoteca Vaticana in Rome.
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| --10-11-2011-- |
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Unique Sochi Trampolines Are at the Final Stage of Construction
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| A complex of unique ski trampolines - K-125 and K-95 - is now at the final stage of construction, undertaken by the German company, CeramTec-ETEC.
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| --10-11-2011-- |
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The Most Famous Cinema Magazine Comes to Russia
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| The Metropolitan Media company plans to publish the licensed Russian version of American "Variety" magazine, which was the first to issue a cinema review more than a century ago.
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| --10-11-2011-- |
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Giant Ferris Wheel to Appear in Moscow
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| A huge Ferris wheel will be built in Moscow. It is expected to be even taller than famous London Eye and Singapore Flyer.
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| --10-11-2011-- |
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Gazprom Earned $ 26 Billion for the First Half a Year
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| Gazprom profit for the first half a year 2011 has made up 785.2 billion Rubles (about $ 26.17 billion). It let the concern to earn 4.3 billion rubles a day.
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| --10-11-2011-- |
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Russia and Georgia Signed an Agreement on WTO
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| On Wednesday Russia and Georgia signed an agreement that will let Russia to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) possibly till the end of the year.
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| --10-11-2011-- |
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Fund Skolkovo and Microsoft are Widening Cooperation in Start-up Support in Russia
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| Fund Skolkovo and Microsoft have worked out new forms of supporting start-up in Russia. Start-ups will get a reasonable discount on soft and the possibility of additional financing.
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| --09-11-2011-- |
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Nord Stream Officially Launched in Germany
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| On Tuesday leaders of Russia, Germany and other countries officially launched the Nord Stream pipeline in in the town of Lubmin, Germany.
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| --09-11-2011-- |
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Secrets of New Year’s Decoration in Moscow
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| Moscow is preparing for celebrating New Year’s Day and Christmas. The center of the capital will be decorated with 72 fir trees by 25 November. The height of the New Year’s trees will be more than 9 meters.
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| --09-11-2011-- |
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Dostoevsky's Petersburg in Free Audio Guide
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| On the occasion of 190th anniversary birth of great Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky you can free download an audio guide “Following heroes of Dostoevsky” so that to discover new sites of northern capital.
This and other guides soon to be translated into English.
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| --09-11-2011-- |
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Snow Paralyzed Traffic in Moscow
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| First snow that came to the capital has caused huge traffic jams.
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| --09-11-2011-- |
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Stanley Kubrick Exhibition Opens in Moscow
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| A unique series of photographs of the legendary director Stanley Kubrick will be presented in Moscow Multimedia Art Museum on November 18. About 200 images created in New York for the “Look” magazine show the atmosphere of the 20th century city.
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| --08-11-2011-- |
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IAEA: Iran's Nuclear Program Was Developed with the Help of Soviet Physicists
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| An anticipated report by the IAEA contains allegations that the nuclear program in Iran was developed with assistance from Soviet nuclear physicists.
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| --08-11-2011-- |
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Natalia Vodianova Makes the Britain's Best Dressed List 2011
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| The Russian super model and philanthropist, Natalia Vodianova has come at #12 on Harper's Bazaar annual Britain's Best Dressed list for 2011.
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| --08-11-2011-- |
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Moscow Museums Free to Visit During Winter Holidays
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| Moscow museums will offer free access during the New Year's holidays and every third Sunday of the month. The authorities have presented the list of available attractions.
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| --08-11-2011-- |
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Mars-500 Mission Ends Successfully
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| On Friday, the unique Mars-500 experiment for simulating a manned flight to Mars has been successfully completed.
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| --08-11-2011-- |
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Advertising Leaves Print Media for Internet
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| In the third quarter costs for Internet advertising has exceeded costs for ads in print media for the first time.
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| --07-11-2011-- |
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Nip-Tuck: Different Visa Regimes for Russians in India, the U.S., and Southern Europe
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| November and December 2011 will see the visa regimes between Russia, India, the United States, and three Southern European states (Albania, Macedonia, and Crotia) undergoing changes.
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| --07-11-2011-- |
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Mountaineering School Appeared in the Northern Urals
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| For all activity holidays and sport lovers – the Ural school of alpinism will start its work this November. It aims to make this kind of sport accessible to a wide range of outdoor enthusiasts.
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| --07-11-2011-- |
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Migrant Workers Will Be Tested for the Knowledge of Russian Language
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| The migrant workers are soon to be legally bound to prove the knowledge of the Russian language.
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| --07-11-2011-- |
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Georgia Has no Objections for Russia's WTO Entry
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| On Wednesday, November 2, Russia and Georgia have reached an agreement on Russia's WTO entry, so the last obstacle is surmounted.
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| --07-11-2011-- |
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Kaliningrad Region Opens New Recreation Area
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| New family holiday park “Amberland” will be built on the Baltic Sea coast. It will be located not far from Kaliningrad, in the resort town Pionersky.
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| --07-11-2011-- |
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Russian Boxer Wins WBA Cruiserweight Belt
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| On Friday, Russian boxer Denis Lebedev won over three division world champion James “Lights Out” Toney in Moscow and so became the winner of the WBA cruiserweight belt.
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| --07-11-2011-- |
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The Russian Top Model Sasha Pivovarova Stars in Giorgio Armani FW 11/12
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| The Russian supermodel Sasha Pivovarova is the star of the new video ad for Giorgio Armani's fall-winter 2011/12 collection.
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| --03-11-2011-- |
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Spanish and Russian Scientists Discuss Plans for Collaboration
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| A delegation of Spanish scientists have paid a visit to the Kurchatovsky Institute to discuss plans for future collaboration.
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| --03-11-2011-- |
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G20 Summit Opens at the French Cannes: Internet Copyright Is Discussed
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| G20 summit in Cannes has opened, marking the historic year for France that has assumed the G20 Presidency. One of the cornerstone problems to be discussed is the Internet Copyright, and Russia makes a strong stance on the issue.
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| --03-11-2011-- |
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The Harem Pool by Jean-Leon Gerome Is Exhibited at the Hermitage
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| The admirers of the 19th c. French painter Jean-Leon Gerome may see several of his works on display at the Hermitage - including an ill-fated yet sensual Harem Pool.
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| --03-11-2011-- |
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Russian Team Wins the European Puzzle Championship
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| Russian national puzzle team has won the first place at the European Puzzle Championship in Hannut, Belgium.
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| --03-11-2011-- |
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Cirque du Soleil Came to Perform in Moscow
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| Famous Canadian Cirque du Soleil came to Moscow with a great show “Saltimbanco”. Its performances can be seen at Luzhniki Small Sports Arena until November 13.
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| --03-11-2011-- |
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The Bolshoi Theatre Opens with Scandalous Premiere
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| The Bolshoi Theatre has shown the first premiere since its historical reopening - an opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila", which combined traditional and modern elements.
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| --03-11-2011-- |
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VKontakte Plans to Compete with LiveJournal
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| VKontakte plans to become the top blogging platform and will compete with LiveJournal for Russian Internet users. The social network wants to attract the most popular bloggers of the Russian Internet on its pages.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Russian Gas Supplies to South Korea to Start in 2017
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| Gas supplies from Russia to the Republic of Korea may start in 2017. Now Russia supplies to the South Korea only liquefied gas.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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The First Bangladeshi Nuclear Power Station to Be Built by Russia
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| The Russian state corporation Rosatom has signed an agreement on building the first nuclear power station in Bangladesh. According to the document, two energy units, 1 gigawatt each, will be built in the area of Ruppur in Bangladesh.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Korea to Become the First Foreign Investor in Resorts of the North Caucasus
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| Korea Western Power, one of the leaders in the green energy sphere, is to build a system of coil, sun and wind power stations. The Korean company has signed n agreement on investments with the state company Resorts of the North Caucasus. The sum of investments will make up $1 billion.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Tourist Rally to be Held in the Middle Urals
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| A travel rally will start in the Sverdlovsk region on November 4-5. The participants will evaluate the attractiveness of Russian cities and the quality of tourism.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Russia to Send the Olympic Flame into Space
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| Russia plans to make the longest Olympic flame relay ever for the Sochi Olympic Games in 2014, setting several world records.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Ski Resort to be Opened in Petrozavodsk
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| New ski tourist resort “Yalguba” is to appear in Petrozavodsk in 2012. It will include different facilities, among which are elementary ski run, cableway and two equipped ski slopes.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Super-Babushka Contest to Be Held in Moscow
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| On Wednesday, November 2, Moscow will choose the most stylish, businesslike and cheerful grandmothers at the first "Moscow Super-Babushka 2011" contest.
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| --02-11-2011-- |
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Cadet Corps for Girls to Appear in St. Petersburg
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| St. Petersburg authorities plan to open cadet corps for girls after 2012.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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Subway Is Leading in Numbers of Fast Food Restaurants in Russia
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| Fast food net Subway has overcome McDonald’s in number of restaurants in Russia. Last week Subway opened some new restaurants and their total number has reached 286.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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Black Sea to Become the Major Cruise Destination
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| The question of Russian cruise tourism has been discussed at Russian-Turkish conference in Gelendzhik.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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New Tourist Route Appeared in Altai Territory
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| “Big Golden Ring of Altai” has appeared in Siberia. The new route is dedicated to ancient people and ore mining history.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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Bruno Pelletier to Perform in Russia
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| “Notre Dame de Paris” star will give two concerts in Moscow Variety Theatre on November 5 and 6 during his tour to Russia.
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| --01-11-2011-- |
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Transaero Airlines to Acquire the Largest Jets in the World
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| The Transaero airlines has signed a memorandum on mutual understanding on acquiring four air jets A 380, the largest jets in the world.
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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Russian Banker Has Acquired a 50% Share in English FC
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| Russians keep on investing into English football. Maxim Demin, the co-owner of the bank Zenit has acquired 50 % of shares of Bournemouth football club from the club management.
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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Russian Twitter to be Launched by Mail.ru Group
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| Russian Internet company Mail.ru Group is to launch its own service of micro blogs, which may compete with Twitter.
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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“Lost Worlds” Will be Found in Krasnodar
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| A great theme park, dedicated to ancient eras and civilizations, will be built in Krasnodar. Tourists can both have fun and expand historical and geographical knowledge.
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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Edgard Zapashny Comes into the Guiness Book of Records
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| Daredevil Russian animal tamer Edgard Zapashny has come into the Guinness Book of Records with one of his toughest tricks. (Photo,Video)
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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Russian Schools Introduce Electronic Readers to Classrooms
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| St. Petersburg follows the Republic of Tatarstan where PocketBook electronic readers were allowed to be used in classrooms instead of regular textbooks. Petersburg authorities plan to use PlasticLogic readers in their schools.
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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First Underground Museum to Appear in Moscow
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| The first subterranean museum can be opened in Moscow metro. It is expected to appear on the territory of the new station “Volkhonka”, near the Pushkin Museum.
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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Turkey and Russia to Sign a Tourist Protection Agreement
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| Turkey is in the process of agreeing extra-insurance protection measures for Russian tourists. This may include providing medical treatment in the instance of remission of a chronic illness.
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| --31-10-2011-- |
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Young French Star to Perform in Russia
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| One of France’s biggest recent stars, Isabelle Geffroy, better known under her stage name Zaz, is finally coming to perform in Russia.
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| --28-10-2011-- |
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Russian Married Couple Accused of Online Piracy
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| A husband and wife duo has been given the case over illegal video distribution, becoming another target in Russia's anti-piracy clamp down for sharing films on the Internet.
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| --28-10-2011-- |
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Russian Painting to Become the Main Sotheby's Lot
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| Vasily Vereschagin painting “Pearl Mosque at Delhi” will be highlighted at Sotheby’s auction of Important Russian Art on 1 November 2011.
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| --28-10-2011-- |
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Disney Federal TV Channel to Start Broadcasting in Russia
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| The Disney Channel will air on broadcast stations in 54 cities, including Moscow and Saint Petersburg.The Walt Disney Company is acquiring a 49 percent stake in the Seven TV network from media company UTH Russia.
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| --27-10-2011-- |
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Russia Plans to Build 20% of World Nuclear Power Stations
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| Rosatom plants to get no less than 20 % nuclear power station deals in the world market in the nearest twenty years.
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| --27-10-2011-- |
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Bicycle Parking Lots to Emerge in Vologda
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| New parking spots will be available for bicyclists in Vologda, where this form of transport is highly popular
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| --27-10-2011-- |
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Volvo Fashion Week, 26-31 October 2011 (And Russian Celebrity Phobias)
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| Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week just ending, another Fashion Week comes to Moscow until the end of October - sponsored by Volvo. Along comes a photographic project by Mikele Ceppi: a study into phobias of Russian celebrities
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| --27-10-2011-- |
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German Students to Protest Against Khodorkovsky Imprisonment
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| A group of students from Frankfurt-am-Main is planning to visit the Russian embassy in Berlin on October 29, to protest against the imprisonment of Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
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| --27-10-2011-- |
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Call Centre for Tourists Appeared in Moscow
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| Russian and foreign tourists now can get information about the city over the phone. Operators of the new call centre answer any questions both in Russian and English languages.
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| --27-10-2011-- |
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Youtube to Show the Bolshoi Theatre's Reopening
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| The official Bolshoi Theatre's channel on Youtube will be broadcasting live from the reopening ceremony and gala performance this Friday, October 28.
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| --27-10-2011-- |
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A Fire on Moscow Underground May Lead to Strict Passport Control Measures
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| A fire that broke out this morning on Moscow Underground is likely to lead to tightening the security, including passport control.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Fulham FC Considers Buying Pavel Pogrebnyak
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| London's Fulham FC is on a hunt for a strong forward - and they may buy Russia's Pavel Pogrebnyak who is currently playing for Stuttgart.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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A New Life for Steve and Jobs in Yekaterinburg Zoo
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| The Steve Jobs impact has spread well outside the realm on technology - and onto the hares. The two young Patagonian Maras, the first-born offspring of this mammal in a Russian zoo, were named after the legendary Apple CEO.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Park Kultury Moscow Metro Station to Open in 2012
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| Having been closed since February 2011, the Park Kultury metro station was expected to open just days before the New Year. Now the authorities move the date forward - to some time in 2012.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Russian Opera Diva Celebrates her 85th Birthday
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| Yesterday a great Russian opera diva Galina Vishnevskaya marked her 85th birthday to storms of applause and greetings from her numerous admirers.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Goran Bregovic to Give a Concert in Moscow
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| A legendary musician and composer will perform on November 10 at Crocus City Hall
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Intourist to Attract Tourists with its New Brand
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| The company Intourist is to join its hotel net under the new brand Intotel hotels and resorts.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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Barclays Bank’s Assets in Russia are Sold
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| Barclays Bank PLC has sold Barclays Bank LLC, including retail and commercial banking operations in Russia to a group of investors. One of the leading Russia’s banker, Igor Kim, is called among the investors.
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| --26-10-2011-- |
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VTB Capital to Invest $ 1 Billion into Agriculture
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| The investment company VTB Capital is about to create the largest investment fund into agriculture with the volume of $ 1 billion in Russia, reports The Vedomosti. From next year the fund will start to buy agricultural assets in Russia and Kazakhstan.
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| --25-10-2011-- |
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Russia to See in 2023 without Champagne
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| Champagne, one of the symbols of a New Year’s Day, won’t be present at a table of a Russian family from 2023. As according to the agreement between Russian sparking wine producers and the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC) Russian wine might not be called “champagne” from December 31, 2022.
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| --25-10-2011-- |
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Russia and Iceland to Sign Tourism Agreement
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| A Russian-Icelandic business forum will be held in Moscow on October 25. The main forum's question is a Russian-Icelandic tourism cooperation agreement.
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| --25-10-2011-- |
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Fifth International Olympiad "IT-Planet 2011" to Attract Over 9000 Students
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| The fifth International Olympiad for high school and university students, IT-Planet 2011, is expected to attract over 9000 participants from Russia and the CIS countries. The final will be held in Kazakhastan in March 2012.
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| --25-10-2011-- |
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The Mosfilm Golden Collection Finishes Its Tour of Spain and Hungary
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| The citizens of Madrid (Spain) and Budapest (Hungary) spent the month of October indulging in the classics of the Russian cinema. The Spanish screenings are a part of the cross-cultural year between Russia and Spain that is celebrated throughout 2011.
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| --25-10-2011-- |
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Tickets for Russian Trains Can be Bought Over the Phone
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| A new service has started on October 17 – now you can book your ticket for a long-distance train using the phone of the Russian Railways (RzhD) information centre.
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| --25-10-2011-- |
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"Golden Ring” Resort to Be Built near Pereslavl-Zalessky
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| The authorities of Yaroslavl Region has signed an important agreement, according to which Pereslavl will become a centre of the new tourist resort “Golden Ring of Russia”.
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| --25-10-2011-- |
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20th Century Celebrities at the Retro Exhibition in Chelyabinsk
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| An exciting photo exhibition “Stars near the boarding ramp” has been opened in the Local History Museum of Chelyabinsk. Black-and-white photos are dedicated to the vintage era of prop planes and jazz.
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| --24-10-2011-- |
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Uriah Heep to Perform in Moscow
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| British rock band Uriah Heep will perform a concert in the Crocus City Hall on October 30.
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| --24-10-2011-- |
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IKEA to Start Car Wash Business in Kazan
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| The world largest furniture retailer IKEA plans to open a car wash net at its stores in Russia. The first car wash will be opened in November 2011 on the territory of Mega store in Kazan.
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| --24-10-2011-- |
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Arkady Raikin's 100th Anniversary of Birth
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| Today Russia marks the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Arkady Raikin, one of the greatest Russian comic actors ever.
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| --24-10-2011-- |
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iPad Adds 5% of Customs Duties to its Price
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| Pads fitted out with GPS modules, among them Apple iPad2 Wi-Fi + 3G and Samsung Galaxy Tab, are regarded by the Federal Customs Service as navigators when imported into Russia. This makes them a subject of custom duties as much as 5 %.
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| --24-10-2011-- |
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Ecopark to Appear in Suzdal
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| The authorities of the Vladimir region continue to develop tourism and to attract more visitors. The nearest project is the creation of sports complex and ecological park in Suzdal.
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| --21-10-2011-- |
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Russian Top-Managers Wage Growth is One of the Most Rapid in Europe
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| Top managers, working for large Russian companies, earned 70 % more than their European colleagues last year.
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| --21-10-2011-- |
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7 Trillion Rubles Might be Invested into Oil and Gas Shelf Development
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| From 6 up to 7 trillion Rubles are planed to be invested into gas and oil deposits on shelf within the state program of developing Russian continental shelf till 2030. More than 1 trillion Rubles might be allotted from the federal budget.
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| --21-10-2011-- |
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Elena by Andrei Zvyagintsev Continues Its Award-winning Year
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| Elena, a film by the Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev, continues its successes with the Grand Prix of the Ghent Film Festival.
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| --21-10-2011-- |
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Tourists are Welcomed to Enjoy Moscow Free Tours
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| The Department of Cultural Heritage of Moscow is going to organise free historical walking and bus tours. The project “City Access” will start on October, 25.
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| --21-10-2011-- |
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Russia Ratifies Visa Facilitation Agreements with Three Countries
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| On Tuesday, Russian President signed laws to ratify intergovernmental agreements on mutual trips with Croatia, India and Norway.
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| --21-10-2011-- |
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St.Petersburg Selects the Most Curious Places
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| The popular vote on the most attractive and unusual landmarks has started in St. Petersburg. The authorities consider that the results will become a useful guide for people, who want to learn more about the city.
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| --20-10-2011-- |
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Rock, Blues and Avant-garde in the Bolshoi Theatre
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| The Bolshoi Theatre continues its 236th season with three one-act ballets "Chroma", "Rubies" and "Symphony of Psalms", staged by world-famous choreographers, presenting a modern face of the greatest Russian ballet stage.
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| --20-10-2011-- |
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Eurocopter Plans to Open its Production in Russia
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| Eurocopter, one of the largest helicopter producers in the world, plans to open its production in Russia. Eurocopter partners in assembly production may become one of the companies of former Minister of Communications and Information Technologies Leonid Reiman.
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| --20-10-2011-- |
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Japanese Drummers Show to Be Held in Moscow
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| The Japanese drummers band “Ondekoza” will perform a spectacular concert at Moscow Variety Theatre at 7 p.m., November 8-9.
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| --20-10-2011-- |
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Russia Toughens Requirements for Adoptive Parents
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| On Tuesday, Russia's State Duma accepted in the first reading the bill that would require prospective adoptive and foster parents to undergo special psychological training.
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| --20-10-2011-- |
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Russia to Build Tank Terminal Europoort West in the Netherlands
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| Russian group Summa has won a tender on building and exploitation of Tank Terminal Europoort West in the Dutch port Rotterdam.
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| --20-10-2011-- |
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Art House Film Festival Opens in Moscow
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| On October 18, the fifth Festival of Independent Cinema "2morrow" started its work in the Russian capital. Its visitors will see films of Martin Scorsese, Roger Corman, Kim Ki-duk, Jafar Panahi and others.
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| --19-10-2011-- |
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Flamenco Festival to Be Held in Moscow
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| A great festival “Flamenco en Moscu” will take place in Moscow from 3 to 9 November at the Concert Hall “Mir”.
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| --19-10-2011-- |
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Andrei Konchalovsky Is Awarded the French National Order
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| A famous Russian film director Andrei Konchalovsky was honoured with the highest French award - the National Order of the Legion of Honour - for his contribution to the world's cinematograph.
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| --19-10-2011-- |
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“Aeroflot” Offers Free Ski Equipment Carriage
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| Moscow air company has a special offer for passengers – during the period from November 1 till March 31 it will be allowed to carry ski equipment weighing up to 23 kg for free.
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| --19-10-2011-- |
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China is Interested in Developing Kovyktinskoye Gas Deposit
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| China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has shown its interest in participation in mastering of Kovyktinskoye and Chayandinskoye gas and condensate deposits, which are considered to be the largest in Russia.
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| --18-10-2011-- |
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Industrial Production Has Fallen Second Time for the Last Three Month
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| In September 2011 the industrial production in Russia including seasonal factors has reduced on 0.3% in comparison with August, and without seasonal factors on 0.8%, reports Federal State Statistics Service in its press release. By September 2010, the growth has made up 3.9%.
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| --18-10-2011-- |
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The Urals Region Starts to Develop Gastronomy Tourism
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| The first Russian culinary tour “Golden dew” has appeared in Sverdlovsk Region. Tourists can visit attractive places and taste the local cuisine.
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| --18-10-2011-- |
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Russians Won Gold at 2011 World Fencing Championship
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| Russians won gold medals in men’s saber team event at the 2011 World Fencing Championship, held in Italy’s Catania between October 8 and 16.
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| --18-10-2011-- |
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Third All-Russia Documentary Film Festival Is Dedicated to Journalists
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| From October 17 to 22 the Central House of Journalists in Nikitsky Boulevard will greet 45 documentary films included in the screening program of the 3rd all-Russia docufest. This year's festival explores the work and lives of Russian journalists.
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| --17-10-2011-- |
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Street Toilets Painted in Khokhloma Style Appeared in Moscow
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| Moscow authorities have decided to change the design of street toilet cabins and to make them more picturesque. The first results of the experiment can be seen near metro station “Medvedkovo”.
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| --17-10-2011-- |
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Elton John to Perform in Moscow
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| A concert of the famous British singer will take place at Crocus City Hall on 14 November.
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| --17-10-2011-- |
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Jolly Roger Flies on the Cruiser Aurora's Mast
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| On the 16th of October, in St. Petersburg, three young people climbed he mast of the famous cruiser “Aurora” and ran up a Jolly Roger flag where the revolutionary red Bolsheviks' banner once fluttered.
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| --17-10-2011-- |
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Russia May Reduce Palladium Export in 10 Times
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| Russia will have to reduce palladium supplies abroad in 10 times for the next two years. Then the export of the metal could stop at all.
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| --17-10-2011-- |
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Russian Producer of Mineral Fertilizers May Acquire Gas Assets
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| The company EuroChem, a Russian producer of mineral fertilizers, regards an opportunity of acquiring gas assets. The agreement with potential sellers could be reached within this month.
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| --17-10-2011-- |
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Russian Internet Week 2011 Opens in Moscow
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| The annual Russian Internet Week 2011 (RIW 2011) will be opened for the fourth time from 19 till 21 October 2011 in Moscow at ExpoCenter in Krasnopresnenskaya embankment, 14.
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| --16-10-2011-- |
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M&A Market in Russia is Biggest after the Crises
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| For the first three quarters of 2011 the total market size of merger and acquisition has made up $ 60 billion.
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| --14-10-2011-- |
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Largest Russian Beauty Producer to be Acquired by Unilever
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| Unilever PLC has agreed to acquire 82% Russian skincare company JSC Concern Kalina for about 16.7 billion (ˆ390m), is reported in Unilever press release. Unilever has been preparing the deal for several years.
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| --14-10-2011-- |
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Festival of Japanese Short Films Opens in Moscow
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| "Tokyo Shorts" - the festival of Japanese short films will take place on October 13-16 in Moscow's "35 mm" cinema. The public will see the most unusual and progressive Japanese works.
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| --14-10-2011-- |
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LookAtMe Portal Adds a TV Section to the Menu
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| A popular Russian web portal, LookAtMe, has announced the start of its own Internet TV. The audiences will now be able to follow the latest style and design trends, catwalks, and fashionable looks in a new audio-visual dimension
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| --14-10-2011-- |
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Apple Museum to Open in Moscow
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| A unique collection of devices and accessories made by the Apple Corporation, which now is kept in one of Moscow printing offices, will soon become a museum.
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| --14-10-2011-- |
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St. Basil’s Cathedral Underground Labyrinths are First Opened for Visitors
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| From October 12 the underground labyrinths of St. Basil’s Cathedral became opened for visitors for the first time. The completion of restoration works is timed to the 450th anniversary of building the Cathedral.
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| --13-10-2011-- |
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Aeroflot to Transfer Sochi 2014 Olympics Guests by Boeing 787 Dreamliner
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| Russian airliner Aeroflot will get two Boeing 787 Dreamliner before the start of XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in leasing, reports Interfax. These two Dreamliners are additional to 22 jets, which Aeroflot will get from Boeing according to a signed contract.
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| --13-10-2011-- |
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Top-10 Russian Provincial Theatres According to Forbes.ru
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| The Omsk Drama Theatre is placed at the top of the list of Russia's 10 best drama theatres outside of Moscow, according to the Russian edition of Forbes.ru.
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| --13-10-2011-- |
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Russian Animators are Praised in Belgrad
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| Several Russian productions have won high praise and awards at the 8th European Animation Festival "Balkanima" in Belgrade.
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| --13-10-2011-- |
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Zhores Alferov Becomes Professor Emeritus of the Russian-Armenian University
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| Zhores Alferov, an outstanding physicist and inventor, a 2000 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, has been elected a Professor Emeritus of the Russian-Armenian University
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| --13-10-2011-- |
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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia, October 21-25 2011
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| Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia is to be held in Moscow on October, 21-25th at the Congress Hall of the World Trade Centre. Special guest - the supermodel Jessica Stam.
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| --13-10-2011-- |
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The Largest Skating-rink in Europe to open in Moscow
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| This winter, one of the largest skating-rinks in Europe will open in Moscow, in Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure.
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| --13-10-2011-- |
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Russian Stock Exchanges to Work on New Year’s Holidays
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| From 2012 Russian stock exchanges will work during New Year’s holidays. The stock exchanges will be open from January 3 up to 6 and from 8 up to 10, unless these days are weekend.
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| --12-10-2011-- |
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Exhibition "Russians in China" Opens at the State Orient Museum in Moscow
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| "Russians in China" exhibition at the State Orient Museum in Moscow (October 13, 2011 - January 2, 2012) traces the history of Russian emigration in China. In collaboration with the Fashion Historian and Costume and Set Designer, Alexander Vassiliev.
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| --12-10-2011-- |
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IX Animated Arts Festival Multivision Comes to St. Petersburg in November 2011
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| Between November 4 and 6, 2011 the residents and visitors to St. Petersburg can attend Multivision - the Animated Arts Festival.
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| --12-10-2011-- |
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Russia Passes to the Finals of the UEFA European Championship
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| On Tuesday Russian national football team defeated Andorra 6-0 and so secured passage to the finals of Euro 2012 as Group B winners.
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| --12-10-2011-- |
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Museum of Fairy-tale Artifacts to Open in Kirov
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| An interactive Museum of fairy-tale artifacts will open in Kirov, its visitors will be able to touch, wear and test all the exhibits.
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| --12-10-2011-- |
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Russia and China Created $ 4bln Investment Fund
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| Russian fund of direct investments (RFDI) and the world’s largest state investment company “China Investment Corporation” (CIC) has signed a contract on creation of joint fund of 4 billion dollars.
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| --11-10-2011-- |
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Shall Venezuelan Cocuy to Become a Rival to Russian vodka?
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| Venezuela has offered to supply its national alcoholic drink cocuy into Russia, which is produced from stem of local agave. Chavez is sure that cocuy can compete with vodka.
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| --11-10-2011-- |
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Russia May Not Get Apple Store in Moscow
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| Apple has changed its plans to open its brand store in the Russian capital. Some experts consider that the company could be confused with the rental rate.
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| --11-10-2011-- |
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Paul McCartney to Perform in Moscow in December
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| Paul McCartney has announced his plans to play in Moscow on the 14th of December as a part of a year-end tour, which also includes the United Arab Emirates and a number of European cities.
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| --11-10-2011-- |
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New Award for Translators is Founded
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| On the 6th of October, a recently opened the Insitute of Translation presented a new award "Read Russia", which will honour the best translators from the Russian into foreign languages.
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| --11-10-2011-- |
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Three Russian Regions to Create a Combined Tourist Route
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| Pskov, Smolensk and Novgorod regions will open a combined travel route, which is named "Back to Roots of Russia".
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| --11-10-2011-- |
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MaxMara Coats Exhibition Comes to Moscow till January 2012
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| From October 11 to January 12 the residents and visitors to Moscow have the unique chance to view the exhibition of top coats by one of the leading Italian fashion houses, MaxMara.
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| --10-10-2011-- |
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Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris Opens in Moscow
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| Woody Allen's latest feature, A Midnight in Paris, has opened in Moscow during the weekend.
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| --10-10-2011-- |
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20 New Hostels and 3 Hotels are Opened in Moscow
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| Moscow has opened 20 new hostels which can seat up to 730 guests and 3 new hotels of 636 rooms.
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| --10-10-2011-- |
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Moscow to Become a Tourist Mecca
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| Moscow intends to become one of the leading tourist capitals by 2018, when the Footbal World Cup takes place in Russia. The Moscow Government approved the program “The development of tourism and recreation industry” for the period from 2012 to 2016.
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| --07-10-2011-- |
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Strange Superhero Defends St. Petersburg from Rudeness
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| St. Petersburg has a new hero – a strange young man who calls himself a Petersburg-Man and fights for cleanness of the city and politeness of its citizens.
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| --07-10-2011-- |
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Russian Zenit-2SB Delivers U.S. Satellite into Target Orbit
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| On Thursday, a Russian-Ukrainian Zenit-2SB carrier rocket with the U.S. Intelsat 18 telecommunications satellite blasted off from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan.
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| --07-10-2011-- |
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Russia to Collect 95 mln Tons of Grain
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| Russia is to collect more than 95 mln tons of grain. Earlier the Ministry of Agriculture forecast only 90 mln tons of the grain harvest in the current year.
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| --07-10-2011-- |
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Avianova Airlines is Closing Down
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| The Russian airline Avianova has claimed about suspending its activity from 00:01 October 10. The company has submitted all the necessary documents to the Federal Air Transportation Agency.
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| --06-10-2011-- |
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Kira Knightley to Become Anna Karenina
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| The Working Title Films company has started the filming of the screen version of Lev Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" book. Famous Hollywood actors Kira Knightley and Jude Law are to play the main roles.
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| --06-10-2011-- |
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Russians Have Chosen the Best Place for Ecotourism
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| Russian people consider Baikal Lake to be the best ecotourism destination. The choice was made by a vote on “My planet travel awards” web-site, which reflects the preferences of Russian tourist.
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| --06-10-2011-- |
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Monument to Yevgeny Baratynsky to Appear in Tambov
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| The well-known Russian poet, Pushkin's friend Yevgeny Baratynsky was born in 1800 in Mara village of the Tambov Province.
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| --06-10-2011-- |
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Monument to Author of Ostankino Tower Unveiled in Ishim
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| A monument to Nikolai Nikitin – the author of Ostankino TV Tower, which still remains the highest one in Europe – has been set up in Ishim of the Tyumen Region.
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| --06-10-2011-- |
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Vladimir Tatlin Exhibition Opened in Moscow
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| 60 exhibits are on display at the exhibition “Infinite Tatlin Bowl of the Great” in the Tretyakov gallery at Krymsky Val.
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| --06-10-2011-- |
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II Moscow International Exhibition “Doll Art” to Run in Manege
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| A large-scale doll art exhibition – a remarkable event in the realm of doll art – will be held in the Central Exhibition Hall Manege in Moscow from October 28th to 30th.
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| --06-10-2011-- |
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A Car Park for Caravans Has Appeared in Moscow
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| The first car park for caravans has been opened in Moscow, Sokolniki Park. It is fully equipped and mostly designed for foreign tourists, who prefer this way of travel.
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| --06-10-2011-- |
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PepsiCo Removed its Ads from TV in Russia
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| The company PepsiCo has refused from placing its advertisement on all Russian TV channels by the end of the year.
The refusal may be connected with acquiring the company Wimm-Bill-Dan by PepsiCo in the beginning of 2011.
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| --05-10-2011-- |
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User Experience 2011 to Share Up-today Trends and Innovations in Moscow
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| User Experience Community Russia will take place in Digital October in Moscow on October 6-8. At the 5th anniversary conference speakers from the U.S., Japan and Russia will talk about future trends and perspectives.
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| --05-10-2011-- |
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Exhibition of Annie Leibovitz to be Held in Moscow
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| October, 11th, 2011 in Moscow will see the opening of a photo exhibition of Annie Leibovitz – one of the most popular photographers of our days.
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| --05-10-2011-- |
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Large-scale Exhibition of Nikolai Ge Opens in Moscow
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| An exhibition of the well-known Russian painter Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge (1831–1894) - one of the biggest projects of the year - will be opened on October, 19th in the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val.
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| --05-10-2011-- |
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Russian Company Offers the Shortest World Cruise
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| "Poseidon Expeditions" attracts tourist with an expeditionary travel to the North Pole on the icebreaker “50 Years of Victory”. The voyage will last for 12 days.
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| --05-10-2011-- |
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A Resident of Vologda Will Be Freezed for 100 Years
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| Russian doctor Alexey Lomzhev has decided to fulfill his dream of immortality. Several days ago he signed a contract with the Moscow cryonics company.
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| --05-10-2011-- |
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Russian State Duma Approves Chemical Castration for Pedophiles
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| On the 4th of October, deputies of the Russia's State Duma approved a bill assuming chemical castration for pedophiles, with intent to crack down on sex crime against minors.
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| --05-10-2011-- |
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Gazprom to Spend $ 3.2 bln for Sochi Olympics 2014
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| The Russian gas monopoly Gazprom to spend about 100 bln Rubles ($ 3.2 bln) for the Sochi Olympics 2014.
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| --04-10-2011-- |
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Electronic Displays to Tell Drivers about Traffic Jams
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| From October 5 Moscow auto drivers will be informed about traffic jams on the roads and about available parking places in the nearest areas on electronic displays. First the innovation will appear in the six Moscow streets, another 46 displays will be set up all over the capital by the end of the month.
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| --04-10-2011-- |
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Russian World Champion Named European Athlete of the Year
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| Russia’s world champion 800 meter runner Maria Savinova has been named European woman-athlete of the year. This information came from the official site of the European Association of Athletics.
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| --04-10-2011-- |
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Birthday of Luciano Pavarotti Will Be Celebrated in Moscow
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| The State Kremlin Palace will hold an evening in memory of the great maestro Luciano Pavarotti on 12 October.
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| --04-10-2011-- |
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Andrei Kirilenko Returns to CSKA Moscow from Utah Jazz
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| After 10 years at Utah Jazz, the Russian basketball star Andrei Kirilenko returns to CSKA Moscow where he played in 1998-2001.
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| --04-10-2011-- |
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Tver Region Continues the Tradition of Unusual Museums
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| The Museum of Pike has been opened not far from Tver. It is dedicated to Emelya – a character from Russian folk tale.
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| --04-10-2011-- |
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Trololo Man Appears in the American Series
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| Popular Soviet and Russian singer Eduard Khil has become a personage in one of the series of "Family Guy" animation serial. Being in the form of waiter, the animated Khil sang his famous "trololo" song.
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| --04-10-2011-- |
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Customs Union Turnover to Exceed $100 bln in 2011
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| The total turnover of member countries of the Customs Union will exceed $100 bln this year.
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| --03-10-2011-- |
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Nord Stream to Go Operational on November 8
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| The gas pipeline Nord Stream will go operational on November 8 this year. Gazprom considers the possibility of building additional Nord Stream lines if the demand for the fuel increases in Europe.
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| --03-10-2011-- |
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Monument to Shurik to Appear in Krasnodar
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| The governor of Krasnodar Territory Alexander Tkachev suggests establishing in the center of Krasnodar a monument to the leads of Leonid Gaidai’s legendary comedy “Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures”.
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| --03-10-2011-- |
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Archeologists Unearth Unique Artifacts in Arctic Town
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| Dozens of unique artifacts have been discovered in Pustozersk - the first Russian town beyond the Arctic circle.
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| --03-10-2011-- |
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Exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci Opens in Saint Petersburg
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| An exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci has opened in the Petersburg Artillery Museum.
For the first time one exposition has brought together more than 60 mechanisms invented by the genius scientist.
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| --03-10-2011-- |
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Rally of Moscow Defenders: “Absurdity, Meanness and Ignorance Rule in Moscow”
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| On Saturday the public movement Arkhnadzor organized a rally to protect the historical heritage of old Moscow under the motto: “Stop breaking our city!”
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| --03-10-2011-- |
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Chair Helping to Overcome Vices Appeared in Voronezh
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| If you want to get rid of greed and other bad habits, just sit or put your hands on a bronze chair. That is what a new monument in Voronezh has been made for.
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| --03-10-2011-- |
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Tourists Will Enjoy Puppet Show During Cruise in Russia
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| “Mosturflot” prepares a new project. Appearing in May 2012 the first in Russia floating puppet theatre will occupy the ship “Slavyanov”.
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| --03-10-2011-- |
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Will Russian Hotels Have Stars?
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| Obligatory classification for hotels might be introduced in Russia from next year. The amendments to an Act about tourist activity will be submitted to the State Duma by the Krasnodar deputies.
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| --01-10-2011-- |
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Moscow to Apply for .moscow Domain Name
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| Moscow may have its own domain name .Moscow and . Ìîñêâà. Moscow will apply for it in January 2012.
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| --01-10-2011-- |
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Russia to Return its Leadership in Cannabis Cultivation
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| Drug and agriculture officials have called for the revival of mass non-narcotic cannabis cultivation in Russia. The State Russia's Federal Service for Narcotics Control has already supported that initiative.
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| --30-09-2011-- |
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Malibu in Moscow Region Attracts Tourists
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| A hotel located on water has started to work in Moscow Region. This rather new for Russia type of accommodation has a noticeable effect on the number of tourists coming to the country.
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| --30-09-2011-- |
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Largest Submarines in the World to be Destroyed
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| The largest submarines in the world Dmitry Donskoy, Arkhangelsk and Severstal are to be written off and cut into metal. The further use of them is impossible because of restrictions, placed by START.
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| --29-09-2011-- |
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Renowned Film Director Tatyana Lioznova Passes Away
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| Outstanding Russian film director and script writer Tatyana Lioznova has died, aged 87, in Moscow today.
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| --29-09-2011-- |
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Exhibition Dedicated to Mikhail Bulgakov Opens in Moscow
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| An exhibition-installation dedicated to the 90th anniversary since the date of Mikhail Bulgakov’s arrival in Moscow has opened in the cultural center Bulgakov’s House in Bolshaya Sadovaya Street.
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| --29-09-2011-- |
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Monuments to Aleksandr Tvardovsky and Mstislav Rostropovich to be Set up in Moscow
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| Monuments to the poet Aleksandr Tvardovsky and musician Mstislav Rostropovich will be set up in Moscow in 2012.
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| --29-09-2011-- |
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Intermuseum Depository to Appear in Yekaterinburg
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| Culture Department of the city administration of Yekaterinburg has presented an updated version of the strategic project titled Museum Complex “Yekaterinburg”.
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| --29-09-2011-- |
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Muslim Holidays Can Be Days Off in Russia
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| The Russia's State Duma proposed changes to the Russian Labour Code which will allow regions to introduce their own public holidays.
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| --29-09-2011-- |
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Djanna Tutundjan Museum to Appear in Vologda
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| A personal exhibition of the People’s Artist of Russia Djanna Tutundjan has been opened in Vologda.
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| --29-09-2011-- |
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New Luxurious Hotels to Appear in Moscow
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| InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the intention to increase the number of its hotels in Russia. Five-star InterContinental Tverskaya and the largest in Europe thousand-room Holiday Inn will be opened in Moscow.
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| --29-09-2011-- |
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“Tourist” Monument Erected in Irkutsk
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| The bronze figure of a man with hat and rucksack has appeared in the centre of Irkutsk. The sculpture opened on September 27 is dedicated to the World Tourism Day. The authorities continue to make the city more attractive for visitors. Earlier the two-storey Tea museum started to work in the renovated ancient house.
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| --29-09-2011-- |
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Hemp Production in Russia Would Have $ 3.4 bln Turnover a Year
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| The revival of hemp growing traditions in Russia would have 100 bln Rubles (about $ 3.4 bln) annual turnover and create 1 mln jobs.
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| --29-09-2011-- |
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Russian Scientists Create Unique Skin Lasers
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| The scientists of the Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Science (FIAN) have developed a new laser to treat skin defects without any side effects, according to Venture Business News.
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| --29-09-2011-- |
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Syrian Airlines to Buy Tupolev Air Jets
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| Russian companies Tupolev, the plant Aviastar-SP and Syrian airline Syrianair have signed a memorandum of intent on supplying Tu-204SM passenger jets.
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| --28-09-2011-- |
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Russian Largest Fertilizer Producer is to Buy Plants in France and Belgium
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| Russian agrochemical holding EuroChim, owned by Andrey Melnichenko, intends to acquire BASF’s fertilizer assets located in Belgium and France.
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| --28-09-2011-- |
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Monument to Wedding Toast Unveiled in Novosibirsk
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| The first and only monument to the wedding toast “Kiss!” has appeared in Russia. The opening is dedicated to the First All-Russian Congress of the newlyweds.
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| --28-09-2011-- |
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Treasure Buried after Revolution Now Unearthed in Vladimir
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| A large coin and ware treasure of 91 artifacts has been found in the course of archeological excavations in Nikolo-Galeiskaya Street in Vladimir.
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| --28-09-2011-- |
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Exhibition of Boris Grigoriev Opens in the Tretyakov Gallery
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| Personal exhibition of Boris Grigoriev — one of the best representatives of the “first wave” of Russian emigration - has opened in the Engineering Building of the Tretyakov Gallery.
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| --28-09-2011-- |
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New Hotels to Appear in Domodedovo
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| Tourists can be accommodated in Domodedovo Airport Complex. Two hotels are to be built in the next few years.
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| --28-09-2011-- |
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Russians Can Go to Uruguay without Visa
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| Russia will introduce a visa-free regime with Uruguay. That statement was made during the 66th United Nations General Assembly in New York by ministers for Foreign Affairs of two countries.
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| --28-09-2011-- |
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Kremlin Hires: SuperJob Invites Applications for the Vacancy of the President
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| Now that the presidential campaign has all but started, and the Kremlin's seat is assumed to be vacant, SuperJob, Russia's leading job search portal, has opened a spoof vacancy - that of the President. A successful candidate's salary will start at 281500 RUR per month - 8,811.76 USD.
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| --27-09-2011-- |
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Russians Prefer to Browse the Internet from Home
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| The number of Russian Internet users grows every year, but Russians still prefer simple services and don't like to connect to the Internet via mobile devices.
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| --27-09-2011-- |
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Cars in Kostroma Will Be Replaced by Horse-Drawn Carriages
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| The government of Kostroma has suggested a transport reform to turn a historical part of the town into pedestrian area. Traditional vehicles will be changed for a “horse taxi”.
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| --27-09-2011-- |
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Russian Finance Minister fired on President's Request
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| Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree on Alexei Kudrin's resignation after the Minister of Finance was offered to resign.
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| --27-09-2011-- |
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Italian Eni to Make Oil Business in Russia
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| Italian Eni, one of the major Gazprom partners in Europe, intends to start oil business in Russia. The company is negotiating with Rosneft about joining oil extraction project in Vale Shatskogo in the Black Sea.
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| --27-09-2011-- |
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Moscow Starts to Advertise Its Tourist Facilities
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| An advertising campaign of tourism in Moscow is going to start in autumn. The main goal is to promote a winter season in Russian capital and to prepare for the summer one.
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| --27-09-2011-- |
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Coca-Cola to Invest $ 3 bln into Russia
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| The American company Coca-Cola intends to invest $ 3 bln into the Russian economy for the nearest five years. According to the agency, Coca-Cola has already spent $ 3 bln for the all time of its presence in the Russian market.
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| --27-09-2011-- |
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MTS and Vimpelcom to build LTE Network Together
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| Russian mobile operators Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and Vimpelcom (brand Beeline) have signed an agreement on joint building and using fourth generation nets (LTE).
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| --26-09-2011-- |
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“The Circle of Light” to Be Held in Moscow
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| Moscow International Festival of Light - great event for locals and tourists will take place on 20-23 October. Famous architectural monuments will be involved to provide light installations. The event is expected to increase number of tourists in Moscow.
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| --26-09-2011-- |
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Russia Begins Interplanetary Missions after 20-years Break
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| The "Phobos-Soil" unmanned interplanetary station will be launched into space in November of this year, which means Russia will resume flights to other planets after a long break of 20 years.
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| --26-09-2011-- |
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New Routes and Infrastructure Will Appear in Karelia
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| The Republic of Karelia has presented perspective investment projects at the International Forum in Sochi. The government continues to develop cultural tourism and make pilgrim destinations attractive for visitors.
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| --26-09-2011-- |
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Alex Ovechkin wax figure to appear at Madame Tussaud’s museum
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| A life-like copy of Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin to appear in Madame Tussaud’s wax museum in Washington D.C. The wax figure will be placed in a newly renovated sports zone.
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| --26-09-2011-- |
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Russia to Spend $400 mln for Hermitage 250 Anniversary
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| The 250th anniversary of the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, which will take place in 2014, will cost federal budget 12 mld Rubles (about $ 400 mln).
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| --24-09-2011-- |
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Breaking News: Job Swap Coming to the Russian Government in 2012
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| Unexpectedly or not, the current Russian President has invited the Prime Minister (also the former President) to run for the Presidency in 2012. Sky News reports.
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| --24-09-2011-- |
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Russia's Largest Aquapark Comes to St. Petersburg
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| Russia's largest aquapark in St. Petersburg plans to welcome visitors before the end of 2011.
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| --23-09-2011-- |
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Russians Complain of Hard Life but Believe in Bright Future
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| Russia's biggest Opinion Pollster VTsIOM has interviewed Russian people about their current life situation and projections for the future. Over half of Russians, almost 56%, describe their current living standards as difficult.
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| --23-09-2011-- |
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Moscow Bomb Alert Is Off (Or, Much Ado about a Can of Paint)
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| Following a terrorist attack in Makhachkala in Dagestan, Moscow was on red alert this evening - but the device turned out to be a can of paint, with wires attached to it.
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| --23-09-2011-- |
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Rusal May Build Aluminium Plant in Iran
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| Rusal considers the possibility of building an aluminium plant in Iran, which would make the 9% from its whole production, writes the newspaper Kommersant. The U.S. sanctions against Iran make some difficulties for the project realization.
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| --22-09-2011-- |
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Metro Group to Develop Small Shop Network in Russia
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| In 2011 German Metro Group, famous for its small-scale wholesale hypermarkets, is to open some food shops of 40-100 sq meters in Russia. Afterwards Metro plans to develop the new format on franchise.
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| --22-09-2011-- |
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Tourists Are Welcomed to Visit the House of Baba Yaga
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| An unusual museum appeared in Kalyazin - a witch from Russian tales Baba Yaga has been given the whole residence. It is not the only odd tourist attraction in Tver region. The Goat Museum, the Bee Museum and the Raspberry Museum are among them.
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| --22-09-2011-- |
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Moscow Failed Car Free Day Again
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| For the fourth time Russian capital has joined the World Car-Free Day. However, this morning Muscovites were stuck in traffic jams as usual.
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| --22-09-2011-- |
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Ancient Skis Have Been Found in Vologda
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| Archaeologists have discovered the 300-year-old sports equipment in Vologda.
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| --22-09-2011-- |
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Double Blast in Makhachkala, 1 Dead, 60 Injured
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| On Thursday, two explosions set off in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan Republic, near the Ministry of Home Affairs. 61 people were injured, one policeman was killed.
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| --22-09-2011-- |
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Japan Whiskey Plans to Conquer Russian Market
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| Japan alcohol giant Suntory Holdings Ltd. plans to enter the Russian market independently by the end of the year. The largest producer of whisky in Asia is considering the possibility of buying assets in Russia and opening its own office in Moscow.
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| --22-09-2011-- |
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Russian Accounts in Swiss Banks to be Revealed
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| Russia will be able to get access to Swiss bank accounts of its citizens. The former 100% bank secrecy will be revealed under certain circumstances.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Monument to Dinosaurs to Appear in the Kirov Region
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| The monument to dinosaurs that became extinct almost 250 million years ago will appear next year at the railway station of Kotelnich town of the Kirov Region.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Tori Amos to Sing in Russia
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| This autumn the American singer and composer Tori Amos will present in Petersburg and Moscow her new disk Night of Hunters released on the Deutsche Grammophon label on September, 20th.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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4th Art Fair Moscow Artesania to Open in Russian Capital
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| The 4th Art Fair Moscow Artesaniya of paintings, drawings, sculptures and arts and crafts will be open in Moscow from September, 28th.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Domenico Trezzini Monument to Appear in Petersburg
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| Monument to the well-known architect Domenico Trezzini is planned to be set up in Petersburg in summer of 2012, the press-service of the organizing fund informs.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Monument to Patron of Arts Dmitri Benardaki Set up in Petersburg
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| Monument to Dmitri Benardaki - one of the outstanding Russian figures of the 19th century – has been unveiled in St. Petersburg.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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3D-Exhibitions to be Held in Moscow Museums
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| The city authorities seem to be seriously concerned about the culture of Moscow.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Activists and Film Makers Fail to Stop Cutting down Park of Stroganov’s Estate
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| Last week well-known Russian actors and film directors signed a collective letter to the Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin with a request to stop cutting down the park and building the kindergarten in the Stroganovs’ Estate. No response followed.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Monument to Actor Zinovy Gerdt Unveiled in Pskov Region
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| A monument to the well-known film actor Zinovy Gerdt, who would have turned 95 years old on September, 21st, has been unveiled in Sebezh town of the Pskov Region.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Does Russia Need Schools for Migrants?
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| Russian ombudsman and a prominent advocate for Children Rights Pavel Astakhov suggests to open special schools for children of migrants, where they will be able to learn Russian language and culture.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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World Day of Tourism Will Be Celebrated in Mytischi
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| "Tea party in Mytischi" will take place in Moscow Region on 25 September. The event is dedicated to the World Day of Tourism and includes tea ceremony, sweets and street festivities.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Valentina Matvienko Elected the Speaker of the Upper House
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| Ex-governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko has been elected Speaker of the Federation Council.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Pskov Car Owners Have Finished Their Rally in Support of Road Safety
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| The members of "DorogiRussia" movement have returned to Kaliningrad after the monthly trip across Russia. They have found out everything about roads in the country.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Comic Monument to Pskov Dweller to Appear in Pskov
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| A comic monument to “Skobar” will be set up in Pskov on October, 1st in the framework of celebrations of Day of Skobar.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Hosts Exhibition of French Artists
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| The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow has opened the exhibition Parisian School with works by Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso and other artists who painted in Montparnasse in the early 20th century.
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| --21-09-2011-- |
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One Fourth of All Sochi Olympics Hotel Rooms to be Built by Vekselberg
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| RENOVA –StroyGroup is to build the largest Sochi Olympics hotel. The hotel complex, located in Adler region of Sochi in Imeretinskaya lowland, is to have 3600 rooms.
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| --20-09-2011-- |
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Amur Autumn Film and Theatre Festival Opens in Blagoveschensk
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| The 9th Film and Theatre Festival, Amur Autumn, is taking place at Blagoveschensk in Primorye from 17 to 25 September 2011.
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| --20-09-2011-- |
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Aeroflot Passengers Will Dine on Foie Gras and Jack Daniels Beef
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| Aeroflot air company offers a selection of delicate dishes to passengers. A special menu was created by chefs from a well-known restaurants.
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| --20-09-2011-- |
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International Travel Exhibition to be Held in Moscow
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| Traditional International Travel Exhibition "Otdykh/Leisure-2011" will take place on 21-24 September 2011. Tourist companies from Russia and other countries all over the world are coming to Moscow to offer new destinations and present interesting travel programs.
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| --20-09-2011-- |
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What's the Business about the Moscow Zoo?
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| One of the top Moscow recreation hot-spots, the Moscow Zoo, is advised by foreign experts to move places. The move, if approved, may see animals migrating to the Izmailovsky Park area in the east of Moscow.
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| --20-09-2011-- |
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Russian Grand Master Wins Chess World Cup 2011
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| Russian Peter Svidler has won the FIDE Chess World Cup 2011 in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk, beating his main contender Russian Alexander Grischuk in the final.
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| --20-09-2011-- |
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Mikhalkov's Burnt by the Sun 2 to Aspire to Oscar Prize
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| Nikita Mikhalkov’s film Burnt by the Sun 2. The Citadel will aspire to the Oscar prize as a representative of Russia.
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| --20-09-2011-- |
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Sixth Annual Science Festival Comes to Moscow in October
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| Since 2006, the annual All-Russia Science Festival has been drawing attention to the state of education and science in Russia, recent developments and the opportunities to improve the society with the help of scientific research. This year's festival runs from 7th to 9th October.
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| --19-09-2011-- |
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A New Arboretum to Appear in Chelyabinsk
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| The end of September will see the opening of a new arboretum in Chelyabinsk. The city authorities hope to improve the recreation facilities in the city in this way.
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| --19-09-2011-- |
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US Couple Guilty in Adopted Russian Son's Death
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| On Friday, Michael Craver, 47, an engineer and Air Force veteran, and his wife Nanette, 55, were found guilty in involuntary manslaughter of their adobted son Nathaniel from Russia.
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| --19-09-2011-- |
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Archeologists Find Ancient Tombs in Rostov Region
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| Archeologists have found five ancient tombs in the zone of urban renewal of Highway Ì-23 Rostov – Taganrog.
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| --19-09-2011-- |
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Chechnya marks Chechen Women's Day
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| On Sunday the Russian North Caucasian republic of Chechnya celebrated Women's Day. This day Chechen men usually wear traditional Chechen outfits and present flowers and head-scarves to women to congratulate them on their day.
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| --19-09-2011-- |
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Carrefour to Come Back to Russia via the UAE?
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| The French retailer Carrefour is to try to enter the Russian market for the second time. Majid al Futtaim Group, a Carrefour’s partner in the United Arab Emirates, has offered to take the French hypermarkets into the Russian market via franchise.
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| --18-09-2011-- |
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Euroset May Give Up Managing Vertu Shops
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| Euroset, one of the largest mobile retailers, intends to give up its managing monobrend mobile elite phones Vertu shops.
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| --18-09-2011-- |
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HTC Starts Sales of First Windows Phone 7 Smartphone in Russia
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| Today HTC launches HTC Mozart in Russia, it’s the first smartphone on Windows Phone 7 OS. This was announced by the HTC and Microsoft officials at a press conference in Moscow yesterday.
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| --16-09-2011-- |
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BNP Paribas Vostok is Closing its Business Lines in Russia
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| Russian subsidiary of one of the largest European banks BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Vostok, is closing all its business lines, except express crediting, before the deal with Sberbank.
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| --16-09-2011-- |
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Why do Russians Dislike Muscovites?
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| At the beginning of September, Romir research center published the results of the poll, dedicated to an attitude of Russian people towards Muscovites.
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| --16-09-2011-- |
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Russian Academy Of Medical Science & " Skolkovo" Will Develop Innovations
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| Fund " Skolkovo " and Russian Academy of Medical Science ( RAMS ) signed a memorandum of collaboration, aimed to develop innovations in medicine.
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| --16-09-2011-- |
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Yuriy Norstein Marks His 70th Birthday
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| On Tuesday, one of the most well-known Russian animators, Yuriy Norstein, marked his 70th birthday. Though the Russian animation industry is going through dark times, the award-winning animator is still full of optimism and ideas for his new works.
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Social Tourism : Special Routes For Elderly People
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| Authorities of the region of Sverdlovsk are planning to develop inner tourism for elderly people.
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70th Anniversary of the Russian 3D-Films to be Celebrated in Moscow
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| Program of the 4th film festival Artkino to be held in Moscow on September, 20th has been announced.
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Bryan Ferry Gives a Concert in Moscow Today
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| Today, September, 16th, Bryan Ferry arrives in Moscow to perform in the Crocus City Hall in support of his album Olympia.
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Russia Launches the First Nuclear Reactor in Iran
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| On Monday, Iran held the official opening ceremony of the first power plant near the southern port city of Bushehr, which building was finished after long delay with Russia's help.
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Moscow Became More Popular Than Madrid And Amsterdam Among Foreign Tourists
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| According to the data, Moscow turned out to be more popular than many European cities and now it is on the 8th place in the rating of search requests.
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Hermit of Genius Nominated for Russian Academy of Sciences
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| Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman is put forward for academician candidature as a full member of the prestigious Russian Academy of Sciences.
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Animation Museum Opens in Moscow with Garry Bardin's Exhibition
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| Animation Museum has been opened today within the Polytechnic Museum in Moscow.
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Napoleon’s Log Hut to be Reconstructed in Smolensk
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| A log hut, in which Napoleon stayed during a retreat in the Patriotic War of 1812, will be reconstructed in Smolensk.
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Turgoyak Lake Will Become The Character Of The Movie " 100 Wonders Of Russia "
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| Taking group of the First Russian informative channel " My Planet " started working at film about Turgoyak Lake, situated in the region of Chelyabinsk. The group has come to Miass.
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Russia Debutes against the U.S. in 2011 Rugby World Cup
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| Seeded in 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool C, Russia has played an historical match against the United States in Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth, in New Zealand.
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Victoria's Secret Comes to Moscow
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| One of the world's largest retailers, Victoria's Secret, will open four lingerie stores in Russia's capital.
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Open Season Starts in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District
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| The open season on fox, hare, muskrat in the territory of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug starts on September 15.
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" Alligator " Has Passed All The Tests Successfully
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| Russian helicopter gunship Ka-52 " Alligator " has passed all the tests in sea conditions.
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"Russian Giant" to Search Yeti in Siberia
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| Today a famous Russian boxer Nikolai Valuev, the former WBA heavyweight world champion, starts his expedition to Western Siberia after Yeti to "talk to him about life".
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New Tourist Center To Appear In Nenets Autonomous Okrug
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| New ethnographic are will have been constructed in northern region of Russia by 2013.
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UEFA Champions League Logo Is Defended by Rospatent
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| The Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks has upheld a complaint from the UEFA in the plagiarism dispute concerning the famous symbol of the Champions League - a soccer ball composed of stars.
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Russian Caricaturist Takes First Prize in China
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| Russian caricaturist Vyacheslav Shilov from St. Petersburg has become the winner of the International Animation and Computer Games Forum 2011 in China.
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Gay Christians to Gather in St. Petersburg
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| Lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender Christians from all over Eastern Europe are going to meet in St. Petersburg for a forum on September 16-18.
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May the Force Be with You: A Yekaterinburg Couple Weds Star Wars Style
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| A world-favourite epic, Star Wars, has influenced a recent wedding in the capital of the Ural Region. Only 85-year old grandfather of the bride refused to dress up, explaining that he is too old for this sort of entertainment.
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Russia Complains of a Lack of Progress in Talks with NATO
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| On Tuesday Russia and NATO again weren't able to come to an agreement about placing of a new U.S. missile defense shield for Europe.
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