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Two Third of Russians Use Internet Daily
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| About 59 percent of Russians are Internet users, which three percents more than last year, according to the recent survey conducted by an independent pollster, Levada Center.
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| --21-05-2013-- |
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Boris Berezovsky Buried in England
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| Russian self-exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky's funeral ceremony took place on May 8, in a British town of Woking near London, in the Brookwood cemetery.
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| --13-05-2013-- |
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Most Russians Respect Lenin and Want His Body to Be Buried
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| A poll timed to the 143rd birthday of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin (April 22) shows that the majority of Russians consider his role played in the country’s history as positive.
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| --24-04-2013-- |
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Abramovich Tops List of Most Charitable Russians
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| Russian tycoon and Chelsea Football Club owner, Roman Abramovich, is named Russia’s most generous philanthropist, Bloomberg reports.
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| --23-04-2013-- |
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Russian Billionaire Tops Sunday Times Rich List
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| Alisher Usmanov, the owner of Metalloinvest metals giant and a major shareholder in London's Arsenal Football Club, has topped the Sunday Times Rich List in 2013.
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| --22-04-2013-- |
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Only One Russian on List of Most Influential People
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| Only one Russian person was included into the Time's 2013 list of the world’s top 100 most influential people, and he is not the Russian president.
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| --21-04-2013-- |
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Russians Prefer to Spend their Spare Time with TV
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| Quarter of Russians prefer siting in front of television in their spare time, according a survey by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM).
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| --08-04-2013-- |
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Russian Businessman Polonsky Released From Cambodian Jail
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| Russian former billionaire Sergei Polonsky has been released from a jail in Cambodia after three months of detention.
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| --03-04-2013-- |
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Russian Army Starts Spring Draft
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| The annual spring induction into the armed forces, which started on April 1, expects to call up 153,200 young men for peacetime military service.
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| --02-04-2013-- |
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Boris Berezovsky May Be Buried in Russia
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| Moscow is agreed to consider burying self-exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky in Russia if there will be such a requst, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
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| --25-03-2013-- |
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Russian Officer Awarded for Preventing Nuclear War
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| This Sunday, a retired Soviet lieutenant colonel was honored with a Dresden Prize for preventing a nuclear war from being triggered by a long-classified accident in 1983.
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| --18-02-2013-- |
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Former Gazprom "Gas King" Dies
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| The former CEO of Russian leading energy company, Rem Vyakhirev has died on Monday at the age of 78.
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| --12-02-2013-- |
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100,000 Signatures Gathered for Russian Parliament Dissolution
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| Over 100,000 signatures were collected by an opposition "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper in support of an early dissolution of the lower house of Russian Parliament.
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| --10-01-2013-- |
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Russian Orthodox Believers Celebrate Christmas
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| Many thousands Russian orthodox believers gathered on the night on January 7 in churches to attend Christmas services.
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| --07-01-2013-- |
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Over 1,000 Moscow Couples Married on 12/12/12
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| More than 1,000 couples from Moscow took all possible efforts to tie knot on this century's last “magic date,” - 12/12/12, a spokeswoman for Moscow registry offices reports.
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| --13-12-2012-- |
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Russians Believe Their Country Is Respected
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| Two thirds of the Russians believe the rest of the world fears and respects their country, according to a new opinion poll conducted by the state-run pollster Public Opinion Foundation.
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| --11-12-2012-- |
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Russian State Lottery Searching for $2.8 Million Jackpot Winner
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| Russian state-run lottery Gosloto said on Friday that the winner of an 87-million ruble (2.8 million) jackpot has still not put himself on the map.
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| --08-12-2012-- |
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TIME Magazine Nominates Pussy Riot for 2012 Person of the Year
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| An American weekly news magazine Time has included Russian punk band Pussy Riot in the list of candidates for the 2012 Person of the Year.
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| --27-11-2012-- |
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Russian Traffic Police Hire Guarding Angels to Remind about Traffic Rules
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| A woman with white wings and a halo has been spotted on the busiest streets of Russia’s Kaliningrad region to warn drivers against speeding.
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| --19-11-2012-- |
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Court Paroles Russian Scientist Sentenced for Espionage
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| On Tuesday, a district court in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk paroled a Russian physicist Valentin Danilov who was imprisoned in 2004 for spying for China.
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| --14-11-2012-- |
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Utilities Is Russia's Biggest Problem
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| According to a recent poll, Russians say the critical situation in the housing and utilities sector is Russia’s most pressing problem.
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| --13-11-2012-- |
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Russian Driver Refused to Pay Fine Over Coming Apocalypse
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| A man from western Siberia has refused to pay his traffic fine saying it was pointless as the world would end in December, according to the Mayan prophecy.
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| --30-10-2012-- |
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Moscow Underground Railway Ex-Head Dies
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| Former chief of Moscow's subway, Dmitry Gayev, has died at the age of 61, his lawyer reported on Sunday.
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| --29-10-2012-- |
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A Monument To the Father-Founder of Udmurtia Unveiled In Izhevsk
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| A monument to the father-founder of the Republic of Udmurtia, Trofim Borisov, was recently unveiled in Izhevsk.
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| --10-10-2012-- |
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A Monument to Yul Brynner Unveiled in Vladivostok
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| An Oscar-winning actor Yul Brynner was actually Russian - he was born in 1920 in Vladivostok. A monument to a talented Russian-American actor was recently unveiled in Vladivostok.
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| --28-09-2012-- |
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More Russians Want to Live Abroad
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| Almost a third of Russian people would like to move abroad, according to the recent poll by Romir pollster.
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| --26-09-2012-- |
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Five Millionth Resident Born in St. Petersburg
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| The five millionth resident of St. Petersburg was born this weekend, on September 22, the city's governor Georgy Poltavchenko reports.
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| --25-09-2012-- |
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Man with $1.7 Mln Watch Detained at Moscow Airport
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| A Russian traveler was detained at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on Monday, as customs officials found out he was carrying a gold watch worth $1.7 million.
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| --18-09-2012-- |
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Russia's Oldest Man Dies at 122
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| Magomed Labazanov, the longest living man in Russia, had died at the age of 122 in his home in the village of Serebryakovka in Dagestan.
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| --12-09-2012-- |
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Immigration Helps to Increase Russian Population
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| Russia’s population rose by 85,600 since the beginning of 2012 year, reaching 143.1 million as of July 1, mainly because of immigration.
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| --21-08-2012-- |
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Teen Finds Radioactive Isotope Worth $300,000 on a Bus
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| A teenager from Ulyanovsk took an “ownerless” bag from a passenger minibus and later found it contained a rare selenium isotope worth at least $300,000.
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| --15-08-2012-- |
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Russian Traveller Hitchhikes Around the World in 777 Days
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| A Siberian traveller, Konstantin Zhuravlyov, has hitchhiked around the world, visiting 37 countries in 777 days.
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| --13-08-2012-- |
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Honoured Russian Actor Fyodor Chekhankov Passes Away
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| People's Artist of Russia, Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army's actor, Fyodor Chekhankov, died on Wednesday in Moscow, on the 73rd year of his life.
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| --02-08-2012-- |
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Harvard Scientist Rescued After 5 Days in Russian Forest
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| Ignaty Leshchiner, a researcher and lecturer at the Harvard University, was found alive after spending five days in a forest near Moscow.
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| --02-08-2012-- |
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Great Mass Jump From a Bridge Took Place in Russia
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| 135 people rope-jumped at the same time last weekend from a railroad bridge in the city of Tver to set a world record.
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| --11-07-2012-- |
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Krasnodar Floods Cause Tragedy and Heroism
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| Police officer Vyacheslav Gorbunov sacrificed his life to rescue people trapped in the floods in the city of Krymsk.
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| --09-07-2012-- |
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Russian Pilgrims Killed in Bus Crush in Ukraine
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| 14 Russian pilgrims were killed and 22 were seriously injured after a bus crush on the road between Chernigov and Kiev, Ukraine, the Emergencies Ministry said.
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| --09-07-2012-- |
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IMF Calls for Rising Pension Age in Russia
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| The International Monetary Fund (IMF) thinks pension age in Russia should be increased to 63 years for both men and women.
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| --15-06-2012-- |
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Russian Hockey Legend Dies
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| Ice hockey player Vladimir Krutov, a star forward for the Soviet team at three Olympic Games, has died at the age of 52.
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| --07-06-2012-- |
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Russians Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Libya
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| On June 4, Libyan court announced the verdicts for Russian, Ukrainian and Belorussian citizens who had been accused of complicity in Muammar Kaddafi's regime.
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| --05-06-2012-- |
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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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St. Petersburg Man Plans to Be a Walking Advertising Banner
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| A St. Petersburg citizen has decided to earn money by selling space on his back for tattoo advertisements.
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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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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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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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The Hero of Our Times
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| Russia's highest state award, the Hero of Russia, was posthumously given to a battalion commander, who had saved his soldiers from a grenade at the cost of his life.
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| --04-04-2012-- |
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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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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.
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| --27-03-2012-- |
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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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Napoleon Is a New Candidate for Russian Presidency?
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| Moscow Election Committee has decided to hold a dry run prior to the upcoming polls. The list of candidates can surprise potential voters.
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| --24-02-2012-- |
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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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Native Americans Came from Russia
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| Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania confirmed that Native Americans came from Altai Territory, southern Siberia.
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| --03-02-2012-- |
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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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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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New Big Election Protests in Russia
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| On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters held big rallies in Moscow and other Russian cities to to press demands for new parliamentary elections and wholesale liberalizing reform in Russia.
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| --26-12-2011-- |
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Russian Movers and Shakers Are Announced
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| Within the special project dedicated to the 20th anniversary of modern Russia's history, the Financial Times has published the list of 25 most interesting Russians, so-called "movers and shakers".
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| --23-12-2011-- |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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| --14-09-2011-- |
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The Russian Londoner 'Acts Instinctively' to Stop a Notting Hill Carnival Attacker
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| Valentine Simatchenko, a 55-year old Russian who fought in Chechnya before "escaping to the UK" in 1996, has "acted instinctively" when he stopped a 16-year old boy who attacked with a knife a pedestrian in Notting Hill, London.
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| --01-09-2011-- |
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New Articles and Biographies of Famous Russians
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| As August is drawing to a close, we thought we'd list the articles about famous Russians that appeared at Russia-InfoCentre over the last month. Click through to read articles about Russia's own "Forever27" club, plus Russian painters, top-models and tennis-players
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| --26-08-2011-- |
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Why are Russians not Very Happy?
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| Two recent surveys have found that Russians are the unhappiest people in Europe even though many people feel that the quality of living is getting better in most regions.
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| --25-08-2011-- |
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Natalya Gantimurova to fight for Miss Universe 2011
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| Natalya Gantimurova, 20, will represent Russia at Miss Universe 2011. The competition will start in San-Paulo on September 12.
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| --17-08-2011-- |
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Chechen Teens are Praised for Rescue People on Utoeya Island
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| The president of Chechen republic Ramzan Kadyrov ordered to reward two Chechen teenagers for rescue a number of people during an attack on Norway's Utoeya summer camp.
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| --17-08-2011-- |
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The Harshest Anti-tobacco Law in Russian History
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| The Russian Health Ministry is promoting a harsh anti-tobacco draft, stipulating a ban on smoking in public transportation, cafes and night clubs.
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| --15-08-2011-- |
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The Passenger of Crushed An-24 is Rewarded for Courage
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| Tomsk authorities have rewarded Andrei Motorykin, the passenger of An-24 plane, who helped to rescue injured people after the plane's emergency landing on the river Ob.
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| --11-08-2011-- |
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Olympic champion Anton Sikharulidze married oligarch’s daughter
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| An Olympic figure skating champion Anton Sikharulidze and a 84- Forbes- rated Russian oligarch’s daughter Yana Lebedeva registered their marriage secretly at a Moscow registry office last week.
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| --08-08-2011-- |
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Moscow Girls Strip for Medvedev and Beer
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| On Tuesday three female fans of Dmitry Medvedev took their clothes off for the support the recent anti-alcohol legislation, which was signed by the Russian president last week.
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| --05-08-2011-- |
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One of the Tallest People in the World has been Hospitalised
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| In St. Petersburg The medicals of the "Sogaz" clinic has hospitalized the bedridden basketball player Alexander Sizonenko, one of the tallest people in the world.
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| --03-08-2011-- |
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Russians Should Expect the Increase in Retirement Age
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| Once again the members of the Government have discussed the necessity of pension reform in Russia.
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| --28-07-2011-- |
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Only 10% of Russian People Are Ready to Give Up Beer Because of New Law
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| The latest public-opinion poll has revealed the attitude of Russian people to the new "dry law" that restricts beer trade and consumption.
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| --28-07-2011-- |
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In Kuban a 10-year-old Schoolboy Has Saved a Drowning Child
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| In gratitude to the little hero, the child's mother presented him a game console.
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| --27-07-2011-- |
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How Do Foreigners View Russia?
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| Frost, vodka and beautiful women - well, it is better than just samovars and bears!
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| --27-07-2011-- |
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Muscovites Work Less
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| The research of the State Committee for Statistics (Rosstat) has disproved the classic stereotypes of Moscow as a city where life never stops. People in Moscow do not work tirelessly.
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| --06-06-2011-- |
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