Russia

Russia is the world's largest country, covering much of Eurasia and a total of more than one eighth of the planet's land area and almost double the size of the United States. Politically Russia is a federation, which was created when the USSR broke up in 1991.

Bloggers are often writing about Russia's strong position in the the gas market and often about the giant firm Gazprom, about the difficulties experienced by minority groups, and about the health and social problems that have followed the end of communism. Many also wrote about the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia.

Blogs mentioning Russia might also be talking about the nation's great literary tradition, from Tolstoy to Dostoevsky to Anna Akhmatova.

Most people searching the term will be looking for travel information.

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• in Politics
  Obama's Asian Chess Championship Itinerary
  U.S. President Barack Obama, starting on 12th November 2009, is going for nine days to visit various Asian Countries.
  by jaideepkhanduja / on Nov 11, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Russia”

• December 4, 2009 — Contents

  
  La Russophobe — Authority: 434
  FRIDAY DECEMBER 4 CONTENTS(1)  EDITORIAL:  Same old Russia(2)  Russia’s Barbaric torture of Magnitsky(3)  Will the Russian Reichstag burn Forever?(4)  Russia has alienated Almost all its Neighbors(5)  CARTOON:  Who are Russia’s Real Criminals?NOTE:  Kim Zigfeld’s latest installment of her Russian column ...
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• Iran rejects IAEA resolution as "illegal" - TV

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 709
  Source: Reuters TEHRAN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected on Wednesday as "illegal" a U.N. nuclear watchdog resolution over the countrys disputed nuclear activities, state ...
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• Iran says will produce 20 percent fuel - TV

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 709
  Source: Reuters TEHRAN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Iranian hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday the Islamic state will produce 20 percent enriched fuel for its nuclear reactors, state television reported ...
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• Iran says Israel cannot stop its nuclear work

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 709
  Source: Reuters TEHRAN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Israel could not do a "damn thing" to stop the Islamic states nuclear programme, which the West suspects is ...
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• Operation Enduring Turmoil

  
  Pak Alert Press — Authority: 525
  Pakistan has been labeled the most dangerous country in the world, (a safe haven for terrorists). The leaders of our country are eager to invade and the mainstream media is working tirelessly to create the fear that will allow them do so. The fact that only six corporations dominate our major media outlets, it’s ...
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• Iran rejects IAEA resolution as "illegal" - TV

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 709
  Source: Reuters TEHRAN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected on Wednesday as "illegal" a U.N. nuclear watchdog resolution over the countrys disputed nuclear activities, state ...
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• Stolen Belgian iPhones Traced to Russian Black Market [Crime]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 885
  Remember that $3M iPhone 3GS heist in Belgium last month? Burglars nabbed 3,000-4,000 handsets. Now, according to blogs uncovered by Cult of Mac, theyre being offloaded in Russia (where the 3GS...
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• EDITORIAL: Same Old Russia

  
  La Russophobe — Authority: 434
  EDITORIALSame Old RussiaOn Friday, as more than 650 people —including a significant number of government officials — were traveling to St. Petersburg from Moscow, the Nevsky Express luxury train was bombed, killing 26 people and wounding more than 100.  One of the most striking features of this incident is how ...
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• Century-old temperature record broken in Moscow

  
  The Daily Digest — Authority: 161
  It may be the beginning of winter, but Moscow is in the middle of a relative heat wave. December 2, 2009 has turned out to be the warmest December 2 in a century, with thermometers settling at around 8 degrees Celsius. Share and Enjoy:
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• After Swiss Referendum on Minarets: Who is Radicalizing Whom?

  
  Enduring America — Authority: 605
  On Sunday, 57 percent of Swiss people who took part in a referendum voted in favour of a ban on the construction of minarets. The proposal had been put forward by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), the largest party in parliament. Reaction to the Swiss people’s decision was immediate, with criticisms appearing in ...
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• Stolen iPhones worth millions of dollars surface in Russia

  
  Boy Genius Report — Authority: 770
  We’ve seen pretty wild iPhone thefts in the past , some involving serious injury, but you just know it’s bad when Interpol gets involved. Thousands of iPhone 3GS’ were stolen from a Belgian warehouse through a hole in the roof directly above the smartphones, and they’re now surfacing in Russia. The iPhone 3GS ...
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• Snow Covered Flames

  
  PostMuse — Authority: 130
  This was never meant to be a postcard. I believe it was the cover of a postcard folder, but the picture is so pretty someone removed it from the folder and I ended up with it. It features St. Basil in Moscow, Russia. Such a fairytale confection! Elena adopted this postcard, though she doesnt include a message on the ...
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• ROAR: “Russia has not lost compatriots”

  
  The Daily Digest — Authority: 161
  The third World Congress of Russian Compatriots held in Moscow should strengthen social and cultural ties with Russian-speaking people living abroad. Share and Enjoy:
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• Russia’s Barbaric Torture of Patriot Magnitsky

  
  La Russophobe — Authority: 434
  The Associated Press reports:The letters are neatly folded and written on soft white paper in a confident, elegant hand. They tell a story of horror in the bowels of the Russian prison system, a saga set against the backdrop of the world of multibillion-dollar investment funds in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.Sergei ...
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• A Victory for Holders of Yukos

  
  Royal Dutch Shell plc .com — Authority: 146
  The implications go beyond Yukos. The European oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and BP and a number of private Russian companies have been compelled to renegotiate contracts or walk away from assets worth billions of dollars. A spokesman for Shell said the company would not comment on the decision.
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• Georgia releases Ossetians in likely prisoner swap

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 709
  Source: Reuters * Release follows mediation by Council of Europe envoy * Georgia wants return of teenagers held in rebel region By Kazbek Basayev TSKHINVALI, Georgia, Dec ...
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• We must play an active role to establish a nuclear weapon free world

  
  Cempaka Global Hotspots — Authority: 132
  The Netherlands, as a member of Nato and host to the International Court of Justice, needs to declare itself in support of nuclear disarmament. By Ruud Lubbers, Max van der Stoel, Hans van Mierlo and Frits Korthals Altes NRC International , December 2009 11:06, Opinion US president Obama has been ...
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• Will the Russian Reichstag burn forever?

  
  La Russophobe — Authority: 434
  Paul Goble reports:December 1st was the 75th anniversary of the murder of Sergey Kirov, an action that Russian commentators continue to refer to as “the Stalinist version of [Hitler’s] Reichstag fire” because it opened the way to the purges and the great terror of the following years. But what is even more ...
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• Oakleys Tracking Eero: Russia Webisodes

  
  SNOWBOARD MAGAZINE - Products, Places & Personalities — Authority: 441
  Eero Ettala On Russia Trip: Russia man, that place, I dont even know where to start. It was really cool going to Russia, very random, you feel like going way back in time when you are there. Everything looks old and exploded, but its so perfect for jibbing and the coolest scenery ever! We gathered a great crew of ...
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• Oil mixed in Asian trade amid Iran tensions

  
  AIndiaNews.com — Authority: 157
  SINGAPORE: Oil was mixed Wednesday in Asian trade amid renewed tensions over Iran’’s nuclear programme, analysts said. New York’’s main contract, light sweet crude for January delivery, dropped five cents to 78.32 dollars a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for January delivery was 88 cents higher at ...
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