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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Original Technorati articles tagged “russia”

• in Politics
  Putin Differs in Opinion with State Duma on “Dima Yakovlev Bill”
  Russian Parliament Works on Controversial Bill
  by novivlad / on Dec 19, 2012
• in Technology
  iTunes Store Launches in 52 More Countires
  But it's still limited
  by calliblcarver / on Dec 4, 2012
• in Technology
  Russia Rolls out Their Censored Version of the Web
  A new Russian law will allow them to shut down websites they deem to be harmful
  by cmimanagers / on Nov 1, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “russia”

 

• Barack Obama to call for nuclear stockpile reductions in Berlin speech

  
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  US presidents proposals will include one-third reduction in American and Russian arsenals, White House says The US president, Barack Obama, will renew his call to reduce the worlds nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in US and Russian arsenals, the White House said. Obama will make his case ...
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• Obama to call for U.S., Russia to cut nuclear warhead supply by one-third

  
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  (CNN) - President Barack Obama will ask Russia to join the United States in slashing its supply of strategic nuclear warheads by about one-third, a senior administration official said. Obama will announce the goal during a speech Wednesday in Berlin - a city rife with Cold War history.
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• Masjid Qol Sharif in Kazan, Russia

  
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• Last days in a Siberian prison

  
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  Outside Krasnoyarsk, Russia By Ilya Naymushin Boris Kovalyov is not my hero – not at all. I have never understood such people, the way they think, the way they live. But journalists work with all kinds of people, and to me, people in extreme circumstances have always been of particular interest. And so ...
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• BLIND TRUST — SIBERIAN ANTHRACITE TRIES SELLING ITS SHARES FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME, WITHOUT AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS, CONSOLIDATION OF TRADING SCHEMES, OR DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP

  
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  By John Helmer, Moscow It isn’t known whether Dmitry Shatokhin (right), the chief executive, board chairman, and apparent control shareholder of Siberian Anthracite, reads the news. Not the commodity price reports showing that the demand and price for the coal he is selling are falling. Rather, the news that ...
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• Intellectual Nationalism

  
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  For over a year now the mainly Russian-language website  Sputnik & Pogrom  has been publishing a wide range of posts and articles connected with the theme of “intellectual nationalism”, a concept that’s relatively new on the Russian socio-political scene. In an  interview  earlier this year the ...
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• Nordgold

  
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  “Gold is a most conservative and passive investment, but the same cannot be said of gold mining in emerging markets. To succeed here a company must be flexible and on the move. Its management must be adept and have a keen eye for untapped value.” Thumbnail Image:  ...
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• Capello on PSG brink after betting is suspended

  
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  The 67-year-old is now the clear favourite to succeed Real Madrid-bound Carlo Ancelotti in the Parc des Princes hot-seat following Andre Villas-Boas decision to stay at Tottenham
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• Zaitsev in Cosmos: Ex-Head of the KGB Got a New Appointment

  
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  Now, when Vadzim Zaitsev has been appointed head of Cosmos TV, peaceful Belarusians can fall asleep serenely in front of their TV – no ideological saboteur will now get to our TV screen. Vadzim Zaitsev, the person who happened to head the Belarusian KGB in the most critical time for the country and the Committee ...
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• Obama to call for nuclear warhead reduction in US, Russia – Washington Post

  
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  IBNLive Obama to call for nuclear warhead reduction in US, Russia Washington Post BERLIN—President Obama will call Wednesday for reducing the number of deployed U.S. strategic nuclear warheads by one-third if the Russian government agrees to similar cuts, reviving a goal outlined early in his ...
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• Euro Under-21 Team of the Tournament: Thiago & Isco star as Spain dominate

  
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  The Spaniards successfully defended their crown in style, which is reflected as six of their players make it into our best team of the competition
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• Living under surveillance

  
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  All this recent talk of PRISM has brought back memories of having our conversations and activities monitored when we lived in Russia. I also believe we were monitored in Syria, but to a lesser extent. Ive already talked a little about what it was like to be spied on in Russia . In Syria, we were never sure if ...
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• Thousands Evacuated In Central Russia Ammo Depot Explosions

  
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  Over 30 people sought medical help, 11 were hospitalized and more than 6,000 local residents were evacuated on Tuesday from a village near an ammunition depot in central Russia where a fire caused massive explosions of stored artillery shells, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. The fire at the Volga Federal ...
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• The innovation DAILY Newsletter Highlights Global trends in a changing Venture Capitalism.

  
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  From the June 19, 2013 mailing – it seems that great changes are in the making and they do not come via Wall Street – it is rather new High Tech thinking that will lead future growth. Also – for now the important openings are in Health Care – Energy is not yet in the forefront as Washington has seeded ...
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• IMF lowers Russia’s economic growth in 2013 due to weak global demand

  
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  Nathan Andrada – Fourth Estate Cooperative Contributor New York, NY, United States (4E) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cuts Russia’s economic growth in 2013 due to weak investment because of soft external demand, but hailed its monetary and fiscal measures. The Washington-based lender said in ...
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• Obama To Urge US, Russia To Reduce Nukes By One-Third

  
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  (RFE/RL) — A senior U.S. official says President Barack Obama is planning to propose that the United States and Russia cut their strategic nuclear warheads by a further one-third. The official said Obama will deliver the proposal in a speech on June 19 in Berlin. Under the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty that ...
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• IMF downgrades Russian economy outlook

  
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  Moscow, June 19 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecast of Russian GDP growth in 2013 from 3.4 percent to 2.5 percent, head of the IMF mission said. read more
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• ArirangTV expands in Russia and Tanzania

  
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  Arirang is launching on Russia’s largest IPTV operator, Rostelecom and two cable operators, MTS and ER-telecom, starting from July 2013. The Korean channel launched in Moscow in 2000 and is now expanding across the country. The broadcaster said that “Korean pop-culture has not reached much [of Russia]“, but ...
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• World Peace: G-8 Agrees to Promote Peace Plan for Syria While U.S. to Negotiate Peace with Taliban

  
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  (Newser) - The declaration at the end of the two-day Group of Eight summit Tuesday seeks to narrow the ground between Russia and Western leaders on starting peace talks in Geneva that could end with the ouster of Bashar Assad from power.Russia refused to back a declaration that made such a... This is a content ...
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• Group of 8 Leaders Press Russia on Syria

  
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  With hours to go before the end of a two-day summit meeting, officials were struggling to draft a statement on the conflict that would be acceptable to Russia.        
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