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 TV
  Russian TV Will Air Wikileaks Show
  Wikileaks Founder Turns To Russia For Stage
  by Mozart99 / on Jan 25, 2012
• in Politics
  Pressure for Military Intervention in Syria Grows
  Assad Seems To Underestimate Opposition to his Regime
  by Mozart99 / on Jan 15, 2012
• in Politics
  Russian Protesters Take To The Streets
  Russian protests against corruption seem to be gaining strength.
  by djasilli / on Dec 25, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “russia”

 

• Russia international Pavel Pogrebnyak undergoes Fulham medical in Munich as Londoners have Hugo Rodallega bid rejected

  
  Goal.com — Authority: 630
  Deal to sign Stuttgart striker for €3.5 million is complicated by work permit difficulties and his history of knee problems while Andy Johnson and Chris Baird are offered to Wigan
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• Russia to sell armoured vehicles to Indonesia

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is set to sell up to 60 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to Indonesia in a deal worth more than $100 million, Izvestia cited an unnamed military source as saying Tuesday.The deal will be finalized Feb 10, the source said, adding that 20 IFVs will be delivered before [...]
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• Moscows Banksy: the street art of P183 – in pictures

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  A Russian street artist who created a giant pair of glasses from a streetlamp has been dubbed the Russian Banksy. The mysterious figure, known only as P183, creates eye-catching works around Moscow
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• Russia, Spain Win 2 Olympic Tickets Each on 1st Day of European Qualification Tournament

  
  TaekwondoScience — Authority: 110
  World Taekwondo Federation “Host Russia and Spain clinched two tickets each to the taekwondo competition of the 2012 London Olympic Games on the opening day of the European Qualification Tournament at the Palace of Martial Arts ‘Ak Bars’ in Kazan, Russia, on Jan. 27, 2012. … Germany and Sweden won one ...
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• Russian Airline Forces Gay Flight Attendant To Marry A Woman

  
  Queerty — Authority: 654
  In all honesty it wouldn’t take much to convince us to not to fly a Russian airline—oligarchies tend not to put much stock in safety regulations. But LGBT activists are demanding a boycott of Aeroflot after the company forced a gay flight attendant to marry a woman in order to keep his job. CONTINUED » ...
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• US police to buy Russian shotguns

  
  TopNews Law — Authority: 152
  Moscow, Jan 31 - Izhmash, the manufacturer of the legendary Kalashnikov AK-47, will supply Saiga-12 semi-automatic smoothbore shotguns to a number of police forces in the US, Izhmash reported on its web site Tuesday. read more
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• Russia favors boosting observers in Syria: You have to wonder why knowing they are only cover for Bash Al-Assad to murder Syrians

  
  An Average American Patriot — Authority: 113
  Russia favors boosting observers in Syria: In October, Russia and China issued a rare double veto of a resolution that lacked sanctions but would have condemned the violence in Syria. This latest draft also lacks sanctions, but is tougher than the earlier version, which said nothing about transfer of power. France ...
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• Syria: UN to hear Arab League proposals – live updates

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.guardian.co.uk Syria: UN to hear Arab League proposals – live updates • US, UK and France press for security council vote on Syria• Russia proposes talks between regime and opposition• Syrian army retakes Damascus suburbs9.14am: Salman Shaikh, director of the Brookings Doha Centre, ...
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• Syria: UN to hear Arab League proposals

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  • US, UK and France press for security council vote on Syria • Russia proposes talks between regime and opposition • Syrian army retakes Damascus suburbs 9.14am: Salman Shaikh, director of the Brookings Doha Centre, provides a preview of the security council meetings today: Highly unusual so many (western) ...
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• Ghalioun ties Russia talks to Assad exit – The Daily Star

  
  QWT News — Authority: 147
  The Daily Star Ghalioun ties Russia talks to Assad exit The Daily Star BEIRUT: Head of the Syrian National Council Burhan Ghalioun said the opposition will hold talks with Syrian authorities in Moscow only if Russia accepts the departure of President Bashar Assad. Ghalioun has also stated his ...
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• DNA Turning Human Story Into a Tell-All

  
  Karst Worlds — Authority: 419
  A view above the Denisova cave, where clues to prehistoric interbreeding were found. Faster technology is aiding research. The tip of a girl’s 40,000-year-old pinky finger found in a cold Siberian cave, paired with faster and cheaper genetic sequencing technology, is helping scientists draw a surprisingly ...
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• Programme glitch led to Russian Mars probe failure: Report

  
  TopNews Law — Authority: 152
  Moscow, Jan 31 - A government commission has blamed Russian programmers for the recent failure of Russias Phobos-Grunt Mars probe, the Kommersant daily said Tuesday citing a space industry source. read more
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• Threats & Bribes: Why U.S. Troops Will Never Leave Afghanistan

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 120
  I read somewhere that if you want your children to do what you tell them to do, there are only two things that actually work:  Threats and bribes.  Well, the same thing should be true with regard to international relations — but it’s not. Internationally speaking, threats and bribes have obviously gotten ...
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• Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo takes pole position in Golden Shoe race

  
  Goal.com — Authority: 630
  The Portguese scored in his sides 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza to pull clear of Lionel Messi, who had a frustrating weekend
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• New U.N. Draft Resolution Gives Syria 15 Days to Comply

  
  Question Everything — Authority: 126
  FP/Josh Rogin/28 Jan 2012 The Cable has obtained a copy of the draft resolution on Syria currently being discussed inside the U.N. Security Council. It calls on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power to his deputy and says additional measures would be taken if he doesn’t comply within 15 days. ...
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• Putin urges for diversification of Russia’s economy in campaign article

  
  Blogburger — Authority: 138
  MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is running for the Russian presidency, says Russia must diversify its economy away from oil and gas to high-tech products to… http://article.wn.com/view/2012/01/30/Putin_urges_for_diversification_of_Russia_s_economy_in_campa/ "> ...
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• Brazil legend Roberto Carlos to call time on playing career by the end of the year

  
  Goal.com — Authority: 630
  The former Real Madrid defender has still been lining out for Anzhi Makhachkala but beginning next year he will focus solely on his coaching role with the Russian club
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• Cuban national security

  
  C U B A P O L I D A T A — Authority: 104
  The State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs issued its Background Notes for Cuba in late 2011. An assessment on Cuba’s national security follows: With the loss of Soviet-era subsidies in the early 1990s, Cuba’s armed forces have shrunk considerably, both in terms of numbers and assets. Combined ...
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• Magnetic Poetry – With You

  
  Nothing But Hope And Passion — Authority: 115
  MAGNETIC POETRY is a band I fell in love with the first time I listened to them. You can listen to their wonderful Magnetic mini-album (2011) here and watch their sweet little self-made video to the song Between You And Me here. Now Oksana and Dimitri released a new video, which looks great, even
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• Moscow serial killer gets life for 16 murders

  
  TopNews Law — Authority: 152
  Moscow, Jan 30 - The Moscow City Court has handed down a life sentence to 32-year-old Vladimir Mirgorod for killing at least 16 people in Moscow between 2002 and 2004, authorities said Monday. read more
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