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Original Technorati articles tagged “ussr”

• in Politics
  US-Pak Duo: What Has Changed Since 1979?
  Having a look at the changing US Pakistani relationship in terms of a common Pakistani
  by guyver1918 / on Oct 28, 2011
• in TV
  A Revolution John Lennon Could Support - The Singing Revolution on PBS
  It doesn’t seem possible—a revolution without artillery? But it happened in Estonia.
  by missbobetier / on Aug 1, 2011
• in TV
  Desert of Forbidden Art Blooms on Independent Lens April 5
  A fascinating story of a secret art collection—hidden in plain sight—worth millions.
  by missbobetier / on Mar 31, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “ussr”

 

• Moscow Of The 60s

  
  English Russia — Authority: 627
  These are photographs of Moscow found in an album that belonged to Murray Howe. The photographs reflect the city the way it was in the 60s. Enjoy! A Christmas tree in the Kremlin. Central squares. Metropol Movie Theater. A Lenin … Read more...
  9 hours ago

• The concept of local governments emerged in 18th and 19th centuries

  
  Light of Peace — Authority: 104
  Modern system of local government emerged in the 18 th and 19 th centuries. Their units were the administrative units of former monarchies which were being transformed into modern nation-states. In the 20 th century two new types of local political systems developed, both resulting from major political upheavals. ...
  3 days ago

• Kalashnikov to Advise Russian Deputy PM

  
  Voices from Russia — Authority: 429
  Lieutenant General Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919- ), legendary Soviet Russian arms designer… still goin’ strong at 92! _______________________________ On Tuesday, legendary Russian gun designer Mikhail Kalashnikov agreed to become an aide to Dmitri Rogozin , the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister in ...
  1 week ago

• In the Bleak Mid Winter

  
  Back in the USSR — Authority: 79
  So here we are, fast approaching February,fresh from the trials and tribulations of celebrating two Christmases and twoNew Years. Before going any further, I should explain. I celebrated thetraditional western Christmas of over indulgence and cringe inducing advertsthat start in August. Here they celebrate the Russian ...
  1 week ago

• The Arabs & Israelis

  
  Things have been topsy-turvy for a long, long time. — Authority: 79
  The Arabs and the Israelis had always been in conflict owing to their struggle between Zionist and Arab Nationalism in the Middle East. The State of Israel came into being in 1948 when the United Nations partitioned the British colony of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states. The Arabs and the Jews have had clashes of ...
  1 week ago

• Boris Savelev’s obscure Russia

  
  Visual Culture Blog — Authority: 85
  Boris Savelev, Speaking Lady, 1988 It is perhaps Boris Savelev’s first career as a scientist that makes his photographs look as if they don’t immediately fit into a history of representation. Born in Russia in 1947, Savelev chooses subjects which initially appear to be scattered, even accidental: the faint ...
  1 week ago

• The Pinetree Line

  
  Twelve Mile Circle — Authority: 406
  I’m not sure how I stumbled upon the Pinetree Line. I suppose I thought it was an unusually descriptive term so I tucked it away for my list of "things to ponder later." It was a Cold War manifestation, an effort by Canada and the United States to provide an early warning system should the Soviet Union send ...
  1 week ago

• One more response to Boing Boing post on "Police Pad" gadgets in Georgia, by Some Guy from Georgia

  
  Boing Boing — Authority: 837
  People walk past graffiti on a street in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, Jan. 13, 2012. (REUTERS) Editors Note : In response to an anonymously-sourced wisecrack we published about police corruption in former Soviet states, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs responded with a statement , which we published ...
  1 week ago

• Response to Boing Boing post on "Police Pad" gadgets in Georgia, from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia

  
  Boing Boing — Authority: 837
  Editors Note : In response to an anonymously-sourced wisecrack we published about police corruption in former Soviet states, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has responded with a statement, which we are more than happy to publish in full. Georgian Police: Model for Successful Transformation ...
  2 weeks ago

• Can the eurozones centre hold?

  
  News Politics — Authority: 128
  Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. You know the sinking feeling when you hear some precious moments of ...
  2 weeks ago

• How The USSR Cleaned Up Photos in 1987 Reminds Me That Photoshop Is Awesome [Video]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 865
  The USSR has a rather frightening history when it comes to photo manipulation. Over time theyve decided to use their photo manipulation skills for good instead of, well disappearing people. More »
  2 weeks ago

• Rare Vintage USSR banknote paper money 3 rubles Russian original

  
  My Make Money Blogs — Authority: 153
  This is a USSR banknote with denomination 3 Rubles issued in 1961-1991 years. Attention! I have several sets, I can not guarantee an exact match condition year of manufacture notes and photos. There may be difference. Payment: Paypal (same/ 3 next day shipping). I am not combine shipping charges for winners of ...
  2 weeks ago

• 1961 … construction- Titan underground base by x-ray delta...

  
  Not the kinda cool you're looking for — Authority: 112
  1961 … construction- Titan underground base by x-ray delta one on Flickr.
  2 weeks ago

• Foreign Language American Anti-Intellectualism

  
  The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely — Authority: 426
  Its hilarious to watch Republicans fall all over themselves bashing each other for speaking French in the case of Mitt Romney and Chinese in the case of John Huntsman. Of course, its hard for me to get excited about a candidate that speaks a romance language. They are all pretty easy to master. I mean, we all know ...
  2 weeks ago

• Our Unwelcome Guest: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (El Universal, Venezuela)

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 652
  Venezuelan columnist Jose Toro Hardy is upset . Why? Because, according to him, President Hugo Chavez’ embrace of Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not only puts Venezuelans at odds with almost the entire developed world, it goes against Venezuela’s historic strict adherence to neutrality when it comes to ...
  2 weeks ago

• ‘Bin Laden’s Legacy’: Al Qaeda’s Economic War on the West

  
  RedState — Authority: 769
  TEN YEARS HAVE passed since terrorists hijacked airliners and flew them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.  In that period, America has fought wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, carried out hundreds armed drone attacks in Pakistan and Yemen (among other locations), and conducted covert operations around the ...
  2 weeks ago

• This fight between two warriors

  
  Amazig tumblr blog — Authority: 85
  This fight between two warriors
  2 weeks ago

• Anthem of the Soviet Union with Russian, transliterated and...

  
  MDL4 — Authority: 118
  Anthem of the Soviet Union with Russian, transliterated and English lyrics.
  2 weeks ago

• In Soviet Russia, Mars travels to you

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 724
  The utopian Mars fiction of Soviet Russia
  2 weeks ago

• 1937: Martemyan Ryutin, for his affair

  
  ExecutedToday.com — Authority: 111
  On this date in 1937, Martemyan Ryutin was condemned to death and immediately executed in Stalinist USSR. Ryutin ( English Wikipedia entry | Russian | another Russian bio ) was a revolutionary from the Far East who by the late 1920s was in the Bolsheviks’ heretical right wing; his affiliation with Bukharin ...
  3 weeks ago

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