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Monument in memory of Russian Germans unveiled in Russia's North - 09/03/2004 12:52
 The monument symbolizes the memory of all foreigners, who had contributed to the history of Arkhangelsk
Spokespeople for the German public organization "The House of the Fatherland" ("Dom Rodini") arrived in the city of Arkhangelsk in northern Russia to participate in the ceremony. The memorial represents a 200-year-old stone wall. The wall used to be a part of the family necropolis of the Arkhangelsk industrialists More...
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The biggest submarine in the world - Russian sub "Shark" - is going to be salvaged - 11/24/2003 17:01
Why this great sub was salvaged, providing that its resource allowed to operate it for 15 more years or even longer?
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The Chinese Go to Russia's Western Borders - 11/04/2003 15:25
Chinese delegation visited Kaliningrad
The interest in the Kaliningrad region is growing, not only in Europe but also in Asia. The delegation of the... More...
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World Interested in Russia's Unique Technologies for Subs - 10/30/2003 17:29
The unique technology helps avert ecological disasters that old submarines may cause
PRAVDA.Ru was the first among the Russian mass media that reported... More...
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Moscow Ready to Invest Northern Regions - 10/17/2003 20:37
Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov says that Moscow authorities have concluded an agreement with the Arkhangelsk Region, the northern city of Severodvinsk and the... More...
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Karachayevo tragedy may repeat - 11/19/2004 16:07
More tragic events may happen soon in Tatarstan, Bashkiria and other parts of the country
The revolution in Karachayevo-Cherkessia is over; the federal center supports changing of the republican government. Presidential envoy to the South federal district Dmitry Kozak said authorities would not allow illegal overthrowing of the republican government. The revolution began in the center of Cherkessk on November 9 with a meeting organized by relatives of seven locals found dead in a desolate mine. The seven people got lost somewhere close to the summer cottage of the republican president's ex-son-in-law More...
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Military service for Chechen draftees prohibited - 10/28/2004 15:45
Chechen draftees did not serve in other Russian regions because many young men had lost their relatives in the war
The Russian Armed Forces are suffering... More...
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Shakhids to Come to Caucasus? - 10/04/2004 12:15
September 29, a round-table discussion on the subject "Caucasus is not a war" took place in Moscow's President Hotel.
Governmental official's opinion... More...
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Georgia and South Ossetia on verge of armed conflict - 07/13/2004 19:23
The word "war" can now be often heard in the streets of Tbilisi, the Georgian capital
The Georgian president blamed Russia for the escalation of the conflict... More...
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Chechen militant leader lost his flags. His defeat is approaching - 12/28/2003 17:12
The members of the illegal militant units in Chechnya no longer have the two flags they had used for about ten years, first in the region of Abkhazia and... More...
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Siberian Shaman to cleanse State Duma from evil spirits - 05/08/2004 13:35
 Siberian Shaman offered to cleanse the building of State Duma from evil spirits
"Hereditary shaman considers that in the course of 10 years too much negativity has accumulated in the lower chamber. This negativity, apparently, spoils lives of everyone who works in the building," stated head of the Committee.
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Siberian Capital Vacancy Open - 09/13/2003 16:04
Will Novosibirsk win the crown of the Siberian capital?
The federal center of the Russian Federation has the last word to say when it comes to the distribution... More...
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Besides Judo, Russia President Fond of Rafting - 08/27/2003 17:49
Russian President Vladimir Putin with daughters visit to Altai
Russia President Vladimir Putin met with the head of Altai regional administration Alexander... More...
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Skinheads In Russia: Who Are They? - 08/06/2003 19:39
A group of young skinheads was recently tried and convicted in Surgut for beating to death a Tajik citizen on the day before Adolf Hitler's birthday. The... More...
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Dangerous: Irkutsk Wrapped in Mercury Cloud - 07/26/2003 16:14
Peatbogs smoldering on the outskirts of the regional center contain fulminate of mercury
The peatbogs in the suburb Rabochi have been smoldering for several... More...
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Russians protest against possible return of Kuril Islands to Japan - 11/20/2004 16:39
 The Soviet-Japanese declaration signed in 1956 is null and void now
Members of a massive demonstration of protest against the possible return of Kuril Islands to Japan urged the Russian government not to give away the Russian territory. The demonstration took place on Saturday in Sakhalin, the Far East of Russia. Almost 4,000 residents of the Sakhalin region and the Kuril Islands gathered to express their protest against the government's intention More...
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Far East free of charge? - 12/12/2003 13:04
According to local politicians, such demographic transformation of Russian Far East might be quite significant if it will soon be inhabited by refugees... More...
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Shortcut From West To East Runs Across Russia's North - 10/17/2003 16:35
Siberia or the Far East can be reached from the western (European), part of Russia in three ways. An air flight from Moscow to Vladivostok with refueling... More...
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No More Large Submarines to be Built in Russia - 08/28/2003 11:52
What is the fate of Russia's nuclear fleet?
Russia won't build large submarines of 25-50 thousand tons displacement, Russia's Navy Commander-in-Chief... More...
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No One Survived Helicopter Crash in Russia's Sakhalin - 08/25/2003 16:51
It was a fall, not an emergency landing
The reasons of the helicopter crash in the Russian Kamchatka region on August 20th are to be announced this week.... More...
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Ecological situation in Russian towns worsens - 09/22/2004 19:14
 The society still does not realize the scale and importance of the problem
Specialists from the Central Geophysical Laboratory made a list of Russia's most polluted towns and cities. A lot of cities and towns on the list were considered ecologically unfavorable already during the Soviet era, because they were situated in the area of large and 'dirty' productions More...
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Russia mourns, special services investigate reasons of the plane crashes - 08/26/2004 11:27
Two simultaneous plane crashes are possible to happen once in 5,000 years
The first black box from the crashed Tu-134 jetliner is to be decoded on Thursday... More...
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Up-to-date S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to defend Moscow's air space - 08/19/2004 11:36
The system is capable of hitting a 56 km distant target
Imagine a missile two meters long, 220 mm in diameter. The missile flies at the speed of 800... More...
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Russian submariner, 'Hostile Waters' blockbuster prototype, makes Hollywood producers pay him - 08/18/2004 11:34
American producers filled the movie with fiction
The character prototype of the Hollywood blockbuster "Hostile Waters" sued the movie-makers, claiming... More...
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First international piloting air show opens in Moscow region - 08/13/2004 20:34
The air show will include balloon parade and speed competition between a plane and a car
The first international festival of pilot groups opens in the... More...
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Terrorist from Tajikistan arrested in Russia's Penza region - 08/04/2004 17:55
 The gunman was trained in Iran-based terrorist center and conducted subversive activities in Russia
The man's name is rather hard to pronounce - Tavkalshokh. Like other illegal immigrants from Tajikistan, he was working in Russia for an Afghan citizen, who had a small business on a local market in the city of Penza. The man had a fake passport issued for Tajik citizen named Tajiddin Kurbanov. His rich life experience included training at a secret extremist center, membership in a terrorist group and attempts to start the drug business More...
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Anthrax Cattle Graves - Russia's 500-year Disease Threat - 10/02/2003 17:03
Veterinary records confirm an anthrax outbreak in Russia's Volgograd region. Three cases have been registered - two blamed on a diseased cow killed for... More...
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The Life and Death of Russia's Space Shuttle Program - 09/02/2003 17:17
Despite of the total collapse and economic base that the country is experiencing, Russia is still a super-power
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Closed Towns Open Their Doors To Everyone - 08/07/2003 18:40
Russia is making increasingly energetic attempts to integrate into the modern global community and is therefore lifting the veil of secrecy from many of... More...
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Boy Gives Up School-leaving Party to Serve in Army - 07/08/2003 12:53
While many boys dodge the draft, Sergey asked to have final exams earlier and left for the army of his own free will
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Camp museum honours victims of the past - 12/10/2003 12:53
 A former political prisoner camp near the town of Chusovoi in the Urals (southern Russia) is being renovated; the barracks were re-roofed and the fences and watchtowers were painted. After that, the camp was closed for the winter because no tourists will visit it before the spring. The former Perm-36 prison camp is now a museum. On the outskirts of the remote Kuchino village, the museum is one of the most mysterious psychological phenomena in modern Russia. Why should barbed wire, wards, cells, barracks, camp uniforms with numbers and terrible inscriptions on the walls be preserved? More...
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Oil Mountain Causes Ecological Disaster in Russian Village - 04/29/2003 16:46
River of oil and unbearable stench ruin the ecology of a small village
When water rises in spring, oil flows right into the river, which causes an unbearable... More...
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Yamal Peninsula Open to Question? - 04/17/2003 15:20
Russia plans to buy Turkmen gas, Yamal development suspended
Oil and gas specialists are actively discussing whether development of the Yamal peninsula... More...
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Saxony Days to Be Held in Bashkiria in 2005 - 04/14/2003 15:27
Bashkiria will host the Days of the Free State of Saxony in 2005. According to Rosbalt's correspondent, an agreement to this effect was reached during... More...
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Emergency Landing of Passenger Jet in Urals - 03/27/2003 14:40
On Thursday, passenger jet Ilyushin Il-86 made an emergency landing at Koltsovo airport in Yekaterinburg (the Urals). This was disclosed at the office... More...
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