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Putin says Russia does not want to be superpower

Russian military to adopt Topol-M MIRV missile soon

Russian commander says strategic bomber patrols to continue

Putin hopes U.S. had no hidden agenda in Iran nuclear report

Hotbeds of separatism in modern Europe

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Шенгенское соглашение, ЕС. © коллаж РИА Новости.

Expanding the Schengen zone. INFOgraphics

14:08 21/12/07Expanding the Schengen zoneaNine European Union members joined the Schengen agreement allowing border-free internal travel.

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Баллистическая ракета "Булава". © РИА Новости.

Tula ballistic submarine launches Sineva ICBM. INFOgraphics

19:47 18/12/07Unlike its predecessor, the Skif, the Sineva carries 10 independently targetable re-entry vehicles instead of four. The new missile has a longer range and a modern control system.

Who owns the Antarctic? Territorial disputes around the South Pole (eng1). © INFOGRAPHICS.

Who owns the Antarctic? Territorial disputes around the South Pole. INFOgraphics

13:24 14/12/07At least a dozen countries laid claim to Antarctic areas before the Antarctic Treaty was adopted in 1959.

похолодание, потепление. © коллаж РИА Новости.

Climate change issues are under discussion on the island of Bali. INFOgraphics

13:41 09/12/07The 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali got underway Monday, December 3.

Демонстрация танка Т 90С. © РИА Новости.

Russia will supply India with modern tanks. INFOgraphics

12:52 06/12/07Weapons exports grow from year to year. "In 2006, Russia reached a record $5.3 billion. This year, it is planning to beat this record and post $5.5 billion. I am sure we will meet this target and perhaps go one better," Sergei Chemezov, general director of Rosoboronexport, the state arms-exporting agency, said in late November.

Атомный ледокол "Ленин" на Неве, Санкт-Петербург. © РИА Новости.

Nuclear-powered icebreaker Lenin: from Arctic explorer to museum. INFOgraphics

12:30 06/12/07Russia is the only country to operate civilian nuclear-powered icebreakers in the Arctic, and it has been doing so for over 40 years. The first reactor for the Lenin icebreaker was developed in 1954-1956, and the ship itself entered service in 1959.

Во Вьетнаме активно проходят выборы в Государственную Думу. © РИА Новости. Фото Тху Хыонга.

Preliminary results of the elections to the State Duma. INFOgraphics

12:02 04/12/07With 98% of Sunday's vote counted as of Monday, preliminary results gave President Putin's United Russia party 64.1%, the Communists 11.6%, the ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party 8.2%, and the loyalist A Just Russia 7.8%.

Faberge: history and traditions (eng1). © INFOgraphics .

Faberge: history and traditions. INFOgraphics

14:23 03/12/07A Faberge egg went under the hammer for $18.5 million on Wednesday, as London auction houses smashed all previous records during a week of Russian art sales.

суд, приговор. © коллаж РИА Новости.

Paradoxes of capital punishment: the death penalty, past and present. INFOgraphics

19:07 27/11/07The United Nations human rights committee approved a draft resolution calling for a moratorium on the death penalty in a 99-52 vote with 33 abstentions.

МИГ 31. © РИА Новости.

MiG-31 modernization. INFOgraphics

19:41 21/11/07The interceptor is equipped with two D-30F6 turbofan two-shaft engines with a common afterburner and variable supersonic nozzle, which allow the aircraft to fly at supersonic speeds of up to Mach 2.83.

October 1917 coup day by day (eng1). © INFOGRAPHICS.

October 1917 coup day by day

12:35 09/11/07November 7, 2007 marks the 90th anniversary of the 1917 October revolution, a turning point in Russian and world history.

U.S. missile defense radar in the Czech Republic (eng1). © INFOGRAPHICS.

U.S. missile defense radar in the Czech Republic. INFOgraphics

14:49 08/11/07Washington insists that a missile shield in Europe is needed to protect the U.S. and its NATO allies from potential missile attacks coming from Iran or North Korea, despite Russia's objections.

Launch of an RS-18 ballistic missile . © INFOGRAPHICS.

Launch of an RS-18 ballistic missile. INFOgraphics

15:38 07/11/07A successful test launch of an RS-18 (NATO reporting name SS-19 Stiletto) has allowed Russia to extend its service life to 31 years.

Взрыв в автобусе в Тольятти, фото с места событий. © РИА Новости.

Togliatti explosion. New details. INFOgraphics

17:40 06/11/07Eight people died and over 50 were injured in a suspected terrorist blast on a bus in central Togliatti, a city on Russia's Volga River.

Боевой вертолет МИ-28Н. © РИА Новости.

Russia begins mass production of Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopters. INFOgraphics

15:00 01/11/07The Night Hunter is primarily designed to locate and destroy enemy armored vehicles, personnel, small surface ships, and low-speed air targets and fortifications, and to lay mine fields day or night in adverse weather conditions.

Россия и Евросоюз, флаги. © РИА Новости.

Russia and EU: Problems and Gains. INFOgraphics

18:29 24/10/07The European Union has changed, the number of members has increased, and it is more difficult to resolve the issues that were easy to settle in the past

Preliminary results of early parliamentary elections in Poland (eng1). © INFOgraphics.

Preliminary results of early parliamentary elections in Poland. INFOgraphics

13:08 24/10/07Poland's incumbent prime minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has conceded that his ruling Law and Justice Party has been defeated at early parliamentary elections held on Sunday.

магазин продукты покупка цены. © РИА Новости.

Food prices in the world's capitals and major cities. INFOgraphics

17:33 23/10/07Food price hikes have accelerated in Russia over the last few months, following trends on global food markets. According to Russia's State Statistics Service, the fastest growth in September was demonstrated by rapeseed and soybean oil prices (13.5%), pasteurized milk (9.4%), fermented milk products (7.9%) and curd (7.4%-7.5%).

Самолет СУ-34. © Фотобанк РИА Новости.

Russian Air Force to adopt Su-34 "flying tank". INFOgraphics

19:59 16/10/07The Su-34 design incorporates several crucial concepts: high maneuverability and speed, heavy payload extended flight range.

ракета Брамос. © www.acig.org.

Features and advantages of the BrahMos supersonic missile. INFOgraphics

17:21 11/10/07In 1998, Russia and India established a joint venture, BrahMos Aerospace, to design, develop, produce and market a supersonic cruise missile. Sea-based and land-based versions of the missile have been successfully tested and put into service with the Indian Army and Navy.

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