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Boris Yeltsin: a big, sincere man

20:12 01/02/2012

The first president of the Russian Federation, Boris Yeltsin, was born 81 years ago today. He came to power during a difficult and momentous period in his country’s history.

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18:30 01/02/2012
Temperatures of minus 25 degrees Celsius with snowfall are forecast by German meteorologists.
New Russian Armored Vehicle Can Withstand Eight-Kilogram TNT Blast
17:25 01/02/2012
Russia is currently testing a new Project Typhoon Ural-63095 armored truck. Developers say the vehicle is more dependable than BTR armored personnel carriers, and that it can withstand anti-tank mine blasts.
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19:50 31/01/2012
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18:23 31/01/2012
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Boris Yeltsin: a big, sincere man

Extreme cold winter in the Northern Hemisphere

New Russian Armored Vehicle Can Withstand Eight-Kilogram TNT Blast

So different but so the same

The India Art Fair in Delhi

Icy beaches and frozen waves: Sevastopol's freakish winter

Russia, Australia: Basic Facts and Figures

Tikhvin Dormition Monastery

Cirque Du Soleil Rehearsal Performance at the Kremlin

Persians, British Shorthairs, and Selkirk Rex at Cat Exhibition in Belgium

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