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Russian sci-fi author Boris Strugatsky dies

Source: The Malaysian Insider, Nov 20 2012, 4:30am CST

MOSCOW, Nov 20 – Russian writer Boris Strugatsky, famous for co-authoring Soviet-era science-fiction novels critical of the authorities with his late brother Arkady, passed away yesterday at 79, his foundation said. Born in 1933 in Saint P ...

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Russian cult film director Balabanov dies at 54

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   May 19 2013, 9:33am CDT

This file picture shows Film director Alexey Balabanov posing during the photocall of "Ja tozhe hochu (Me too)" during the 69th Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2012 at Venice Lido. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS MOSCOW: Alexei Balabanov, a director who ...

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Russian Lawmakers: Don't Criticize Soviet Actions In WWII

Source: NPR  |   May 19 2013, 5:34am CDT

Enlarge image i Yuri Kadobnov / AFP/Getty Images World War II remains a monumental event in the collective Russian mind. It's known as the "Great Patriotic War," and Russians believe no one made greater sacrifices than the Soviet Union when ...

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Filmmaker Balabanov Dead at 54

Source: The Moscow Times  |   May 18 2013, 3:00pm CDT

Alexei Balabanov, a filmmaker whose rebel-like film character became a role model for thousands of Russians a decade ago, died Saturday in his home in a suburb of St. Petersburg, Russian television reported, ...

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Depardieu compares Putin to Pope JP II

Source: Adelaide Now  |   May 18 2013, 7:32am CDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) has been compared to Pope John Paul II by Gerard Depardieu (left). Source: AFP FRENCH actor and newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu has compared President Vladimir ...

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Reuters: Tales of KGB uncle about American spies

Source: Kavkaz Center  |   May 17 2013, 9:55am CDT

Reuters said in a report by its Moscow correspondent Timothy Heritage "Putin targets Russian audience in handling of spy saga "Vladimir Putin has been unusually silent about the expulsion of a US diplomat Russia ...

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Putin’s Speech on Feb. 04, 2013

Source: BNP.org.uk  |   May 17 2013, 12:38am CDT

'This is one time our elected leaders should pay attention to the advice of Vladimir Putin.... On February 4th, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, addressed the Duma, (Russian Parliament), and gave a speech about the t ...

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Russia ‘rediscovers’ Africa after a decade of neglect

Source: Business Day   |   May 16 2013, 11:13pm CDT

The South African Communist Party has abandoned the Marxist theory of the state, writes Anthony Butler Call for greater mix of debt and equity finance surprises analysts Civil society groups, diplomatic partners excluded from discussions fo ...

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4 days ago

Duma May Make Criticism of WWII Illegal

Source: The Moscow Times  |   May 15 2013, 3:00pm CDT

Russian military vehicles and soldiers moving along Red Square during Victory Day celebrations on May 9. The State Duma has ordered an evaluation of a comment made by opposition politician Leonid Gozman in which he compared a So ...

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5 days ago

Witness in Navalny Trial Disputes Earlier Testimony

Source: The Moscow Times  |   May 14 2013, 3:00pm CDT

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What Moscow's Arrest Says About the U.S.'s Relationship With Russia

Source: National Journal  |   May 14 2013, 12:51pm CDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin knows exactly how this gambit goes down: an intercept of a secret meeting arranged by the third secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow; a U.S. official carrying tools of the spy trade and bag ...

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