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TV Review: Sea Patrol UK
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THE British have a history of scavenging shipwrecked booty. You may recall the unedifying sight of hundreds swooping on Branscombe beach in Devon a couple of years ago, claiming motorbikes, wine casks, and perfume from the stranded MSC Napoli. Comment?
Peace was a distant prospect for 150 diggers who signed up to fight in the Russia's 1918 civil war.
... was still a distant prospect. They'd signed on to serve as far away from Australia as they could get - in Northern Russia. Australians' involvement in 1918 and 1919 during the Russian Civil War is little known. But one young Russian historian and ... Comment?
Hardy beats own world record in 50 breaststroke
... a World Record 29.36 in the women's 50 meters breaststroke final at the FINA swimming World Cup series in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Jing beats own world record in 50-meter backstroke Jing beats own world record in 50-meter backstroke ... Comment?
Russia plans reactivation of two Kirov-class cruisers
The Russian Federation Navy is to reactivate two laid-up Kirov-class battle cruisers, according to statements attributed by Russian media to the country's deputy defence minister. Comment?
Yuran: Russia Will Win Playoffs Against Slovenia
... around this match influenced players' mindset". "It's good that Slovenes say that they will win playoffs against Russia, as they cannot say that would lose. The team is preparing for the matches and they are sure of themselves". "It would be even ... Comment?
One of the most titled canoeists in Russia Maxim Opalev decided to prepare for the Olympics-2012 in London. Comment?
Two new swine flu deaths confirmed in Russia
Two deaths from swine flu have been confirmed in Russia's Urals, the sanitary watchdog in the Chelyabinsk Region said on Wednesday. Comment?
Lethal weapon designer named Russia's hero
The designer of the Kalashnikov, sometimes called the world's most lethal weapon, was named a "Hero of Russia" on Tuesday by President Dmitry Medvedev who lauded him for creating "the brand every Russian is proud of". "In our country, such phenomena do not happen every day," Medvedev told Mikhail Kalashnikov after decorating him with a gold medal ... Comment?
Main Russian author in full Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky Dostoyevsky also spelled Dostoevsky born November 11, [October 30, Old Style], 1821, Moscow, Russia died February 9 [January 28, O.S.], 1881, St. Comment?
Creator Of AK-47 Assault Rifle Turns 90
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The creator of the popular AK-47 assault rifle that bears his name, Mikhail Kalashnikov, has marked his 90th birthday, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports. Comment?
Gun inventor Kalashnikov turns 90
... inventor was expected to visit Moscow later on Tuesday to meet President Dmitry Medvedev. He is considered a hero in Russia for designing the AK-47. Also called the "Kalashnikov", the rifle and its variants are the weapons of choice for dozens of ... Comment?
... old monuments, fortifications and castles," she says. "Kaliningrad is a little bit different than the main part of Russia, more European, more smiling, and we now have very good air connections via Riga [the capital of Latvia]. "We don't get many ... Comment?
Georgia, Russia await next round of Geneva talks
Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 11 / Trend News N. Kirtskhalia / The eighth round of international security consultations on the Caucasus will be held in Geneva today. A Georgian delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Giorgi Bokeria has already arrived in Geneva. Comment?
One of the World's Strangest Cemetery - the Uralmarsh Cemetery in Ekaterinburg, Russia. For the Mob
One of the world's most unusual cemeteries is The Uralmarsh Cemetery in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Comment?
Kalashnikov gun designer turns 90
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Red Army tank commander Sgt. Mikhail Kalashnikov invented his first machine gun in 1942, during the Second World War, as he sat in a hospital bed recovering from a wound that he got in western Russia. Comment?
Russia launches scientific module to space station
Russia launched a Progress M-MIM2 cargo ship from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, the Mission Control Center outside Moscow said, Xinhua reported. Comment?
Yulia Latynina: Cutting-Edge Incompetence
... with two antique flying cell phones with a combined price of 2.6 billion rubles ($90.4 million). Apparently, Russia will soon begin using the cutting-edge system of smoke signals to transit information. For some reason, the creators of this ... Comment?
... budget. World Bank Wants Diversification By Irina Filatova The government and economists have constantly argued that Russia relies to heavily on raw materials, but reform has proved hard, particularly amid high commodities prices in recent years. By ... Comment?
Stiffer Penalty Sought For Alcohol on Flights
... faced a criminal charge and a 1,000 euro ($1,500) fine, and the case is still being investigated by the company and Russia's transportation prosecutor. "We are absolutely against pilots drinking at least 24 hours before flying," said Eduard Bychkov, ... Comment?
EBRD Cautions on Modernization Plan
The bank's comments came as a federal commission was announcing its plans for modernizing Russia's ailing auto industry and two days before President Dmitry Medvedev's second state-of-the-nation address, which is widely expected to focus on economic and political modernization. Comment?