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 | | Judicial--Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of Arbitration, Office of Procurator General. | | | In March 2000, he won election in his own right as Russia’s second president with 53% of the vote. | | | Russia has contributed troops to the NATO-led Stabilization Force in Bosnia and has affirmed its respect for international law and OSCE principles. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Russia |
| | The treaty of 15 Jan., 1772, between Russia and Prussia sanctioned the iniquitous division of Poland, which was desired by Frederick II and was hastened by the policy of the Polish nobility and, to a great extent, of the clergy. | | | On 25 April, 1807, Russia and Prussia signed the convention of Bartenstein, by which those two powers became allied against France; and on 14 June of the same year the decisive defeat of Bennigsen at Friedland led Alexander to conclude with Napoleon the treaty of Tilsit, which was ratified 12 Oct., 1808, at Erfurt. | | | The political unity of Russia was being consolidated in proportion as the Tatar empire of the Golden Horde crumbled. |
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| | BIGpedia - Russia - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online |
| | Also known as the Tatars, they ruled the southern and central expanses of present-day Russia, while its western zone was largely incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Poland. | | | This recovery, along with a renewed government effort in 2000 and 2001 to advance lagging structural reforms, have raised business and investor confidence over Russia's prospects in its second decade of transition. | | | Next elections are to be held in winter 2007/2008. |
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http://www.bigpedia.com/encyclopedia/Russia
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| | The terms of the controversy may be examined in The Penguin Historical Atlas of Russia [John Channon and Robert Hudson, Viking, 1995, p.15] and the Royal Families of Medieval Scandinavia, Flanders, and Kiev by Rupert Alen and Anna Marie Dahlquist [Kings River Publications, Kingsburg, California, 1997, p.151]. | | | Above is Tsar Nicholas II, costumed in the long robes of Mediaeval Russia. | | | The year 2800 is comfortably in the future, and I doubt anyone is going to complain much if decisions are put off that don't have to be made for 800 years. |
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http://www.friesian.com/russia.htm
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| | Russia |
| | In 21.8.1991 the national tricolour was firstly raised upon the White House (the building of the Government of Russia). | | | On the 25th of December 2000 the Federal Law On National Flag of Russia was adopted. | | | This holiday was introduced with a decree No 1714 of president B. Eltsin on 20 of august 1994. |
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http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ru.html
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| | NewsFromRussia.Com Our News Export Moved |
| | Russia's state-controlled natural gas monopoly Gazprom announced Monday that its third quarter net profit surged 68 percent from the same period a year earlier, boosted by an extraordinary gain from sales to Ukraine More details... | | | Russia's main security agency has uncovered spying activities by four British diplomats, a Federal Security Service duty officer said Wednesday. | | | Nazarbayev said that strategic decisions from now on will be made by newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Karim Masimov Nazarbayev's former chief aide, who is seen as one of the most influential figures in the president's inner circle More details... |
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| | Russia |
| | In a decision that took Russia and the world by surprise, Boris Yeltsin resigned on Dec. 31, 1999, and Vladimir Putin became the acting president. | | | Just three months later, however, Yeltsin ousted Stepashin and replaced him with Vladimir Putin on Aug. 9, 1999, announcing that in addition to serving as prime minister, the former KGB agent was his choice as a successor in the 2000 presidential election. | | | Rulers of Russia Since 1533 - Name Ruled1 Born Ivan IV the Terrible 1533–1584 1530 Theodore I 1584–1598 1557 Boris... |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107909.html
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| | USAID Europe and Eurasia: Russia |
| | On March 30-31, 2005 U.S. Supreme Court Justices O’Connor, Ginsburg, and Kennedy hosted a delegation of high-ranking Russian judges in Washington, DC for a briefing on the status of rule of law in Russia... | | | On April 26, 2005, U.S. Federal Judges Paul Magnuson and Steven Williams met with a working group that is addressing amendments to the Russian Federation (RF) laws on education... | | | Students from Moscow’s Anglo-American School have raised approximately $500 to support the fight against HIV in Russia. |
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http://www2.usaid.gov/locations/europe_eurasia/countries/ru
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| | The St. Petersburg Times - Overview |
| | MOSCOW — Inefficient bureaucracy has only gotten worse since President Vladimir Putin took office six years ago, with the number of state employees increasing more than 10 percent in 2005 alone, according to a new report by the State Statistics Service. | | | MOSCOW — A court opened hearings Thursday on a Briton and an American who have been confined to a remote eastern village after crossing the frozen Bering Strait on foot and entering Russia without going through a border checkpoint. | | | MOSCOW — Russia appears to be signaling to U.S. officials that if it is not admitted to the WTO, American firms will be barred from taking part in the... |
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http://www.sptimes.ru
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| | Russia Today - Media Monitoring Service by Russia Today |
| | WALKER'S APPEAL ADVENTURER Karl Bushby is to appeal against the Russian authorities' decision to deport him, his father Keith said yesterday. | | | On the whole, does immigration have a positive or negative impact on the United States? | | | Russia Falls Short on Nuclear Weapons Obligations, U.S. Diplomat |
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| | MOSNEWS.COM |
| | Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the founder of Russia’s Yukos oil company, was wounded in an attack in the Siberian prison where he is serving an eight year sentence. | | | A court in Russia’s far eastern Chukotka province on Friday ruled to expel a Briton and a U.S. national and ordered them to pay a fine of 2,000 rubles ($72) each. | | | Russia said on Saturday it had promised emergency aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority which warns it faces economic collapse after direct funding was cut off by the United States and the European Union. |
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| | Pravda.Ru: Russian news and analysis |
| | Russia urges immediate release of man accused of spying in Sweden | | | She appealed for the Security Council to pass a resolution providing for the introduction of sanctions and the beginning of a military operation against Iran. | | | Teachers start using their fists to subdue rowdy pupils |
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http://english.pravda.ru
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| | Russian Federation Embassy and Consulate Locator. |
| | Consulate General of Russia in Santiago de Cuba | | | Consulate General of Russia in Alansky Isles (Mariehamn) | | | NO. Consulate General of Russia is in Marseille (France) |
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http://www.russianembassy.net
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| | Find Russia search engines with Search Engine Colossus |
| | Search the City of Sochi on the Black Sea! | | | World web directory with the purpose of providing a relevant and spam-free resource appropriate for families and users of all ages! | | | Find Russia search engines with Search Engine Colossus |
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http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/Russia.html
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| | Russia - Rossiya |
| | Russia is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. | | | Simple map of the Regions of the school siege. | | | The Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District is a member of the Russian Federation, named after the native peoples Khanty and Mansi. |
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http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/russia.htm
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| | Russia: Environmental Issue |
| | Among large energy-consuming countries, Russia's per capita energy consumption in 2001 was higher than Japan's (172.2) and Germany's (174.3), but lower than in the United States (341.8 million Btu/person). | | | Russia signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on June 13, 1992, then ratified it on December 28, 1994. | | | At nearly twice the size of the United States, and encompassing 11 time zones, Russia is by far the world's largest country. |
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http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/russenv.html
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| | Travel Guide to Russia |
| | This is the heartland of Imperial Russia, and these great and ancient cities often become the focus for most tourists. | | | One of the most notable features of present day Russia is a renewed celebration of the wealth of its past and its potential for the future. | | | For most westerners, Russia is associated with its European cities--Moscow, St. Petersburg and Murmansk. |
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http://www.geographia.com/russia
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| | REENIC: Russia |
| | Russian colleges and universities on Aport.ru (a list of almost 500 sites) | | | Rossiia Molodaia ("Young Russia") (an official site of the political movement) | | | WWW links on Aging in Russian Federation (a collection of links compiled by Dr. Cynthia Buckley, UT Austin, for the Conference: From Red to Gray: Aging in the Russian Federation) |
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http://reenic.utexas.edu/reenic/countries/russia.html
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| | Russian State Library |
| | Exhibition "Russia - Spain: 25 years of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations". | | | The Internet portal "Libraries of Russia" is being created. | | | Exhibition "Books, photos and works of applied art from the Korean People's Democratic Republic". |
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http://www.rsl.ru/defengl.asp
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| | The Moscow Times - Daily News on Business, Politics and Culture in Russia and the CIS |
| | In a rare news conference, the designer of Russia's intercontinental ballistic missiles dismissed on Thursday a warning that Russia was falling behind the United States in the number of active nuclear warheads. | | | The founder and majority shareholder in Magnit, one of the country's largest retailers, is taking over as general director of the company. | | | It is unpopular now in most of Europe, including Russia, to cite with approval anything the American president says. |
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http://www.moscowtimes.ru
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| | RNG - Travel to Russia. Russian visas, tours, cruises and excursions. |
| | Created by Peter the Great in 1703 to be his "window to Europe", St Petersburg combines its fascinating Russian heritage with a distinctly European outlook. | | | Considered the cultural heart of modern day Russia, St. Petersburg is rapidly regaining its reputation as one of the Great Cities of Europe. | | | Aquaint yourself with a brief outline on the rich cultural life of Russia. |
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http://www.russia-travel.com
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| | Russia Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide |
| | A composite of the extravagant glories of old Russia and the drab legacies of the Soviet era, it's a country that both befuddles and beguiles. | | | This is a land of snow and deadly winters, but also of rivers that meander across meadows and a midsummer sun that never sets. | | | On-the-ground consular support regarding these destinations can be negligible or non-existent. |
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/russia
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| | Ethnologue report for Russia |
| | [See also SIL publications on the languages of Russia.] | | | This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as: | | | The number of languages listed for Russia is 105. |
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http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Russia
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| | BISNIS - Country Reports - Russain Federation |
| | HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Russia & Ukraine: Strategies for Business & Government Response, September 28 (9/05) | | | Such use does not constitute an official endorsement or approval by the U.S. Commerce Department of any private sector website, product, or service. | | | How to Find a Distributor in the Russian Federation (12/05) |
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http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/bisnis/country/rusfed.cfm
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| | Russia |
| | The period 1992-98 was marked by a poor business climate, a deterioration in already threadbare living standards, and failure to institute modern market reforms. | | | Russia's industrial base is increasingly dilapidated and must be replaced or modernized if the country is to maintain strong economic growth. | | | Australia Austria Britain Canada China Denmark England Finland France Germany India Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands New-Zealand Northern-Ireland Russia Scotland Singapore South-Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Tonga UK USA Wales |
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http://www.peoplegoingglobal.com/Europe/Russia.htm
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| | Bank of Russia |
| | International Investment Position of Russia for 2000-2004: external assets and liabilities vis-a-vis CIS countries and Non-CIS countries at end of period | | | International Investment Position of Russia for 2000-2004: external assets and liabilities at end of period | | | Credit Institutions' Balances on Correspondent Accounts with the Bank of Russia, RUB bn. |
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http://www.cbr.ru/eng
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| | H-Net - H-Russia Discussion Network |
| | Title: Building Utopia: Erecting Russia's First Modern City, 1930 | | | H-RUSSIA encourages scholarly discussion of Russian and Soviet history and makes available diverse bibliographical, research and teaching aids. |
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http://www.h-net.org/~russia
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| | Russia on the Net |
| | Original idea and title "Russia on the Net": Copyright © 1995 Dmitry Altukhov |
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