Euro 2008 Quarterfinal Preview Russia vs. Netherlands
Region: Russian FederationEuro 2008 Quarterfinal Preview Russia vs. Netherlands Saturday, 2:45 pm Eastern – ABC The Netherlands have become the favorite in the Soccer Betting Euro 2008 as they were one of only three unbeaten teams in group play. They are heavily favored to continue their run as they face Russia in the quarterfinals on Saturday. The Netherlands have scored a total of 9 goals in their 3 group matches and that equal... more
Views: 2527Far right Russian politician filmed while shooting a gun from a train
Region: Russian FederationRussian nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky was filmed while using his rifle to shoot crows, during a trip with an usual passengers' train, LiveLeak.com unveils. According to the existing information, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, as well as vice president of the State Duma (the Russian Parliament), was under the influence of alcoholic beverages. In the short film, Zhirinovsky fires a few shots, t... more
Views: 1591Russia: “The March, Sort Of”
Region: Russian Federation
- by Veronica Khokhlova The Russian opposition was to hold a protest rally on May 6 in Moscow, on the eve of Dmitry Medvedev's inauguration as presidentVladimir Putin's replacement, but city officials refused to allow it - and leaders of the oppositional coalition, the Other Russia, ended up canceling the Dissenters' March at the last minute. Dozens of protesters were detained by police anyway. ... more
Views: 896Unable to Sleep for Three Years
Region: Russian Federation
Rhett Lamb, from St. Petersburg, has been awake since the day he came out his mother's womb. Unable to sleep for the last three years, he is to undergo surgery in the upcoming weeks. Very quickly his parents noticed that he would never shut any eye and that he had behavioral problems, but Doctors were constantly misdiagnosing him. Some would claim autism while others would just refer them to someone else. The o... more
Views: 2155Russia: Putin Out, Medvedev In
Region: Russian Federation
by Veronica Khokhlova On Wednesday, Dmitry Medvedev became Russia's third post-Soviet president. LJ user kozenko - Andrey Kozenko, journalist for the Russian dailyKommersant - wrote this (RUS) about the legacy of the outgoing president, Vladimir Putin: […] I feel all but indifferent about Putin's departure. Nothing to thank him for. He ruled the way he co... more
Views: 1270Hillary a Godly Image in the Mountain Region:Fyodorov
Region: Russian FederationRussian mountaineer Oleg Fyodorov visited Nepal the 12th time. Fyodorov, also a writer and a scientist, remembered late Sir Edmund Hillary in a talk program organized on 25 March by Nepal Mouintaineering Association in Kathmandu. He praised Sir Edmund Hillary’s selfless work for the wellbeing of Nepal’s Khumbu region where suffering Sherpas live. Fyodorov said, “Hillary is worshipped as a Godly image ... more
Views: 1523Russia: Two Dagestani Journalists Killed
Region: Russian Federation
by Veronica Khokhlova Ilyas Shurpaev, a 32-year-old TV journalist and blogger (LJ user shurpaev), was found strangled in the apartment he was renting in Moscow Friday. (More detailed English-language media accounts of the murder are here.) A native of Dagestan, Shurpaev had been based in Makhachkala until very recently, covering the Caucasus region for the state-owned Channel One. (A Sept. 2007 Global Voices transl... more
Views: 1092Report on Russia Today:
Region: Russian Federation
Among the many TV channels I subscribe to are Aljazeera, the English language TV station based in Doha, just about a year old, and Russia Today, an English language channel based in Moscow. Both supply twenty-four hour news coverage. Aljazeera is the richest and most modern TV station in the world, with global coverage and star quality anchormen and women. Russia Today is more modest, but on the same level as CNN o... more
Views: 886Report on Russia Today:
Region: Russian Federation
The following article was written by June Van Ingen for GroundReport.com, 1/30/08: Among the many TV channels I subscribe to are Aljazeera, the English language TV station based in Doha, just about a year old, and Russia Today, an English language channel based in Moscow. Both supply twenty-four hour news coverage. Aljazeera is the richest and most modern TV station in the world, with global coverage ... more
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Region: Russian Federation
Maria was born in (Nyagan) Russia, on April 19, 1987. When she was 18 years of age she became the world's maximum paid female sportsperson. She started playing Tennis at an early stage and moved to Bradenton, Florida, (where she currently resides) to train at Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy. Bollettieri has its share in shaping the careers of Players like Williams Sisters, Agaasi, Monica Seles and ot... more
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