Role of Gazprom Remains Pivotal
Region: Uzbekistan
Although Tashkent is trying to drive a hard bargain with Russian gas company Gazprom, it has little alternative to working with the firm to develop and export Uzbekistan's oil and gas, NBCentralAsia energy experts say. In... more
Views: 1388Spain 4-1 Russia: Villa Hat-Trick Gives Spanish a Blazing Start
Region: Austria
Tuesday, 10 June 2008 Day four of GroundReport's on-the-ground coverage of Euro 2008. Spain striker David Villa capped a brilliant performance with a well-deserved hat-trick, quelling any hopes of an upset Guus Hiddink's... more
Views: 1082How Nuclear Competition Funded the Space Race
Region: New York
When we look back at Sputnik, we naturally associate it with space exploration, JFK’s moon exploration speech, the moon landing and the first satellite. In our minds, Sputnik’s launch was the first event of the... more
Views: 2432Russia: 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 - w... more
Views: 1269Bulgaria: Rethinking History - A National Holiday in Days of Tragedy
Region: Bulgaria
by Yavor Mihaylov On March 3, Bulgaria celebrates its biggest national holiday. On this date the Treaty of San Stefano between Russia and the Ottoman Empire was signed, concluding the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78 th... more
Views: 1569Russia: 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 t... more
Views: 1092Kosovo & Serbia: Independence Blogging
Region: Albania
by Veronica Khokhlova Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia on Sunday, Feb. 17, has caused both celebrations and protests - as well as plenty of media coverage and an av... more
Views: 1806Report 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 o... more
Views: 1883The Glamour & Gusto
Region: United States
Anna may have packed her bags but now there is glamour and gusto in the shape of Maria Sharapova.... and what a shape!! She is sexy, she is naturally attractive and she is incredibly talented Residence: Bradenton, Flor... more
Views: 1127The Russian Ace
Region: Russian Federation
writer.sampasite.com/blog/The-Russian-Ace.htm Elena was born on Oct 15 1981. Elana ‘s Dad was an Engineer and her mother was a teacher but Both played leisure Tennis and Admitted Elena and her brother in Mos... more
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