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01/10/2012
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The head of the Russian Orthodox Church weighed in on the ongoing political crisis, urging the Kremlin in a Christmas sermon to cooperate with anti-government protesters who rallied in Moscow in tens of thousands last month.
Russia Abroad: Banya Finds an Appreciative New Audience
Well muscled and menacing at first glance, former Soviet soldier Pavel Dukhin might be the last person you'd want to have beat you with tree branches, although that is exactly what his job is.
'Pilot Case' Ends in Tit-for-Tat Release
The son of a high-ranking Tajik official, whose conviction in Russia on drug-smuggling charges in 2010 sparked a spat between the two countries that is believed to have led to politically motivated arrests on both sides, has been cleared of wrongdoing.
Russian Warships Pay Visit to Syrian Port
Combined Reports
Two Russian warships arrived in Syria on Sunday, news agencies reported, a visit that will likely be seen as a show of force and a display of support for President Bashar Assad's government.
New Rules May Mean Easier Car Certificate
It is traditional to give up bad habits at the beginning of the year, and in seasonal spirit, the Interior Ministry has promised that the traffic police will stop asking motorists to produce technical inspection certificates.
Prokhorov Taps GQ Boss Ahead of Elections
With less than two months remaining before the presidential election, contender Mikhail Prokhorov has strengthened his campaign team by tapping editor-in-chief of the Russian GQ to lead his own media empire.
Metro Pickets Planned for Ill Activist Osipova
Activists will on Tuesday stage protests across Moscow in support of a severely ill opposition activist-turned-housewife who was jailed in Smolensk on questionable drug charges.
Fraud Charge in Signature Drive
The Moscow Times
Opposition activists on Sunday posted a video they say shows fraudulent signatures being collected at a Moscow university to get Irkutsk Governor Dmitry Mezentsev on the presidential ballot.
Court Upholds Udaltsov Sentence
The Moscow Times
A Moscow court on Saturday upheld a 10-day jail sentence for opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov, which sparked a public outcry — ruling only after he had already served the full term.
Rebel Kazakh Town Denied Right to Vote
Reuters
Residents of a mutinous Kazakh oil town will be excluded from parliamentary elections this month due to a state of emergency imposed after the deadliest riots in the Central Asian state for decades.
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Issue 4798Snowmen rising from a car roof early Monday. These angular creatures have a good chance of survival, and perhaps even growing bigger, given that the forecasts promise more snow in the capital in the coming days, but no real cold, with the thermometers stuck around zero degrees Celsius in daytime. |
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