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Created: 22.06.2006 14:37 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 13:49 MSK

Genealogy of Fifth Generation Fighters

The more talk there is about fifth-generation fighters, the more often the question arises: what exactly is a fifth-generation fighter? A special report from Lenta.ru traces back to the roots of this highly sought after aircraft.
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Created: 11.05.2006 13:43 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 13:45 MSK

Vladimir Putin’s State-of-the-Nation Address Russian President Vladimir Putin used his annual state-of-the-nation address Wednesday, May 11, to warn that Russia’s population of 143 million was falling by an average of 700,000 each year. He has pledged cash bonuses to Russian women who give birth to two or more children. His speech also focused on the problems of the Russian Armed Forces. FULL STORY...

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Created: 04.05.2006 17:43 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 13:45 MSK

Russia’s Democratic ’’Christening’’ ’’Pantheon Of Stalin Being Restored in Krasnoyarsk’’ was the arresting headline on Russian news websites recently. Arresting, but not surprising however, to those who still see Soviet statues, buildings, monuments and symbols on every side. FULL STORY...

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Created: 21.03.2006 11:52 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 14:19 MSK

Russia’s Putin Reclaiming Dominant Role in Former Soviet Union The Kremlin may be reclaiming a dominant role in its former Soviet backyard and seeking to remove that of the United States and European Union. FULL STORY...

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Created: 21.02.2006 15:47 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 15:47 MSK

Seething Sponsors to Fine Russian Olympic Team for Breaching Contract The Russian Olympic Committee is facing a $1 million fine for breaching the terms of its sponsorship contract with Bosco di Ciliegi, a clothing company that dresses the Russian team. However it is not quite clear who is to blame for the fact that the athletes chose to perform in their regular sportswear rather than in haut couture Bosco uniforms. FULL STORY...

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Created: 07.02.2006 16:50 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 16:55 MSK

	Ancient Russian Manuscript Describes 19th Century UFO Sightings A two-century old manuscript tells of an object seen over Kremlin, that experts unanimously classify as a UFO. FULL STORY...

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Created: 24.01.2006 18:48 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 18:48 MSK

Russian Charges Against UK Secret Service Straight From Spy Movie It sounds like it might be something out of a James Bond movie, but Russian authorities say it’s very real, indeed. Russian TV has been showing off what looks like a rock, but is actually a sophisticated piece of spying equipment. FULL STORY...

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Created: 06.01.2006 21:09 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 21:09 MSK

Russian Space City Builds New Route to Heavens A new church in once-atheist Russian space center Baikonur readies for Orthodox Christmas. FULL STORY...

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Created: 19.12.2005 11:39 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 12:02 MSK

UFO Sightings in Russia — Wrap up for 2005 Russian intelligence agencies have repeatedly stated that no UFOs have ever been spotted over Russian territory. However, witnesses from the general public continue to contradict those reports with stories of their personal encounters with the paranormal. FULL STORY...

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Created: 14.12.2005 19:07 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 16:40 MSK

Living and Dying in the Shadow of Russia’s Biggest Nuclear Fuel Reprocessor Russia said this week it has no plans to shut down Mayak, the country’s biggest reprocessor of spent nuclear fuel and the site of some of the worst radioactive contamination on earth. FULL STORY...

MosNews

World Religious Leaders Meet in Russian Capital Ahead of G8 Summit

A meeting of international religious leaders convened Monday in Moscow with the intention of crafting a statement to be sent to the upcoming summit of the Group of Eight major industrialized nations. The participants are expected to discuss everything from terrorism to poverty.

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Russia’s Titanium Giant VSMPO-Avisma Receives $75M Back Tax Claim — Paper

The world’s largest titanium producer, Russia’s VSMPO-Avisma, has received back tax claims for 2005 for a sum of 2 billion rubles ($75 million). This information was reported by Russian daily Kommersant, which quoted company sources, on Tuesday, July 4.

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Moscow Hit by Wine Crisis

Wine shelves went empty in grocery stores and supermarkets across the Russian capital in June, as suppliers and retailers followed the government’s order to remove all imported wines and spirits with old excise labels from sale by July 1.

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Ukraine’s Football Achievements Mean a Brighter Future for Children — Shevchenko

Ukraine’s Andriy Shevchenko is one of more than 100 football greats serving as a FIFA charity ambassador. In an interview to SOS-Kinderhof International, Shevchenko explains his decision to take part in the Children’s Villages project, speaking about the situation in his homeland of Ukraine and the chances that Ukraine and Germany have at the World Cup.

GIDI WEITZ AND AMIR BEN-DAVID

Yediot Ahronot

Gazrprom’s Eye Fixed on Israel

Israel and Russia have started negotiations on contracts for the supply of natural gas and the construction of a pipeline to carry it. Who will profit from the billion-dollar deal? Gidi Weitz and Amir Ben-David at Yediot Ahronot, the Seven Days weekend magazine, search for a key to the puzzle.

Cars Dive into Moscow Canal

One after another, a blue BMW and a red convertible broke through an embankment and plunged into the waters of the Moscow Canal in the center of the city. What happened was not actually a tragedy, not a real one, at least.