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Russia Today: Moscow promotes 'Russian world' as cultural alternative to McWest As Russia continues to absorb Western influences, participants at a Moscow forum argue that Russian culture – from language to traditions – needs “endangered species” status. Across Russia one can easily find the hulking footprint of western culture, which in the majority of cases can be translated to mean “American culture.” Read the story here.
November 03, 2009 at 21:26
Kremlin launches crusade on Russia's organized crime MOSCOW, Nov 3 (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev declared all-out war on Russia's organised crime on Tuesday, saying the godfathers of the criminal world could face life in jail.
November 03, 2009 at 21:09
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has paid a visit to Russia's legendary University of Cinematography in Moscow, and even made his filmmaking debut in the cradle of Russian cinema. Read the story here.
November 03, 2009 at 20:36
Charter 97: Belarusians die from pneumonia complicated by swine flu Medical workers report to the Health Care Ministry that, about 10 people have died in Minsk from pneumonia, a A(H1N1) flu complication. Journalists managed to get a medical report saying the cause of death of two persons of 27 and 36 years old (they died on the same day) was pneumonia. RNA of A(H1N1) flu were detected in their tissue samples.
November 03, 2009 at 19:45
Bulgaria warns Russia on oil pipeline ecology SOFIA - Bulgaria will walk out of a Russian-backed trans-Balkan oil pipeline project if Moscow fails to provide guarantees the link would not damage Black Sea beaches, Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said on Tuesday.
November 03, 2009 at 15:43 | Reuters
Russian prices flat for 3rd straight month in October MOSCOW — Russian consumer prices were unchanged on the year for a third straight month in October, the federal statistics agency said Tuesday, opening the door for further interest rate cuts by the central bank.
November 03, 2009 at 15:33
Russian tourists don't mind flu in Ukraine Representatives of Russian and Ukrainian tour operators have said that this week, after reports of an outbreak of swine flu in Ukraine, Russian tourists have not yet canceled trips to Ukraine.
November 03, 2009 at 11:44 | Interfax-Ukraine
Moscow, November 2 (Interfax) - The first people to be vaccinated against swine flu will be those living in regions that border districts where the number of cases are above the epidemic threshold, said Russian Minister of Health Care and Social Development Tatyana Golikova.
November 03, 2009 at 08:11 | Interfax-Ukraine
Moscow, November 2 (Interfax) - Swine flu has claimed 10 lives in Russia, Russian government sanitary watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said on Monday.
November 03, 2009 at 08:10