This Week in Russia Blogs #1

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Now that I’m back to blogging more regularly, I thought it was about time to resurrect the weekly roundup of my favourite posts from around the Russia blogs. Rather than keep calling it by its original dull name (Russia Blog Roundup), I thought it was time for a cool and dynamic new name.

So, without… Read the rest

Follow Russia’s Rugby World Cup Adventure on Siberian Light

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Russia’s first ever Rugby World Cup adventure is about to begin in New Zealand, and the Russian Bears will have the opportunity to test themselves against the world’s best.

OK, so Russia are never going to bring the trophy back home to Red Square, like in the picture. But its going to be a… Read the rest

Why Russia supports Syria’s Assad

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Russia’s response to the crisis in Syria has been exactly the opposite of the policy of the United States and European Union. While the US and EU openly call for Syria’s President Assad to resign, Russia is calling for Assad to remain in power to implement his promised reforms.

“We do not share the United

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The Best Russian iPhone Apps

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Reviews of the best Russian iPhone apps – from metro maps to language learning, with a few games thrown in for good measure (yes, of course we\’ve got Tetris!)

Introducing my new website: Russian News Online

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I don’t know about you, but I find it a really difficult to keep up with all the news and blogs about Russia.

What I really need is one page that I can visit once every morning, while I’m drinking my coffee, where I can see at a glance what dozens of online newspapers are… Read the rest

Russian Space Shuttle Buran sails the Rhine

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Pictures and video of the Russian space shuttle Buran, as it is sailed down the Rhine to its final resting place in a German museum.

Rugby: Russia beat Romania to go top of table

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A hard fought 12-8 win over Romania propels Russia to the top of the European Nations Cup table, setting up a winner takes all title clash with old rivals Georgia.

Putin or Medvedev – who is the boss?

Putin Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev is Russia�s new President. But what kind of President will he be? Will he wield actual power, or will he just be Putin’s right hand man?

Liveblogging the Russian Presidential Election

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Liveblogging the election in which Russians will choose their third President.

Every Russian Bond Girl Ever

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C’mon, everyone knows that Russian Bond girls are the hottest Bond girls…

Top 5 Russia Blogs

Seans Russia Blog

A 100% subjective list of the best Russia Blogs out there. If you’re looking for something to read about Russia, this is the place to start.

Khalkhin-Gol: The forgotten battle that shaped WW2

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In August 1939, just weeks before Hitler invaded Poland, the Soviet Union and Japan fought the largest tank battle the world had ever seen

Russian bloggers expose Gravikol 21 pharmaceutical scam targeting pensioners

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Russian bloggers unite to stop a pharmaceutical scam, and make 21 million phone calls in the process.

Russia surrounded by USA

If you’re a Russian, how does it feel to be surrounded by the USA? This map shows just how many US bases ring Russia.

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