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  • September 2008

    • One Place Stalin Can Win a Popularity Contest? Russia

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 25, 08 1:36 PM CDT

      One Place Stalin Can Win a Popularity Contest? Russia

      (Newser) - An effort to celebrate Russian nationalism has turned up an uncomfortable number of votes for Josef Stalin, the Wall Street Journal reports. The dictator blamed for the deaths of millions of Russians often led during 3 months of Internet balloting for the nation’s top historical figure, but was pushed to 12th when organizers "adjusted" his tally by one million votes, citing hacker interference. More »

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      Russia  • Kremlin  • Stalin  • popularity  • Czar Nicholas II  • Josef Stalin

  • August 2008

    • West to Put Screws to Russia

      Reuters  |  Aug 27, 08 2:25 AM CDT

      West to Put Screws to Russia

      (Newser) - The West is preparing to crank up diplomatic pressure on Russia after its challenging move formally recognizing breakaway Ossetia and Abkhazia in the wake of its invasion of Georgia. The US, Europe and NATO have condemned the action, but Russia remains defiant. "We are not afraid of anything, including a new cold war," said Russian President Dmitri Medvedev after formally recognizing Georgia's restive states. "If Europeans want a worsening in relations, they will get it of course." More »

    • Russia Issues Nuke Threat to Poland

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 16, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Russia Issues Nuke Threat to Poland

      (Newser) - A top Russian general warned yesterday that Poland would be "100% exposed" to nuclear attack if it follows through with plans to host a US missile defense system, reports the Times of London. The agreement "cannot go unpunished," the general warned in the first direct threat from the Kremlin since the fall of the Soviet Union. More »

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      Russia  • nuclear weapons  • Poland  • Kremlin  • missile defense system  • missile defense shield  • Iron Curtain

    • Saakashvili: West Must Stop Russia Brutality

      Washington Post  |  Aug 14, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      Saakashvili: West Must Stop Russia Brutality

      (Newser) - As Russia maintains a troop presence in several Georgian cities, Mikheil Saakashvili writes in the Washington Post, "We cannot allow Georgia to become the first victim of a new world order as imagined by Moscow." The Georgian president says the international community must recognize that Russia intends to crush democracy and liberty, and must come to his country's aid with "a modern version of the Berlin Airlift." More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • NATO  • South Ossetia  • Moscow  • Kremlin  • Abkhazia  • Mikheil Saakashvili

  • June 2008

    • Russian Soccer's No. 1 Fan? The Kremlin

      New Republic  |  Jun 26, 08 8:51 AM CDT

      Russian Soccer's No. 1 Fan? The Kremlin

      (Newser) - Russia's soccer team takes the field against Spain today in the Euro 2008 quarterfinals with an unlikely and ardent cheering section—the Kremlin. The team, resurging after years in decline, can thank the hefty monetary backing of an oil magnate afraid to run afoul of Moscow. And, as Josh Patashnik writes in the New Republic , "This is Vladimir Putin's team through and through." More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • soccer  • Kremlin  • Euro 2008  • Gazprom  • professional athletes

  • May 2008

    • Honeymoon Can't Last for Russia's Power Couple

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 17, 08 3:01 PM CDT

      Honeymoon Can't Last for Russia's Power Couple

      (Newser) - It may look like Vladimir Putin has kept Russia stable by sliding into the PM's chair; optimists even predict he'll share power politely with President Medvedev. But these lovebirds are actually destined to fight, writes Ivan Krastev in the Wall Street Journal: Eventually Medvedev will want to exercise power, and not as Putin’s “mini-me.” More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Kremlin  • power sharing

    • Medvedev Becomes President of Russia

      Times (UK)  |  May 7, 08 5:44 AM CDT

      Medvedev Becomes President of Russia

      (Newser) - Dmitry Medvedev today became the third president of Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. But as the 42-year-old arrives at the Kremlin, most Russians believe Vladimir Putin, who becomes PM tomorrow, will continue to wield power. The Times of London looks at Russia's new leadership, asking whether Medvedev and Putin are a two-man team or a puppet and master. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Kremlin

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Putin Pushes for High Turnout

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 29, 08 4:35 PM CST

      Putin Pushes for High Turnout

      (Newser) - Even with the outcome all but certain, Vladimir Putin took to the airwaves today to urge Russians to vote in Sunday&r