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(Newser) - The Russian ship that mysteriously disappeared nearly three weeks ago has been found off the West African coast, with all 15 crew members aboard, Russia’s defense minister announced today. The crew is now aboard the Russian frigate that found them. The defense minister said the crew was not under... More »

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Russia • West Africa • Cape Verde • Arctic Sea • hijacking • Russian Navy

Novel About Corruption May Be Kremlin Official's Work

Close to Zero portrays bribes, fraud as commonplace in contemporary Russia

Aug 13, 09 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A novel about a publisher navigating Russia’s complex web of political favors and payoffs may have been written by a top Kremlin official, the Moscow Times reports. Sources at Russky Pioner magazine, which published excerpts of Close to Zero before its release last month, say Vladislav Surkov, a powerful... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • corruption • Kremlin • novel • Vladislav Surkov • hype • Natalya Dubovitskaya

(Newser) - As Russian warships search for missing merchant ship the "Arctic Sea," speculation is swirling, with many theorizing that the vessel was carrying more than its reported $1.3 million load of timber. “There was probably some sort of secret cargo,” the editor of Russia’s Sovfracht... More »

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Russia • disappearance • Russian Navy

 Ship Vanishes From 
 English Channel 

Secret cargo of drugs or arms may be behind maritime mystery

Aug 12, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Russian navy has deployed warships and submarines in search of a cargo ship that mysteriously disappeared from European waters, the Telegraph reports. The Russian crew of the Arctic Sea, which was transporting a load of timber worth nearly $2 million, reported being attacked by pirates in Swedish waters on... More »

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Russia • drugs • piracy • English Channel • Sweden • mystery • Russian Navy

Angry Russian Hurls Cup
at Mona Lisa

Really, really miffed that she was denied citizenship

Aug 11, 09 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Russian woman distressed that France had refused to grant her nationality took out her frustration on a defenseless national treasure, Reuters reports. “The woman threw an empty cup at the Mona Lisa, but there was no damage as the cup smashed when it hit the screen protecting the... More »

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Russia • art museum • France • citizenship • Mona Lisa • The Louvre • Leonardo da Vinci

ANALYSIS

 August Is a Snooze— 
 Unless These Crises Hit 

Iran, Afghanistan won't spend summer snoozing

Aug 11, 09 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - August is a snooze—except when it isn't, writes Anne Applebaum for the Washington Post, who points out that World War I and Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait began in the eighth month. For the benefit of "the interns who are manning the shop while everyone is out of... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Iran • Russia • Georgia • foreign policy • summer • Iranian protests • Afghanistan election

(Newser) - The Georgian blogger who was taken offline in the cyberattack that shut down Twitter on Thursday believes Moscow is the culprit, he tells the Guardian. The economics professor, who goes by the online name Cyxymu, says he believes Russian authorities targeted him with the denial-of-service attack because of his persistent... More »

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Russia • cyberattack • hacker • Facebook • Georgia • blogger • LiveJournal • Twitter • Abkhazia • denial of service attack

(Newser) - So why did Tweets fall silent for much of today? One leading theory traces the problem to the unlikeliest of places—the conflict between Russia and Georgia, CNET reports. It goes like this: A pro-Georgia blogger with accounts on Twitter, Facebook, and the other sites affected by today's slowdown attracted... More »

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Russia • Internet • YouTube • spam • Facebook • Georgia • LiveJournal • Twitter

(Newser) - First, Vladimir Putin shows off his biceps on vacation and now this: Two nuclear-powered Russian subs have been poking around the East Coast of the US, the New York Times reports. It's not clear what they're up to, but the move is a rare one that smacks of the Cold... More »

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Russia • submarine • Russian military • East Coast • Akula

 Putin Trip Is 
 Tough-Guy 
 Photo Op 

Official pics show Russian PM swimming, riding bareback in Siberia

Aug 4, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin spent his vacation in southern Siberia swimming, climbing trees, and riding a horse bareback—all while shirtless. Though state news agencies portrayed the Russian prime minister’s trip as a vacation, the series of tough-guy photographs that emerged make it hard not to think he had a motive... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Siberia • Kremlin • vacation • prime minister

(Newser) - Russian soccer fans visiting Wales next month for their country's World Cup qualifier have been told to avoid swine flu by guzzling whiskey, Reuters reports. The Russian government has cautioned fans to avoid travel to the UK because of the flu outbreak, but those who proudly defy the warning should... More »

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Russia • soccer • whiskey • swine flu • H1N1 virus

(Newser) - A government-controlled Russian oil firm will be allowed to search for and extract oil from Cuba's portion of the Gulf of Mexico under a deal signed yesterday, the BBC reports. The Russian firm will work alongside Cuba's state-run oil monopoly a matter of miles off the coast of America. Cuba... More »

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Russia • oil • Cuba • Gulf of Mexico • oil exploration

book excerpt

 Hitler Sent Troops 
 to Russia's Frozen Hell 

Unprepared troops suffered 'horrific' consequences

Jul 26, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Adolf Hitler sent his troops to invade Russia, he gave little thought to their warmth—leaving them in “desperate need” of millions of hats, gloves, and coats, writes historian Andrew Roberts in a Daily Telegraph book excerpt. “One can't put any trust in the meteorological forecasts,”... More »

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Russia • Adolf Hitler • history • invasion • Nazis

(Newser) - Russia is still smarting over America’s moon landing 40 years ago—so much so that a recent state TV report gave credence to dubious NASA-faked-it conspiracy theories, the AP reports. Before the moon landing, Moscow dominated the space race, laying claim to the first craft in space, the first... More »

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Russia • space • space race • moon landings

(Newser) - The kidnapping and murder of activist Natalya Estemirova in Chechnya was horrific, her friend writes in a Washington Post op-ed, but not surprising in the "grossly misruled" region where "anyone who challenges the authorities risks her life." Tanya Loshkina, a director of Human Rights Watch, had... More »

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Russia • human rights • Vladimir Putin • Chechnya • Natalya Estemirova

(Newser) - South Park has angered another vigilant parent—Mother Russia. A Russian channel cut a scene from a rerun this week because it depicted Vladimir Putin as greedy and desperate, a network spokesman announced today. It's unclear whether the decision came from the channel's executives or regulators, but the move prompted... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • censorship • Comedy Central • South Park

 Brit Envoy 
 Quits Russia 
 After Hooker Video 

Officials accuse Russia of set up

Jul 9, 09 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A senior British diplomat was forced to resign his post in Russia after a video of him canoodling with two prostitutes was posted on the Internet, reports the Daily Mail. British officials were livid about the scandal, but also angrily accused Russian officials of a sting. The 4-minute video, called... More »

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Russia • video • diplomat • Britain • sting operations • prostitute • undercover video • hooker • Ural

ANALYSIS

 From Russia, 
 No Obama Love 




Jul 8, 09 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Capitals across Europe have swooned for Barack Obama, but over two days in Moscow, the president got a reception more suited to a traveling salesman than a rock star. News coverage was sparse, crowds were nowhere to be seen, and even the students he addressed at an economics university came... More »

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Russia • Barack Obama • diplomacy • Michelle Obama • Moscow

(Newser) - Barack Obama began his second day in Russia by meeting with Vladimir Putin at the president-turned-prime minister's country home outside Moscow. The two leaders both expressed a desire for improved relations, and observers said they had a cordial discussion. The president then addressed a Moscow economics university, where he told... More »

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Russia • Barack Obama • diplomacy • Moscow • Vladimir Putin • Mikhail Gorbachev • Dmitry Medvedev

(AP) - President Barack Obama said he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are countering "a sense of drift" in relations between their nations with preliminary agreement Monday to reduce the world's two largest nuclear stockpiles to as few as 1,500 warheads each. "We must lead by example, and that's... More »

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Russia • Barack Obama • summit • nuclear disarmament • Dmitry Medvedev

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