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Posted on November 13, 2011 - by Venik
After the Thaw exhibition – in pictures
The Oxfam photography exhibition, After the Thaw, marks 20 years of independence in the former Soviet Union with an insight into the lives of everyday people from Armenia to Azerbaijan Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit [...]
Posted on November 12, 2011 - by Venik
Poland’s new breed of optimists | Remi Adekoya
A decade of prosperity has left many Poles abandoning national psyche of victimhood and turning liabilities into assets There’s an old joke about a Polish optimist meeting a Polish pessimist: “Things are so bad, so terribly bad, that they couldn’t possibly get any worse”, says the pessimist, to which the optimist replies: “Don’t worry my [...]
Posted on November 11, 2011 - by Venik
Putin: we have lost Russia’s trust
Russian prime minister admits power is too centralised and few people trust his system of government Russia’s prime minister, Vladimir Putin, admitted that his government had lost of the trust of its people and pledged to introduce what he called “direct democracy” to refresh it, when he is returned for a third presidential term next [...]
Posted on November 11, 2011 - by Venik
Vladimir Putin interview: what would you ask the Russian PM?
Moscow correspondent Miriam Elder put the question to her Twitter followers Storify by Mark Rice-Oxley Vladimir Putin Russia guardian.co.uk © 2011 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds Original article Share on bebo Blog this! [...]
Posted on November 10, 2011 - by Venik
Russian men ‘posed as women’ in online scam
Russian prosecutors charge group of 35 men with swindling foreign nationals out of £100,000 Russian prosecutors have charged a group of 35 men with posing online as women to scam dozens of foreigners out of cash. The men managed to swindle 125 men from Australia, Britain, Canada, Germany and the US out of a total [...]
Posted on November 9, 2011 - by Venik
Russia rejects further sanctions of Iran over nuclear programme
Moscow wary of moves towards ‘regime change’ after IEAA report, effectively guaranteeing a muted international response Russia has rejected as “unacceptable” EU calls for further sanctions against Iran in the wake of a UN report that Tehran had experimented with nuclear weapon designs, in effect guaranteeing that the international response would be muted. Moscow’s reaction [...]
Posted on November 9, 2011 - by Venik
Russian space agency battles to save Mars probe
Phobos-Grunt probe designed to collect samples from a moon of Mars becomes stuck in orbit after booster rockets fail to fire The Russian space agency is battling to save a faulty Mars probe that became stuck in Earth’s orbit after booster rockets failed to fire shortly after launch. Engineers have three days to regain control [...]
Posted on November 9, 2011 - by Venik
Russian nationalism may be biggest threat to Putin’s power, experts warn
Prejudice against people from the North Caucasus and central Asian migrant workers has been fuelled by economic hardship Rising nationalist sentiment may pose the biggest challenge to Vladimir Putin’s hold on power as the Kremlin persists in avoiding a glaring social fracture, experts warn. The Kremlin has so far refrained from dealing with mounting anger [...]
Posted on November 9, 2011 - by Venik
Mars 500 astronauts speak after simulated journey to Red Planet – video
Crew members of the Mars 500 project remain on friendly terms after their simulated 520-day ‘mission’ Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
Posted on November 9, 2011 - by Venik
Putin’s United Russia party criticised for suggestive election advert
Ad shows couple getting steamy in a voting booth with the slogan ‘Let’s do it together’ Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party has come under fire for a suggestive election advert as the party’s popularity hurtles towards record lows. The slick advert, released this week, shows a young couple flirting at a polling site, before the [...]
Posted on November 9, 2011 - by Venik
Russia launches rocket to Mars’ moon Phobos – video
An ambitious three-year mission to bring back a soil sample from Mars’ moon Phobos has been launched by Russian scientists Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments [...]
Posted on November 9, 2011 - by Venik
Russian Mars probe stuck in Earth’s orbit after engines fail to fire
Spacecraft was to visit Martian moon of Phobos and bring back soil sample but looks like joining list of failed red planet missions Russia’s probe to the Mars moon Phobos has gone missing soon after takeoff, failing to fire the rockets that would have boosted it out of Earth’s orbit. An engine failed to fire [...]
Posted on November 8, 2011 - by Venik
Iran may be researching nuclear warhead, claims watchdog
Weapon construction may be continuing after IAEA discovers evidence of work being done under a structured programme The UN’s nuclear watchdog on Tuesday expressed “serious concerns” that Iran had been carrying out research work on the construction of a nuclear warhead, and said the effort could still be underway. In its report on Iran’s nuclear [...]
Posted on November 8, 2011 - by Venik
Mars ‘astronauts’ are still friends after 520 days locked up together
The six men say they are now like family at their first public appearance since they undertook a simulated mission to Mars After 520 days locked in a container in a Moscow car park with just each other for company, the six would-be astronauts hailed as Russia’s newest pioneers have made their first public appearance. [...]
