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Elephants fight bitter cold by drinking vodka: They say the animals had to be taken out into the bitter cold after the wooden trailer they were travelling in caught fire in the Novosibirsk...
[12/17/2012] Novosibirsk , Russia
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TAGS: Animals, Bitter Cold, Elephants, Frostbite, Vodka, Alcohol, Core Body Temperature
11-year-old boy discovers a well-preserved wooly mammoth: An 11-year-old boy from Russia's north has stumbled upon a well-preserved wooly mammoth, in what scientists describe as...
[10/6/2012] northern Taimyr Peninsula , Russia
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TAGS: 11-Year-Old Boy, Discovers, Well-Preserved Wooly Mammoth, Yevgeny Salinder, Frozen Animal, Historic Find, Mammoth, Mammoth of the Century
Mother kept him locked up in his room for 33 years: A 43-year-old Russian man spent most of his life imprisoned by his mother in a 10 meter square room in a communal apartment...
[5/20/2012] Moscow , Russia
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TAGS: Mother Kept him Locked up in his Room, 33 Years, 43 Year Old Russian Man, Imprisoned by Mother, 10 Meter Square Room in Communal Apartment, Dmitry Kuvaldins Mother, Recluse Son, Struggled to Cope with Adulthood
Public sector workers in Uzbekistan received part of their wages in Serbian chickens: Public sector workers in Uzbekistan received part of their wages in Serbian chickens and might be getting Ukrainian calves...
[4/12/2012] Moscow , Russia
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TAGS: Public Sector Workers, Uzbekistan, Received Part of Wages, Serbian Chickens, Voluntary Action, Chickens Forced on Them, One Serbian Chicken, Local Chickens, Chicken Campaign, 20000 Chickens, Average Wages
9 year old boy faces trial for late mom’s $19,000 debt: A nine-year-old boy faces a trial in Moscow's Tverskoi Court over a debt of 561,000 rubles ($19,000) that he inherited...
[4/6/2012] Moscow , Russia
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TAGS: 9 Year Old Boy, Faces Trial, Late Moms Dollar 19000 Debt, Moscows Tverskoi Court, Debt of 561000 Rubles, Inherited, Late Mother, Polina Kleimenova, Seeking to Collect, Defendants Mother, Mothers Assets and Debts, Lawsuit, Represented in Court
School notebook's positive portrayal of dictator Stalin sparks row: School notebooks featuring a portrait of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin have sparked controversy since going on sale this week...
[4/6/2012] Moscow , Russia
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TAGS: School Notebooks, Positive Portrayal, Dictator Stalin, Sparks Row, Notebooks, Featuring Portrait, Soviet Dictator Joseph Stalin, Sparked Controversy, Sales of Notebooks, Publisher, Famous Russians Series, Stocks of Stalin Book, Attracted Criticism, Magnificent Cover, Handsome Mustachioed Stalin, Positive Portrayal in Russia
Who was Sergei Rachmaninov?: Great Composer and Pianist: Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943), was a Russian composer and pianist. Rachmaninov was the last...
[8/13/2011] Moscow , Russia
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TAGS: Sergei Rachmaninov, Russian Composer and Pianist, Piano Concerto, First Symphony, Concert Pianist, Great Russian Masters
Who was Yuri Gagarin?: Astronomy and Space Exploration: Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), was the first man in space...
[7/29/2011] Moscow , Russia
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TAGS: Yuri Gagarin, First Man in Space, Cosmonaut, Soviet Air Force Test Pilot, International Celebrity, Hero of Soviet Union
How will you describe Tundra region?: The tundra is a desolate, flat region of land lying to the north of the coniferous forests along the shores of the Arctic Ocean, as in Russia...
[7/18/2011] Moscow , Russia
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TAGS: Tundra Region, Tundra, Flat Region, Coniferous Forests, Soil Surface, Dismal Landscape, Inhabitants of Tundra
When does Peat form?: Peat bogs are formed in mild and humid climates when the land drainage is so bad that pools of water submerge masses of partially decomposed...
[7/18/2011] Moscow , Russia
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TAGS: Peat Form, Peat Bogs, Decomposed Vegetable Matter, Quantities of Peat, Fuel