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Cultural Icon of Russia Reopens

Bolshoi Theater (Photo: Alexey Vikhrov/Wiki Commons)

The Geo Quiz visits a cultural symbol of Russia which has re-opened after six years of renovations.

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20 Years After the Soviet Collapse

Red Square in Moscow, from the Saint Basil's Cathedral. (Photo: Wiki Commons)

Twenty years ago, residents of Moscow awoke to the sound of tanks in the streets. There was a coup in the USSR.

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Stalinism Survivor Runs Gulag Museum In Moscow

Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko (Photo: Iva Zimova)

Many Russians would rather forget the work camps of the Soviet past but a 91-year-old Gulag survivor keeps in trying to remind them. He runs the Gulag Museum in Moscow.

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Russia’s Medvedev: ‘Badminton Fosters Success’

Russian President Medvedev (Photo: www.blog.kremlin.ru)

Russia President Dmitry Medvedev has used a video blog to promote badminton, describing it as a game for those seeking success.

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Hollywood Stars Appearing in Russian Advertisements

Bruce Willis in a Russian advertisement

A new advertising trend in Russia features Hollywood stars hawking Russian products, edging out local talent.

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Russia’s Silicon Valley

Skolkovo (Photo: A. Savin/Wiki Commons)

Russia’s proposed $ 6 billion technology park is modeled on Silicon Valley in Northern California. Where will it be constructed?

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Gorbachev, Yeltsin and the Demise of the USSR

Boris Yeltsin speaking at a meeting of his supporters in 1993 (Photo: Creative Commons)

There are many Russians who say a critical factor in the demise of the USSR was the power struggle that broke out between Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.

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Russian Billionaire Politician Says He Was Ousted

Mikhail Prokhorov (Photo: Andrey Romanenko/Wikipedia)

Mikhail Prokhorov is accusing political insiders of forcing him from the leadership of a fledgling political party called Right Cause.

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Cameron Working for Reset of UK – Russia Relations

British Prime Minister David Cameron and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Russia (Photo: BBC)

It’s the first time a British Prime Minister has visited Russia since relations soured over the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in London in 2006.

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Thoughts On The 9/11 Anniversary from Around the World

A New York City fireman calls for 10 more rescue workers. (Photo: US Navy Journalist 1st Class Preston Keres/Wiki Commons)

The BBC has received many emails and online comments about the September 11th anniversary from around the world.

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How Russian Schools Deal With Terrorism

Victims of Beslan school siege in 2004 (Photo: Aaron Bird/Wiki Commons)

Russia is no stranger to terrorism, yet there’s little if any critical thinking in the country’s schools about why the violence might be happening.

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Russian Hockey Loses Star Players In Air Crash

Hockey Team Dies In Plane Crash (Photo: BBC)

Ice hockey fans from around the world are mourning after a plane crash in Russia wiped out most players from the major league team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

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Living With The Permanent Threat Of Violence

Mexican Federal Police officer stands guard on the outskirts of Juarez.  (Photo: Lorne Matalon)

We get perspectives from Northern Ireland, Russia, and Mexico.

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Russian Company Plans to Thrill With Space Hotel

The Orbital Hotel (Photo: Orbital Technologies)

A Russian company says it will create an orbital hotel within five years and send space tourists to Mars by 2030.

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Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr

Cameroonian women celebrating the end of Ramadan (BBC photo)

Muslims around the world have been marking the end of Ramadan.

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