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Russia not planning war with Georgia: FM
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has denied allegations Moscow is preparing for a military confrontation with Georgia in detail...

Radical Islam sweeping into Russian North Caucasus
There's concern in the southern Russian Republic of Dagestan that a more fundamental form of Islam is sweeping through its mosques in detail...

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Moscow's Red Square hosts Victory Day parade with hardware, troops Victory Day marks the final surrender by Nazi Germany to the U.S.S.R. in WWII, often referred to as the Great Patriotic War in Russia and other states in the former Soviet Union. in detail...	Georgia president says threat of war with Russia still relevant The threat of war between Georgia and Russia is still relevant, the president of the ex-Soviet Caucasus state said on Thursday. in detail...
Britain axes visas fees for Zenit St. Petersburg soccer fans The British Embassy in Moscow said on Thursday that Zenit St. Petersburg soccer fans travelling to Manchester next week for the UEFA Cup final will not have to pay for their visas. in detail...	Russia declines to comment on U.S. military attache expulsions The Russian Foreign Ministry has made no comment on the alleged expulsion from Moscow of two U.S. military attaches working at the American Embassy in Russia. in detail...

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	27.04.2008 - Russians celebrate Orthodox Easter Easter begins on Holy Saturday evening, with a long church vigil commemorating the buried Christ. The service lasts into the early hours of Sunday and culminates in a grand midnight procession, which is often attended by non-believers attracted by its majestic pageantry. in detail...
	26.04.2008 - Chernobyl victims remembered on 22nd anniversary For the anniversary, former residents of the 30-km restricted zone surrounding the plant have been allowed to re-visit the area, where abandoned ghost towns lie almost untouched since Soviet times. in detail...
	23.03.2008 - 40,000 Russian weathermen mark their professional holiday Some 40,000 Russian weathermen will mark on Sunday their professional holiday – World Meteorological Day. This year’s topic of the holiday is “Observations of our planet for better future”. in detail...
	10.03.2008 - Yuri Alexeivich Gagarin The Russian cosmonaut Yuri Alexeivich Gagarin (1934-1968) was the first man to orbit the earth in an artificial satellite and thus ushered in the age of manned spaceflight. in detail...
	07.03.2008 - Medvedev wins 70.28% at Russian presidential elections Russia's Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the official results Friday of the March 2 presidential elections with Kremlin-backed Dmitry Medvedev gaining 70.28% of the vote. in detail...
	05.03.2008 - Nuclear missile train at its final destination In February 1983, a rail-based missile system entered trial service in the Soviet Union. Equipped with the RT-23 solid-fuel missile, the trains were able to stealthily travel more than 1,000 km (622 miles) a day, and launch missiles from any stop en route. in detail...