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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Sep 10, 2010

  Castro admits his 'Cuban Model' has failed
By Anthony L. Hall: Former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro seems to be recovering from the gastrointestinal problems that nearly killed him a few years ago in a manner that is worthy of Lazarus. Indeed, nothing demonstrated his miraculous triumph over the Grim Reaper quite like his donning army...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 19, 2008

  Washington summit: converting G8 into G20?
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - On November 14-15, 2008, Washington, D.C. hosted the G20 Leaders Summit on Financial Strategy and the World Economy. The summit achieved general agreement on how to cooperate in key areas to strengthen economic growth, deal with the...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 5, 2008

  Lame ducks are planting mines
MOSCOW. (Military analyst Nikita Petrov for RIA Novosti) - The United States has elected its first Afro-American president, Barack Obama. President-elect Obama will have little time to celebrate as he prepares to select his cabinet and further layout the country's policies for the next four...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 22, 2008

  The Russian Orthodox Church
Reflections of Fidel: IT is a spiritual force. In the critical moments of Russian history it played an important role. When the Great Russian War began after the treacherous Nazi attack, Stalin turned to it in support of the workers and peasants that the October Revolution made owners of...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Aug 17, 2008

  Background to conflict: independent streak of breakaway republics
Both South Ossetia and Abkhazia fought wars of independence with Georgia in the early 90s - and won de facto sovereignty. But the roots of the conflict between Georgia and its breakaway regions can be traced back much further. Both breakaway republics are striving for a future that is...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Aug 16, 2008

  Chronicle of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict: Fact sheet
In the Soviet times South Ossetia was an autonomous area within Georgia. In 1991 Georgia's first president, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, abolished the autonomy. The South Ossetian authorities rejected that decision and put up an armed resistance to the Georgians. In January 1991 open warfare broke...... [view]
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