Vodka and isolation: welcome to rural Russia
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ZIMNITSY, Russia  - Friday is when the action happens in this isolated Russian village, six hours' drive north from Moscow along icy roads, past smoggy industrial towns and through vast pine forests.
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Russia has become a lucrative market for dairy product exporters in recent years, in particular those based in eastern Europe.
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A study says Russian men risk death by drinking aftershave and cleaning agents with high levels of alcohol.
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A glance at Chechnya and its conflict:
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A CHANCE to drink vodka with some old friends from Moscow and a victory which has all but mathematically guaranteed Chelseaâs place in the Champions League
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The political crisis unfolding in Ukraine has brought both hope and despair to Ukrainian immigrants in Maine. But mostly worry. At a time when their native country
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Drunk, naturally Startling research aimed at determining why Russians are among the worse drivers in Europe has revealed that it can be largely attributed to a penchant for getting their ends away while behind the wheel, Mosnews reports.â¦
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PEREDELKINO, Russia -- The unpaved, unlit roads are clogged with traffic. Getting to and from work in the center of Moscow is a 90-minute crawl each way. The schools are lousy. There are no stores within walking distance. Local healthcare facilities are primitive.
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Mob violence after a bar fight in a quiet mill town has exposed latent racism common among many Russians.
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UST-BOLSHERETSK, Russia  - For a rare visitor to the volcanic Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's Far East, no other custom reveals more about the local economy, lifestyle and environment than salmon poaching.
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In the days of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Russians used to think of the Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - as the "Soviet West", a haven from the austerity of the vast socialist ...
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Russian men risk death by drinking aftershave and cleaning agents with high levels of alcohol, a study suggests.
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What clues does a blind vodka tasting hold for the EU as member states disagree on what raw ingredients should be allowed?
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NEW YORK, Dec 8 (IPS) - The popular image of Russia in the West today is of   a land of post-Soviet oligarchs, oil company billionaires  languishing in  jail, President Vladimir Putin ruthlessly  centralising his power by  replacing provincial governors, civil  liberties being abused, and, of  course, the 10-year war in  Chechnya with the resulting unthinkable murder  of hundreds of  children in Beslan.
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Putin signs law restricting airtime and content in effort to curb his country&#39;s alcohol intake. MOSCOW  - A sweeping ban on beer advertising in Russia became law Tuesday in a move to curb the country&#39;s
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Dal 1947 portava una ventata di occidente in Russia
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Rupert Wingfield-Hayes makes a gloomy prediction for Russia's car industry as he travels along the Volga river to sample everyday life in Russia.