From Russia With Verve: Itâs Ovechkin
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Drafted by a Capitals franchise with so little success, Alex Ovechkin arrived from Russia with much fanfare and has quickly become Washingtonâs pied piper of hockey.
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Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby grabbed the headlines before Evgeni Malkin stole the show. The ballyhooed matchup of last season's top two rookies lived up to the hype, but Malkin &#151; this year's leading rookie &#151; was the star on Monday night.
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MOSCOW -- Russia trained Shamil Basayev to fight fires, but he has made a career igniting them.
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James Rodgers explores Russia's relationship with its stormy history and larger-than-life leaders.
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A recent little-noticed Russian thumbs-up to the Kyoto Protocol is destined to give Moscow a major leap forward in the global economy.
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The Kremlin's strategy is beginning to take shape.
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One can make a strong argument that Russia, with its combined strength in the menÂs and womenÂs game, is the leading tennis nation in the world.
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com. Svetlana Kuznetsova: After Anatasia Myskina and Maria Sharapova won the French Open and Wimbledon, respectively, earlier this year, the unspoken slogan of the women&#39;s game has been &quot;The Russians are coming.
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The eyes of the tennis world turn to Moscow this week as Russia&#39;s legion of women&#39;s tennis stars take to the court in the Kremlin Cup, which kicked off Monday at Olimpiisky Stadium.
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Some of the international challenges facing Russia's next leader:
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Russia is poised for a general election campaign highly influenced by President Putin's popularity, Steven Eke writes.
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The unpredictability of Marat Safinâs game is becoming a thing of the past. These days the tempestuous Russian is as strong and forceful opponent as it is possible to find on the opposing side of a tennis
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There was a vintage Paul Martin moment at the Kremlin that tells you much about his first major overseas tour as prime minister.
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Alexander Ovechkin didn't do much offensively, a common occurrence lately. Instead, it was the runner-up Russian who created a goal out of nothing, keeping the Pittsburgh Penguins' most successful stretch in 14 years going.
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James Rodgers in Moscow examines the ups and downs of Russian-style capitalism.
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It went down to the wire but in the end  the Russian turned up to play.
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President Vladimir Putin is known for his political maneuvers. Now, everyone can check out his moves in another area of expertise: judo.