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Country Profiles : Russia and Its Neighbors  The other house is the Federal Assembly, with 178 seats filled ex-officio by the top ... After seven decades as a Soviet republic, the newly named Belarus declared its ... It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the...
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Belarus | United States Institute of Peace  ... the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics.
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Belarus - Country Profile - Nations Online Project  The former Soviet republic is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered ... a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other ... Ethnic groups: Belarusian (81%), Russian (11%), Polish, Ukrainian, other (8%).
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After gaining its independence in 1991, it has retained closer ...  Jul 2, 2005 ... After gaining its independence in 1991 it has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics...
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Belarus Country Report - The Eurasia Center  Since then, Belarus has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics. ... After witnessing Russian corruption in Ukraine, Belarus, fearing for its own sovereignty, wants to make closer ties to...
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AlbaniaRussia relations - Wikipedia  AlbanianRussian relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Albania and the Russian Federation. The establishment of diplomatic relations between Albania and the Soviet Union happened on April 7, 1924. Both countries were also allies in the Warsaw Pact. ... the Soviet Union finally broke diplomatic relations with Albania in December.
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Why Did Russia Give Away Crimea Sixty Years Ago? | Wilson Center  Mar 19, 2014 ... The Transfer of Crimea from Soviet Russia to Soviet Ukraine, 1954. Mark Kramer. Crimea was part of Russia from 1783, when the Tsarist Empire ... there is no connection between that treaty and the Crimean peninsula.
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Russia - KET  Russia, the largest country in the world, lives up to its size in terms of people, places, and ... Spanning two continents and 11 time zones, Russia occupies eastern ... Russia in Europe with the Pacific Ocean port of Vladivostok in the Far East.
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Opposition recipe: Russia's only chance is to succumb to external ...  Sep 8, 2016 ... "Putin's regime has practically completed the transformation from the ... The Kremlin, Kasparov believes, will seek to use those elections as a ... Russia a lot, "because Putin will not go away due to his unpopularity and defeat in the elections." .... Therefore no one, no individual, no group, no political party is...
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Why Did Russia Give Away Crimea Sixty Years Ago? | Wilson Center  Mar 19, 2014 ... The Transfer of Crimea from Soviet Russia to Soviet Ukraine, 1954 ... transferred Crimea from the Russian Soviet Federation of Socialist Republics ... In the 1950s, the population of Crimea  approximately 1.1 million  was...
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Borders of Russia - Wikipedia  Russia has international borders with 16 sovereign states, including two with maritime ... running 20,241 kilometres (12,577 mi) in total, Russia has (after China), the second-longest land border of any country. ... Russia shares borders with more countries than any other state in the world. .... West Kazakhstan Province.
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Russian Federation - New World Encyclopedia  Apr 29, 2014 ... The Russian Federation ( , Rossiyskaya Federatsiya), commonly known as Russia (Rossiya), is a transcontinental...
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Kievan Rus | historical state | Britannica.com  Feb 22, 2016 ... Both the origin of the Kievan state and that of the name Rus, which ... It still preserved its connections with other parts of Europe, however, ... country located in eastern Europe, the second largest on the continent after Russia.
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics facts, information, pictures ...  Get information, facts, and pictures about Union of Soviet Socialist Republics at ... Russia, officially the Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic (RSFSR), was only one .... with the Germans and the Allies were deported to Central Asia and Siberia. .... Several persons closely associated with Khrushchev also lost their posts;...
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Finland, Russia close border for third-country citizens | The ...  Mar 23, 2016 ... Finland, Russia close border for third-country citizens ... be allowed to make it over the countries' two northernmost border-crossing points. ... soon find another spot for border-crossing between Russia and the Schengen zone.
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Belarus travel guide - Wikitravel  It has borders with Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. ... decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991.
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Strelkov: Full Military Biography, Big and Detailed Interviews - Fort ...  Feb 16, 2016 ... And a few days later, we would always find out his reports were far closer to the ... war" is these days, Strelkov is still one of the best sources you could get. .... is going to lead to, and when I told them that this would rip the country apart and ..... If we were able to go to East Ukraine at least with those 200 men,...
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Nations of the former Soviet Union - Joel Anderson  Coins from nations that made up the Soviet Union. ... Click Here ... instrumental in the creation of the short-lived first Armenian Republic in 1918. ... AZERBAIJAN 6 COIN SET 1 - 50 QAPIK (2006) KM39-44 UNC. ... Russia found its Black Sea fleet and other military installations now located in independent Ukraine rather on...
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Ukraine, Russia, and the Black Sea Fleet Accords - Defense ...  states, Russia and Ukraine, had much to divide between them. ... disputes between the two countries over the transfer of Soviet nuclear ... legal status of Crimea, and the possession of the Black Sea Fleet (hereafter ... 2) Russia will lease the ports in and around Sevastopol for 20 years at .... Sevastopol where it was based.
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Jeopary Questions page 763 - IT BORDERS RUSSIA - TriviaBistro ...  IT BORDERS RUSSIA: The Caucasus Mountains straddle the border between Russia & this country, y'all  SUPER BOWL BETS: In 1986 Mayor Harold...
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St. Petersburg - People | Russia | Britannica.com  Aug 19, 2016 ... St. Petersburg is second only to Moscow among Russian cities in terms of ... By the early 2000s the number of tourists visiting the city began to ... As a residue of the city's former status as capital, certain organizations still maintain their .... Moreover, the factory workers, who numbered nearly 250,000 in 1914...