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Military update a formidable task for Russia

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Military update a formidable task for Russia

19:21 21/01/2010

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - On Monday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a special meeting in Voronezh, southern Russia, to review the procurement of modern weapons for the Russian Armed Forces.

Fellini: the movie god
16:56 21/01/2010
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Sergei Varshavchik) -What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words "genius of the cinema"? For most people the inevitable response is "Federico Fellini."
Cold spell in Russian-Iranian relations
16:06 21/01/2010
MOSCOW. (Vladimir Yevseyev for RIA Novosti) - On January 19 of this year Iran's government prohibited a Russian plane carrying a Su-27SKM fighter (a modernized export version of the basic model) from flying over its territory to Bahrain, which was hosting the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS-2010). Although permission was granted by the end of the day, this indicates a cooling, rather than merely an annoying misunderstanding, in Russian-Iranian steadily developing relations.

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