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Gorbachev wasted possible gains from Berlin Wall's fall - experts

21:27 06/11/2009

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev wasted the historic opportunity offered by the fall of the Berlin Wall, failing to reap any reward for the momentous event, Russian political commentators said on Friday.

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Lenin statue in western Russia vandalized with orange paint
19:17 06/11/2009
A monument to Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has been daubed with orange paint in the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, a spokesman for the city's administration told RIA Novosti on Friday.
Europe still divided 20 years after Berlin Wall fell - Russian MP
19:08 06/11/2009
Europe's dividing lines survive even 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Russia's PACE delegation head said on Friday.
Fare dodgers in Russia's Altai detained with 60 fir trees
18:00 06/11/2009
Transport police in Siberia's Altai Territory detained three fare dodgers carrying 60 fir trees in a electric train, a police spokesman said on Friday.
Moscow urges calm over North Korea's plutonium weaponizing
17:59 06/11/2009
North Korea's weaponizing of plutonium at its Yongbyon reactor should not be 'dramatized,' a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday
Ukraine paid in full for Russian gas in October - Tymoshenko
17:13 06/11/2009
Ukraine's Naftogaz has paid Gazprom in full for Russian gas deliveries in October, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Friday.
Russia's swine flu death toll rises to 19
16:47 06/11/2009
Russia's swine flu death toll has risen to 19, the country's sanitary and consumer rights watchdog said on its website on Friday.
Moscow expects positive Iran response to fuel deal soon
16:29 06/11/2009
Moscow expects Tehran to accept the UN-sponsored nuclear fuel deal soon, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
Moscow hopes to begin final round of arms talks on Nov. 9
16:09 06/11/2009
Moscow hopes November 9 will see the start of the concluding round of U.S.-Russian arms reduction talks, official Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said on Friday.
Gorbachev warns against walls of mistrust in Europe
14:31 06/11/2009
As Germany and the rest of the world prepare to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned against creating new barriers between nations.
Russia's international reserves up 5.1% to $434.4 bln in October
14:21 06/11/2009
Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves grew 5.1% to $434.428 billion in October, the Central Bank said on Friday.
Fire in Russia's Far East claims five lives
12:55 06/11/2009
Five people died and five others were injured in a fire in Russia's Far Eastern Amur region on Friday, a spokesman for the local emergencies service said.
Russia's health minister warns media against spreading flu panic
11:43 06/11/2009
Russia's health minister warned the media against spreading panic over a swine and seasonal flu outbreak and said the situation was under control.
Oil and gas company employee shot dead in Russia's Ingushetia
11:03 06/11/2009
An oil and gas company employee was shot dead in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, local police said on Friday.
Russian Patriarch Kirill to visit Azerbaijan on Friday
08:16 06/11/2009
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church will make a one-day visit to Azerbaijan on Friday, a spokesman for the chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board said Friday.
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Gorbachev wasted possible gains from Berlin Wall's fall - experts

Lenin statue in western Russia vandalized with orange paint

Europe still divided 20 years after Berlin Wall fell - Russian MP

Fare dodgers in Russia's Altai detained with 60 fir trees

Moscow urges calm over North Korea's plutonium weaponizing

Ukraine paid in full for Russian gas in October - Tymoshenko

Russia's swine flu death toll rises to 19

Moscow expects positive Iran response to fuel deal soon

Moscow hopes to begin final round of arms talks on Nov. 9

Gorbachev warns against walls of mistrust in Europe

Russia's international reserves up 5.1% to $434.4 bln in October

Fire in Russia's Far East claims five lives

Russia's health minister warns media against spreading flu panic

Oil and gas company employee shot dead in Russia's Ingushetia

Russian Patriarch Kirill to visit Azerbaijan on Friday

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