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Human Rights Violated Across Former Soviet Union – Amnesty International

09:05 24/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti)

Human rights abuses are still widespread across the former Soviet Union, Amnesty International said in a report issued on Thursday.

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Ukraine Backs Away From Soviet Sberbank Push
15:48 23/05/2012
Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday refused to consider a draft resolution, intended to force the government to resume talks with Russia on the return of savings to depositors in the former Soviet Sberbank.1
Russian Football Attracted 'Bad People' - Agent
20:43 26/04/2012
Russian football has attracted a lot of “bad people” since the collapse of the Soviet Union, but they are being left in the past as the country becomes a major player on the world footballing stage, leading Dutch agent Jan van Baal told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
Uncertain World: Jury Still Out on Boris Yeltsin
14:59 26/04/2012
Five years have passed since the death of the first Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, and twelve years have passed since he quit politics. Yet it’s still too soon to judge Yeltsin and his political era objectively.
Chernobyl: an Accident With Catastrophic Consequences
09:56 26/04/2012
In the early mourning hours of April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear accident in history occurred in the Soviet Union.
Over 220,000 Moldovans Granted Romanian Passports in 20 Years
17:07 24/04/2012
Over 220,000 Moldovans have been granted Romanian citizenship in the two decades since the Soviet collapse, the Moldovanews online portal reported on Tuesday, quoting a survey by the Open Society Foundations.
70% of Russians Never Left Ex-Soviet Union – Poll
19:46 05/04/2012
More than two-thirds of the Russian populace has never been to countries outside the former Soviet Union, independent pollster Levada said on Thursday.
Soviet Weather Satellite Falls in Antarctica
14:19 27/03/2012
Meteor 1-1, the Soviet Union’s first fully operational weather satellite, fell in Antarctica on Tuesday after more than four decades in orbit, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Soviet Weather Satellite to Fall to Earth
20:12 26/03/2012
Meteor-1, the Soviet Union’s first fully operational weather satellite, will on Monday night re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere after more than four decades in orbit, the web site of the U.S. Strategic Command said.1
Submarines: The Quiet Bulwark of the Russian Navy
18:49 20/03/2012
The Russian submarine fleet is marking its 106th anniversary perhaps not in the best of shapes. Nevertheless, its role today is more important than ever. Today it appears to be fulfilling what might even be called a crucial role.2
Russia Dismayed by U.S. Statement on 1944 Tallinn Air Raid
15:15 16/03/2012
Moscow has condemned a statement by the U.S. Embassy in Estonia that called the Soviet air attack on Nazi-held Tallinn in 1944 an act of "foreign occupation," the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.3
Deeper Than Oil: A History of Russia in Plastic Bags
15:38 12/03/2012
Plastic bags just aren’t as popular as they once were in Russia. I mean, don’t get me wrong, people still use them to haul their shopping home from the shops and killers still wrap body parts up in them for easy disposal before they get too smelly - but there just isn’t the aura of wonder about them there was in the 1990s.1
Putin: ’72 Summit Series Built Bridges in Cold War
14:46 24/02/2012
Hockey's 1972 Summit Series between the Soviet Union and Canada built bridges between people across the Cold War divide, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday.
Phil Esposito: ‘Jesus, the Soviets had a Good Team’
01:20 24/02/2012
World hockey stars are descending upon the Russian capital for a game on Red Square this Saturday marking 40 years since the 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union. The captain of that Canadian team, Phil Esposito, now 70 years old, shares his memories of the pulsating series and impressions of modern-day Russia with RIA Novosti after landing in Moscow.
Non-competitive Soviet-era elections
11:39 20/02/2012
Unlike Soviet-era elections, contemporary elections stipulate alternative candidates. In Soviet times, ballot-counting was a mere formality because the list of prospective members of parliament was known well in advance.
Russian and Soviet Foreign Military Involvment
19:19 15/02/2012
Post-World War II hostilities, during which Russian and Soviet military personnel were killed, outside Russia and the Soviet Union.
Afghanistan Declares Feb. 15 "Day of Soviet Defeat"
17:05 14/02/2012
Afghanistan has designated February 15 a national holiday, Soviet Army Defeat Day, commemorating the withdrawal of the last Soviet troops from Afghanistan in 1989, Ali Eftekhari, a spokesman for the Ministry of Martyred, Disabled, Labor and Social Affairs, said on Tuesday.1
Russian Bandy Team to Rebuild After Loss at Worlds Final
20:01 06/02/2012
The Russian bandy team will be rebuilt after losing the world championship title in a narrow 5-4 defeat to perennial rivals Sweden, Boris Skrylnik, head of the Russian and world governing bodies, said Monday.
Russia-Canada 1972 Anniversary Hockey Game Set for Red Square
20:36 25/01/2012
An exhibition match marking the 40th anniversary of the hockey's legendary 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union could be played next month on Red Square, Russia's sports minister told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
Uncertain World: The End of the Post-Soviet Era
15:46 19/01/2012
In an article published early this week, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced the end of the post-Soviet era and called for something new.

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