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	Buddhism in Russia Duration: 03:21 Tibetan Buddhism is found in southern Russia. This clip offers a brief examination of how Buddhist belief and practice have survived persecution in this part of the world.	Tibetan, Buddhist, Buddhism, Dalai Lama, persecution, ritual, meditation, worship, temple, Peter Owen-Jones, Russia, Kalmyk Republic

	Religion and atheism in Russia Duration: 06:40 With the fall of Communism, Orthodox Christianity has been revitalised in Russia. However, atheism has not died out.	Atheist, atheism, Orthodox, Christianity, God, belief, worship, ritual, Epiphany, Peter Owen-Jones

	Russia reconsiders the official view of Stalin Duration: 02:33 Russians have voted Stalin their third greatest countryman in history.	USSR, Soviet Union, Russia, Joseph Stalin, dictators, tyrant, gulag, communisim

	Soviet propaganda and the revolution of 1917 Duration: 14:00 The upheavals of the Russian revolution are displayed through the imagery on this porcelain plate.	Russia, Soviet Union, propaganda, art and design, revolution, Stalin, Lenin, communism, HistoryoftheWorld

	Wildfires in Russia, summer 2010 Duration: 01:35 A prolonged heatwave in July and August 2010 led to wildfires and smog in western Russia.	natural disaster, environment, weather, climate, air, carbon monoxide, fire, forest, heatwave, Moscow, pollution, Russia, smog, smoke

	Where did the Vikings come from? Duration: 00:45 Vikings were skilled sailors and shipbuilders, who sailed to many parts of the world from Scandinavia.	Scandinavia, Russia, Norway, Scotland, distant, skilled, landed, Vikings, route, sailors, sailor, boat, ship, storms, map, shipbuilders, history, subtitled

	Hare Krishna in Russia Duration: 02:08 A brief encounter with a form of Hinduism in post-atheist Russia.	International Society for Krishna Consciousness, worship, dance, prayer, spiritual, Peter Owen-Jones, Hindu, Hindusim, Hare Krishna

	Russia and the First World War Duration: 01:30 A review of the main issues facing Tsar Nicholas II as he tried to maintain his autocratic rule over the Russian Empire during the First World War.	Tsar, Nicholas II, First World War, Russia, Russian Revolution, World War I, history, bitesize

	Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Duration: 01:09 The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife at Sarajevo in June 1914 at the hands of a Serb nationalist.	assassination, Austria-Hungary, Serbia, Russia, France, First World War, World War I, WWI, history, bitesize

	The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, 1917 Duration: 01:27 A review of the events leading up to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II at the beginning of 1917.	rationing, Bolsheviks, Tsar Nicholas II, strikes, abdication, Russia, Russian Revolution, history, bitesize

	Suez and the arrival of the Cold War in the Middle East Duration: 04:26 A look at how the Cold War transplanted itself into the region and heightened tensions not only between Arab and Israeli but also between the East and West. The Suez Crisis of 1956 changed international relationships and the landscape of power in the region.	Cold War, Israel, Egypt, Suez Canal, 1956, Nasser, Ben Gurion, Russia, oil, Arab Nationalism, Britain, France

	Four MAIN causes of the First World War Duration: 03:26 An overview of Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism (MAIN) as the longterm causes of the First World War.	First World War, World War 1, World War I, WWI, WW1, militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, Kaiser, Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, European Powers, British Empire, history, bitesize

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