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Europe / 10 February 2012An engineer at Russia's Plesetsk space station has been jailed for 13 years after being convicted of selling missile test data to the CIA. Lt-Col…
10 February 2012Emergency services from Ukraine had to come to the rescue of crew members trapped on ships in the Kersh Strait, which separates Russia and Ukraine.
10 February 2012The Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has said military intervention in Syria was not being contemplated at this time…
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Winter sports / 7 February 2012I must admit, I wasn't really looking forward to going to Sochi because on my previous two trips to Russia - I had been left a little, well, cold…
Football / 7 February 2012… quarter of players (23.6%) are aware of match-fixing in their league. The stats may cause particular concern for 2018 World Cup hosts Russia,…
Winter sports / 4 February 2012Britain's Elise Christie won her first World Cup short-track speed skating title with victory in the women's 1,000m race in Russia on Saturday.
Blogs639 results >
Polly March - Wales Arts / 7 February 2012… s wonderful poetry" afresh. Peter Giil. Photo: Helen Maybanks / National Theatre Wales A Provincial Life is set in 1890s Russia and centres…
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BBC Two / 2 February 2012Vladimir Putin, after eight years as president of Russia and four more as prime minister, is stubbornly holding on to power. He has announced…
BBC Two / 9 February 2012Vladimir Putin, after eight years as president of Russia and four more as prime minister, is stubbornly holding on to power. He has announced…
BBC Radio 4 / 29 July 2011In 1946 Winston Churchill defined the realities of post-war Europe and etched an image in the world's imagination: "an iron curtain has descended…
TV & Radio Programmes600 results >
BBC HD / 13 February 2012With now just two years until the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Graham Bell and Ed Leigh give viewers a first tantalising view of the resort…
TV & Radio Sites629 results >
… must be turned on and the latest Flash player installed. Alexander Sternik, the Russian Federation's Charge D'affaires with the BBC's diplomatic…
Learning285 results >
… is Russian spoken? Russian is the official language in the Russian Federation, which has a population of more than 140 million people. Russian…
Class Clips SEARCH BY KEYWORD OR CLIP NUMBER CLIP 8360 Religion and Atheism in Russia Key Info Religion and Atheism in Russia Duration: 06:40…
Class Clips SEARCH BY KEYWORD OR CLIP NUMBER CLIP 8374 Buddhism in Russia Key Info Buddhism in Russia Duration: 03:21 Tibetan Buddhism is found…
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29 March 2011 » Sites near Suffolk Related BBC Sites Reviews You are in: > > > > ¡Forward, Russia! play Uprock ¡Forward, Russia!
Music42 results >
Formed 1992. Redferns Biography Huun-Huur-Tu (Tuvan: Хүн Хүртү Khün Khürtü) is a music group from Tuva, a Russian Federation republic…
Science & Nature29 results >
Human Planet Explorer Russia Browse Human Planet Explorer video and audio from past BBC programmes that were filmed or recorded in Russia. We…
History28 results >
War and Revolution in Russia 1914 - 1921 By Dr Jonathan Smele Last updated 2011-03-10 Russia signalled her withdrawal from World War One soon…
About the BBC12 results >
… of Russia in March. Putin began as a top Russian spy. But as President he made himself a valued ally of the West.. Putin, Russia and the West,…
Gardening3 results >
… competition Show gardens this year are truly cosmopolitan, with designers from Sweden, Germany, Belgium, the US, Canada, Russia, Japan and Australia…
Teenagers2 results >
You do not seem to have Flash installed on your computer. . Description The horse with a moustache, the skimpy skiers from Russia and a massive…
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From Russia With Monsters by Cut & Paste From Russia With Monsters by Cut & Paste Average Rating 0.0 / 5 ( 0 ) You must be signed in to rate this…
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… in colour and vary in size. Most caviar comes from the Caspian Sea and is processed in Russia and Iran. Beluga is the most expensive variety,…
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November 30. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, Greece and Russia and was Christ's first disciple. There are around 600 pre-Reformation…
