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Russia Pivots East As Relations with the West Hit 25-Year Low
Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990’s, relations between the West and the Russian Federation, successor to the Soviet state, have improved when compared to their parlous condition during the era known as the Cold War. Recently, however, Russia under Vladimir Putin has shifted its stance in an eastward facing direction, […]
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News
Election Day Russia 2012
Former President Vladimir Putin, Representing His Party United Russia, is Expected to Handily Win Russia’s Top Elected Office, Succeeding His Heir and Current Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. This electoral victory for Vladimir Putin comes as no surprise to Western onlookers as he is expected to easily win reelection back into the presidency given his considerable […]
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