Saturday, January 28, 2012


The Fall: 20 Years After The Soviet Collapse

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Video Armenian Couple Names Newborn After French President

A married couple in Armenia has named their firstborn child in honor of the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, whose political party had initiated a law – passed through both houses of the country’s parliament recently – criminalizing any public denial of what is recognized in France as the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.
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Armenians Name Baby 'Sarkozy'

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The Medvedev Legacy

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Putting A Stop To Kyrgyz Bride Kidnapping

The thorough reporting of RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, Radio Azattyk, has inspired new legislation to discourage the practice of bride kidnapping.
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Photo Of The Day

A woman eats a plate of boiled buckwheat during a street event in St. Petersburg. Russians on January 27 marked the end of the 872-day siege of Leningrad in 1943, which claimed the lives of more than 500,000 people.

A woman eats a plate of boiled buckwheat during a street event in St. Petersburg. Russians on January 27 marked the end of the 872-day siege of Leningrad in 1943, which claimed the lives of more than 500,000 people.