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  Russia - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The northern part of Russia together with Novgorod retained some degree of autonomy during the time of the Mongol yoke and was largely spared the atrocities that affected the rest of the country.
The easternmost point in Russia is Big Diomede Island (Ostrova Ratmanova); the westernmost, the boundary with Poland on a 60-km-long (40-mi-long) spit of land separating the Gulf of Gdańsk from the Vistula Lagoon.
Russia is fairly sparsely populated and has extremely low average population density due to its enormous size; population is densest in the European part of Russia, in the Ural Mountains area, and in the south-eastern part of Siberia.
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 Russia
Russia has an extensive coastline of over 37,000 km along the Arctic and Pacific Oceans, as well as more or less inland seas such as the Baltic, Black and Caspian seas.
Russia saw its economy contract for five years, as the executive and legislature dithered over the implementation of reforms and Russia's industrial base faced a serious decline.
Russia achieved a slight recovery in 1997, but that year's Asian financial crisis culminated in the August depreciation of the ruble, a debt default by the government, and a sharp deterioration in living standards for most of the population.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/ru/russia.html   (2174 words)

  
 Russia
Russia is a federation, but the precise distribution of powers between the central government and the regional and local authorities is still evolving.
Russia and Ukraine are said to have the highest growth rates of HIV infection in the world.
Russia is a co-sponsor of the Middle East peace process and supports UN and multilateral initiatives in the Persian Gulf, Cambodia, Angola, the former Yugoslavia, and Haiti.
www.virtualsources.com /Countries/Europe%20Countries/Russia.htm   (8889 words)

  
 Russia. Everything you wanted to know about Russia but had no clue how to find it.. Learn about Russia here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Mongol yoke and was largely spared the atrocities that affected the rest of the country.
The easternmost point in Russia is Big Diomede Island (Ostrova Ratmanova); the westernmost, the boundary with Poland on a 60-km-long (40-mi-long) spit of land separating the Gulf of Gdańsk from the
Russia is fairly sparsely populated and has extremely low average population density due to its enormous size; population is densest in the European part of Russia, in the
encyclopedia.lockergnome.com /s/b/Russia   (3120 words)

  
 Tatars Re-invade Moscow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Russia and the other chemical weapon-possessing countries have until April 29 to destroy 1 percent of their chemical weapons arsenals in line with the Hague Convention.
But Russia is not yet able to meet the commitments it made in signing the 1997 agreement, which bans the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons.
Russia’s representative in the OPCW and ambassador to the Netherlands Alexander Khodakov said the aim was to get help for Russia’s chemical weapons destruction program from countries that had not previously provided help.
russiajournal.com /fan/russia_2713_1080_news.htm   (1016 words)

  
 Food, Russian Cuisine - Johnson's Russia List 5-8-03
Shaped by history, climate, economics and geography, it is a cuisine as rich, fascinating and complex as Russia herself.
Modern-day Russian cuisine incorporates foods from many cultures, but everyday family dishes in Russia are still, by and large, the eastern European fare familiar to most Americans.
Russia's harsh climate forces cooks to rely heavily on cold-weather vegetables like potatoes, cabbage, beets, carrots and onions, so everyone eagerly awaits summer's fresh produce.
www.cdi.org /russia/johnson/7173-15.cfm   (853 words)

  
 Tatars Re-invade Moscow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
On the night The Russia Journal attended, some 30 people, mostly Russians, sat down to experience Tatar traditional food as prepared by guest chefs from the Republic of Tatarstan.
The major difference between Tatar and Russian cuisine is the absence of pork, because Tatars are Muslim.
"Tatar cuisine is totally different from Russian," says Sufia Shamsutdripova, head of catering for the government of Tatarstan: "Not just anyone can do it." She says Tatars also differ radically from their neighbours — the Chuvash and Bashkirs.
www.russiajournal.com /fan/russia_1080_3990_news.htm   (1157 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article on Russia [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Also known as the Tatars, they ruled the southern and central expanses of present-day Russia, while its western and northern zones were largely incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Russia achieved a slight recovery in 1997, but that year's Asian financial crisis culminated in the August depreciation of the ruble in 1998, a debt default by the government, and a sharp deterioration in living standards for most of the population.
The recent arrest of Russia's most successful businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky on charges of fraud and corruption in relation to the large-scale privatizations organised under then-President Yeltsin has caused many foreign investors to worry about the stability of the Russian economy.
encyclozine.com /Russia   (2603 words)

  
 Russia House Restaurant - Fine Russian Cuisine, Restaurant, Fine Dining, Dine- In, Private Parties, Catering, European ...
The restaurant opened in July of 1992 by the friendly owners Ali and Homeyra Darugar, and together they created an atmosphere of aristocratic dining with classic cuisine, with the warm feeling that you are dining at your aristocratic grandmother’s table.
She brought her great culinary talents here to the United States and created the exquisite menu and served as the head chef in the first few years the restaurant was opened.
For dessert, the Russia House offers classic choices such as cream caramel that has a creamy consistency and is not too rich or eggy; and the chocolate mousse that is so light that it might float away if it were not weighted down in the goblet that it is served in.
www.russiahouserestaurant.com   (610 words)

  
 Russian Cuisine and Cooking. Russian Food Store.
For instance, a drink, as Russian today as tea, was brought to Russia as the most precious gift from a Mongolian khan.
However, the basic food of Russian cuisine go back to ancient times and include all kinds of vegetables, mushrooms, meat, milk products, honey, fruits and berries, and a variety of wheat, barley, and rye grains.
The seeds of distinctively national art music in Russia are usually dated from the first half of the 19th century.
russianfoods.com /cuisine/room/default.asp   (466 words)

  
 Tatars Re-invade Moscow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In Russia for more than three years now, Roger Munnings has seen both sides of the Russian economic growth cycle – from the boom of 1997-98, to the ensuing crash in August 1998 and now a gradual rise again.
You look at oil and gas prices and Russia's enormous reserves of them and realize the importance of the country," he said.
As to how long Munnings will remain in Russia, he said he reviewed his position just before Christmas and has decided to stay on for at least two years – provided the members of the board don't suggest otherwise, he added.
www.russiajournal.com /fan/russia_1080_2591_news.htm   (754 words)

  
 Restaurants Rating // News - "CIBUS RUSSIA 2004" in Moscow
The organizers of "Cibus Russia" are: External Trade Institute of Italy, Italian Federation of Food Industry and "La Fiere di Parma" Exhibition Administration.
Wealth of Italian gastronomic traditions is expressed in a wide variety of products: 500 sorts of cheese, 1000 sorts of sausage and smoked foods, 300 kinds of pasta, 40 sorts of rice, hundreds grades of wine, thousands sorts of extravergine olive oil and several hundreds thousands receipts of different dishes.
Due to the interest to Italian cuisine in Russia, one the most important events of "Cibus Russia 2004" are going to be the seminars, presented by famous masters from Parma International School of "Alma" Italian cuisine.
www.restorate.ru /en/news?id=486   (236 words)

  
 Authentic Russian Recipes, Cuisine and Cooking
to the world of authentic Russian cuisine and cooking recipes, the place for lovers of delicious dishes and culture of the Rus.
In our Russian recipes cookbook you'll find a great number of palatable dishes (hors-d'oeuvres, main courses, desserts, beverages etc.) from ancient times to the present.
Russia was home to more than 150 million people - of which only about half were ethnic Russians.
www.ruscuisine.com   (224 words)

  
 russian cuisine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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www.russiaresources.com /russia/russian+cuisine   (664 words)

  
 Transtours Centre - Russia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
For the western people, who have never been in Russia, the country's image associates with the land of forests, bears, matryoshka dolls, vodka and caviar.
However there is much more to Russia, a country that spans eleven time zones and two continents.
The changes that took place during the last years in Russia have made it more available and interesting for foreign tourists.
transtourscentre.co.uk /i_russia.html   (298 words)

  
 Russian Cuisine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cooking in Russia was influenced by many factors, of which nature is one.
You will see that yourself when you visit a Russian tea party, with such a great variety of pirozki, kulebyaki and piroznyie with cabbage, potatoe, meat, apple, jam and other fillings will definitely be a surprise for you.
Traditional Russian Cuisine is rich, original and always open to new ideas, and our cooks are always ready to share their knowledge and skills with those interested in Russian cooking.
pd-pals.com /Russia%20Tour%20pics%20adj/RUSSIA%20TOURS/PETER%20TCHAIKOVSKY%20CRUISE/Russian%20Cuisine   (509 words)

  
 Pravda.RU Russia’s Ace From the Sleeve
Together with high fashion and high cuisine, there is also high diplomacy, and Yeugeny Primakov is a representative of this high cuisine in Russia.
This is actually very serious, as Russia’s export of raw stuffs is a condition of successful budget performance and a guarantee of another exact foreign debt payment.
Russia is, as well known, a big country.
english.pravda.ru /main/2003/02/25/43674.html   (3486 words)

  
 Russia recipes Culinary history and information
Russia is a huge country spanning from Europe in the west to Northern Asia in the east with a massive 37,653 km coastline.
Russian cuisine is based on peasant cooking and it's only much later in its history that additions were made to the hearty "one-pot" supper most peasants looked forward to after a long day in the fields.
The introduction of New world foods such as potatoes added another dimension to this warming cuisine and during the times of Peter the Great c.1725 contact with the West led to the introduction and use of utensils such as frying pans and straining spoons.
www.recipes4us.co.uk /Cooking%20by%20Country/Russia.htm   (852 words)

  
 Pravda.RU Russia’s Ace From the Sleeve
Russia's Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov believes that the war in Iraq will become, in essence, the beginning of the third world war.
Deputy Speaker of the Russian State Duma Vladimir Lukin announced at a RIA Novosti press conference on Tuesday that he believed it would be expedient if Moscow proposed a meeting of the Russia-Nato "20" immediately after the UN inspectors make their second report on Iraq to the UN Security Council on February 14th.
'Russia and France are insisting that a political solution must be found to the Iraq crisis,' Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday, February 10, in Paris after talks with French President Jacques Chirac.
newsfromrussia.com /politics/2003/02/25/43674.html   (2752 words)

  
 Russia, Food, Borscht
All over Russia, cooks make borscht according to their regional recipes, using ingredients that range from mushrooms and horseradish to cilantro and bell peppers.
Shayevich boasts that because Russia is a mixture of ethnicities, ''every nationality brought their own cuisine to the pot.''
He quickly cautions that Russia's beloved dish is not totally open to interpretation.
www.cdi.org /russia/johnson/6012-9.cfm   (620 words)

  
 Russian cuisine - Art History Online Reference and Guide
Russian cuisine has a rich history and offers a wide variety of soups, dishes made from fish, cereal based products and drinks.
The assortment of national soups: shchi, ooha, rassolnik, solyanka, botvin`, okroshka, teur`, only increased in the 18th to 20th centuries as European clear soups, puree soups, stews and others were gladly accepted.
In a similar way soups of neighbouring Slavic countries were adopted into Russian cuisine.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Russian_cuisine   (879 words)

  
 Russia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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Explore Russia’s endless treasures on your own or join one of our complementary shore excursions and let our English-speaking guides personally help you discover the essence of Russia’s culture, cuisine, landscape and people.
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 Tatars Re-invade Moscow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the 14th century, the Plague struck the central and northwestern regions of Russia, and Moscow on several occasions.
So, you see, Russia was not immune to this horror.
Yes, there are around 10,000 skinheads and members of extremist groups in the country who attack those with different skin colors or religions.
russiajournal.com /fan/russia_6078_1080_news.htm   (843 words)

  
 Russian Cuisine Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Without any doubt that no cuisine in the world can claim a variety of soups as large as that known in Russian cooking.
Original and varied, Russian cuisine is famous for exotic soups, u-ha, schi, borshch, and solyanka, which is made of assorted meats.
Authentic Russian Recipes, Cuisine and Cooking - the world of authentic Russian cuisine and cooking recipes, the place for lovers of delicious dishes and culture of Russia.
www.russiantranslation.ru /russia/russiancuisine.htm   (404 words)

  
 Russia Travel Forums - View topic - Indian Cuisine...
Russia Travel Forums - View topic - Indian Cuisine...
Way to Russia warm-up: place both your hands in front of you and then count one word for each finger, starting from the left thumb: "Conversation Is a Way of Finding Out What You Think".
The menu is actually a mix between Indian, Georgian and Arabian cuisine.
www.waytorussia.net /TalkLounge/quote-9959.html   (505 words)

  
 finnish food   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Both Russia and Sweden have influenced Finland's dishes, the Swedish influence being the stronger, but eating habits differ with regions.
Lindstrom's steak (Lindstromin pihvi): This is a beefburger made with beetroot and served with fried onions and a piquant cream sauce.
Karelia, Finland's eastern district, offers a unique Karelian cuisine: specialties include sara, a mutton and potatoes dish baked in a wooden trough, and rantakala, shore-fish stew usually made at lakeside with freshly caught fish.
personalweb.smcvt.edu /tmatikainen/finnishfood.htm   (593 words)

  
 cuisine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
We were spoiled with full course Russian cuisine at every meal.
Most of what we ate was served on the ship and was the best of what Russian cuisine offers; however, we did venture into a few local market places and restaurants.
Due to the vast number of lakes and rivers, fish eggs are readily available in Russia.
www.community.k12.mo.us /school/staff/bertels/russia/cuisine.html   (1507 words)

  
 Russian cuisine restaurants in Moscow, Russia: Pushkin, Red Square, OGI and others - WayToRussia.Net
Considered by many to be the best restaurant in Russia, no more, no less.
The staff and decor recreate the fancy atmosphere of early 20th century, and the waiters are very polite and look more like actors.
Located slightly away from the city center, this restaurant features Russian cuisine ($10-$15 for a meal) and locally made beer.
waytorussia.net /Moscow/EatRussian.html   (823 words)

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