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	Russian / American Cultural Contrasts
		Russian blood is a mixture of Slavic, Finnish, and Tatar.
		Russian ethnicity, culture, and nationalism are identified with Russian Orthodoxy, the state religion in Russia for almost a thousand years.
		Russians maintain their integrity in a way that conforms to their inner notion of what a human being should be, with a blatant honesty and integrity seldom seen elsewhere in the world.
	www.goehner.com /russinfo.htm (3591 words)

	Some Results of the Study of the Maritime Colonization of Russian America and the Continental Colonization of Siberia: ...
		Since the Russian colonization of the Aleutian islands and Alaska was a direct continuation of the occupation of Siberia and the concluding stage in the process of the eastward expansion of Russia over several centuries, historians have usually paid attention to common features of the colonization of Siberia and Russian America.
		The Russian male population in Siberia rose from 169,000 in 1719-1722 to 412,000 in 1795-1796, as the number of Russian farmers went from 182,000 (60,3%) to 338,000 (82,0%).
		An important contribution of the Russians in Alaska (as well as in Siberia) concerned the activities of the Orthodox church, which from the beginning served as the protector of the local population from the cruelties and exploitation of Russian colonizers.
	www.loc.gov /rr/european/mofc/bolkhov.html (2337 words)

	Ukrainian, Russian natives laud America’s opportunities, but work to preserve culture - February 8, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		She is proud she has not lost her connection to her Russian culture, and she wants others to have that same feeling.
		Russian and Ukrainian cultures are very close in terms of values and traditions, she said.
		From the moment she came to America, with her two young children, Fedor Panov and Stacy Panova, she was treated with kindness.
	www.dailyitem.com /archive/2005/0208/fea/stories/06fea.htm (1397 words)

	Timeline of Russian-American Relations 18-20th Centuries
		Russian ruler of Russian America A.A. Bararnov establishes the Mikhaylovskiy Fort on the Sitka Island.
		Russian Cosmic Agency and NASA signed an agreement on Russia's participation in the exploration and exploitation of a permanent space station for civilian purposes.
		Russian President V. Putin and U.S. President G.W. Bush meet to mark the "venue of new relations for the 21st century" and confirm their resolution to overcome traces of the Cold War.
	www.usembassy.ru /links/history.php (9837 words)

	JRN Essay
		Since America is an open society governed by weak liberals, he argued, it would be helpless against a sustained terrorist onslaught.
		America is the root of all evil, and American must be destroyed.
		While Russian tanks were crushing Chechnya there was no thought in Turabi or bin Laden's circle of eradicating Russia or declaring a war of extermination against the Kremlin murderers.
	www.jrnyquist.com /sept17/jrn_essay.htm (2679 words)

	Bryn Mawr College Graduate Student Symposium: All for One or One for All? (Re)constructing Identity in the Ancient World
		Archaeologists have argued that at the time of Russian arrival in the late seventeenth century, traditional Koniag culture (this term being defined by archaeologists), was at the culmination of a steady trend of increasing socio-economic complexity since the initial occupation of the archipelago, circa 7000 BP.
		The Russians depended on the Kodiak natives for their labor to support the north Pacific fur trade; it was the Alutiiq who were reknowned for their expertise and skill in hunting sea mammals, particularly the sea otter (Gibson 1987).
		While the Russians strove to enforce and legitimize their dominance through metaphors and boundaries of space, material culture and classification systems, what they achieved was to actually promote the unity, the "we-ness", of those they had hoped to assimilate.
	www.brynmawr.edu /Acads/Arch/guesswho/wdhsbyr.html (4903 words)

	The Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures
		The Russian discovery of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands by Vitus Bering (1681-1741) and Aleksiei Chirikov (d.
		Although the initial confrontation of Russians and Alaskans was sometimes bloody, with the coming of the Orthodox priests relations generally became more harmonious and mutually beneficial.
		Colton's Map of the Territory of Alaska (Russian America) ceded by Russia to the United States.
	www.loc.gov /exhibits/russian/russch2.html (651 words)

	abraham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Not only did the government of Alexander III blink at the atrocities and practically encourage them, but it even sent a series of measures in their wake which had the effect of depriving new multitudes of "stepchildren" of their means of livelihood, and of dislodging thousands of families from their long-established homes.
		It may not be generally known that in southern Russian there are hundreds of flourishing farms which are owned and worked by Jews, although, owing to their legal disabilities, the tiles are fictitiously held by Christians.
		The first educated Russian Hebrews to come to this country were attracted neither by the American colleges nor by the access of their race to a professional career.
	www.colorado.edu /English/engl4652/abraham.html (5655 words)

	RA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Russian America Era is the from witch the Russian came to Alaska to the time that left.
		The Russians had many economic activities but all was to fail and the Russian America Era ended.
		The Russians had a tough time getting supplies to Alaska because their homeland was so far away.
	www.mehs.educ.state.ak.us /portfolios/williamb/temp/ra.html (856 words)

	Russians and Russian America
		The Archives and Manuscripts Department holds a number of collections relating to Russian America, the purchase of Alaska by the United States government, and the transition to the new government.
		This is a copy of the scrapbook of George Kostrometinoff, Russian Interpreter at Sitka and, later, a Russian Orthodox Priest (Father Sergius).
		Michael Z. Vinokouroff, a Russian emigre employed by the Library of Congress, was a central figure in the transfer of Russian Orthodox Church records from Alaska to that library in 1940.
	www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu /archives/ResHighlights/1RUSS.html (690 words)

	Real transition information for Sochi Russian women coming to America
		Russian women, russian women Sochi Russia on the Black sea, russian women, sochi russian women waiting for you in Sochi Russia on the Black sea.
		If you are interested in the stories, advice and observations of real Russian women, American men who have married, and the obvervations of their children, then you are in the right place.
		Russian women wait for you, the most beautiful Russian women in the world are in Sochi Russia on the Black Sea.
	aaa-russianwomen.com (331 words)

	THE NATIVES: RUSSIAN AMERICA
		The Inuit who are not referred to as Native American Indian, migrated to North America from central Asia thousands of years ago.
		A Study of Russian Orthodoxy on the Pribilof Islands.
		Includes a description by Gideon, a Russian Orthodox churchman, who described the dance when he witnessed it performed on Kodiak Island some time between 1804-1807.
	it.stlawu.edu /~rkreuzer/natives.htm (827 words)

	Russian America, Sitka Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Russian fur traders established themselves in Sitka in 1775, and continued to live in Sitka among the Tlingit Indians until 1867 when Russian America (of which Sitka was then the capitol) was sold to the United states for seven cents an acre.
		Sitka still bears the evidence of their occupation with many historical structures including the Russian Blockhouse, St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, and the Bishop's house.
		Connections to Russia still remain with visits from Russian orthodox clergy and student exchanges.
	www.worknruggedgear.com /location_russian.html (99 words)

	NTV America Russian-Language Television (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		NTV America’s coverage is included on such platforms as Dish Network, Comcast of Philadelphia, and also in Greater New York (Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan) through Cablevision, NuVision and RCN.
		NTV America was established in December-2001 for the sole purpose to provide the highest in quality viewing for the Russian speaking population in North America.
		Weekly, NTV America brings its sports fans live matches from around the globe and sport commentary from famous Russian sports writers and analysts through the popular sport show“Football Courier”.
	www.allied-media.com /RussianMarket/ntv.htm (491 words)

	Russian Orthodox Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The primate of the Russian Orthodox Church sends condolences to Her Majesty Elizabeth II, British Prime Minister Anthony Blair and Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams in connection with the terrorist attacks in London
		A delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church attends the funeral ceremony for the Pope of Rome
		A delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church expresses condolences to the Vatican representative in Russia
	www.mospat.ru /e_startpage (1425 words)

	Pravda.RU Vladimir Zhirinovsky to make Russian America's second official language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Vice-speaker of the Russian parliament Vladimir Zhirinovsky is to visit the USA once again; as usual, the objective of his visit is special.
		In addition, the Russian deputy is going to strive for other rights of the Russian-speaking population of America; in particular, he assist people striving to return to Russia.
		Attack on Russian Mi-26 transport helicopter Russian military sources believe that Chechen terrorists launched a surface-to-air missile or a heavy machine-gun against the helicopter, which had 117 military personnel on board.
	english.pravda.ru /main/2002/08/19/34776.html (2550 words)

	Russian department store & gourmet food grocery store
		Here you'll find unique Russian food dainties: palatable tender caviar, savoury smelling bread, true Russian vodka, delicious seafood, as well as healthy products for best nutrition, famous Russian souvenirs, music, video and a large collection of authentic Russian cooking recipes.
		The place to buy high quality grocery and unique Russian traditional gourmet food and fare products at competitive and affordable prices and to learn about authentic cooking recipes in our cookbook, read cuisine articles, make foods shopping in the online nutrition gourmet foods store.
		Russian Food network shopping to buy gourmet foods in the grocery mall.
	www.russianfoods.com (293 words)

	.:::: Russian Chat - America, Russian Chat / Russian America, Chat , Parties :::::::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Russian Party Info / Russian America is the best source of information russian America and events around russian community in America.
		Whether you are looking for russian party / disco or upcoming play or a concert of a russian group visiting your city this will be the best place to find it.
		Russian America guide will feature all the popular Russian America pop and rock stars from Russia and abroad.
	www.russianparty.info /russian_chat (152 words)

	World - PRAVDA.Ru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In addition to economic problems, Europe has to deal with a whole bouquet of other problems, of which America is relieved Recent successes of the American...
		A report issued by UN organisms in the region says that hunger, infant mortality and access to drinking water are far below standards In the past five...
		Bush once again to persist the war on Iraq was justified Amid growing scepticism about the war on Iraq among the American public U.S. President George...
	english.pravda.ru /world/20/91/368 (788 words)

	The Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures
		From the founding of Russian America in 174l, sporadic, informal attempts were made to Christianize the Natives.
		Not the least troublesome was the gnawing competition from shamans for the souls of the Natives, exacerbated by the need for Natives to abandon church and school for long periods in order to survive -- by hunting and fishing.
		Archpastoral letter to the pastors and parishoners of the Aleut Diocese on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Orthodox Mission in North America, September 25, 1894, p.1.
	lcweb.loc.gov /exhibits/russian/russch3.html (729 words)

	THE RUSSIANS: RUSSIAN AMERICA
		A bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library that tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in *Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
		Photographs of Prince and Princess Matsutoff, the last Russians to in charge of colonial Russia; The Pistol from US Gen. Jeff Davis, stationed in Sitka at the time of the transfer; Cpt.
		The Cultural History of Fort Ross: Outpost of an Empire: Russian Expansion to America.
	it.stlawu.edu /~rkreuzer/russians.htm (813 words)

	Russian America Award
		The Russian America Award can be given to any Web site, dedicated to the Russian culture, history and technology (its location does not matter).
		Russian Chronicles is experiment in realtime, online, interactive photojournalism and it's all about Russia.
		Russian in the Province of British Columbia, A
	webideas.com /russian/america/award.htm (2069 words)

	.:: RUSSIAN PARTIES - Russian Parties in America. Dating. Concerts. Russian Entertainment Portal in America - Russian ...
		Russian party Info - is the best source of information russian parties and events around russian community in America.
		Russian Parties / Russian Party Info - is one stop for Russian Parties and Russian Music in America.
		Russian Music guide will feature all the popular Russian Music pop and rock stars from Russia and abroad.
	www.russianparty.info (181 words)

	From the Baltic to Russian America 1829-1836 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		From the Baltic to Russian America presents the vivid, personal accounts of seven years in the life of a young Baltic German woman from Estland, Baroness Elizabeth von Wrangell, who set off with her husband from their native Estonia on an eighteen-month odyssey through Russia, Siberia, and across the North Pacific to the Russian-American colonies.
		Baltic, Russian, American, Canadian and Mexican sources contributed to insights of nineteenth-century life in the Old World and in the New.
		From Baltic to Russian America is an intriguing and indispensable volume for scholars and general readers interested in the fur trade or in this critical era of colonial history.
	www.uaf.edu /uapress/books/FromtheBalticRussian.htm (317 words)

	Russian Art in America / Fine oil paintings from Central Asia & the former Soviet Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Genuine interest in science and religions of the past, flexibility, new idioms, and curiosity about new forms, has enabled art to survive the severe and often painful dislocations of the twentieth century.
		This unique collection of fine oil paintings was created by Russian artists and artists from Uzbekistan (one of the former Soviet Union Republics).
		The artists are very well known in their home countries and have exhibited their work throughout Asia, Europe and America.
	www.russianartinamerica.com (218 words)

	Moviefone: Artists of America: Hibel's Russian Palette Movie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Synopsis: The Artists of America series takes viewers into the personal world of some of the art community's most revered citizens.
		America's favorite 'Idol' is now a bonafide pop diva.
		Moviefone, the number one movie site for millions of people offers you comprehensive movie search, movie show times and movie tickets, hundreds of movie trailers, movie previews and celebrity interviews, movie reviews, movie news, movie downloads, online movie rentals, dvd releases, box office information, independent films, family films, and more.
	movies.channel.aol.com /movie/main.adp?mid=1166688 (161 words)

	Russian Orthodox Church in America -- Home Page
		The Russian Orthodox Church in America was founded in February of 1927 by the Synod of the Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Mission to North America to be the Orthodox Church for all English speaking and/or native born Orthodox Catholic Christians dwelling on the continent of North America.
		The Russian Orthodox Church in America is in communion with the other autocephalous Churches and Patriarchates of the Holy Eastern Orthodox Church throughout the World.
		The Clergy and Members of the Russian Orthodox Church in America welcome you to our new website.
	www.russianorthodox.org /theocac.html (189 words)

	Russian America Yellow Pages - News
		Updated submission form for Russian Businesses in America.
		Advertisements are available on the Russian America Yellow Pages.
		All major Russian businesses are available from our pages.
	webideas.com /yellowpages/news.htm (111 words)

	Satire Bush Satire America Russia News Putin
		Site is satire Bush satire, America news satire, Russia news satire.
		Russian News Room - business, sport, political news from Russia
		But she said she did not care what Dick Cheney said either.
	america-russia-news.com (234 words)

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