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Russia clearly has influence and leverage in Central Asia like no other power. Russian remains the lingua franca of the region.
Registan.net — Central Asia News — All Central Asia, All The Time
openDemocracy
The brutal rape and murder of Oksana Makar, apparently committed by well-connected children, has forced Ukrainians to reflect on power, elite privilege and impunity, writes Mykola Riabchuk
Russia Blog
What can Western businessmen learn from the Russian hockey team's plane crash? The obvious: Do not fly Russian-made airplanes. Seriously.Update on the Update: More on the Nashi website “403 Forbidden.” Alexey Sidorenko tweeted “for some time [Nashi] were denying all surfers from abroad. In order to be sure try accessing it via Russia-based proxy or VPN.”
Sean’s Russia Blog
In repose The body of Pope Shenuda III, the spiritual leader of the Middle East's largest Christian minority, sits dressed in formal robes on a wooden throne at the Saint Mark's Coptic Cathedral in Cairo's al-Abbassiya district, for worshippers to bid farewell to him.
