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A team of Russian lawmakers will fly on...

A team of Russian lawmakers will fly on Wednesday to Ukraine to take part in monitoring the runoff presidential election on February 7, the head of the Russian delegation said.


An attempt to detonate a bomb at the New...

An attempt to detonate a bomb at the New York Times Square was an one-off event and is considered by the U.S. government as a potential terrorist attack and is perceived very seriously, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said.


The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday...

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday the United States has not yet shown interest in signing a bilateral adoption agreement with Russia.

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The lower house of Russia"s parliament will...

Prince Vladimir baptized medieval Kievan Rus, which comprised parts of modern-day Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, in the year 988. The Russian Orthodox Church, to which the canonical Orthodox Churches in Ukraine and Belarus are subordinate, commemorates Prince Vladimir on July 28.

The draft law was initiated by the Russian Culture Ministry. Earlier the Russian Orthodox Church proposed making the date a public holiday, as it has been in Ukraine for several years.

Orthodox Christianity is Russia"s dominant religion, with over half of the country"s residents considering themselves Russian Orthodox. However, a much smaller proportion are practicing Christians.

MOSCOW, April 21 (RIA Novosti)




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