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Interview: Anatoly Karlin – Sublime Oblivion

December 7, 2009

Siberian Light interviews Anatoly Karlin, of Sublime Oblivion.

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Every Russian Eurovision video – ever

May 10, 2009

A video compilation of every single Russian Eurovision entry. The good, the bad, the ugly. And t.A.T.u.

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The Best Russian iPhone Apps

January 21, 2009

Reviews of the best Russian iPhone apps – from metro maps to language learning, with a few games thrown in for good measure (yes, of course we\’ve got Tetris!)

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Introducing my new website: Russian News Online

November 5, 2008

I don’t know about you, but I find it a really difficult to keep up with all the news and blogs about Russia.
What I really need is one page that I can visit once every morning, while I’m drinking my coffee, where I can see at a glance what dozens of online newspapers are writing [...]

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Russian Space Shuttle Buran sails the Rhine

April 12, 2008

Pictures and video of the Russian space shuttle Buran, as it is sailed down the Rhine to its final resting place in a German museum.

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Rugby: Russia beat Romania to go top of table

March 17, 2008

A hard fought 12-8 win over Romania propels Russia to the top of the European Nations Cup table, setting up a winner takes all title clash with old rivals Georgia.

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Putin or Medvedev – who is the boss?

March 5, 2008

Dmitry Medvedev is Russia’s new President. But what kind of President will he be? Will he wield actual power, or will he just be Putin’s right hand man?

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Liveblogging the Russian Presidential Election

March 2, 2008

Liveblogging the election in which Russians will choose their third President.

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Russia’s Presidential Election – the Candidates

February 27, 2008

The four men vying to be Russia’s next President – Putin’s Poodle, the Neo-Communist, Mad Vlad, and the liberal Masonic Grandmaster who likes to blog.

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Back in the USSR

February 18, 2008

A video collection of the coolest and the oddest covers of the Beatles classic ‘Back in the USSR’.

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Every Russian Bond Girl Ever

February 11, 2008

C’mon, everyone knows that Russian Bond girls are the hottest Bond girls…

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Top 5 Russia Blogs

January 28, 2008

A 100% subjective list of the best Russia Blogs out there. If you’re looking for something to read about Russia, this is the place to start.

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Khalkhin-Gol: The forgotten battle that shaped WW2

January 21, 2008

In August 1939, just weeks before Hitler invaded Poland, the Soviet Union and Japan fought the largest tank battle the world had ever seen

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Best of Siberian Light in 2007

December 29, 2007

A month by month review of Siberian Light’s best posts over the past year.

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Russian bloggers expose Gravikol 21 pharmaceutical scam targeting pensioners

November 6, 2007

Russian bloggers unite to stop a pharmaceutical scam, and make 21 million phone calls in the process.

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