August 4, 2007
Russia has planted its flag on the North Pole seabed, under the Artic ice. Here’s a picture, courtesy of NTV:
Cute, huh?
I was going to write about this story in far more detail, but others have explained far better than I could the reasons why Russia is so keen on claiming the North Pole as its [...]
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December 3, 2005
Clearly, one should not mess with a siberian squirrel:
Squirrels have bitten to death a stray dog which was barking at them in a Russian park, local media report.
Passers-by were too late to stop the attack by the black squirrels in a village in the far east, which reportedly lasted about a minute.
They are said to [...]
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