Saratov

For Russia's Germans, a call to come home

chron.com     Jul 20, 2008          

Effort to rebuild expelled enclave is missing a key ingredient: people By ALEX RODRIGUEZ Chicago Tribune SARATOV, RUSSIA — In 1993, Yuri Gaar brought his 74-year-old mother from Kazakhstan back to her homeland here in the...                    

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Saratov’s Old World Charm

rian.ru     Jul 17, 2008          

Saratov may not immediately induce an image of an exotic getaway: Its broad streets are lined with Soviet-style cubist architecture, huddled amongst dilapidated billboards. This is a typical view of many Russian cities....                    

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Russia's toxic rivers running out of time

chicagotribune.com     Jul 9, 2008          

After decades of pollution, Mother Volga, Russia's great waterway (some say its soul) oozes sickly to the sea. Can it be saved? SARATOV, Russia — Igor Shopen jabbed a branch into the edge of the Volga River, a stone's throw...                    

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Regional Raiders Ignore Medvedev's Message

themoscowtimes.com     Jul 8, 2008   1 related          

Tax and sanitary inspectors have never found anything irregular during their visits to Agrofirma Engels, but that hasn’t stopped them from dropping hints to director Nikolai Motsny that the authorities of the Saratov region...                    

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Russian strategic bombers patrol Arctic, Atlantic Oceans

people.com.cn     Jun 20, 2008   8 related          

Four Russian strategic bombers are conducting an aerial patrol of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, the Itar-Tass news agency reported on Friday. Two Tu-95 MS and two Tu-22 M3 took off from the Engels airbase in the Saratov...                    

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Salaries Grow Fastest in Sakhalin

yuzno.com     Jun 18, 2008          

Sakhalin Region is in first place in Russia for the rate of salary increase in real terms. Salaries there rose by an average of 19.5 percent in the first quarter of the year. Rosstat, the state statistics service, ranked Penza...                    

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Russian Tu-160 bombers continue patrols over the Arctic

rian.ru     Jun 11, 2008   21 related          

MOSCOW, June 11 (RIA Novosti) - Four Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers are conducting patrol flights over the Arctic Ocean, a spokesman for Russia's Air Force said on Wednesday. "Four Tu-160 bombers took off today from...                    

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Russian WiMAX operator Expands Coverage

cellular-news.com     Jun 6, 2008   1 related          

Russian WiMAX operator, Enforta says that it is planning to expand its operating footprint by another 22 cities during June increasing the total service territory to 55 cities. The new cities include Kemerovo, Bratsk, Angarsk,...                    

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Enforta's Russian Wireless Broadband Network Expands by 22 Cities

tmcnet.com     Jun 6, 2008          

Enforta, in the process of building a wireless broadband access network in Russia, has announced that it will expand its operating footprint by another 22 cities during June, increasing the total service territory to 55 cities.                    

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IAEA starts inspection of plant in south Russia

globalsecurity.org     May 20, 2008   5 related          

RIA Novosti 20/05/2008 17:41 SARATOV, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have begun inspecting the Balakovo nuclear power plant in southern Russia's Saratov Region, a spokesman for the plant said on Tuesday. "Over three weeks, a team of IAEA experts...                    

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