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26.04.2012 Russia News Moscow to build second Metro-Circle line – cost 22 billion Euro Moscow. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed his ambitious expansion plan for the Moscow Metro: By 2020, a second Circle line will help to relieve the city’s traffic situation. The costs are enormous.

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26.04.2012 Business Interview with Russian Billionair Viktor Makushin Limassol/Moscow. The case on extraditing Viktor Makushyn from Cyprus was placed on the agenda again under dictation from the Russian party. At the moment, the oppositional politician’s future depends on the resolution of the government of the Republic of Cyprus.

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23.04.2012 Russia News Deripaska admits criminal behaviour of the 90s London. Ahead of another spectacular court case in London, the aluminium czar Deripaska talks out of school: Yes, he had paid protection money to criminals. He had hated it but there was no other way.

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13.04.2012 Russia News Duma-speech: Putin promises a road map to all questions Moscow. Vladimir Putin presented the Duma with his last annual report as Prime Minister. In May he will be outlining road maps for the most important development projects that Russia will have to deal with.

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29.03.2012 Russia News 40 Sacks of silver: Treasure discovery in St Petersburg palace St Petersburg. Construction workers doing restoration work discovered the in 1917 hidden treasure of the Naryshkin family: they found in a secret chamber thousands of pieces of cutlery and crockery.

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20.03.2012 Russia News Revival: Datsun to become a Russian brand Togliatti. The car manufacturer Renault-Nissan wants to bring back Datsun, a car brand that was lost 25 years ago. From 2014, under this label, cheap cars are to be built and this also at AvtoVaz in Russia.

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16.03.2012 Russia News Big Brother is on the chase for black money: Banks are being raided Moscow. The Moscow police raided four banks with a large scale raid and uncovered a network of black money shifters who were on the verge of moving two billion rubels (50 million Euros) abroad.

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12.03.2012 Russia News St. Petersburg: Law on homosexuality and ban on photos in the Metro St. Petersburg. Governor Poltavchenko signed the controversial law punishing the “propaganda” for homosexual love. At the same time taking photographs in the metro have been prohibited.

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08.03.2012 Russia News Vladimir Putin is officially declared as election winner Moscow. Today the official “Rossijskaja Gazeta” published the decree of the Central Election Commission on the outcome of the Presidential election. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is therefore officially the newly elected President.

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23.02.2012 Russia News Pollsters predict significant victory for Putin Moscow. Ten days prior to the presidential elections the two leading public opinion research companies agree: Vladimir Putin will win in the first ballot with a majority of well over 50 percent.

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