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Russell Blunt Russell Blunt (April 24, 1908 in Andover, Massachusetts - January 7, 2004 in Durham, North Carolina) was an American high school and collegiate track coach. In 1927, Blunt left his home town in Massachusetts to attend St.
Russell Boyd Russell Boyd (April 21, 1944 in Victoria, Australia) is an Australian cinematographer. He rose to prominence with his highly-praised work on Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the first of several collaborations with director Peter Weir.
Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain Dr Walter Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain (October 23 1895–December 29 1966) was a British neurologist. He was principal author of the standard work of neurology, "Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System", and longtime editor of the neurological medical journal titled Brain.
Russell Brice Russell Brice, New Zealander, is a mountaineer and CEO of Himalayan Experience, a climbing expedition company. He has summitted Cho Oyo, Himal Chuli and Mount Everest twice and is most well known for leading the 2006 expedition on Everest which was filmed by the Discovery Channel for a series titled Everest: Beyond the Limit.
Russell Broadbent Russell Evan Broadbent (born 25 December 1950), Australian politician, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as member for the Division of McMillan, Victoria for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election. He previously represented the Division of Corinella 1990-93 and McMillan 1996-98.
Russell Bryan Russell Bryan (born February 14, 1981) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Devon in List A cricket between 1999 and 2003, having also played for Middlesex in Second XI cricket.
Russell Bufalino Russell A. Bufalino (September 25, 1903-February 25, 1994) was head of the Bufalino crime family during the 1960s and 70s as well as controlled criminal activities in upstate New York, Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey for over four decades.
Russell Cake Russell Quentin Cake (born 16 May 1973) is a former English cricketer who played regularly for Cambridge University in the mid-1990s. He was born in Chertsey, Surrey and attended King's College School, Wimbledon.
Russell Carpenter Russell Paul Carpenter (born December 9, 1950 in Van Nuys,California, USA) is a celebrated cinematographer and native Southern Californian. He is most widely known for his collaborations with director James Cameron.
Russell Cline Russell Warren Brent Cline (born about 1965) founded Orion International in 1998, a foreign currency trading firm based in Portland, Oregon. In 2003 he was charged in federal court with running a classic Ponzi scheme, pleading guilty he is currently serving an 8 year sentence.
Russell Conwell Russell Herman Conwell (1843-1925) was an American Baptist minister, lawyer, writer, and outstanding orator. He is best remembered as the founder and first president of Temple University in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, and for his lecture and book Acres of Diamonds.
Russell Conwell Johnson Russell Conwell Johnson (October 9 1894 - December 6 1950) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics over the course of five seasons, spanning the period 1916 through 1928. Jing was an alumni of Ursinus College in Pennsylvania.
Russell Coutts Russell Coutts DCNZM CBE (born March 1, 1962) is a New Zealand–born competitive sailor and is considered by many to be the best match racer in the world. In 2004 he only competed twice on the Swedish Match Tour, but won both events convincingly.
Russell Cross Russell Cross (born September 5, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the National Basketball Association's Golden State Warriors in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft. A 6'10" center from Purdue University, Cross played in only one NBA season, averaging 3.
Russell Davies Russell Davies was born in Barmouth, North Wales and currently presents a Sunday radio programme on BBC Radio 2 which spotlights popular song. He was awarded a first class degree at St John's College, Cambridge but soon abandoned his post-graduate studies in German literature when the opportunity arose to tour with the Cambridge Footlights revue.
Russell Doern Russell Doern (born October 20, 1935, died February 19, 1987) was a Manitoba politician. He served as a cabinet minister in the New Democratic government of Edward Schreyer (1969-1977), but left the New Democratic Party in 1984.
Russell E. Dunham Russell Dunham (b: 23 February 1920) is a World War II veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 8 January 1945, as a member of Company I, 30th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, Dunham eliminated three German machine gun nests despite being injured himself.
Russell Edson Russell Edson, an American poet, was born in 1935 in Connecticut. Edson won a Guggenheim fellowship in 1974, and has published eleven books of prose poems and one novel, The Song of Percival Peacock (available from Coffee House Press).
Russell Elevado Russell Elevado or Russ Elevado who is also known as Russell "The Dragon" Elevado (born Russell Roque Elevado in the Philippines in 1966) is a recording engineer and record producer raised in New York City. Russell is best known for recording and mixing R&B recording artist D'Angelo's Voodoo album, which Russell also won a Grammy award.
Russell Fairfax Russell Fairfax was a rugby player during the 1960s and 1970s. He played rugby union for Australia before switching to rival code, rugby league, in the early 1970's where he was an instant sensation with unorthodox play in one of the great teams of all time, Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters).
Russell Ferrante Russell Keith Ferrante is a jazz pianist from San Jose, California who is a founding member of the group Yellowjackets. During his early career, Ferrante performed with American blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon and guitarist Robben Ford.
Russell Floyd Russell Floyd (born 1962 in Croydon, Surrey, England) is a British actor. He played Michael Rose in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1996 to 1999, and DC Ken Drummond in the ITV police drama, The Bill, from 2002 to 2005.
Russell Ford (field hockey) Russell Ford (born August 18, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a field hockey striker from Australia, who made his debut for the Men's National Team at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2006. Nicknamed Rusty and/or Fordy he was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, as a replacement of the injured Grant Schubert.
Russell Garcia (field hockey) Russell Simon Garcia (born June 20 1970) is a former international field hockey player, who won the golden medal with the British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. At the age of eighteen years and three months Garcia was – and still is – the youngest Olympic champion from Great Britain in history.
Russell Group The Russell Group is a group of large research-led British universities established in 1994 to represent their interests to the UK Government, Parliament and other similar bodies. Sometimes mistakenly referred to as the British equivalent of the Ivy League of the United StatesIt contains most of the United Kingdom's leading universities and 18 of its 20 members are in the top 20 in terms of research funding, though some research universities (notably Durham University] and the [[University of York) are not members.
Russell Harty Frederic Russell Harty (born Blackburn 5 September 1934, died London 8 June, 1988) was an English television presenter with a distinctly camp turn of phrase; his name has been used as Cockney rhyming slang for party.
Russell Hayden Russell Hayden (12 June 1912, Chico, California - 9 June 1981, Palm Springs, California) was an American actor. He was born with the name Pate Lucid, but he took the name Russell Hayden in honor of his friend, cameraman Russell Harlan later.
Russell Hogue Russ Hogue (born December 26, 1974) is a boxer/kickboxer/martial artist from Belleville, Illinois. Russ started training in martial arts at 5 years of age, earning his first black belt at the age of 15 under the tutelage of the late Bill Beatty and Jim Boucher a former 3 time world kickboxing champion.
Russell Howard Russell Howard (born 1980) is a British comedian famed for his improvisational skills, which led him to win several awards, notably making Zoo magazine's top 10 list of "Britain's Funniest Comics 2005" at number 2 and winning "Best Compère" at the 2006 Chortle Awards. He was also nominated for an if.
Russell Island (Moreton Bay) Russell Island in Redland Shire is the biggest of the southern Moreton Bay islands sandwiched between the mainland and North Stradbroke Island in the state of Queensland, Australia. Located at the island is eight kilometres north to south and nearly three kilometres wide.
Russell Kirk Russell Kirk (1918, Plymouth, Michigan – 29 April 1994, Mecosta, Michigan), was an American political theorist, historian, social critic, and man of letters, best known for his influence on 20th century American conservatism. His 1953 book, The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Santayana,Which went into 7 editions, the later ones with the title The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot.
Russell L. Ackoff Russell Lincoln Ackoff (born 12 February, 1919) is a Professor Emeritus of the Wharton School in operations research and systems theory. In 1957, his book Introduction to Operations Research, co-authored with C.
Russell Lea, New South Wales Russell Lea is a small suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 9 kms west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay.
Russell Lee (writer) Russell Lee is the author of True Singapore Ghost Stories, a series of books that have been among the most popular sources of ghost stories in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Hoing Kong ever since Book 1 was released in 1989. Each book is a compilation of spooky tales relating to the supernatural, all of which were either collected by Russell Lee and his team or sent to them by readers.
Russell Lieblich Russell Lieblich (1953-2005) was a game designer, programmer, and musician who first came to prominence for his music for Activision and Intellivision games, as well as doing the C64 music translation of one of LucasArts first titles, Ballblazer. He was one of the first to experiment in the realm of music/rhythm-oriented gameplay with a game he designed called Web Dimension, and then with one of his most loved works, the music for the cult game Master of the Lamps for the Commodore 64, a classic programmed by Peter Kaminski where music (a series of great "psychedelic rhythm and blues" songs) has a very important role.
Russell Lutz Russell William Lutz (born September 14, 1968) is an American science fiction author. His work has appeared in several books, webzines, and magazines, including Byzarium, The SiNK, scifantastic, and anotherealm.
Russell Marker Russell Earl Marker (March 12, 1902 – March 23, 1995) was an eccentric American chemist who invented the octane rating system when he was working at the Ethyl Corporation. Later in his career he went on to found a steroid industry in Mexico when he successfully made synthetic progesterone from a Mexican yam in a process known as Marker degradation, which eventually led to the development of the birth control pill and a cheap, ample supply of cortisone at Syntex.
Russell Maryland Russell James Maryland (born March 22, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former National Football League player. In an NFL career lasting ten years, he played defensive tackle and nose tackle for the Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, and the Green Bay Packers.
Russell McVeagh Russell McVeagh (formerly Russell McVeagh McKenzie Bartleet) is one of New Zealand's leading law firms. Along with Bell Gully and Chapman Tripp, it is considered to be one of the "big three" firms of New Zealand.
Russell McWhortor Cunningham Russell McWhortor Cunningham (August 25 1855–June 6 1921) was an American Democratic politician who was the acting Governor of Alabama from April 25 1904 to March 5 1905. He was lieutenant governor when Governor William D.
Russell Mills (artist) Russell Mills is a British artist who was born in Ripon, Yorkshire, UK in 1952. He paints, creates multimedia installations, designs stage sets and lighting and has produced record covers and book covers for Brian Eno, David Sylvian, Peter Gabriel, and Nine Inch Nails.
Russell Mittermeier Russell Mittermeier (born November 8, 1949) is a primatologist, herpetologist and biological anthropologist. He has written several books for both popular and scientist audiences, and has authored some 300 scientific papers.
Russell Nicholson Russell Nicholson was a member of Somerville, Massachusetts' "Winter Hill Gang" and a former MDC (Metropolitan District Commission) police officer, he was rumored to be the driver for James "Buddy" McLean during the assassination of Charlestown gangster Bernard McLaughlin. Nicholson, one of the only Protestant members of the gang, was later murdered by the surviving McLaughlin Brothers, Edward "Punchy" McLaughlin and George McLaughlin for his involvement in their brother's murder.
Russell Ohl Russell Ohl (1898 - 1987) is generally recognized for patenting the modern solar cell (US2402662, "Light sensitive device"). Ohl was a notable semiconductor researcher prior to the invention of the transistor.
Russell Oliver Russell Oliver is a jewellery salesman in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is notorious for his enthusiastic, over-the-top advertisements on local television stations and movie theatres requesting that you sell him your old jewellery, making him into a cult figure in the area.
Russell Parkhouse Russell Parkhouse is a keyboard player who has played in a range of Australian indie rock bands including Monterey, Damon, Joker, Brix, Silent Movies, The Riptides , In Crowd,The Mexican Spitfires, Howard I Know with Howard Shawcross (formerly also with The Riptides) and SS Flash.
Russell Patterson Russell Patterson was a cartoonist whose accomplishments included work on the Montreal Gazette. He received the National Cartoonist Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1957, and the Elzie Segar Award in 1974.
Russell Paulley Andrew Russell (Russ) Paulley (November 3, 1909 – May 19, 1984) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1959 to 1961, and its successor, the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, from 1961 to 1969.
Russell Peters Russell Dominic Peters (born 1970) is a Canadian stand-up comic of Indian descent, specifically Anglo-Indian, from Brampton, Ontario. His parents, Eric and Maureen, are originally from Calcutta, India and later moved to Brampton, Ontario in Canada in 1975 .
Russell Potter Russell Potter is an American writer and college professor who has written on a variety of subjects, among them postmodern theory, Hip hop culture, popular music, and the history of British exploration of the Arctic in the nineteenth century. His books include Spectacular Vernaculars: Hip-Hop and the Politics of Postmodernism (1995) and Arctic Spectacles: The Frozen North in Visual Culture, 1818-1880 (forthcoming in 2007).
Russell Procope Russell Procope (11 August 1908–21 January 1981), an American clarinettist and alto saxophonist, was known best for his long tenure in the reed section of Duke Ellington's orchestra, where he was the section's leader and one of its two signature clarinet soloists.
Russell Reid Russell Reid is a consultant psychiatrist specialising in sexual and gender-related conditions. He is particularly known for his work with gender identity disorder patients, from which he retired in February 2006.
Russell Richardson Russell Richardson (born February 12, 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights, South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Cronulla Sharks in the National Rugby League competition. He also represented Australia at one time.
Russell Sage College Russell Sage College (often Russell Sage or RSC) is a women's college located in Troy, New York, approximately 150 miles north of New York City in the Capital District. It is one of the three colleges that make up The Sage Colleges.
Russell Sage Foundation The Russell Sage Foundation is a small foundation located in New York City that is devoted exclusively to research in the social sciences. The foundation is a research center and a funding source for studies by scholars at other institutions, and publishes the books that derive from the work of its grantees and visiting scholars.
Russell Senate Office Building The Russell Senate Office Building (built 1903-1908) is the oldest of the United States Senate office buildings as well as a significant example of the Beaux-Arts style of architecture. In 1972 it was named for former Senator Richard Brevard Russell, Jr.
Russell Shoatz Russell "Maroon" Shoatz (1943 - ) is a former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army member, currently serving two life sentences in Waynesburg, PA for the 1970 murder of a police officer. Shoatz's supporters argue that he is a political prisoner.
Russell Simmons Russell Simmons (born October 4 1957 in Queens, NY), is an African American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, and founder of another label, Russell Simmons Music Group.
Russell Simpson Russell Simpson (born February 22, 1954 in Auckland) is a former tennis player from New Zealand, who won six doubles titles during his professional career. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on April 18, 1983, when he became the number 47 of the world.
Russell Square tube station Russell Square is a London Underground station on Bernard Street, Bloomsbury, not far from the British Museum, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Russell Square Gardens. Opened on 15 December, 1906, the station is located in Travelcard Zone 1, and is between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras on the Piccadilly Line.
Russell Stannard Russell Stannard is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the Open University. He was awarded the OBE for ‘contributions to physics, the Open University, and the popularisation of science’ (1998) and the The Bragg Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics for ‘distinguished contributions to the teaching of physics’ (1999).
Russell Street Bombing The Russell Street Bombing is the term by which the March 27, 1986 bombing of the Russell Street Police Headquarters complex in Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is known. The explosion was caused by a car bomb hidden in a stolen 1979 Holden Commodore.
Russell Street Neighbourhood Trail The Russell Street Neighbourhood Trail is a short bike trail that travells through the historic Sandwich Town neighbourhood in western Windsor, Ontario. The trail passes by the Mill Street Dock, Chewett Beach / Chewett Park, and passes by Mackenzie Hall, one of the oldest buildings in Windsor (built in the mid-1750s).
Russell Street Police Headquarters Russell Street Police Headquarters was for many years the headquarters of the Victoria Police before they were moved to William Street in about 1980. The main multi-storey brick building located on the west of the site was constructed 1940-1943 in the Art Deco style and is reminiscent of the design of the Empire State Building.
Russell Street, Melbourne Russell Street is a north-south street in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. At its southern end it intersects with Flinders Street and Federation Square, while at its northern end it becomes Lygon Street.
Russell Targ Russell Targ is an American physicist and author who was a pioneer in the development of the laser, and cofounder of the Stanford Research Institute's investigation of the alleged psychic abilities of Uri Geller in the 1970s and 1980s with Harold E. Puthoff.
Russell Terrier The Russell Terrier is a predominantly white working terrier with the insatible instinct to hunt formidible quarry underground. The breed was derived from the Reverend John Russell's fox working terrier strains that were used in the 1800's for fox hunting.
Russell Thorndike Arthur Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) was a British actor and novelist, best known for the Doctor Syn of Romney Marsh novels. Lesser known than sister Dame Sybil Thorndike but just as versatile, Russell Thorndike had natural talent but lacked fire, in contrast to his sister.
Russell Tribunal The Russell Tribunal was a public international body organized by British philosopher and pacifist Bertrand Russell, along with Ken Coates and several others. It was designed to investigate and publicize war crimes and conduct of the American forces and its allies during the Vietnam War.
Russell Trood Dr Russell Trood (born 5 December 1948) is a Liberal Party Senator for the state of Queensland, Australia. His surprise election as the third Liberal from Queensland in the 2004 Federal Election, along with 38 other Coalition Senators gave the federal government of John Howard a majority in the Senate and thus control of both houses of Parliament.
Russell Turner Russell Turner is the Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in Australia, representing the Electoral district of Orange in the New South Wales Parliament. He was first elected in a 1996 by-election following the resignation of Garry West who had held the seat for the previous twenty years.
Russell v. The Queen Russell v. The Queen (1882) is a famous Privy Council decision regarding the interpretation of the Canadian Constitution Act, 1867, and was one of the first cases establishing the doctrine of peace, order and good government.
Russell V. Mack Russell Vernon Mack (1891-1960) born on July 13th 1891 in Hillman, Michigan, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Washington State's 3rd District from 1947 to 1960. Mack moved to Aberdeen, Washington in 1895.
Russell W. Peterson Russell Wilbur "Russ" Peterson (born October 3 1916) is an American scientist and politician, from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as Governor of Delaware.
Russell Woodruffe Russell Woodruffe (born November 8 1985 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who is currently a free agent having been released by the Central Coast Mariners. He has represented the Australian under 19 team and the recent under 23 side.
Russell's sign Russell's sign is a sign defined as scarring on the knuckles or back of the hand due to self-induced vomiting over long periods of time. The condition generally arises from the afflicted making contact with the incisor teeth during the act of inducing the gag reflex at the back of the throat with their finger(s).
Russell's teapot Russell's teapot, sometimes called the Celestial Teapot, was an analogy first coined by the philosopher Bertrand Russell, intended to refute the idea that the burden of proof lies upon the sceptic to disprove unfalsifiable claims of religions. In an article entitled "Is There a God?
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum The Russell-Cotes Museum (formally, the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, always spelt with an ampersand) is a museum in Bournemouth, England. It is located on the top of the East Cliff, next to the Royal Bath Hotel.
Russell-Einstein Manifesto The Russell-Einstein Manifesto was issued in London on July 9, 1955 by Bertrand Russell in the midst of the Cold War. It highlighted the dangers posed by nuclear weapons and called for world leaders to seek peaceful resolutions to international conflict.
Russenorsk language Russenorsk or Russonorsk (Norwegian for "Russo-Norwegian") was a pidgin language combining elements of Russian and Norwegian, created by traders and whalers from northern Norway and the Russian Kola peninsula. Another name for the language was Moja pĂĄ tvoja that parodied a perverted Russian phrase, meaning something like "I can speak in your language" (from the Russian words "my", here used to mean "in" ( means "in Russian" in Russian) "your")
Russet apple Russeting on apples is a particular type of skin, slightly rough, usually with a greenish-brown to yellowish-brown colour. Many apple cultivars have some russeting, but some are almost entirely covered in it, notably the Egremont Russet.
Russia and the Arab-Israeli conflict As one of the members of the Quartet on the Middle East, Russia plays an important role with respect to the Arab-Israeli conflict. For related developments prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, see article Soviet Union and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Russia and weapons of mass destruction Russia possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction in the world. Russia declared an arsenal of 40,000 tons of chemical weapons in 1997 and is said to have around 16,000 nuclear weapons stockpiled in 2005 with perhaps only 7,200 of them operational, and around 8,800 inactive, making its stockpile the largest in the world.
Russia at the 1900 Summer Olympics Russia competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the first appearance of the European nation, which had entered the names of competitors for the first modern Olympics in 1896 but had failed to appear.
Russia bank The Russia Bank (Bank Rossiya, in Russian: Акционерный коммерческий банк Россия, АКБ Россия) is a Russian joint stock bank founded on June 271990. Its headquarters are in St.
Russia Dock Woodland Russia Dock Park or Russian Dock Woodland is a long narrow park in Rotherhithe, London, created by the infilling of one of the former Surrey Commercial Docks. The former Russia Dock was originally used for the importing of timber from Norway, Russia and Sweden.
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Russian Broadcaster, RTR, will select the Russian entry for the first time since the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. An internal selection is thought to be the most likely way for the selection of the Russian entry.
Russia Jet Direct Russia Jet Direct was a short-lived regularly scheduled airline offering passenger transportation, including Hot Shot Cargo and Rapid Document Service, between the United States and the Russian Far East. The airline was American-operated.
Russia national rugby league team The Russia national rugby league team (also known as The Bears) represent Russia in international rugby league tournaments and other rugby league fixtures. The Bears, played their first fixtures against two British club sides: York and Fulham.
Russia Today TV Russia Today TV, more often known as Russia Today is a global news channel from Russia that broadcasts in English and is owned by Russian news agency RIA-Novosti. It is available around the world via satellite and it hit the airwaves on December 10, 2005.
Russia Tower The Russia Tower was originally proposed for plots 2 and 3 of the Moscow International Business Center in 1994 as the world's tallest building; a 648 meter (2,126 feet), 125-storey tower. It was designed by Chicago-based architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
Russia's membership in the United Nations Russia's membership in the United Nations after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, was the succession of the Soviet Union's seat, including its permanent membership on the UN Security Council. The succession was supported by the USSR's former members and was not objected to by the UN membership; Russia accounted for about half the Soviet Union's economy and most of its land mass; in addition, the history of the Soviet Union began in Russia.
Russia's Next Top Model You are a Supermodel () is a Russian reality show on the STS TV channel, a competition of non-professional aspiring supermodels for a contract with the CIS model agency,Elite Model Management The anchor of the show is Fyodor Bondarchuk (Федор Бондарчук).
Russia-Belarus energy dispute The Russia-Belarus energy dispute began when Russian state-owned gas supplier Gazprom demanded an increase in gas prices paid by Belarus. It escalated on January 8, 2007, when the Russian state-owned pipeline company Transneft stopped pumping oil into the Druzhba pipeline which runs through Belarus because Belarus was siphoning the oil off the pipe without mutual agreement.
Russia-Ukraine gas dispute The dispute between Russian state-owned gas supplier Gazprom and Ukraine over natural gas prices started in March of 2005 (over the price of natural gas and prices for the transition of Gazprom's gas to Europe). The two parties were unable to reach an agreement to resolve the dispute, and Russia cut gas exports to Ukraine on 1 January 2006 at 10:00 MSK.
Russian aircraft bombings of August 2004 The Russian aircraft bombings of August 2004 was a terrorist attack on two domestic Russian passenger aircraft at around 23:00 on August 24, 2004. Both planes had flown out of Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow.
Russian aircraft losses in North Caucasus since 1999 In October 1999, at the beginning of the invasion of Chechnya, Russia was able to deploy in the war zone only 68 transport and attack helicopters – a quarter of the number amassed for the war in Afghanistan, though the number of troops sent to Afghanistan and the second Chechen war is roughly the same. According to the Russian military expert Pavel Felgenhauer, Russian forces lost up to 50 helicopters in Chechnya between August 1999 and January 2003; the attrition rate has been appalling and especially painful for the Russian military, because there was no additional procurement during this period.
Russian alphabet The modern Russian alphabet is a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet. It was introduced into Kievan Rus' at the time of its conversion to Christianity (988), or, if certain archeological finds are correctly dated, at a slightly earlier date.
Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame The Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame, was founded in 1948 and is second oldest Hockey Hall of Fame in the world behind the International Hockey Hall of Fame that was founded in 1943. The Hall serves to honor those individuals that have contributed to the sport of hockey in the former Soviet Union and Russia.
Russian architecture Russian architecture follows a tradition whose roots were established in the Eastern Slavic state of Kievan Rus'. After the fall of Kiev, Russian architectural history continued in the principalities of Vladimir-Suzdal, and Novgorod, and the succeeding states of Muscovy, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the modern Russian Federation.

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