Topic: Yulia Latynina
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Why Russia's Medvedev and Putin remain coy about presidential aims
Some analysts say a declaration by either President Medvedev or Prime Minister Putin could upend Russian politics well ahead of next year's presidential vote.
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Russian journalist's beating signals looming Medvedev-Putin battle
Saturday's brutal beating of Oleg Kashin highlights not only a withering of press freedom in Russia but also a broader effort to silence dissent ahead of 2012 elections.
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Russia considers stronger powers for KGB's successor
Russian lawmakers are considering two bills that would give the FSB – the former KGB – sweeping powers against extremists. Critics cast it as a Soviet throwback that would enable the Kremlin to crack down on its opponents.
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Moscow Metro bombings: Insecurity in Chechnya, N. Caucasus, comes to Moscow
Officials blamed today's twin Moscow Metro bombings, which struck near the FSB security service and a major state-run media outlet, on two female suicide bombers from the N. Caucasus.
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20 insurgents killed as Jihadist attacks rise in Russia's Caucasus
An Islamist insurgency is now spreading beyond Chechyna to the entire patchwork of republics known as the north Caucasus.
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Russian court orders retrial Politkovskaya case
Case of murdered investigative journalist to get another look. Is this politics or justice?
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Chechnya: Russia declares 'mission accomplished' in strong-man state
The country is under the harsh, one-man rule of Ramzan Kadyrov, who wears a track suit, keeps a pet tiger, and urges men to take second wives.
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Stuck in Siberia? Jailed Russian oil tycoon faces new charges
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