The train station in Nazran, the largest city in the Russian republic of Ingushetia has been shot on Tuesday evening after precisely defined information from grenade launchers.”After this information has unknown number of shots fired at the train station.At least one grenade struck the building and exploded, “said an employee of the regional security agencies RIA Novosti.

Fortunately, there have been at any moment, almost no people at the station, no one was injured, according to preliminary data. Investigators were in place before use. Shortly before it was called, two strong explosions have shaken about at 21.00 local time clock of the station.

Source: Ria Novosti

Ingushetia is a small republic in southern Russia. It is located in the northern Caucasus foothills between North Ossetia-Alania and Chechnya in the west to the east and was in the days of the Soviet Union part of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. After dissolution of the USSR, the separation was by striving for independence in Chechnya on 10 December 1992 established through a constitutional amendment and Ingushetia into an independent republic within Russia.

For several years the situation has escalated in the neighboring republics of Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia. One reason for this is a very high unemployment, coupled with a national average relatively high TFR and increasing radicalization of young people by Islamists.

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Russian vodka celebrates his 145th on Sunday Birthday. The doctors show shock at the devastating scale of alcohol consumption in the country.At 31 January 1865 has presented the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, his doctoral thesis on “On the combination of alcohol and water.” Now this research is seen as a long time for the Russian “national drink” with alcohol content of 40% volume percent.

The chief doctor of the Russian Ministry of Health Drug, Yevgeny Brjun said, RIA Novosti, Mendeleev had the consequences of his discovery can hardly predict. Russia was in the 19th Century, a “fairly sober Land” was. In some regions there was a total trade ban on alcohol.

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Russia's Sukhoi design bureau and Development yesterday unveiled its long-awaited prototype of the Sukhoi T-50th This aircraft is the Russian response to the U.S. F-22 Raptor.were The first drafts of the aircraft already in the 80s, but in the turbulent years of transition in the Russian Federation, the project was put on hold .The new stealth aircraft is a joint project of Russia's Sukhoi and India's Hindustan Aeronautics.

But despite the revelation may be on the technical characteristics of the aircraft for the time being only guess – they are in fact still remains top secret. The first planes are expected to be delivered in five years to Russian Air Force.

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Another quantity that is of importance for the peaceful coexistence of ethnic groups, such as the minority elites absorb the changes, interpret and react. The questions can be asked in this regard would be:A.The minority elites to set short-term profits and try to avoid potential losses, or dominated by the long-term rational calculations and their decisions?

B.Set in the minority elites for their own goals and try to avoid casualties, or dominated by the strong collective identity and ethnic solidarity, their calculations of potential profits and losses?

These are questions to answer in the case of the Russian minority is relatively simple. I have no Russian politician known in Tatarstan, which are on short-term profits. The trend is more likely to achieve long-term peaceful coexistence. Certainly there are players on both sides who think in limited, short-circuits, but these are exceptions rather than the rule and see the mass of the population still no hearing.

Nikolai Genov developed a Strerndiagramm, which describes the potential for cooperation or conflict on the ethnic basis.

Overall, there affecting two opposite poles, the inter-ethnic relations. For a structural integration, or separation of ethnic groups in economic, or political form. And on the other hand the normative value particularism, or the value-normative universalization. Structural integration of ethnic groups in the labor markets and in political life, coupled with value-normative universalization of the company, would build in a multiethnic society is a potential for cooperation. The structural separation or disintegration of ethnic groups in the labor markets and political life, however, is associated in connection with wertnormativem particularism, builds in a society, a potential for conflicts.

Given the findings I draw two conclusions. There are differences both in the inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic level of tolerance. While on the ground level within the Tatar society a consensus on the acceptance of Russian culture, language and peaceful coexistence, there are some government-level efforts to achieve a value-normative particularism of the Tartars. Where these efforts are descended, whether under go due to the necessity of Tatar language and culture due to globalization processes do not leave, or whether it remains derived from a radical rejection of tolerance and inter-ethnic parity in economic, political and cultural questions unanswered at this point, because it yes, a vast amount of possible motivations are. The fact is that there is no declaration of independence in 1992 came the outbreak of inter-ethnic unrest, or even a war. Radical movements remained with only a few thousand adherents are relatively meaningless.

When you look at only the Tatar elite separately, then they would be located in area B of this star chart. By contrast, the Government tries to control a few years ago the law was withdrawn, according to which any person who holds a public office has two official languages ​​to speak.

Overall, the inter-ethnic situation in Tatarstan holds the balance, there are both positive and negative developments. As a negative factor at first glance, the authoritarian style of government could be called Schaimijews. The most important decisions are made in the developed by Volker Perthes elites pie in the innermost circle of the core elite. Democracy is on the track. But on closer look, I note at least to my mind that this very authoritarian style of leadership, perhaps, the republic in their early years has saved from inter-ethnic unrest. A greater danger is certainly part of the Republic of alienation by the religious influence from abroad. The imported by returning scholars is at the extreme Wahhabism as a counterweight to the tolerant Sufi and Tatar Islam.

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Away last night Russian troops marched into the Georgian city of Senaki Killometer 40 of the Abkhaz border. In the words of Russian Millitärs they led by preventative measures, “Russian Friendenskräfte perform actions whose aim is the shelling Zchinvalis and the redeployment of Georgian troops, the Tskhinvali could attack again, no longer admit.” – That the Russian military leadership . During the evening the Russian troops pulled back from Senaki.

A Russian fighter jet bombed this morning again, the Georgian town of Gori, not far from the border with South Ossetia. There are still fighting between Georgian and Russian troops south of Tskhinvali, Georgians, however, be drawn back from this region to organize the defense of Tbilisi, as they said.

To 8:18 Berlin time the Abkhazian troops started crowding the operation of Georgian troops from Abkhazia to the geographically belonging Kodory rocky gorge, “was freed by the separatists” by the Georgian troops in 2006 . This operation was preceded by an ultimatum by the Abkhaz leadership to the Georgian military leadership, the canyon by a specially built by the Abkhaz troops “humanitarian corridor” to leave. Georgian side rejected this but from yesterday and told their troops were not surrounded, even more they have been successfully repulsed all attacks.

Told how the Russian military leadership to engage Russian peacekeeping forces are not in the operation. As a reminder, this operation was preceded by massive artillery shelling and bombing by the Abkhaz and Russian peacekeepers. Abkhaz 250 paratroopers landed in the vicinity of the village Tschchalta and dogged fighting with Georgian troops.

Photo: apsny.ge

Abkhazia declared itself prepared immediately after the outbreak of fighting in South Ossetia, open the “second front”. The President of the unrecognized Republic of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh declared that the operation in Kodory Felsschluchtin few days will be completed. And after only 2 ½ hours already consecrated in the Abkhazian flag Kodory administrative center of the canyon in Azhara.

Azhara The village was the administrative center of the “Georgian government in exile” – a progeorgischen structure, which challenged the legitimacy of the leadership in Sukhumi. The whereabouts of the members of this government at this time is not known whether they died in the fighting, have been captured, or were able to sell to Tbilisi can be difficult to assess at present.

Georgian Prime Minister Vladimir Gurgenidze said in a television interview that he was disappointed by the inaction of the Western partners of Georgia, in his words, “the Russian aggression against Georgia” could not stop – the reported Interfax news agency . He also called for the Sicherheutsrat the UN “to take effective action against aggression, against those who have been taken by the international community to now”. According to him, “marched the Russian occupation forces,” one already in the western regions of Georgia.

The permanent representative of Russia in the UN Witaliy Churkin told journalists that Russia would not accept the French resolution on the conflict in South Ossetia, because it needs a serious repair. He stressed that the resolution so far not a single word about the Georgian aggression and crime is.

The U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama, meanwhile condemned the “Russian aggression”. He said in an interview to CNN :

“No matter how this conflict started, Russia has escalated it well beyond the dispute over South Ossetia and invaded another country”

Senator John McCain, a Republican presidential candidate said earlier on 08 August in an interview to CNN :

“Russia should immediately and unconditionally cease its military operations and withdraw all forces from sovereign Georgian territory …”

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In the last two days, crossed more than 30 000 refugees Ossetins the border with Russia. In specifying the Interfax reported by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Sobyanin.Picture: Channel Vesti24All refugees, mostly children and women who have turned to Russia hilfebittend get medical help and supplies.As the vice-premier said both declared themselves ready for the regions of the Southern Federal region, as well as other subjects of the region to absorb the refugees. The events in the conflict zone he called “humanitarian catastrophe”.

In the unrecognized republic of South Ossetia lived before the armed conflict around 70 000 people, about half of them in the capital Zchinvalli. During the last days of the war the city was almost completely destroyed.

Freed Meanwhile, the 58th Russian army with the assistance of the VDV and GRU Spetsnaz a division of the city entirely by Georgian military forces. According to the latest estimates, the number of fallen soldiers and volunteer fighters in the South Ossetian capital of approximately 1600 people.

Newest Vesti television images of Tskhinvali

Paul Becker for CIS News

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9:30 Moscow time clock counting the votes of the last presidential election in 2008. Bogdanov Andrei Vladimirovich, a candidate of the Democratic Party of Russia and a political Noname 953 978 and was thus 1.29% of the vote.The third place, or as he himself said, “The Bronze” scandal was the Russian politician and chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Vladimir Zhirinovsky Wolfowitsch.It reached a total of 6,916,094 votes 9.37% of the votes and thus more than his party in the parliamentary elections last year . Second, as expected, the place was taken by the candidate and the Vositzender Communist Party of RussiaGennady Andreyevich Zyuganov . A total of 13,103,246 Russians gave him their vote, which accounted for approximately 17.76% of all votes cast.

The big winner of the evening was finally Putin and the Kremlin favorite Successor Dmitry Medvedev. With 51,812,354 votes, it reached 70.22% of all votes cast on this day.

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I congratulate Mr. Medvedev on his election and tell the readers of the CIS news in the future, like about his policies.

Paul Smith / gusnews

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As the investment company “Financial Bridge” announced the positive foreign trade balance shrank to 8.5% and amounted in the period January – November 2007 $ 118.388 billionAccording to the Central Bank of Russia's foreign trade surplus in 2006 was still $ 139 233 000 000The export volume of Russian economy grew, according to preliminary figures, compared to the same period last year to 15.4% and totaled $ 316.46 billion, while imports grew by 36.7% to $ 198 072 000 000

Source:Superbroker.ru

Translation:Paul Smith / gusnews

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The All-Russian Center of Public opinion polls leads WCIOM weekly to provide assistance to political parties in the population. Below are listed monthly and weekly ratings.The question was:Would “Which party from the below mentioned cast your vote for the Duma elections, when the elections would take place this Sunday?Attended the polls 1,600 people from 153 villages in 46 districts, regions and federal republics.Statistical. Deviations are not higher than 3.4%

Just Russia is a federation of the parties 'home', “retired” and “Life”

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Answers “I would not vote” or “I do not know”:

For comparison, I would like to present the results of my survey, I, 10 September to 31 October was carried out.

The question was: “Which of these parties will not make it on their opinion after 2007 in the State Duma,”
There were up to 3 options Single / Multi-party select who will not move to their own opinion in the Duma /. The answers were as follows:

The Voter on my side showed remarkable similarities to the WCIOM of respondents in the Russian Federation. Most people do not believe in the catchment of democratic parties in the Duma, while United Russia, LDPR and KPRF in the opinion of the majority would take the 7% plank.

The last message of Mikhail Khodorkovsky from prison to vote for small parties, surprised many experts, because that would only benefit the major parties, because the votes and thus the are seats in the Duma by the parties that can not take the 7% barrier GE divided among the winning parties. Khodorkovsky has leaked thus indirectly the Middle Kremlin party cards. Whether that was planned for the time being remains hidden.

On 2 December has come. United Russia will again have the absolute power in Parliament? It will be exciting.

Paul Smith / gusnews

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Moscow City and is beherrbergen with completion in 2012 and commercial and office spaces, hotels and exclusive homes.Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe following projects are completed or already under construction:1 Tower 2000 and BagrationsbrückeThe first completed building projects are in Moscow city.A 34-story building on the right bank of the river and Maskwa the building with the left bank of subsequent two-story Bagrationsbrücke.

Source: de.wikipedia.org

Height of the building:104 meters
Area:61 057 square meters
Construction Start:December 1996
Completion date:4 Quarter of 2001

Second Wedding Palace

The Moscow Wedding Palace when completed will measure 48 floors and 250 meters. In addition to the actual wedding palace with the wedding hall, banquet rooms and restaurants, the building will include office space. Planned completion in 2009

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Height of the building:250 meters
Floors:48
Office space:81 057 square meters
Total:169 000 square
Construction Start:March 2007
Expected completion date:September 2009

Third Imperia Tower

The Imperia Tower is a planned complex of buildings in Moscow, which will include a five-star hotel, offices, residential units, shops and an entertainment center with the aquapark. The skyscraper is located at the waterfront and has a connection to the landing of excursion ships. Scheduled to open 2009.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Area of ​​the complex:1.74 acres
Floors:60
Office space:70 110 square
Total:203 200 square
Aqua Park Area:78 450 square
Park Area:18 000 square
Hotel Area:30 000 square meters
Expected completion date:Q1 2009

Fourth Central core

The central core of the Moscow City is to be completed in late 2007 and consist of a below-and above-ground shopping and entertainment center, a hotel, a cinema and concert hall, parking garages and direct access to other buildings of the Moscow City. The underground part of the central nucleus receives a direct access to the subway, which will be supplemented in the distant future by quick transport connections to the airports Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo.

Total:450 000 square
Construction Start:1 Quarter of 2005
Expected completion date:Q3 2008
Cost of the project:$ 300 million

Fifth City of Capitals

City of symbolizing Capitals.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Height of the building:268 and 234 meters
Total:288 680 square meters
Office space:80 000 square meters
Apartment Areas:101 404
Shopping areas:10 000 square meters
Public areas:10 800 square
Fitness areas:2480-square
Cost of the project:$ 450 million
Expected completion date:4 Quarter of 2008

6th Naberezhnaya Tower

Naberezhnaya Tower is a complex of three skyscrapers. Known as C Naberezhnaya Tower skyscraper was eventually increased to 62 floors and is on its completion, scheduled for the October 2007, for a few months, the highest skyscraper in Europe. The three buildings will house office space. A basement is provided as a shopping center, the remaining basements as a parking garage.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

7th Transport terminal

Future transport terminal is a hub that will connect the subway with the planned rapid transit. In addition to the terminal Bohnhof houses the shop and office space, and three hotels.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Total area of ​​the terminal:201 430 square meters
Construction Start:2005
Completion:2009

8th Eurasia Tower

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