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It amazes me how little love coach Don Nelson gets after coaching masterfully and overachieving with not 1, but 2 poorly constructed rosters (2006-2007 WE BELIEVE and 2007-2008 48 wins) by former GM Chris Mullin, should-be-former team president Robert... Full Article at Golden State of Mind
It amazes me how little love coach Don Nelson gets after coaching masterfully and overachieving with not 1, but 2 poorly constructed rosters (2006-2007 WE BELIEVE and 2007-2008 48 wins) by former GM Chris Mullin, should-be-former team president Robert... Full Article at Sports Blogs
NEW YORK -- The fact that Don Nelson bears a striking resemblance to Boris Yeltsin is good for a few laughs, and humor is one way to cut through the bickering, hurt feelings, and distrust that have engulfed the once lovable Warriors. Full Article at CBS Sports
For something approaching 20 years, it's been standard practice to refer to Russia as "the former Soviet Union -- a formerly communist country." The country's leaders are referred to as "former communists." Full Article at Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com
Today is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and I thought you might enjoy President Bill Clinton's take on what happened on November 9, 1989. Full Article at U.S. News & World Report
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and reunification the following year transformed Germany's relations with Russia, bringing "a feeling of trust and gratitude," Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. "It's one of the foundation stones in our relations," Full Article at NorthJersey.com
Russia's relations with its neighbors are worse than ever, and this is particularly true among the former Soviet republics. On October 9, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held its annual summit in Chisinau. Full Article at Peterson Institute
A bust of Russia's muscle-flexing strongman Vladimir Putin is being created as a gift for ex-Hollywood bodybuilder and California's current governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Full Article at ABC Online
A Russian sculptor is casting a bronze bust of Vladimir Putin as a gift for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Full Article at Times Online
The bust is currently being made in Putin's home city of Saint Petersburg on an order of Russia's Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation and will be delivered to the movie star-turned-politician in March. "Putin is such a complex personality. Full Article at The Courier Mail
Dozens of villagers are lined up at the gates of the decrepit local boatyard on a breezy Saturday morning to witness an unheard-of event. Full Article at Newsweek
"Thought crime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge successfully for awhile...but sooner or later they were bound to get you." Full Article at Town Hall
Activists from Memorial, a Russian NGO defending human rights in post-Soviet states, have won the European Parliament's 2009 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, highlighting the Parliament's growing willingness to confront Moscow. Full Article at EurActive.com
Possessing an impeccable artistic pedigree, actor-writer-director Nikita Mikhalkov prospered during the Soviet era and survived the collapse of Communism, becoming his country's best-known and successful film director, not to mention a leading... Full Article at Hollywood.com
Revolutions are messy affairs that may go on for years with climax after climax before a stable new regime is finally established. Full Article at Time Magazine
INSIDE POLITICS: Only a spirit of working for a common cause can get us through the current crisis, writes DEAGLÁN DE BREADÚN FORMER BRITISH prime minister John Major relates an anecdote about sending a message to Boris Yeltsin during a time of great... Full Article at Irish Times
Taylor Branch says he has been surprised by at least one thing since the publication of his latest book, The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With the President. • "I didn't expect so much interest in Boris Yeltsin in his underpants." Full Article at TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times
A stone drunk Boris Yeltsin stood across from the White House in Washington. He was there in his underwear hailing a taxi. In his stupor, Yeltsin just wanted to go out for a pizza. That bizarre incident from the 90s made the news recently. Full Article at Associated Content
Mikhail Kasyanov was finance minister under former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and later prime minister under then-President Vladimir Putin until 2004. After his dismissal, he eventually went into opposition. Full Article at Spero News
YEREVAN -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told reporters that his country "cannot adopt a positive attitude" toward Armenia unless it "withdraws from occupied Azerbaijani territories." Full Article at Spero News
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Naina Yeltsin, the widow of Russia's first post-Soviet leader, Boris Yeltsin, right, kisses a cross held by new Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kirill, during the enthronement service in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009.
View Photo »Russian President Boris Yeltsin (R) and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexiy II attend a ceremony opening the territory of the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in Moscow in this September 3, 1997 file picture.
View Photo »Sergei Yastrzhembsky, former spokesman to former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and former advisor to Vladimir Putin on European affairs, talks about his new life as a documentary film maker and a landscape photographer during an interview with Reuters in Paris July 16, 2009.
View Photo »Sergei Yastrzhembsky, former spokesman to former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and former advisor to Vladimir Putin on European affairs, talks about his new life as a documentary film maker and a landscape photographer during an interview with Reuters in Paris July 16, 2009.
View Photo »Sergei Yastrzhembsky, former spokesman to former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and former advisor to Vladimir Putin on European affairs, talks about his new life as a documentary film maker and a landscape photographer during an interview with Reuters in Paris July 16, 2009.
View Photo »Sergei Yastrzhembsky, former spokesman to former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and former advisor to Vladimir Putin on European affairs, talks about his new life as a documentary film maker and a landscape photographer during an interview with Reuters in Paris July 16, 2009.
View Photo »Russian Matryoshka dolls decorated with images of (L-R) Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, U.S. President Barack Obama, former U.S. President George W. Bush, Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, former U.S. president Bill Clinton and Russia's first President Boris Yeltsin, are seen...
View Photo »Fireworks explode over the Kremlin, with St. Basil's cathedral, center, marking the Day of Russia in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2009.
View Photo »Fireworks explode over the Kremlin, with St. Basil's cathedral, center, marking the Day of Russia in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2009.
View Photo »Children enjoy a holiday and the warm weather swimming in a Moskva river, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2009.
View Photo »Russia's national flag is unveiled atop the Ostankino TV tower marking the Day of Russia in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2009.
View Photo »Workers install a stage in preparation of Russia Day, in Red Square, with a Kremlin tower in the background, in Moscow, Friday, June 5, 2009.
View Photo »Workers install a stage in preparation of Russia Day, in Red Square, with a Kremlin tower in the background, in Moscow, Friday, June 5, 2009.
View Photo »Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Russian bank VTB Chairman Andrei Kostin seen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
View Photo »James Billington, Librarian of the United States Congress (R), speaks to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd L) as the widow of the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Naina (2nd R), listens during the opening of the Boris Yeltsin memorial library in the Synod building in St. Pete...
View Photo »Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (L-R), President Dmitry Medvedev and the widow of former President Boris Yeltsin, Naina, attend the opening of the Boris Yeltsin memorial library in the Synod building in St. Petersburg May 27, 2009.
View Photo »Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (L-R), President Dmitry Medvedev, the widow of former President Boris Yeltsin, Naina, and his daughter Tatyana Yeltsin attend the opening of the Boris Yeltsin memorial library in the Synod building in St. Petersburg May 27, 2009.
View Photo »Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) visits the Boris Yeltsin memorial library in the Synod building in St. Petersburg May 27, 2009. Pictured to the right is the Chief Executive of Vneshtorgbank Andrei Kostin.
View Photo »Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill seen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
View Photo »Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, second left, flanked by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, left, and former Russian President Boris Yeltsin's widow Naina, seen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
View Photo »Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev puts on glasses as he opens the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in the Synod building in St Petersburg May 27, 2009.
View Photo »Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wearing 3d glasses watches a presentation on a screen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
View Photo »Russian President Dmitry Medvedev puts on 3d glasses to watch a presentation on a screen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
View Photo »Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
View Photo »Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seen at the opening ceremony of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
View Photo »Russian President Boris Yeltsin (R) and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexiy II attend a ceremony opening the territory of the Christ The Saviour Cathedral in Moscow in this September 3, 1997 file picture.
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- patjmch 3 hours ago
You can build a throne with bayonets, but you cant sit on it for long. Boris Yeltsin
- sewingnuts 5 hours ago
10 years ago Russian president Boris Yeltsin survives impeachment hearings
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- TwiviaTease
11 hours ago
You can build a throne with bayonets, but you cant sit on it for long. Boris Yeltsin
- sewingnuts 18 hours ago