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Rock Star Russian Vladimir Putin Goes Formula One Racing

(CHICAGO) - He's stared down Siberian tigers, faced a snarling polar bear, stood toe-to-fin with a killer whale, and rides shirtless on horseback across the rugged, frozen Russian tundra...

And now Russian 'rock star' Vladimir Putin has squeezed himself into the driver's seat of a lemon-yellow Renault Formula One race car and burned up the track at over 150mph.

History Mystery: Tunguska Explosion of 1908

Theories abound explaining the how and whys of the Tunguska Event, yet none have been definitely proven as the penultimate answer.

(CHICAGO) - On June 30, 1908 something exploded over the central Siberian forest near Stony Tunguska River in Russia.

Camp Lejeune is Amerika`s Kursk

The difference is that the Kursk's sailors have all died and some Marines still have a chance.

(SALEM, Ore.) - There is a certain level of audacity in America's perceived greatness. In reality Marine and Navy brass are exactly like those in Moscow who knew the sailors aboard the nuclear submarine were dying after the vessel foundered.

Why Vladimir Putin is a Russian Superman

It's easy to see why the charismatic leader has a 74 percent approval rating among all Russians in the latest polls.

(CHICAGO) - Vladimir Putin is the face of New Russia. The former president and now premiere of what was once the land of the Czars and later the failed socio-economic experiment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, is the proverbial man of the hour—perhaps the decade.

Soviet Shuttle Spare Bar in Simferopol

The history of a Crimean airport that used to be the region's busiest.

(SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine) - In January 2011 we will observe the 75th anniversary of Simferopol airport. Its history began 21 January 1936, when it was decided by the of Council of people commissars of Crimean Authonomy to create flying field to the north of Simpferopol.

Thus a place was chosen obviously not by chance - latitude sharply 450 N, longitude 340 E. The opening of the first airline route between Simferopol and Moscow took place in May, 1936.

Salem-News.com Goes Online in Russia

Increasingly going global...

(MOSCOW / SALEM) - It isn't every day that you have the pleasure of discovering that your product is reaching a whole new culture.

Salem-News.com was notified this week that the site is now being translated for a Russian audience, which is very convenient to learn, since Oregon has a sizable Russian and Ukrainian immigrant community.

Great American Heroes: Ho Chi Minh, Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden

Each worked closely with the US military, where's the appreciation?

(SALEM, Ore.) - I'd wager that many people looked at the title to this story and assumed this is some tongue-in-cheek notion I came up with for shock value; after all those guys - being American heroes? You would be fair to think I've been out in the sun a little too long.

This might be my most offbeat tribute ever. 'Uncle Ho', Hussein and bin Laden; all men who ended up on America's most hated list before their time was through, but the title is true to form and is really unfortunate, and uncomfortable. Each was an ally for US missions and interests overseas.

The Tragic Red Sacrifice in Afghanistan

Britain lost their wars here two centuries ago, Russia was defeated in the 80's; is there hope or are patterns simply repeating?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Americans in Afghanistan are walking in the footsteps of Russian soldiers who fought a long recent war on this ground, that began in 1979, and lasted roughly ten years, ending in a massive Soviet defeat and withdrawal.

There`s No Future Without Learning From the Past

Starvation so severe that bodies were piled onto trucks every day and people resorted to cannibalism: a family story of the Soviet Famine that began in 1932.

(SACRAMENTO) - 1933 was the year of the worst nightmare from which so many didn’t wake up. My father was a talented man. He could fix anything, build anything.

Today you would probably call him a jack of all trades. Before 1933 came, he had already lost his first wife and a son. Left with 2 kids, he married my mother and had a big family.

Can Russia Offer Freedom and Security to Europe?

Mother Russia’s opportunity?

(LONDON) - Christopher King argues that Russia under the leadership of President Dmitriy Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has enormous potential for setting a course toward a positive future with Europe.

The notion of Russia offering freedom and security to Europe will appear odd to most Europeans and laughable to Americans.