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Hirscher, Borssen win parallel slalom in Moscow...Saturday November 21, 2009 4:16PM; Updated: Saturday November 21, 2009 4:50PM Hirscher, Borssen win parallel slalom in Moscow MOSCOW (AP) -- Marcel Hirscher of Austria won the second edition of the parallel slalom Champions Cup on a giant... In this article: Moscow, International Ski Federation, Michael Janyk, Manfred Pranger, and FIS |
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Priest shot dead in Moscow church
Russian Orthodox priest shot dead in Moscow church Grieving parishioners gathered at the church following the shooting A masked gunman armed with a pistol has shot dead a Russian Orthodox priest in his Moscow church, police say. The...
In this article: St Thomas Church, E mail, and Soviet Union
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Russian Orthodox priest shot dead in Moscow church
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Masked gunman kills Russian priest at Moscow church
...the country's growing Muslim minority of about 20 million. The gunman approached priest Daniil Sysoyev, 34, in St Thomas Church in southern Moscow Thursday night, checked his name and then opened fire with a pistol, a spokesman for the...
In this article: Islam, Russia, Christianity, E mail, and God
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Antiracists and far-right youths battle in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) - A simmering confrontation between far-right youths and ant-racist activists has erupted into Moscow's streets after the fatal shooting of an anti-racist activist known as the Bonebreaker. The violence stems from deep animus...
In this article: Stanislav Markelov, Russia, and Anarcho Punk
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Campaigner against hate crimes killed in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian prosecutors say an anti-hate crimes campaigner has been shot and killed in Moscow. The Prosecutor General's Investigative Committee says the man killed Monday was an active campaigner against neo-Nazi groups. It...
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Moscow (Russian: Москвa, romanised: Moskva, IPA: [mɐˈskva]; see also other names) is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a global city. It is also the seventh largest city proper in the world, a megacity. Population of Moscow (as of 1 March 2009) is 10,514,400.
It is located on the Moscow River in the Central Federal District, in the European part of Russia. Historically, it was the capital of the former Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It is the site of the Moscow Kremlin, one of the World Heritage Sites in city, which serves as the residence of the President of Russia. The Russian parliament (the State Duma and the Federation Council) and the Government of Russia also sit in Moscow.
Moscow is a major economic centre and is home to one of the largest numbers of billionaires in the world; in 2008 Moscow was named the world's most expensive city for foreign employees for the third year in a row. However, in 2009, Moscow moved to third after Tokyo and Osaka came in first and second, respectively.
A person from Moscow is called a Muscovite in English, Moskvich in Russian.
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