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Rare Color Photos Of The Russian Empire At The Turn Of The Century

The Huffington Post | Cara Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

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These rare color photos by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii document the Russian empire between 1909 and 1915. With the support of Tsar Nicholas ...

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Rumors Of The Next Cold War

Judah Freed | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judah Freed

No matter how subtly the conquest happens, Russian control of Georgia would amount to an historic shift in the balance of power -- especially as long as the world economy is fueled by oil.

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