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    Russia: The Fundamentals of Russian Air Defense Exports



    S-400 Triumf (Russia deploys new air defence system): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXieFUZKk04

    Summary

    Russia displayed the new S-400 surface-to-air missile system at the MAKS 2007 air show in Moscow that began Aug. 21. Although Belarusian Defense Minister Col. Gen. Leonid Maltsev expressed interest in acquiring it, Moscow is not ready to export the S-400.

    Analysis

    Russia displayed its latest surface-to-air missile system, the S-400 Triumf, at the Aug. 21-26 MAKS 2007 air show in Moscow. The system was tested successfully in July and is now slowly being deployed around Moscow. Other countries, including Belarus, are keenly interested in the latest air defense technology. However, Igor Ashurbeily, CEO of S-400 producer Almaz Central Design Bureau, made it clear Aug. 23 that the system will not be exported until 2009. Russian air defense considerations, financial prudence and foreign policy all tend to argue for even longer delays in export.

    History

    Air defense is hardwired into the Russian military psyche. For much of the Cold War, Russia was at an extreme disadvantage in terms of intercontinental reach — especially in terms of aerial reconnaissance and strategic bombers. To put it simply, Russia was more vulnerable to U.S. reconnaissance planes and strategic bombers than the United States was to Soviet planes. Part of this is geography, part is history. The United States began designing an intercontinental bomber to reach Tokyo the moment the Japanese fleet bombed Pearl Harbor. The Russians, on the other hand, were fighting a massive and devastating land war against the seasoned German army. They had little time or patience for the niceties of long-range aviation. That disparity defined how each emerged from World War II to wage the Cold War. Air defense — particularly surface-to-air missiles — was consequently a major strategic consideration for the Soviets.

    Today

    At the apex of this tradition are the late models of the S-300 series, especially the S-300PMU2, which are renowned as some of the best air defense hardware money can buy. Their range and capability make them coveted strategic defensive assets. With exceptionally long ranges, they can reportedly engage stealth aircraft and low-flying cruise missiles, and even intercept shorter-range ballistic missiles. The S-400 is the most recent variant. Despite the new designation, at one point the program was known as the S-300PMU3. The S-400 is quite similar to its older cousins, especially in outward appearance. If the nomenclature here is beginning to get a bit dense, that is no accident. The Soviets became quite adept at clouding their military capabilities by using confusing basic distinctions. Two “variants” of the same system could bear little apparent and even less actual resemblance to one another. This also cuts the other way. Moscow can use changes in nomenclature to make two quite similar systems appear to be very different. These skills are not lost on today’s Kremlin.

    Export

    This is where export considerations begin to come into play. The ruse works only while no one else knows the finer points of the system. As long as the latest missiles remain sealed in their launch canisters and the electronic emissions of their engagement radars remain more or less out of the reach of American hands, the unknown remains unknown. Widespread proliferation of S-400 batteries would make them increasingly accessible to study — clandestine or otherwise — by the U.S. military. (The Department of Defense acquired several components of various older versions of the S-300 from former Soviet Union states in the 1990s.) Such study would allow a concrete picture of the system’s capabilities to emerge. A concrete picture defines the parameters of a problem, and a problem with parameters allows for the creation of concrete solutions.

    Resale Value

    The second reason Moscow is unlikely to let the S-400 slip out the door any time soon is that the Russian military-industrial complex has become particularly adept at refurbishing and upgrading old equipment and turning it around at a profit. Indeed, it is still selling variants of air defense systems with roots in the late 1950s. The Kremlin can then use this money to finance production and upgrades of the latest systems for itself. Meanwhile, it locks in a returning customer, who keeps coming back for upgrades and replacements for hardware that is much closer to slipping into obsolescence. This kind of thinking has an economic logic to it.

    Foreign Policy

    More than anything else, the export of strategic weapon systems is a tool of foreign policy. Such sales can help facilitate military cooperation or simply aid the enemy of one’s enemy. Moscow certainly was not playing nice when it delivered shorter-range Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran. But Russia thus far appears to have refrained from selling more serious systems — such as late-model S-300 systems — to either Iran or Syria, despite sincere efforts on the part of both Tehran and Damascus. That is a line Moscow has decided not to cross with Washington. Moscow has not widely sold the latest models of the S-300 system, and the Russians are hardly likely to begin exporting the S-400 before they expand production of its predecessor systems. Circumstances can change, however, especially as the United States continues to push toward a pair of ballistic missile defense bases in Europe, and Moscow is taking this potential shift into consideration.

    Russia Holds its Ground

    Ultimately, the S-400 builds on its predecessor. It is almost certainly an incremental improvement over the S-300PMU2. Those improvements, however, largely appear to be evolutionary rather than revolutionary. However, even if the S-400 is little more than the S-300PMU2 with a new paint job, it is still one of the best strategic air defense assets money can buy. And Russia gains little from the system’s capabilities being distributed internationally and pinpointed any further. Although the deployment of the S-400 around Moscow hardly equates to Russia’s readiness to put the system on the export market, the fielding of this “next generation” will lead almost inexorably to the increased export of later-model S-300s. That alone will facilitate a qualitative leap in air defense for a number of buyers. Though the only true test for such systems is a shooting war, Russian air defense technology appears to be, at the very least, holding its ground in the face of generational advances by the U.S. Air Force — and that technology will become increasingly available for the right price.

    Source: http://www.stratfor.com/russia_funda...efense_exports

    Russia: Sustaining the Strategic Fleet




    Russian Typhoon Submarine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD027pfA3Vc

    Summary

    According to U.S. naval intelligence, the Russian fleet conducted three strategic deterrent patrols in 2007 — two fewer than in 2006. While there are many potential aspects to this shift, none of them bode well for the Russian fleet.

    Analysis

    The Federation of American Scientists’ Nuclear Notebook published findings April 28 based on U.S. naval intelligence obtained under the Freedom of Information Act suggesting that the Russian navy’s strategic deterrent patrols decreased from five in 2006 to three in 2007. In comparison, the U.S. Navy conducts 50 or more such patrols annually. In the late 1980s, the Soviets conducted even more. This reversal of a slow climb from zero patrols in 2002 highlights the trouble Russia is still having with the sea-based leg of its nuclear deterrent. The primary role of that sea-based component is a survivable second-strike capability. A submarine at sea — at least a reasonably well-built one — is generally very difficult to locate if it does not want to be found. While there can be many different dynamics to a particular nuclear balance, ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) are intended to remain at sea, hidden, thus ensuring a retaliatory capability even in the event of a devastating surprise first strike.

    The revelation that the slow, upward trend in SSBN patrols since 2002 (in the wake of the 2000 Kursk disaster, no patrols at all were conducted) dropped significantly in 2007 instead of rising — or at the very least sustaining itself — is foreboding. In terms of metrics, the strategic fleet is expected to play an increasing role in Russia’s nuclear deterrent, carrying as much as 30 percent of the nuclear arsenal in 2015. This shift calls into question whether the fleet can sustain its current (and painfully slow) tempo of operations, much less increase them. Such a delay has many potential causes — a rise in maintenance issues or a delay in returning upgraded submarines to the fleet, for instance — but none of them would bode well. Delays in overhauls are hardly unexpected in Russian shipyards, but the Sineva upgrade was instituted as a stop-gap measure when Moscow’s penultimate attempt at a new submarine-launched ballistic missile was abandoned at the turn of the century. If those upgrades cannot be made in a timely manner, they begin to lose their raison d’etre, as they are a stop-gap solution and not the end goal. This is doubly troubling. First, the interim solution might not be implemented. Second, the long-term solution, the Bulava, remains deeply troubled.

    Meanwhile, the drop also raises concerns about the qualitative status of the few Russian SSBNs in a meaningful state of operational readiness (probably around six, less than half the declared number), the navy’s ability to sustain even a very low operational tempo and the proficiency of Russian crews and officers. While these missiles continue to hold deterrent value alongside the pier (from which they can be launched), the more they sit inactive, the less likely they — or the submarines’ crews — are to return to sea. While the Russians have long adhered more closely than the West to a strategy of surging its subs to sea in a crisis, the truth of the matter is that even at 2007’s tempo, their capacity to actually do so is questionable. And if these submarines are to be nothing more than fixed, floating missile silos, they make for incredibly expensive ones. Although Russia might be awash in cash, it does not have extra defense rubles to go throwing around — and SSBNs are generally the most expensive components of a deterrent to design, build and operate in the modern era.

    Moving forward, the Kremlin thus has two interrelated questions. Given the money, does the navy have the capability (in terms of submarines, missiles, crews and officers) to return to a meaningful tempo of strategic deterrent patrols? At the same time, given the quality of the navy, does the objective warrant the requisite investment? In other words, does Russia want — and is the Russian navy capable of returning to — something more than a symbolic sea-based deterrent? If so, it will not come cheap.

    Source: http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/rus...trategic_fleet
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      Venezuela to buy Russian weaponry worth $2 bln - paper



      Venezuela is planning to conclude several contracts with Russia next month on the purchase of military equipment worth at least $2 billion, a leading Russian business daily said on Monday. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is expected to pay an official visit to Moscow at the end of May to conclude the necessary agreements with Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev, who earlier pledged to maintain close military cooperation with Caracas, the Kommersant newspaper reported. Oil-rich Venezuela is a major purchaser of Russian weapons and hardware. In 2005-2006, Venezuela ordered weaponry from Russia worth $3.4 billion, including 24 Su-30MK2V Flanker fighters, Tor-M1 air defense missile systems, Mi-17B multi-role helicopters, Mi-35 Hind E attack helicopters and Mi-26 Halo heavy transport helicopters. Russia has repeatedly stated that it will actively participate in the modernization of the Venezuelan armed forces until 2013. Kommersant said negotiations were underway on the purchase of 10 Il-76 Candid military transport planes and two Il-78-MK aerial tankers for the Venezuelan Air Force. The contract will be worth a total of $600 million. Deliveries will be completed next year. The aircraft will replace six outdated American Lockheed C-130H Hercules transport planes and two Boeing 707-320C aerial tankers. Venezuela and Russia have also agreed on the purchase of four Kilo-class Project 636 diesel submarines. The terms of the deal, estimated at $1.2 billion, were negotiated late last year. The Project 636 submarine is designed for anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface-ship warfare, and also for general reconnaissance and patrol missions. It is considered to be one of the quietest diesel submarines in the world. In addition, Caracas has expressed an interest in purchasing Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters. Kommersant said Venezuela may buy at least 10 Night Hunters for a total of $200 million, with delivery beginning in the second half of 2009. The advanced Mi-28N helicopters were inducted into the Russian Air Force last September. The first four aircraft will join the Russian Air Force in 2009 after additional testing.

      Source: http://en.rian.ru/business/20080512/107175661.html
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        Russian Navy parade to take place in Sevastopol



        Russian and Ukrainian sailors will celebrate the Russian Black Sea Fleet jubilee together, the press service of Sevastopol administration head Sergei Kunitsyn told Itar-Tass on Saturday. Kunitsyn himself said that he was glad to inform that all the problem issues connected with Russian fleet jubilee celebration were removed. A naval parade of Black Sea Fleet ships will take place in the Sevastopol bay on Sunday, but there will be no movement of armoured personnel carriers, he said. Russian and Ukrainian sailors will mark the 225th anniversary of the Russian Black Sea Fleet together, the administration head said. On May 6, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry and the Sevastopol administration came out against celebration of the Russian fleet jubilee, suggesting that the celebration format should be limited to the places of deployment of ships and Russian naval units.

        Source: http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2....4154&PageNum=0

        Black Sea Fleet Paraded Close to Sevastopol



        The 225th anniversary of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was marked all hurdles of preparatory stage notwithstanding. The event that was attended by Acting Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov began by the joint parade of Russia’s and Ukrainian vessels and ended by scuffle between Ukrainian nationalists and activists of pro-Russian associations of Crimea. May 13 is marked as the creation day of the Black Sea Fleet. Exactly on that day, the Azov Fleet of Russia entered Crimea’s Akhti-Yar bay 225 years ago. This year’s festivities had been planned for three days – the celebration began yesterday and will end tomorrow, the arrangers hope.

        But Sunday was obviously the main day of the program. Thirty warships and about ten service ships jointly paraded in the Sevastopol bay. The participation of Ukraine was symbolic, that state was represented only by Konstantin Olshansky amphibious ship and Balta demagnetization ship. The flagship of Ukrainian fleet, Hetman Sagaidachny destroyer leader was also to take part in the parade but that vessel left Sevastopol Saturday to joint the counter-terror effort of NATO in the Mediterranean Sea. Ukraine’s Acting First Defense Minister Valery Ivashchenko, Deputy Chief of General Staff Igor Knyaz and Navy Commander Igor Tenyukh saw off that ship.

        The same trio saluted the joint parade yesterday together with Russia’s Acting Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky and Black Sea Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Alexander Kletskov. The Russians pretended that the absence of Ukrainian flagship and its participation in the exercise of potential enemy didn’t cloud the celebration. Disembarkation of combat infantry vehicles had been planned as the most spectacular scene of festivities. But the arrangers had to drop that section of the program, as Ukrainian Foreign Ministry stepped in to oppose the appearance of Russia’s combat hardware in the city. In general, Russia’s diplomats had to take pains so that the Black Sea marines could show the power of Russia’s weapons to Sevastopol residents.

        Source: http://www.kommersant.com/p890558/Black_Sea_parade/

        About 100,000 for indefinite presence of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol



        More than 100,000 residents of the Crimea have put their signatures under a call for indefinite presence of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, spokesman for the Crimean committee of the Ukrainian Communist Party Yuri Aksyutin told Tass on Monday. The signature campaign began on May 2 during a May Day meeting of WWII veterans and representatives of guerrilla movement in the Crimea. "The Communist Party intends to collect around two million signatures in support of the Russian Black Sea fleet being based in Sevastopol eternally," Aksyutin said. Nevertheless, leaders of the Ukrainian pro-presidential parties have declared that the collection of signatures continuing in the Crimea has "no juridical force."

        Source: http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2....7749&PageNum=0
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          The article below is a couple of years old but it is still relevant and it is still quite funny...

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          A Guide to Nationalism


          Russia surrounded by a ring of evil


          Georgia's treachery almost took Russians by surprise. To prevent that from happening again, Vlast analytical weekly has prepared a guide to Russia's neighbors and methods of combating them. In recent weeks, Russians have found out much about the negative role that Georgia and Georgians play in their lives. They now know that 1 million Georgians live in Russia illegally and squeeze $1 billion per year out of the federal economy and send it home to Georgia. Moreover, Georgians are the backbone of the Russian criminal world and they control the big casinos where Russians are stripped bare and poisoned with poor quality wine. This is shocking information for society. Who would have guessed that Georgians have had the greatest number of criminal “godfathers” since back in the 1950s? Or that their immigrants don't like to register with the authorities, don't like to work hard and send their salaries back to their relatives at home? That ignorance has left public figures and a wide circle of patriotic citizens temporarily at a loss as they try various means of acting against the enemy, without hitting at the most vulnerable spots yet.

          The situation is worrisome, as is the fact that it may be repeated. That is first because Russia has no constant allies, except its army and navy. Second, history has shown that even Moscow's best friends betray it and become its worst enemies – it's a peculiarity of friends of Moscow. Third, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered that citizens be protected against all immigrants, obviously meaning not only Georgians, who make up just a tenth of the army of illegals that is scattered throughout the country. And illegals are not the only danger – legal immigrants are no less dangerous. That is why Vlast has prepared this short guide of potential enemies of sovereign, democratic Russia. The list includes countries that border on Russia and thus form a circle of malice. Also included are former Soviet republics that do not border on Russia but still are of strategic interest to it. There are recommendations for every country that will minimize their evil influence no les effectively than canceling the performances of dace ensembles and expelling schoolchildren whose last names end with –dze and –shvili.

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          Armenia

          Armenians, along with Ukrainians, are among the rare peoples who number over 1 million in Russia without being natives. In 2002, 1,130,491 Armenians lived in Russia. That figure is increasing, and 18,820 former residents of Armenia became Russian citizens in the first half of this year. According to the Federal Migration Service, 26,169 citizens of Armenia found temporary work in Russia last year, and 27,474 in the first half of this year. It would seem that there are another million and a half more, since Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliev stated this summer that “more than 2.5 million Armenians live on the territory of Russia who represent a serious diaspora and whose industriousness is a serious support for the Russian Federation.” They also represent a serious support for their relatives back home. Personal money transfers from Armenia to Russia totaled $14.5 million in the second quarter of this year, and transfers from Russia to Armenia came to $128.7 million in the same period. Exports from Russia to Armenia (fuel, raw diamonds, aluminum products and cars) were worth $191 million in 2005, and imports from Armenia (alcohol, food and technical equipment) amounted to $101 million. The insignificant trade turnover, especially when compared with the volume of cash transfers between the countries, emphasizes the fact that Armenia is considered a strategic ally of Russia, ready to do Moscow's bidding at any time. Complications in relations with such an ally are unlikely, but possible. For example, Armenia's neighbors could close the transportation corridors between the two countries. To avoid a blockade, Yerevan would be forced seek other allies, which would most likely strongly displease Moscow. But the huge Armenian community in that does not fit migration law too closely gives Russia ample room for maneuvering.

          Recommendations:

          1. Ban the sale of Armenian cognac (as inconsistent with Russian concepts of clarity and taste) and lavash (as inconsistent with Russian concepts of bread).

          2. Reject all words that end, like Armenian last names, in –yan, including the Russian nicknames Tolyan and Demyan.

          4. Cancel the television show Comedy Club.

          5. Boycott all taxis, restaurants and other tourism-related businesses in Sochi.

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          Azerbaijan

          According to the 2002 census, 621,840 residents of Russia consider themselves Azeri. That number is growing not only due to natural reproduction. In the first half of this year alone, 12,167 former residents of Azerbaijan became Russian citizens. In addition, the Federal Migration Service says that 17,302 temporary workers from Azerbaijan last year, and 17,945 just in the first half of this year. Half of them are engaged in trade and 28 percent in construction. Sources in Azerbaijan give different figures. The country's State Committee on Azeris Living Abroad says 2.5 million Azeris live in Russia (1.5 million of them in Moscow) and the Baku newspaper Azadlyg says 3-4 million of Azerbaijan's 8,483,000 citizens live in Russia. Personal money transfers from Azerbaijan to Russia n the second quarter of 2006 amounted to $6.1 million. Transfers from Russia to Azerbaijan in that time were $94.2 million. Exports (cars and other vehicles, foodstuffs) from Russia to Azerbaijan in 2005 were worth $858 million. Imports from Azerbaijan totaled $206 million (petroleum products, oil refinery equipment, cotton, agricultural goods). Perceivable conflicts between Moscow and Baku came to an end ten years ago when Heidar Aliev replaced Abulfaz Elcibay as president. But Moscow cannot forgive Azerbaijan for its membership in the anti-Russian GUAM organization or its pro-American orientation, which led it to support the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline that offers no benefits to Russia. Baku will never forget that Russia's main ally in the Transcaucasus is Armenia, with which it has an unfinished war over Nagorny Karabakh. In spite of that, the two countries work hard to display their friendship and cooperation. The Year of Azerbaijan was declared in 2005, and this year is the Year of Russia in Azerbaijan. Thus, in the foreseeable future direct conflict is unlikely, but possible, considering the political controversies, possible interference in Russian-Azerbaijan relations by the United States or Turkey and the possible unwilling involvement of Azeris in incidents in Russia such as the one recently in Kondopoga.

          Recommendations:

          1. Impose law and order on bazaars in Russia by deporting illegal immigrants (using their own illegal incomes to pay for it).

          2. Continue to increase Gazprom tariffs until production at the Shakh-Deniz deposit reaches its projected capacity.

          3. Conduct public education on the harmful effects of Transcaucasian tomatoes and grapes.

          4. Launch a campaign to convince the public of the desirability of Russian daisies and dahlias over Caucasian carnations, which, besides everything else, have revolutionary connotation.

          5. Ban clearance sales of jogging suits and mohair scarves.

          6. Ban the song of Muslim Magomaev and the films of Yuly Gusman.

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          China

          According to the 2002 census, 34,577 Chinese live permanently in Russia. In 2005, 160,569 citizens of the People's Republic of China were registered as temporary workers. That number will apparently double this year, as the Federal Migration Service registered 163,058 in the first half of this year. More then half of them are engaged in trading. Unofficial estimates are much higher. Experts talks of 100,000-300,000 illegals. The Chinese either make very little money or don't trust the post office and financial agencies. Personal money transfers from China to Russia in the second quarter of 2006 totaled $7 million, and transfers to China from Russia amounted to $48.4 million. Exports from Russia to China (oil and petroleum products, ferrous metals, lumber and chemical products) reached $13.048 billion in 2005, and imports $7.259 billion (cars, equipment, clothing, footwear and chemical products). Like the rest of the world, Russia is gradually giving in to China's gently onslaught. This can be seen in the dispute over Tarabarov (Yinlong) Island. The dispute carried on for 15 years and was decided in favor of China all the same. Besides islands, the Chinese are gradually occupying markets, forests, farms and car dealerships in Russia and are insisting on supplies of all the gas and oil they can get. Experience indicates that there will be no well-articulated protest of this in Russia. But we have to be ready for anything.

          Recommendations:

          1. Reorient purchasers of inexpensive clothing to the Vietnamese market.

          2. Ban kung fu films.

          3. Ban the insignia of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, which resembles that of the People's Republic of China.

          4. Ban fireworks and other goods made of paper and gunpowder, which were invented in China.

          5. Make popularizing feng shui a misdemeanor.

          6. Ban chow chows.

          7. Declare the Turkic-speaking population of the Northern provinces potential Russian citizens and convince them of the advantages of holding a referendum on self-determination.

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          Poland

          There are 73,001 Poles living in Russia. Last year, the Federal Migration Service registered 1432 Poles as temporary workers, and 1584 in the first half of this year. They are construction workers, factory workers and traders. Since Poland is a member of the European Union, they rarely live in Russia illegally. The small volume of personal money transfers between Poland and Russia was not made public by the Central Bank. Exports from Russia to Poland (fuel, electricity and aluminum) in 2005 were worth $8.623 billion, and imports (cars, electronics and wood and paper products) were worth $2.745 billion. The Russia-Polish conflict is eternal and insurmountable. Eastern and Western Slavs may trade with great success but they are still fated to despise each other, in the best case. The worst case was seen last summer, when the children of Russian embassy workers were beaten up and a symmetrical response was made on Polish diplomats and a journalist in Moscow. The insurmountable nature of the conflict was finally officially acknowledged by Moscow last year when it made November 4, the Day of People's Unity, a major national holiday in honor of the victory over the Polish occupiers. One more anti-Polish holiday was observed this year, when the traditional Paratrooper's Day was merged with the Church holiday in honor of St. Ilya ad the anniversary of the uprising against False Dmitry I and the Polish interventionists. Such a wealth of holidays cannot bode well for Russia-Polish relations, especially if Poland again attacks Russian citizens by opposing the Northern European Gas Pipeline of blocking the Friendship Pipeline.

          Recommendations:

          1. Institute a spring holiday to celebrate the expulsion of the Polish invasions.

          2. Remove all polonaises from music schools.

          3. Change the technical terminology of billiards, which is identical in Russian and Polish.

          4. Finance research on the negative effects on the public of having twins in high government positions.

          5. Propose that the Polish government buy the monument to Felix Dzerzhinksy or accept a monument to Ivan Susanin by a certain Moscow sculptor as a gift.

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          The United States of America

          In 2002, 1275 residents of the Russian Federation called themselves Americans. Last year, the Federal Migration Service registered 2859 American temporary workers, and in the first half of this year 2450. Not all of them were lawyers and financiers – 571 of them were involved in industrial projects. The number of illegals is unknown. Personal money transfers from the U.S. to Russia in the second quarter of this year totaled $49.2 million. Transfers from Russia to the U.S. were $8.8 million. Exports from Russia to the U.S. (raw materials, oil production equipment) in 2005 were worth $6.318 billion. Imports from the U.S. to Russia (cars, chemical products and food) were worth $4.562. The nature of relations between the countries is obviously determined by their borderlands – short summer, endless winter and a huge cold sea. Russians' love for American goods and money is equal to their antipathy for Americans themselves. Therefore, any ideological war should be supported as long as it doesn't affect the consumer market. There are lots of possibilities, from customs duties and WTO negotiations to free speech and the right to self-determination.

          Recommendations:

          1. Ban the sale of chicken legs, known in Russia as “Bush legs” since the presidency of the elder Bush.

          2. Discover that the bubbles in American soft drinks do not conform to the laws of nature.

          3. Order the Federal Narcotics Control Service to study the contents of Coca Cola. If no case can be made for the distribution of narcotic substances, forward the case to the Federal Consumer Products Supervision Service to study the possibility that the public is being deceived.

          4. Show comedian Mikhail Zadornov's monolog on Americans' intellectual capacity on television daily.

          5. Announce that all residents of Alaska are eligible for Russian citizenship and that the state has the right to self-determination.

          Source: http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=715425
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          • Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

            Originally posted by North Pole View Post
            Armenian, thank you VERY MUCH for this thread. Thank you for the info.
            Thank you comrade for being here and thank you for your kind compliments.

            I hope you enjoy your visits here. Incidentally, we have another Russian that regularly visits us here. She is a Kuban Cossack, her user name is Angessa. A question for you, if you don't mind: Are you in any way affiliated with Russia Today or RIA Novosti? Please, if you can, give us some information about yourself. What is your occupation? Are you familiar with Armenians? What are your thoughts about Armenian-Russian relations? How did you come across this website?

            Thank you in advance.
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            • Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

              1. Ban the sale of Armenian cognac (as inconsistent with Russian concepts of clarity and taste) and lavash (as inconsistent with Russian concepts of bread).


              From my experience, Russians absolutely love Armenian lavash.

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              • Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

                Originally posted by Armenian View Post

                [CENTER]A Guide to Nationalism
                Who produced that foolishness and was that for english speakers? These ideals are very funny.

                "Discover that the bubbles in American soft drinks do not conform to the laws of nature"."

                "Finance research on the negative effects on the public of having twins in high government positions"

                "Ban kung fu films"

                This has too be a joke or I am deeply ashamed a Russian could act so very Ignorant and I am truly sorry for this than agianst Armenians. Thought I do like this ideal. "Announce that all residents of Alaska are eligible for Russian citizenship and that the state has the right to self-determination". That actually would not be a bad ideal anounceing that and supporting some of the independence parties in Alaska.

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                • Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

                  Originally posted by skhara View Post


                  From my experience, Russians absolutely love Armenian lavash.
                  I love lavash and also matnakash there is a nice Armenian bakery near my house.

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                  • Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

                    Originally posted by Angessa View Post
                    This has too be a joke or I am deeply ashamed a Russian could act so very Ignorant and I am truly sorry for this than agianst Armenians. Thought I do like this ideal. "Announce that all residents of Alaska are eligible for Russian citizenship and that the state has the right to self-determination". That actually would not be a bad ideal anounceing that and supporting some of the independence parties in Alaska.
                    Don't worry Angessa, it's political satire and it's very well done. I like the one about Alaska as well, and also the one about Armenian businesses in Sochi.
                    Մեր ժողովուրդն արանց հայրենասիրութեան այն է, ինչ որ մի մարմին' առանց հոգու:

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                    • Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

                      The Continuing Brilliance of Russian Military Ingenuity

                      Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent socio-political disaster that befell the Russian Federation during the 1990s, in many respects, the quality of Russian military hardware today surpasses that of the West's. Russian military technology is beginning to reveal itself as equals to anything the western world has been able to produce thus far, if not better in some cases. What's amazing here is that the Russian Federation just several years ago was in dire shape economically and politically, and its armed forces were severely degraded both physically and morally. Putin's rise to power changed this situation. Large sums of money has been streaming into defense apparatus of the Russian Federation. As a result, Russia's defense industry has been rejuvenated once again. The Russian Federation has been able to regain its composure, rediscover its global role as a superpower, and is today confidently looking towards an unsurpassed-unchallenged existence within the twenty-first century. Russia's military genius, which seems to come naturally for them, and which it has always been famous for, is flowering yet again. As skyrocketing weapons sales attest, Russian weaponry continues to have a universal appeal. Needless to say, Russian weaponry have been widely acknowledged by military experts to be of the most reliable, most efficient (low maintenance), most cost effective, most user friendly and, most of all, most lethal weapons systems on earth. I will begin here by highlighting the new generation of high performance combat aircraft found within the Russian Air Force today:

                      Armenian

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                      SU-32/34 Ground Attack Aircraft:


                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zxb0Q6hZgA&mode=related&search=
                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMkSU...elated&search=
                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWWPV...elated&search=
                      Info: http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/su-30.htm
                      Info: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/su-34.htm


                      SU-35/37 Multi Role Combat Aircraft:


                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxy0A...elated&search=
                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7W5k...elated&search=
                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTP3l...elated&search=
                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGE1R...elated&search=
                      Info: http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/su-37.htm
                      Info: http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ssia/su-37.htm

                      Su-33 (Su-27K) Carrier-Based Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft



                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa2E6X-xnnw
                      Info: http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ssia/su-33.htm

                      SU-47 Experimental Combat Aircraft:


                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12N98...elated&search=
                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg2QI...elated&search=
                      Info: http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/s37/

                      Mig-35 Multi Purpose Combat Aircraft:


                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xpxL...elated&search=
                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWj--d5PgDo
                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWLYTAYG-9U
                      Info: http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/mfi.htm
                      Info: http://www.defense-update.com/products/m/mig35.htm

                      Mig 39/44 Experimental Air Superiority Aircraft:



                      Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMIAp...elated&search=
                      Info: http://www.ausairpower.net/Analysis-MiG-MFI.html

                      Mig-31 Supersonic Long Range High Altitude Interceptor:



                      MIG-31 part one (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaj5Ms1IDsM
                      MIG-31 Foxhound (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obJPqWOB_fo
                      Info: http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...sia/mig-31.htm
                      Info: http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/airdef/mig-31.htm

                      Mig-29 Multi Role Combat Aircraft:


                      MiG-29 Part 1 (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r1YdWru6Dg
                      MiG-29 "Fulcrum" (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usM4XRY1HM8
                      Info: http://aeroweb.lucia.it/~junap95/fighters/mig29.htm
                      Info: http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...sia/mig-29.htm[/QUOTE]

                      SU-25TN Ground Attack Aircraft/Close Air Support


                      Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot (Russia) (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4CLqwLxroQ
                      Su-25 Sentry Lion 2006(video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZFQJ...elated&search=
                      Info: http://www.airshow.ru/expo/412/prod_211.htm
                      Info: http://www.aero-enthusiast.com/AC%20data/Su-25TM39.html
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