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Russia’s Fantastic Final Olympic Results

Russia has succeeded beyond expectation at the Beijing Olympics. Their athletes have excelled in their divisions and have afforded Russia the honor of taking home a total of twenty-three gold medals, twenty-one silver medals and twenty-eight bronze medals. It is a magnificent achievement for the country, showing their dominance throughout the running of the Beijing Olympics. With a breathtaking 2008 Olympic campaign behind them, they will most definitely be working hard to achieve even more success, directing their focus on the next Olympic Games.

Russia’s Performance at the 2008 Olympics

Russia has always been a force to be reckoned with at the Olympic Games and this year is certainly no different. Athletes chosen to represent their country in the various disciplines have already managed to claim 3 gold medals, 8 silver medals and 7 bronze medals.

In the News: The Russia-Georgia Conflict

Moments of bloody violence and frightfully large military movements have been splashed across the news media worldwide recently in an attempt to cover what has been called the “Russia-Georgia Conflict”. While we may know it exists, we may not quite understand what it is about. Russia.com will attempt to provide some unbiased information about the skirmish to help its visitors become better informed.

Russia Prepares to Go For Gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

The 2008 Beijing Olympics presents a golden opportunity for many athletes from around the world to prove their skills and endurance to a world-wide audience – and winning a gold medal is certainly every Olympic athlete’s ultimate dream. Russia is no stranger to the winner’s podium and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) is confident that the country’s 470 participating athletes will bring home even more medals than ever before.

Ownership of Land in Biblical Town of Jericho Returned to Russia

At a recent ceremony in Moscow, Russia, the ownership deed for a piece of land situated in the town of Jericho, Palestine, which had once belonged to Russian tsars, was handed over to the head of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society, thereby handing the land back to Russia. Hassan Saleh, the mayor of Jericho handed over the document to Sergey Stepashin during a ceremony which both parties see as having far-reaching significance.

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