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It is commonly assumed that Russia's economy was solely reliant on its energy resources. Neo Con war mongerers like the batch shit crazy John McCain even described Russia as a gas station masqueraing as a country. Yes energy exports have been important but other exports over the years have been cr...
The recent headlines in the regional European press, mainly in the French press, have included references to harvesting, sowing, spring and winter crops. These phrases are not, however, the result of a new episode of the once very famous British Radio Four programme about farming called the Archers"...
The BRICS group began to expand at last years summit in Johanesburg, and at the current summit it comprised nine members (with one additional semi-joined member, Saudi Arabia). Additionally, delegations from 24 further countries arrived in Kazan, with the total number of applications for accession e...
According to the IMF over the next five years, the global economy will become increasingly reliant on the BRICS countries, with a corresponding decline in influence for the G7 states. China and India are expected to lead in terms of growth in purchasing power parity (PPP). Concurrently, the United S...
The aviation industry in the Soviet Union was an important sector and major part of the industrial landscape,so much so there was even a Ministry of the Aviation Industry and the Soviet Union produced its own domestic aircraft in competition to Boeing and others around the world.
By the start of pe...
It was to be expected that the press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin following the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan would attract considerable attention, not only from the friendly audience, but also from the collective West.
The BRICS summit in Kazan received significant media coverage f...
