Russia is a great nation and the people of Russia have created magnificent history and brilliant culture, making prominent contributions to human civilization and progress.

俄罗斯是一个伟大的国家，俄罗斯人民创造了辉煌的历史和灿烂的文化，为人类文明与进步作出了卓越贡献。

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The icebreaker symbolizes a whole epoch in the history of Russia.

破冰船是俄罗斯历史上整整一个时代的象征。

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It stitches together the most lurid scandals in post-Soviet history in a narrative of infamy and camouflage, arguing that Russia is run by a gang of murderous ex-KGB men.

它在对伪装和邪恶叙述中将在苏联解体后的最骇人的丑闻串起来。这本书的观点就是俄罗斯处于一群凶残的前克格勃成员的淫威之下。

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And,in May,President Dmitri Medvedev announced creation of a government commission to help prevent what he said was falsification of history that harms the interests of Russia.

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On Sunday,Russian nationalists Orange Revolution. in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, home to Russia's Black Sea Fleet, threw Ukrainian history textbooks into boxes at the foot of a local monument to Russian empress Catherine the Great.

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A newly released history of 20th Century Russia, written by a team of 45 scholars and edited by historian Andrei Zubov, includes a statement that much of the country's recent past is painfully difficult to study, which is why many refuse to do so.

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In terms of its geography, history, culture, mentality, Russia is a European country, of course we are counting on and will seek to expand our cooperation with the EU. This aspiration is fully appreciated and supported by all the leading EU countries and the leadership of the European Commission.

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Some Turks dream of new relationships with Iran, Syria or Russia but these countries have a history of backing Turkey's internal trouble-makers, from Kurdish separatists to Islamists.

ECONOMIST: Will Turkey accept Europe? | The

Yes, Russia does have a long history of state supervision of speech approriateness.

FORBES: Tens of Thousands Protest in Moscow In Support of the Orthodox Church - Illiberalism is Alive and Well in Russia