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That's an understatement. Russia's military is still largely a remnant of the Soviet days, when the Red Army's millions were spread across a vast swath of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. When the Soviet empire began collapsing in 1989, Russia lost the bulk of its foot soldiers, as well as several key defense-related industries, ranging from shipbuilding in Ukraine to nuclear enrichment in Kazakhstan, according to an analysis of Russia's military in February by Stratfor, a U.S. company. The upheaval also forced many of Russia's finest engineers to quit for better-paid jobs abroad...
...think [that race] gives me some confidence, and it gives my teammates confidence as well,” Gillespie said. “We’re all making strides and are ready to compete against the best in the Ivy League.”UMASS PRECONFERENCE MEETThe bulk of the Crimson traveled to Amherst on Saturday to compete in a field of New England squads. With many of the team’s top competitors missing in action, Harvard nonetheless notched quality efforts on both sides.The Crimson women dominated the distance events, as juniors Caitlin Clifford and Stacy Carlson...
...copy of the architectural plans for Grand Central Station, a photograph of a scoreboard from a World Series game with Babe Ruth’s name on it, and autochromes (early color photographs on glass) by the Lumière brothers of filmmaking fame. The Portrait Collection, the bulk of which was donated in the early 20th century by Evert J. Wendell 1882, spans the ages, from 16th century engravings to 1920s photographs. Objects in the collection range from engravings of French military uniforms to an entire set of cigarette boxing cards, equivalent to modern-day trading cards...
...border suffers the bulk of the drug war's carnage - and perhaps because of that, it's where some of the freshest ideas for fighting the war can be found. A tragic wisdom has emerged at this dusty junction of developed and developing worlds. On one side of the Rio Grande is Jurez, whose maquiladora assembly plants fuel dreams of modernity but which is now one of the hemisphere's most dangerous cities. On the other side is El Paso, which is one of the U.S.'s safest communities (16 murders last year, compared with Ju?...
...Brown will be on the mound for Game 1 of the weekend series tomorrow afternoon at Dartmouth, as the streaking Crimson offense will try to take advantage of the weaknesses in the Big Green’s pitching staff.Freshman Hillary Barker and sophomore Devin Lindsay have seen the bulk of the time in the circle for Dartmouth, but neither has an ERA under four. The Big Green has been powered by its bats, particularly those of junior Alyssa Parker and freshmen Molly Khalil. Parker leads the team with a .327 average, while Khalil has belted nine doubles and four home...