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...instruments and mechanisms for its security," the paper reads. "Particularly evident is the failure of the security architecture in the Euro-Atlantic region, represented mainly by NATO and the OSCE." At the same time, it slams U.S. foreign policy without actually calling out the U.S. by name, claiming that Russia???s military security is jeopardized ?by the efforts of a number of foreign countries to achieve military predominance, especially with nuclear forces...
...lavish hi her rewards. In addition to his regular monthly allowance of 12,000 rubles (.£2,200), he received special presents on festive occasions, often 100,000 rubles at a time, as well as jewels, furs and royal lands. Potemkin is now one of the largest landowners in Russia???yet he spends so prodigally that his debts are estimated at 200,000 rubles. Catherine has been equally lavish with her affections. Even though he lives near by, she has written him almost daily letters filled with phrases like "cheri ... my pigeon ... mon coeur ... my little soul... my beloved husband...
...Jews are expected to be more reasonable, so that any intransigence on their part is regarded with special impatience. Moreover, Israel is a Western, industrial power and its precise and powerful strikes against guerrilla forces?no matter how much modern equipment the Arab nations have received from Russia???somehow make the struggle seem unequal...
Liking for Rule. The monarchy in Greece was established in 1833 soon after the Turks were driven out and Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire after four centuries in its bondage. The three protecting powers?England, France and Russia???decided that the Greeks should have a non-Greek king on the throne. Oddly, the Greeks readily agreed, giving rise to the later saying: "No Greek will ever tolerate another Greek for his sovereign." The first was a Bavarian, who was dethroned after a revolution...
...electronic eclipse swept over an area only slightly smaller than Great Britain: 80,000 sq. mi., embracing parts of eight U.S. states and most of Canada's Ontario province. In 12 bewildering minutes?in less time than it would take an intercontinental missile to reach the U.S. from Russia???30 million people were plunged into blackness and bewilderment. And, in a society that has peered at the moon's hidden face and unlocked the secrets of matter, its origins seemed as impenetrable as the great blackout itself...