Current+Events+Russia+Period+3

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/world/europe/12russia.html?_r=2&scp=2&sq=russia&st=cse

President Dmitri Medvedev feels that his country is behind other countries in many policies, etc. so he asked former Russian/California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to help bring his country up to date. To all of the critics he said he is not ashamed and he only wants what is best for his country which is why he asked Schwarzenegger for help.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/9091934.stm

A resort in Russia called Sochi agreed to host the Russian Grand Prix which will occur between 2014 and 2020. They are also going to host the Winter Olympics in 2014.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/10/17/russia.flooding/index.html?iref=allsearch

Torrential rains in Russia caused a flooding that resulted in thirteen people dead and twelve missing. Among the dead members was a pregnant woman and the government vows to make repairs as soon as possible, which will cost a lot of money.

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The U.S. has stated that they have no hope for Russia becoming more democratic in the future due to the power that Vladimir Putin has in the government. Putin and Medvedev are believed to be sharing the power in Russia and will most likely continue to share it for a long time, which will not allow Russia to democratically develop but quite the opposite.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/world/europe/15russia.html?ref=russia

Khodorkovsky has been sentenced until 2017 for being found guilty of embezzlement in his oil company. Many believe the trial was rigged by the Kremlin from the beginning on the purpose that they don't want him running in future presidential or parliamentary elections.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/05/world/europe/05russia.html?ref=russia

Russia will lose consequently an equivalent of $4 billion in revenue from arms dealing due to the UN embargo on Libya. A total of $10 billion is expected to be lost from the Mideast unrest.

[] Even though the Arctic Ocean is supposedly off-limits for drilling, Russia has began drilling there anyway. They have signed an Arctic Exploration Deal with BP to allow drilling there. This could most definitely help the world with oil resources if Russia can become a big part of the oil industry.

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U.S. and Russia exchanged documents recently that activated the New Start, which is a strategic arms control treaty. They are prohibting use of nucelar arms and even trying to reduce the stock of nuclear arms in order to prevent any future problems with the nuclear weapons.

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http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/03/01/newton.russia.gorbachev.80.mov.cnn?iref=allsearch

Gorbachev announces that he believes the current government is failing because it has just as much self-confidence as he had in perestroika. On his 80th birthday he said he is satisfied that citizens see him as someone trying to help the nation and not an ything bad related to the USSR and its fall.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12652532

6 Prison Officials were sentences up to 7 years for forcing inmates to rape and beat others in the prison.