Russia
Russia (Russian: Россия, Rossiya, Russian pronunciation: [rɐˈsʲijə]), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It covers over 17,125,191 square kilometres (6,612,073 sq mi), consists of more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, extends to eleven time zones, and has borders with sixteen sovereign nations. Moscow is the country's capital and largest city, while Saint Petersburg is the second-largest city. The Russians are the largest Slavic and European nation, and Russian is the most spoken Slavic language; as well as the most spoken native language in Europe. Russia is the largest country …
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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 24 October 2024 English
If fully exploited, oil and gas reserves set to be licensed for exploration in the next six months would emit 15 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
to Ilbiris-1, Petronas, and Shell, mainly from Russia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Trinidad and Tobago …
Mackenzie Institute · 18 October 2024 English
On September 18th in Toronto, key stakeholders, military leaders and academics gathered to explore challenges...
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 October 2024 English
Providing a comprehensive understanding of how different countries are navigating the complexities of maintaining a robust mining sector, supplying the world with critical minerals, and reducing emissions from coal mining …
carbon intensive than in Australia, Canada, or Russia, where nickel is extracted from sulfide deposits …
Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English
The annual index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which people in 165 jurisdictions around the globe are allowed to make their own economic choices. …
India (84th), Brazil (85th), China (104th) and Russia (119th). The 10 lowest-ranked countries are Yemen …
Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English
The annual index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which people in 165 jurisdictions around the globe are allowed to make their own economic choices. …
India (84th), Brazil (85th), China (104th), and Russia (119th). Ten lowest-rated countries Yemen (156th) … In- dia (84th), Brazil (85th), China (104th), and Russia (119th). The 10 lowest-rated countries are: Yemen … threat- ened militarily (Moldova) by Russia. The rating for Russia is also down (-0.30). It may be obvious … Bahrain UAE Poland Mexico Kuwait Oman Brazil China Russia Argentina Egypt Iran Zimbabwe $0 $20,000 $40,000 … Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, 24 Sometimes we can get close, as in the case …
Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English
The annual index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which people in 165 jurisdictions around the globe are allowed to make their own economic choices. …
India (84th), Brazil (85th), China (104th) and Russia (119th). The 10 lowest-ranked countries are Yemen …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Critic, translator, essayist, and gay man, Édouard Roditi (1910–1992) was a singular witness to the twentieth century. His writings over six decades are a unique account of a life lived …
from the Urals, in the distant depths of Soviet Russia, to Newport in New England and even farther west … political independence or been ceded to Czarist Russia. In 1856, the Ottoman Bank was therefore founded … Romaniots, held these Ashkenazi pilgrims from Russia or Poland in little esteem, dismissing them all …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Slings & Arrows, starring Susan Coyne, Paul Gross, Don McKellar, and Mark McKinney as members of the New Burbage Theatre Festival, was heralded by television critics as one of the …
Medicines The Global Drug Trade and Early Modern Russia Clare Griffin 5 Drugging France Mind-Altering Medicine …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 15 October 2024 English
“Coren tells us the stories of his fascinating life with clarity, self-deprecating wit, and page-turning verve.” — STEPHEN FRY From England’s working class to high profile media personality, Michael Coren …
father’s family had left Poland, Ukraine, and Russia for Britain around 1900, during yet another wave …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Across cultures, democracies struggle with intolerant groups, misinformation, social media conspiracies, and extreme populists. Egalitarian cultures cannot always withstand this swing towards the irrational. In Irrational Publics and the Fate …
Crusades, the Inquisition, modern fascism, Stalinist Russia, irrational artistic modernity, and today’s cults …