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Russia’s ex-finance minister Alexei Kudrin criticized on Thursday Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s remarks regarding the white ribbons worn by protesters at recent nationwide rallies against alleged electoral fraud.
American director Woody Allen began shooting his latest movie in Paris on Monday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said a European Parliament resolution calling for new State Duma elections “means nothing.” 
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Russian team brings two gold medals from UK · 2007-03-06 15:10
The Russian national team has won two gold medals at the European Indoor Championships in Birmingham, UK.
Russia's major stars, including Olympic medalists Yelena Isinbayeva, Tatyana Lebedeva, Elena Slesarenko, Olga Egorova, Svetlana Cherkasova, Yulia Chizhenko, Yaroslav Rybakov, Yury Borzakovsky, did not appear in Birmingham.
The International Association of Athletics Federations earlier allowed athletes to skip the indoor event ahead of summer competitions.
With two gold medals Russia came in fourth in the competition after the UK, Italy and Sweden.
In the absence of the invincible Yelena Isinbayeva, her long-time rival Svetlana Feofanova cleared the bar at 4.76 meters to win the women's pole vault.
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