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Kremlin, the
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Kremlin, the the citadel in Moscow housing the Russian and (formerly) USSR government. The name is recorded from the mid 17th century, and comes via French from Russian
kreml′ ‘citadel’.
The study and analysis of Soviet or Russian policies was known as
Kremlinology.
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Kremlin Massages Bid For Television Channel; Moscow Seeks Press Control, Sources Say
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/26/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...national broadcasting license in what Kremlin officials have promised will be a fair...anything but open. For weeks, they said, Kremlin aides have been hard at work tailoring a winning bid by Kremlin supporters. The object, said those familiar...
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ANALYSIS: KREMLIN'S PLEBISCITE DEMOCRACY
News Wire article from: United Press International; 6/14/2004; 700+ words
; ...International 06-14-2004 Analysis: Kremlin's plebiscite democracy MOSCOW, Jun...Russian President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin is a believer in democracy; it is clearly...with informal plebiscites aiding the Kremlin's policy-making apparatus. As strange...
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ANALYSIS: KREMLIN AND THE POST-YUKOS ERA
News Wire article from: United Press International; 7/22/2004; 700+ words
; ...International 07-22-2004 Analysis: Kremlin and the post-Yukos era MOSCOW, Saint...This week the "Yukos affair" -- the Kremlin vs. big oil -- essentially came to an...privately owned company has positioned the Kremlin as kingmaker of Russia's oil patch...
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A Former Kremlin Reporter Spills the Beans, THE MOSCOW TIMES
Newspaper article from: The Moscow Times (Russia); 11/17/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...11-17-2003 Yelena Tregubova, 30, holding a copy of her new book, "Tales of a Kremlin Digger." In her book "Tales of a Kremlin Digger," former Kremlin correspondent Yelena Tregubova shares her experience of dealing with presidential officials...
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On Pro-Kremlin Site, All News Is Good News; Putin Takes Media Strategy to Internet
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/12/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...can find them any day on strana.ru, a pro-Kremlin Internet site. So, hopes the Kremlin, will Russian citizens. As Russia slowly embraces...driven lifestyle, strana.ru represents the Kremlin's attempt to establish a presence on the information...
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NTV Feeling Kremlin's Wrath; Once-Humbled Station Asserts Itself as Symbol of Free Speech
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; In the Kremlin, they're seething at Savik Shuster...organizations to feel the heat from the Kremlin's post-hostage media crackdown, its...Shuster may be on the outs with the Kremlin, but he was welcomed this week in the...
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The architect of Putin's legacy: the Kremlin's Karl Rove.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 1/25/2007; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Alex Rodriguez MOSCOW _ He's the Kremlin's version of Karl Rove, a cunning...but in many respects the 42-year-old Kremlin adviser has been the master craftsman...believed to be the driving force behind pro-Kremlin youth movements manufactured to counter...
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The Kremlin Shows Its True Face, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Newspaper article from: The St. Petersburg Times (Russia); 8/3/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...ago. My pessimism is a reaction to the Kremlin's ruthless actions over the past month...President Vladimir Putin's first term, the Kremlin at least came up with cover stories to...Yeltsin years. Skillfully peddled by the Kremlin's spin doctors, these cover stories...
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Kremlin Looks to Duma Vote to Keep Putin
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/6/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...drawing of United Russia, the main pro-Kremlin party, is painted on a wall in Moscow...United Russia". President Putin's Kremlin looks to Sunday's State Duma elections...part of a media blitz meant to deepen the Kremlin's dominance of the legislature and give...
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Analysis: Kremlin's magnificent seven.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 1/5/2004; 700+ words
; ...same time, what could be called the "Kremlin's Magnificent Seven," the security...business community's engagement of the Kremlin and its unquestioned authority to make...expect or simply a veiled threat that the Kremlin aims to continue to crack down on members...
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kremlin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
kremlin , Rus. kreml, citadel or walled center...in Moscow. During the Middle Ages, the kremlin served as an administrative and religious...protection against military attacks. Thus a kremlin constituted a city in itself, containing...
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Kremlin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
KREMLIN Few architectural forms have acquired greater resonance than the Moscow Kremlin. In actuality many medieval Russian towns had a "kremlin," or fortified citadel, yet no other kremlin acquired the fame of Moscow's. The Kremlin structure...
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Kremlin, the
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Kremlin, the The citadel in Moscow, centre of administration of the Russian government...surrounded by a wall 2235 m (7333 feet) in length. The building of the Kremlin began in 1156 when Prince Yuri Dolgoruky ordered a wooden fort to be built...
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Moscow
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...concentric circles, of which the innermost is the Kremlin (see under kremlin ), a walled city in itself. Its walls represent...and soft drinks. Points of Interest Adjoining the Kremlin in the east is the huge Red Square, originally a...
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Red Square
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...RED SQUARE Red Square, like the Moscow Kremlin on which it borders, is one of the best...to the east of the fortified center (kremlin) of the settlement. By the second half...located near the main, east towers of the Kremlin, whose log walls were at that time being...
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