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Russian Blog writes about the process of “picking one single person from all of Russian history to represent it, to give it a face, and yes, a name.” FP's Passport reported two weeks ago that “the Tsar currently leads Stalin 267,000 to 263,000, out of nearly 2.4 million votes cast overall.”

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Recent Links also in Eastern & Central Europe

Chernobyl and Eastern Europe Blog reports how the Russo-Ukrainian gas crisis is beginning to have severe effects on deliveries to the European market, and how Bulgaria considers reopening one of its closed down nuclear plants.

Paul Goble of WindowonEurasia reflects upon the split identities of current Russia between the big metropolitan cities and traditional rural and small-town life in the regions.

Robert Amsterdam illustrates how Russia is winning the PR-war in the ongoing gas conflict with Ukraine.