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Baltic nations offer ex-Soviet states a Western model

The tiny states of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, having shed their Russian-dominated past and joined the EU and NATO, are looking to help their post-Soviet neighbors to do the same.

Does Ivanishvili's win put Georgia back in Russia's orbit?

Eccentric billionaire now poised to become Georgia's next president (+video)

Georgia's ruling party and opposition claim parliamentary election win

Opinion America's way out of dependence on Pakistan: Iran

Opinion 4 ways US and Iran can make nuclear talks work

War-ravaged Chechnya shows a stunning rebirth - but at what price?

With wildlife corridor, Turkey tackles an ecological crisis

Putin harnesses Russian nationalism to boost presidential bid

Why Russia is planning Iran war games

Russia worried about a nuclear Iran, but leery of US sanctions

Election 101: How an Iowa GOP caucus works

Kremlin turns to more covert tactics to undermine Russia's protest movement

Ahead of Russian elections, quashed Ossetia vote embarrasses Moscow

The forgotten victims of 'Russia's 9/11'

Russia, Georgia remain in distrustful deadlock on anniversary of 2008 war

Yelena Bonner: Are there any dissidents like her in Russia today?

In Pictures Rascally raccoons

Russia's only war criminal Yury Budanov assassinated in Moscow

Opinion Obama's crucial moment in Poland

Russia emerges as Europe's most God-believing nation

Russia praises bin Laden operation, seeks greater counterterror cooperation with US

Blast rocks Minsk subway at rush hour, 7 reported killed

March 22, 2011 Photos of the Day

Report: Chechen women attacked with paintball guns for 'immodest' dress