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Poll: Out of CIS Countries, Citizens of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan Least Willing to Emigrate

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:25:03 -0400

In a Gallup poll, 26 percent of people in 82 countries answered “Yes” to the question: “If you had the opportunity, would you like to move permanently to another country?”

President Voronin Opposes Renaming of Moldovan Language

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:20:54 -0500

The President of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin, expressed his opposition to renaming the Moldovan language to Romanian and renouncing Moldova’s communist past for the sake of easing integration into the European Union.

UKRAINE: Journalist Harassment Common During Rada Elections

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:05:04 -0400

While analyzing the treatment of journalists during the 2007 Ukrainian Rada elections, experts at the Institute of Mass Information in Kiev came to a conclusion that among the “gravest” violations of journalist rights in Ukraine was the widespread economic and political pressure on media publications.

Poll: France is Armenia’s True Friend

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:51:58 -0400

In a poll conducted by A1 Plus information agency, a “true friend” of Armenia was said to be France by 31 percent of respondents.

A Rise in Byelorussian Tourism to Bulgaria

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:32:17 -0400

Nearly 23,000 Byelorussian tourists visited the Bulgarian Black Sea resorts during summer 2006.

List of Most Powerful Female Politicians in Georgia Revealed

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:27:44 -0400

Nino Burjanadze, the chairwoman of the Georgian Parliament, was recognized to be the most powerful woman politician in Georgia.

Report: Kyrgyzstan a Human Trafficking and Transit Country

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:37:48 -0400

Kyrgyzstan is a source, location and transit country of human trafficking.

Expert: Russia Facing Serious Demographic Crisis

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:04:44 -0400

By the middle of the 21 century the Russian population will shrink by 40 million people.

Migrant Distribution in Russia Disproportionate

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:00:48 -0400

More than a third of migrants arriving in Russia stay in Moscow and in the vicinity of the Moscow region.

BELARUS: Lukashenka: Eldest Son Not a Successor

Thu, 03 May 2007 16:53:58 -0400

Aleksander Lukashenka on April 12 announced that he is not preparing his eldest son to succeed him as president of Belarus.

Immigration “Depot” to be Created in Moscow

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:56:44 -0400

The government of Moscow will create a specialized structure, which will help newly arriving immigrants to the Russian capital find jobs and accommodations, as well as assist them in completing all the relevant immigration paperwork and medical examinations.

Armenia on Verge of Demographic Crisis

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:27:18 -0400

the social-economic hardships of the past 15 years have resulted in a five-fold decrease in population growth in Armenia.

Women in Russia More Likely to Take on Risk Than Men

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:27:31 -0400

Russian women show more initiative in business matters than their male counterparts.

Russian Moral Values on Decline, Survey Shows

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:31:06 -0500

The All-Russian Center on Public Opinion Research (ВЦИОМ) published results of a survey conducted at the end of February among Russians, who were asked to assess the moral changes that they have undergone during the past decade or so.

Poll: Putin Reminds Most Russians of Stalin

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:28:56 -0500

Echo Moskvy radio station conducted two parallel surveys among its listeners, asking them to compare Russia’s President Vladimir Putin with either Theodore Roosevelt or Josef Stalin.