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Russian Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov said on Thursday that plans to put up images of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin around Moscow to mark the 65th anniversary of victory in World War Two were unlikely to be realised
 
Russia has cautioned its nationals against visiting Bangkok in the next couple weeks due to upcoming opposition protests in Thailand, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
 
The number of complaints against Moscow police officers declined by 47% in the first two months of 2010 in comparison with the same timeframe in 2009, the Moscow police chief said on Tuesday in a live TV broadcast.
 
The number of complaints against Moscow police officers declined by 47% in the first two months of 2010 in comparison with the same timeframe in 2009, the Moscow police chief said on Tuesday in a live TV broadcast.
 
The head of a Moscow traffic police battalion whose subordinates commandeered several private cars to stop a runaway vehicle but refused to pay compensation for damage was officially reprimanded on Tuesday.
 

Russian Culture
The February 28 concert of Russian musicians from the Bach-consort classical music band, specializing in performing baroque and late Renaissance music, in the Pantheon, was coming to an end, but a woman, apparently a Pantheon keeper, got onto the stage and said the concert was over, requesting everyone to leave the building.
 
Jeff Bridges has been awarded Oscar in the Actor in Leading Role category for his part in Crazy Heart directed by Scott Cooper.
 
Christoph Waltz won Oscar in the Actor in a Supporting role category for his role in Inglourious Basterds and Mo'Nique won the golden statuette for the Actress in Supporting Role in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire.
 
Christoph Waltz won Oscar in the Actor in a Supporting role category for his role in Inglourious Basterds directed by Quentin Tarantino.
 
Italian Culture Minister Sandro Bondi has officially apologized to Russian musicians from the Bach-consort classical music band for last month's scandal during a concert in Rome's Pantheon