Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget cuts could mean the closing of up to 220 state parks, among them the home of the world’s tallest tree and other attractions that draw millions of visitors. Schwarzenegger recommended eliminating USD 70 million in parks spending through June 30, 2010.

Carl Watt is an American residing in Russia. A graduate of Leningrad State University, he’s been in Russia for a total of ten years now. During the past few years Mr. Watt has been working with the “Allies and Lend-Lease Museum” in Moscow.

The ground-breaking decision adopted at the 3rd Congress to abolish article 6 of the Constitution, which proclaimed the CPSU the “leading and guiding force of Soviet society, the nucleus of its political system” set in motion the forces that led up to the disintegration of the CPSU, the Soviet state and society.

Born in 1933, Alexander Bolonkin has a doctorate in technical sciences. He specializes in the fields of aviation, cosmonautics, mathematics, and computer science.He worked together with Sergei Korolev.

Fluffy snow and biting frost were what the 21-year-old beauty from Siberia missed the most as she fought for the Miss World title in the hot South African sun in Johannesburg. Ksenya passed all rounds of the competition with flying honors.

Russian street scenes, paintings of the American West, colorful abstracts, and emotive portraits are all part of an international exhibition exploring early 20th-century Russian immigrant art debuting in October at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

Most people know Ulyanovsk only as the birthplace of the leader of the Russian Revolution Vladimir Lenin, but this city, once called Simbirsk, was founded in 1648 as a base station on the Simbirsk-Karsun frontier defense line. Today, Ulyanovsk is a region with tremendous economic growth potential.

The small Oklahoma town of Hartshorne, some 15 miles away from the city of Macalister is still sometimes referred to as the Russian town. There, on top of a hill that the locals continue to call Russian stands the main historic sight of the area, an Orthodox Church of St. Cyril and Methodius.

Born 140 years ago on the day of Holy and Righteous Job the Long-Suffering, Nicholas II modeled the life of St. Job, going through suffering and bearing his cross with dignity. During the reign of Nicholas II in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Russia made considerable progress in all areas of life.

As a custom, with the holiday season approaching, people assess the events of the past year and strive to look into the dangers that lie ahead. Whether we want to or not, we must do this in order to open our eyes to reality.