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Arkhangelsk was Russia's principal port until the founding of St. Petersburg in 1703

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	2 September 2010
	Current Affairs

	Russia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year's harvest has been reaped, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said.

	Armed and masked Russian police raided an opposition magazine on Thursday, pressing journalists to hand over interview recordings used in reports on alleged abuse of authority by the much-feared OMON riot police.

	Russia on Thursday held a series of events marking the sixth anniversary of Beslan tragedy in the North Caucasus republic of North Ossetia, which claimed a total of 335 lives.

	Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Azerbaijan on Thursday for a two-day visit to focus on economic ties, cooperation in the Caspian Region, and the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

	Business & Economics



	Volkswagen expects to expand production in Russia and boost annual sales to 360,000 cars by 2017-18, VW CEO Martin Winterkorn said on Thursday.

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