Kyrgyzstan is getting rid of its Soviet-inspired national anthem and has launched an unprecedented public contest to find an ...

The Russian national bodybuilding team will not be able to perform at the European Championships in Spain in full force due ...

Kyrgyzstan is getting rid of its Soviet-inspired national anthem and has launched an unprecedented ... and the country still retains a strong Russian influence. "Winning this competition would ...

There was absolutely nothing Ukrainian. It was a very large pro-Russian machine.” That’s how one Ukrainian teenager described a camp in Crimea where he was sent against his will and subjected to ...

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) – Kyrgyzstan is getting rid of its Soviet-inspired national anthem and has launched ... the country still retains a strong Russian influence. "Winning this competition ...

and the country still retains a strong Russian influence. “Winning this competition would be a huge success,” said Balasaguyn Musayev, a 36-year-old composer and one of hundreds who have submitted ...

"[Bandsmen] go through the same beatings as other soldiers. In addition, they are forced to stand on a stool and sing the Russian national anthem and Russian songs for 10 hours a day. It’s physically ...

The international federation later confirmed that Russian athletes would be allowed to compete under the national flag and to the tune of their country’s anthem in line with the international ...