MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...
the sea, there is the right of 'first night,' and we have used it."But how does the mythical medieval rite compare with an international treaty ratified by Russia? And will Chilingarov's expedition help us boost our claim? Incidentally, President Vladimir Putin reminded Chilingarov that the main thing was to make our claim convincing. In other words, PR stunts are pleasing to the eye but are no substitute for the meticulous research being conducted by anonymous scientists.
But the deputy speaker has no time for them. He is getting ready for a new heroic assault on the North Pole - this time he wants to repeat Umberto Nobile's flight on an airship. In so doing he will reaffirm the Russian polar presence in the air - he has already done so on land and underwater.
As the song of the Young Pioneers, the Soviet Communist youth organization, goes, "We know of no obstacles on the sea or land, we have no fear of ice and clouds." They promised to
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