Russia

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) of Russia is upended after he was checked by New York Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh (27) in the second period of Game 3 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in New York, Monday, May 6, 2013. (AP Photo/kathy willens)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, prepares to shoot the puck as New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30), from Sweden, prepares to block in the first period of Game 1 of a Stanley Cup NHL playoff hockey series on Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, celebrates his goal in the second period of Game 1 of a Stanley Cup NHL playoff hockey series against the New York Rangers, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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During the Soviet era, Russia was the first to deploy a rail-mobile nuclear missile system known as the SS-24. Moscow announced plans to deploy the first of its new intercontinental ballistic missiles called the Yars-M later this year.

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, looks on from the bench area during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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** FILE ** Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media after his annual call-in show on Russian television "Conversation With Vladimir Putin" in Moscow on Thursday, April 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, center, with defenseman Karl Alzner (27) and center Marcus Johansson (90), from Sweden, wait for the face off in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Gardiner (51), left, and Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, and others, scuffle after center Nicklas Backstrom, from Sweden, was hit by center Jay McClement in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), from Sweden, is on the ice after being hit by Toronto Maple Leafs center Jay McClement (11), left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, comes in with center Mikhail Grabovski (84), from Germany, in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)