1.   A bit too close to the Russian border for its comfort.

2.   But now it is, and the residents of this depressed Russian border town want to secede and become part of the neighboring country of Estonia.

3.   Conservatives are quite likely to push for more nations to join, right up to the Russian border, although further expansion is sure to provoke the Russians.

4.   Every few days, they telephone the companies that ordered their shipments, waiting for the companies to bribe or finesse their way past the Russian border guards.

5.   For now, they travel to the camps under the escort of Russian border guards.

6.   From the time Svetlana arrived in America, and resisted the temptation to use her return ticket, they began saving for their first journey beyond Russian borders.

7.   Georgia would also like American help in replacing the Russian border troops.

8.   He angrily denounced NATO for moving too quickly to extend its reach to the Russian border.

9.   He describes suffering from a toothache when he was visiting Georgia, on the Russian border.

10.   In July, Russian border guards began to enforce a tough new law restricting alcohol imports.