<table>
<tr>
              <td>
                <object type="image/svg+xml" data="map_russia.svg">Please use FF1.5+, Opera 9+, WebKit/Safari3.0, or IE with an SVG plugin!</object>
              </td>
              <td>
                <iframe src="map_russia.svg" frameborder="0">Please use FF1.5+, Opera 9+, WebKit/Safari3.0, or IE with an SVG plugin!</iframe>
              </td>
              <td>
                <embed src="map_russia.svg" type="image/svg+xml">
              </td>
              <td>
                <img alt="map_russia" src="map_russia.svg">
              </td>
</tr>
</table>

<style type="text/css">
.bg {
          background-image: url(./map_russia.svg);
          width: 150px;
          height: 150px;
      }
</style>
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<td class="bg">&nbsp;</td>
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