Rebel Leader Sadulayev Shot Dead
By Carl Schreck 19 June 2006
Chechen rebel leader Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev was killed by special forces over the weekend in an operation that Chechnya's prime minister trumpeted as a fatal blow to the insurgency.
Kazbek Vakhayev / AP
People standing near a body identified as Chechen rebel leader Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev and his belongings in Tsentoroi, eastern Chechnya, on Saturday.
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Putin May Back Dark Horse in 2008
By Oksana Yablokova 19 June 2006
The president's comments in Shanghai suggest that Dmitry Medvedev and Sergei Ivanov are losing influence in the Kremlin.
A Kind of Homecoming for Ukraine's 'Sheva'
By Kevin O'Flynn 19 June 2006
For most of the past week, Ukraine's top striker, Andriy Shevchenko, has been hanging out with his teammates in the town of Potsdam, just outside Berlin.
Ustinov Will Soon Rejoin Government
By Simon Saradzhyan 19 June 2006
Former Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov will soon rejoin the government, ending speculation that he was forced to resign over corruption in his office.
Elections Chief Targets 2 Anti-Extremist Bills
The Moscow Times
19 June 2006
Central Elections Commission chief Alexander Veshnyakov is warning against government measures making it easier to prosecute so-called extremists.
Derivative Deals to Be Legally Protected
By Yuriy Humber 19 June 2006
The derivatives market received a boost Friday as a bill that will provide legal protection for trading in the financial instruments cleared its first hurdle in the State Duma.
Analysts: Calmer Week Ahead
By William Mauldin 19 June 2006
After a turbulent four days of trading in which Russian stocks dropped more than 9 percent on Tuesday, then recovered later in the week, analysts forecast a significantly calmer market for the week ahead.
The War of the Putin Succession
By Alexei Bayer
19 June 2006
President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that he plans to step down after serving his constitutional limit of two terms in office.
Sochi Awaits IOC Bid Decision
Reuters
19 June 2006
Seven cities will discover this week whether their planning and lobbying has paid off when the International Olympic Committee draws up its shortlist of candidate cities for the 2014 Winter Games.
Russia Ratifies Transfer Agreement With NHL
Reuters
19 June 2006
Russia ratified a transfer agreement with the National Hockey League on Friday, ending a year-long confrontation with its North American counterparts.
A Working Relationship
By Ronald Grigor Suny
16 June 2006
The Muslim experience in tsarist Russia is often described as a cycle of repression, Russification and conflict. A new book by scholar Robert D. Crews tells a different story.
Frame by Frame
By Vladimir Kozlov
16 June 2006
A new book aims to tell the whole story of Soviet film, from 1920s art-house classics to Brezhnev-era audience favorites.
Putting Russia on the Couch
By Anna Malpas
16 June 2006
Andrei Kurpatov is popularizing psychotherapy with dozens of self-help books and a new television show on Channel One.
Reflections From Austria
By Alastair Gee
16 June 2006
Otto Mauer's acclaimed modern art collection comes from Vienna to Moscow.
And the Winner Is...
By Tom Birchenough
16 June 2006
The Kinotavr film festival ends with a round of prizes for Russia's younger batch of directors, while some more established filmmakers are shut out.
Salon
By Victor Sonkin
16 June 2006
In the 19th century, Russian authors portrayed Muslims as noble, honorable and cunning, yet uncivilized and "savage."
Global Eye
By Chris Floyd
16 June 2006
All that Michael Berg could talk about was mercy and forgiveness. He would not even take pleasure in the death of Zarqawi, whom he called a "fellow human being."
