Hungary Joins Race for Banks
By William Mauldin 4 July 2006
Hungarian banking giant OTP swallowed up Investsberbank on Monday, the latest in a string of foreign advances in Russia's booming banking sector.
Vladimir Filonov / MT
A traffic cop checking a driver's documents Monday on Lubyanskaya Ploshchad. Behind them, a banner commemorates the force's 70th anniversary.
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The Bane of Russia's Roads Turns 70
By Nabi Abdullaev 4 July 2006
Dmitry, a lanky man in his late 20s with close-cropped blond hair, belongs to one of the country's most despised groups. He's not a terrorist, criminal or government official.
Bugs the Least of Porn Producers' Problems
By Carl Schreck 4 July 2006
Light spanking may be a cliche in adult movies, but when Alexei gave his wife, Yulia, a mid-coital swat on the rear at a woodsy campsite on a recent evening, he was just being helpful.
NGOs Prepare to Address President
By Anastasiya Lebedev 4 July 2006
President Vladimir Putin will attend a two-hour session Tuesday of an international conference that has drawn many of the activists targeted by a recent law regulating NGOs.
Deputies Seek to Limit Sex on TV
By Oksana Yablokova 4 July 2006
Six United Russia deputies submitted legislation to the State Duma on Monday that would restrict erotic programming on television and ban television ads for phone sex and sex-themed cell phone messages.
Swedish Film Takes Top Prize, Depardieu Dazzles
By Anna Malpas 4 July 2006
Othman Karim had so few expectations of winning that he flew back to Sweden right after the premiere of "About Sara."
Deripaska Puts His Fortune at $14Bln
By Yuriy Humber 4 July 2006
Metals billionaire Oleg Deripaska made public Monday the structure and estimated value of his umbrella investment holding Basic Element, sticking a $14 billion price tag on his assets.
Experts Warn Expats Where Not to Rent
The Moscow Times
4 July 2006
In the second part of a four-part series on Moscow neighborhoods, six realtors answer the question: Which are Moscow's worst areas to live in and why?
Mirax Eyes Skyscraper Expertise
By Conor Humphries 4 July 2006
Mirax Group, the Russian developer behind the Federation Tower, has set up a company to manage the tower and other skyscrapers popping up around Moscow.
Trade Flourishes in a Far East Border Town
Reuters
4 July 2006
In the casino of the Druzhba Hotel, gamblers chat in Mandarin as they place bets around the roulette wheel.
Save the G8
By Konstantin Sonin
4 July 2006
The future of the Group of Eight depends on Russia, and Russia needs the G8.
More Complex Production
By Alexander Golts
4 July 2006
Thanks to unprecedented oil prices, the Kremlin has tons of money. It is now trying to use this windfall to modernize the country and has given tasks to both of the likely presidential successors.
The Traffic Police Need More Than Image Help
Vedomosti
4 July 2006
Anniversaries, not to mention 70th anniversaries, are not usually the time to talk about problems. But Monday's honorees themselves would have been surprised if all they received were congratulations.
Dementyeva Puts an End to U.S. Challenge
The Associated Press
4 July 2006
For the first time in nearly a century, no Americans will play in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
An Affair to Remember
By Tom Birchenough
30 June 2006
In "Relations," debut director Dunya Smirnova tells the story of two ordinary Russians trying to cover up their extramarital relationship.
Big-Top Tchaikovsky
By Anna Malpas
30 June 2006
An unorthodox circus show staged by a Golden Mask-winning director retells "The Nutcracker" with high-tech special effects and rock music.
Echoes of the Past
By Brian Droitcour
30 June 2006
Historian Karl Schlögel explores the multiple layers of Moscow architecture in his newly translated book.
Coming of Age
By Irina Reyn
30 June 2006
Pauls Toutonghi's first novel maps the political and sexual awakening of a Latvian-American teenager in Milwaukee against the backdrop of the Soviet Union's final days.
A Delicate Balancing Act
By Edmund Harris
30 June 2006
For years, the Moscow Conservatory has been in dire need of renovation. But can it be saved without ruining its acclaimed acoustics and historic character?
Wanted
By Kevin O'Flynn
30 June 2006
Reindeer horns are said to be pulsing with different vitamins, collagen and fatty acids, as as if they'd been designed to put the vitamin industry out of business.
Global Eye
By Chris Floyd
30 June 2006
Suskind paints a portrait of an administration drunk on lawless power, a junta operated from the shadows by Dick Cheney and his long-time companion in skulduggery, Don Rumsfeld.
