Putin Speaks Up for the Opposition
By Francesca Mereu 3 July 2006
As the G8 summit nears, he calls for more balanced state media coverage.
Vladimir Filonov / MT
A people's correspondent snapping a photograph during festivities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sovietskaya Rossia at a theater on Saturday.
Click here to read story
Proletarian Bloggers Celebrate a Milestone
By Carl Schreck 3 July 2006
Things could have turned ugly Saturday evening in the foyer of the Gorky Moscow Art Theater, where the newspaper Sovietskaya Rossia was celebrating its 50th year of "Talking with the people in the people's own voice."
Investors Revolt Against Severstal
By Yuriy Humber 3 July 2006
Arcelor shareholders dumped Severstal owner Alexei Mordashov's offer at a Friday meeting in Luxembourg -- with not a single shareholder voting in favor of his merger bid.
Big Deals Go Better With a Personal Pitch
Editorial 3 July 2006
If you want to do business in Russia, think banya. Success in Russia depends on learning the bathhouse rules. Unfortunately for Alexei Mordashov, chairman and owner of Severstal Group, Europe also has its own rules.
Kremlin Warns West to Avoid 'Different Russia'
By Anastasiya Lebedev 3 July 2006
The Kremlin is warning Western governments not to send representatives to a conference that opposition parties and nongovernmental organizations plan to hold in Moscow just days before the Group of Eight summit.
Looking Over From the Edge of the World
By Alexei Bayer
3 July 2006
Recently, I had time to kill in Budapest, which I did by driving 300 kilometers to Romania.
Religious Leaders to Meet in Moscow
By Nabi Abdullaev 3 July 2006
More than 100 religious leaders from about 40 countries will meet Monday in Moscow to draft a statement on religion, the state and society in advance of the G8 summit.
Kremlin Aide Seeks 1 Million Migrants
By Oksana Yablokova 3 July 2006
Russia hopes to attract up to 1 million Russian-speaking immigrants from former Soviet republics through a federal program offering passports and perks for relocating to remote areas of the country.
Ukraine Wins Breather in Gas Talks
Combined Reports
3 July 2006
Gazprom has agreed to keep the price of gas for Ukraine unchanged for another three months.
Source: Majors Offered IPO Stakes
Reuters
3 July 2006
State oil firm Rosneft has asked a number of existing or potential corporate partners to invest $500 million to $1 billion in its initial public offering, a source familiar with the IPO said Friday.
Deposit Insurance to Rise
By William Mauldin 3 July 2006
The State Duma has approved in a second reading a bill that would almost double the amount of deposit insurance available to retail customers at Russian banks.
Adventure Over for Spirited Ukraine
By Kevin O'Flynn 3 July 2006
When Ukraine was knocked out of the World Cup, Stepan Pasicznyk, a second-generation Ukrainian living in London, initially bemoaned the zhovto-blakitniye's fate.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Distant Horrors
By Masha Rumer
30 June 2006
An exhibition at New York's Ellis Island aims to educate Americans about the Soviet gulag.
Salon
By Victor Sonkin
30 June 2006
The organizers of this weekend's books festival have packed 140 events into three days, and many promise to be fun.
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.
