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11/21/2012
Free access archiveForeign Trade Offices Get New Impetus
Identifying a British Embassy vehicle in Moscow is an easy task for those who love history: They all have license plates with the number 001, signifying that Britain was the first foreign country to establish diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia.
Samutsevich Threatens Past Pussy Riot Lawyers
Yekaterina Samutsevich, the Pussy Riot rocker released from jail last month, is thinking about requesting that three of the band's former lawyers be stripped of their licenses.
NGOs Face 'Foreign Agent' Harassment
On the day that a much-criticized "foreign agent" law came into force, at least four nongovernmental organizations that spearheaded the opposition against it were harassed with graffiti and pickets Wednesday.
Rostelecom President's House Searched
Officers from the Interior Ministry’s investigative department searched the suburban home of Rostelecom’s president Alexander Provotorov and the residence of Marshall Capital founder Konstantin Malofeyev on Tuesday.
Ambitious Wind Farm Plan Unveiled
A scheme to build massive wind farms in Russia's Arctic northwest and sell the resulting electricity to Europe could kick-start the country's renewable energy industry.
Report: Aeroflot Costs Unsuitable for Budget Carrier
The Moscow Times
Aeroflot's cost structures are not suitable for creating a budget airline, according to a recent analysis by McKinsey & Company consulting company, Vedomosti reported.
FBI Releases Stalin's Daughter Files
The Associated Press
Newly declassified documents show the FBI kept close tabs on Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's only daughter after her high-profile defection to the United States in 1967, gathering details from informants about how her arrival was affecting international relations.
Russia's Miss Earth Contestant Speaks Her Mind
Russia's delegate to the Miss Earth beauty pageant this week made international waves with an essay eviscerating her home country as a "beggar" and a "sinking ship" being bled dry by the greed of a "chosen few."
YouTube Pages 'Mistakenly' Put on Blacklist
In an incident that led to confusion and anger on the Russian-speaking Internet, a handful of YouTube webpages appeared on the government's Internet blacklist on Wednesday — only for officials to say YouTube as a whole wouldn't be affected and the webpages had been listed partly by mistake.
NGOs Preparing Bills to Address Domestic Violence
A package of bills that would protect women, children and the elderly from domestic violence is being drafted, activists said at a news conference Wednesday.
Investigators: Razvozzhayev Stole 500 Fur Hats
Opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev, jailed after a national television show accused him of plotting to destabilize Russia, was charged on Wednesday with robbing a Siberian fur trader of 500 hats and a videocamera 15 years ago.
What the U.S. Oil Revolution Means for Russia
By Chris Weafer
One reason investors are wary of Russia is rosy oil price predictions. Historically, long-term oil predictions have almost always been wrong.
- Shoigu Visits China at Key Moment
- Official Eyes Ban on South Korean Fishing
- Kazakhstan to Ban Opposition Parties and Media
- Chuvash Farmer Turned Journalist Battles Corruption
- TNK-BP Unit to Sell $31Bln Worth of Gas to TGK-9, TGK-7
- Gazprom's Contract With Moldova to Be Extended
- $5.7M Seized in Defense Ministry Case
- Deputy Worries Duma With Gun Look-a-Like
- Kazakhstan Sends Putin's Crane Back to Russia
- Capital Flight Estimated at $70Bln by Year-End
- Khodorkovsky Criticizes Rosneft Takeover of TNK-BP
- Proton Rocket Takes U.S. Satellite Into Orbit
- Firestone: Interior Ministry Clears Magnitsky Officials
- Kadyrov Vows to Ban Energy Drinks
- Yudashkin Accuses Military of 'Corrupting' His Uniforms
- U.S. Blocks UN Security Council Action on Israel, Gaza Conflict
- State Mulls Exempting LNG from Gazprom Export Monopoly
- Weak Retail Sales Show Slowdown Deepening
- London Mayor Urges Tycoons to Sue Each Other
- Executives Lag Behind in English Knowledge
- Director: Crowdfunding Marks a New Era for Artists
- Moscow Dog Shelters Beset by Difficulties
- Onexim to Consider Selling RenCap's Noncore Assets
- Report: Religious Infanticide in Southern Moscow
- Lavrov Discusses Missiles and Magnitsky With Clinton
- Investigators Warn Against Careless Talk in Oboronservis Case
- U.S. Prosecutors Call Convicted Russian Pilot 'the Enemy'
- Science Fiction Author Strugatsky Dies Aged 79
- Poll Reveals Savings and Wealth Trends
- Siberian Emergencies Chief Sentenced in Bribery Case
- Metropolis Deal Would Make Morgan Stanley Largest Real Estate Investor
- Arsonists Behind Animal Shelter Blaze, Investigators Say
- What the Papers Say, Nov. 20, 2012
- Why the Kremlin Fears the Magnitsky Act
- Why Russians and the World Dislike the Ruble
- Putin's Corruption Show Must Go On
- How Putin Is Turning Russia Into One Big Enron
- Putin's Tough Response to the Magnitsky Act
- Participative Management Style as a Team Stability Factor
- 'School for Fools' Fails to Live Up to Book's Charm
