RUSSIA News, Aug 26, 2011

RPL: Eto'o may make Anzhi debut; CSKA face Spartak in Moscow derby RIA Novosti CSKA, who beat Tomsk 3-0 last week to end a three-match winless streak, know they cannot afford a slip as chasing pair Zenit St. Petersburg and Dinamo Moscow have home matches against bottom-half teams Krasnodar and Spartak Nalchik, respectively. ... See all stories on this topic »

Justice, Shark Attacks, and Russia's First Blonde: Jeffrey Tayler Bloomberg Hence, the First All-Russian Congress of Blondes, to be held in Sochi next month, has selected first lady Svetlana Medvedeva to head their ranks, according to The Moscow Times. The inevitable intrigue, this being Russia: “It was unclear Thursday ... See all stories on this topic »

PRESS DIGEST - Russia - Aug 26 Reuters Africa Russian police dispersed a rally on Thursday organised by nationalists in Moscow and StPetersburg in memory of a Russian student, who was deadly beaten up by an athlete from the restive North Caucasus region, the daily says. ... See all stories on this topic »

Siberian rail link speeding Asia–Europe trade Creamer Media's Engineering News The market expanded at 3.9 times the pace of the Russian economy in the decade to 2010. While St Petersburg, Russia's biggest port, ranked 62nd in the world in 2010 with 1.9-million TEUs, that equaled growth of 44%, according to Drewry, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cold showers raise blood pressure across Russia Monsters and Critics.com That's barbaric,' tourist Katie Webster complains in an online comment after her visit to Moscow. The Australian booked a private room, but quickly found out that often, only luxury hotels have their own hot water system in the Russian capital. ... See all stories on this topic »

Arrests in Moscow as nationalists protest the Mirzayev case Tne Moscow News by Andy Potts at 26/08/2011 11:51 More than 30 people have been arrested inMoscow and St. Petersburg as ultra-nationalists staged rallies over the death of Ivan Agafonov. Agafonov, 19, died after a scuffle outside a Moscow nightclub on Aug. ... See all stories on this topic » Tne Moscow News

'There Was a Crack and a Fiery Thread Entered the Tent' The Moscow Times ... accounts in Russia are linked to the Russian Orthodox Church. A prominent account found in church-sponsored biographies is of Tsar Nicholas II, who recalled a night mass with his father, Alexander III, during his childhood in St. Petersburg. ... See all stories on this topic » The Moscow Times

The Champions League Draw And Eastern Europe SB Nation ... of St Petersburg, Zenit have recently constructed an excellent english language website to correspond with their Russian news provider and have (some might say foolishly) announced plans to open a Zenit merchandise store in the centre of Moscow,... See all stories on this topic » SB Nation

Second Aeroflot Superjet Ready to Enter Service European Regions Airline Association Tomorrow, Aeroflot's second Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft is due to enter service on a scheduled flight between St Petersburg and Moscow. The aircraft, the second of 30 on order with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC), has been named after ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia's latest weapon in war on alcoholism: wine Financial Times (blog) His firm is using vines imported from the south of France to produce 250000 bottles of red and white wine a year for supply mainly to restaurants in Moscow and StPetersburg. The good news for vintners is that as Russians travel more widely they have ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times (blog)

Speculative Benefits Russia Profile The move got a green light from President Dmitry Medvedev at the St. PetersburgInternational Economic Forum in June, where he directed that more indigenous companies must be encouraged to invest overseas. In the past, Russian companies have opted for ... See all stories on this topic » Russia Profile

CSKA draw Inter, Zenit face Porto in Champions League RIA Novosti Russia's other representatives, Zenit St. Petersburg, were drawn in Group G along with Portuguese champions Porto and Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, who last season were thrashed in the quarterfinals 6-1 on aggregate by eventual winners Barcelona. ... See all stories on this topic »

North Korea's Kim proposed brewing beer in Russia: Official AsiaOne In 2001 he visited the Baltika brewery in the northwestern city Saint-Petersburg and tasted the company's products. His latest trip included forays to lake Baikal, a hydropower plant, and the famous eight-meter-high monument of Russian revolutionary... See all stories on this topic » AsiaOne

The siege of Leningrad The Economist Harsh Soviet rule continued to cost lives. Stalin retained a deep suspicion of Leningrad, making life miserable for the city's residents. It is an irony that Russia's rulers today hail from St Petersburg, and they sometimes want to rehabilitate Stalin. ... See all stories on this topic »

Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea facing 10000 mile round trip Metro Pot two: Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Villarreal, Milan, Valencia, Marseille, CSKAMoscow, Benfica. Pot three: Zenit St Petersburg, Man City, Olympiakos, Ajax, Bayer Leverkusen, Basle, Lille, BATE. Pot four: Borussia Dortmund, Dinamo Zagreb, Napoli, Apoel, ... See all stories on this topic » Metro

Indian Embassy in Russia liberalizes issue of visas | PRAVASI ... By pravasitoday He recalled that the Indian Embassy in Moscow and the Consulates in St. Petersburg and Vladivostok had issued about 110000 visas to Russian citizens during 2010. “I expect this number to increase by about 25% this year”, he added. ... PRAVASI TODAY : NRI NEWS : NRI HELP

Court to decide on Nurgaliyev summoning as witness in riot case ... By admin MOSCOW, August 25 (Itar-Tass) — The Tverskoi Court of Moscow on Thursday will decide on summoning Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev, chief of the main interior department forMoscow Vladimir Kolokoltsev, as well as former head ... part of downtown Moscow, connecting Red Square (which sprawls behind the Iberian Gate immediately to the south) with a major traffic artery, Tverskaya Street, which starts here and runs northward in the direction of Saint Petersburg. ... Russian News From Russia

Naval Service OPV On Visit to Russia and ... - Petersburg, Russia Internet guide to St. Petersburg, the cultural capital of Russia, Internet Explorer: add to favorites ...City news, St.Petersburg city news ... Peter Twomey is on a three-day visit to St. Petersburg in the Russian Federation. ... was up 66% and St. Petersburg is the most important economic centre after Moscow . ... petersburgcity.com/news/city/2011/08/25/Roisin_250811/

Russia squad retained for Euro qualis next month | pennlive.com AP Breaking News & Headlines. Find the latest national, world and local ... MOSCOW (AP) — TheRussia team that beat Serbia 1-0 in a friendly last ... Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vyacheslav Malafeev (Zenit St. Petersburg). ... www.pennlive.com/.../f02916ad67ee4c71924e90838c0e1ee0

ITAR-TASS : Turnout smaller than 20% in St Petersburg municipal ... The turnout in the two municipal elections in St. Petersburg involving ... 25 August 07:44, Thursday - Last updated at 07:05 MSK. Moscow| ... The successor to the Soviet TASS news agency, it was re-named in 1992, when Russia proclaimed ... www.itar-tass.com/en/c154/208421.html

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