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RUSSIA News, Aug 30, 2011


Medvedev Names Ex-Security Officer as St. Petersburg Governor
Bloomberg
Matviyenko's departure follows the ouster of former Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov last September and comes as Russia prepares for parliamentary elections in December and a 2012 presidential contest in which Putin may seek to return to the Kremlin. ...
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Gazprom posts colossal $16 bn first quarter profit
AFP
MOSCOW — The world's biggest gas firm Gazprom on Tuesday announced colossal profits of $16.24 billion for the first quarter, one of the biggest interim profits in history and driven by high global energy prices. The profit of 468 billion rubles ($16 ...
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AFP
The joy of Russian Railways
Tne Moscow News
People who travel on them between Moscow and St. Petersburg for the first time frequently post excited updates on Facebook and Twitter. “Oh my God! There is Wi-Fi on this train! And it actually works!” The Sapsan trains are fast and sleek, ...
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Russia to cut diesel exports via St Pete port-sources
Reuters Africa
MOSCOW/ST PETERSBURG, Russia Aug 29 (Reuters) - Russia is to halt around 2.5 million tonnes of diesel exports a year from the Baltic Sea terminal of St Petersburg from Nov. 1, industry and port sources told Reuters on Monday, or more than 70 percent of ...
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Russian cannibal wanted to eat at least 10 people
IBNLive.com
A cannibal struck in Moscow in May, when an unemployed schizophrenic man killed his drinking partner and butchered his body in his flat. Another case occurred in St Petersburg in 2009, when two cannibals who were members of a youth group killed a ...
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Spotlight: InterContinental Moscow Tverskaya
Hotel News Now
All three major Russian cities (Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg) have seen strong growth since the start of 2011, reporting year-on-year growth in occupancy, according to STR Global, sister company of HotelNewsNow.com. Moscow hotels recorded a ...
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Elite Hotel Concierges Far Cry From Surly Babushkas
The Moscow Times
The chapter now has 27 members in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi and Kiev, and Nikolayev said he is looking to recruit members in Kazan and Yekaterinburg. As the Russian hotel industry gains more Clefs d'Or members, it becomes more prestigious, ...
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No new worries for Trapattoni
Irish Times
Vyacheslav Malafeev, the Zenit St Petersburg goalkeeper capped 18 times, is likely to take his place, though Advocaat has added Dynamo Moscow's Anton Shunin (one cap) to the squad for the home games against Macedonia, on Friday, and Ireland.
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Why the 2000s Were Better Than the 1990s
The Moscow Times
The sharp change in attitudes in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other major cities is another important development. In Moscow, 61 percent of the population is ready to “shoot” those responsible for their problems. Only two years ago, 69 percent of the ...
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The Moscow Times
Street art celebrated at GraFFFest
Russia Beyond The Headlines
The story of Russian (or Soviet) graffiti started in the Baltic States in 1985, and went hand in hand with the beginning of the breakdancing craze – the first graffiti artists did all the decoration for hip-hop festivals. Street art only came to Moscow ...
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Matsuev, Bashmet Play at Azeri Silk Route Outpost
The Moscow Times
Appearing at the festival were Moscow's own Novaya Rossia Symphony Orchestra, led — very briefly — by its artistic director, Yury Bashmet, pianists Boris Berezovsky and Denis Matsuev, violinists Alena Baeva, Sergei Krylov and Moscow-born Israeli ...
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The Moscow Times
The Russian tourists are the leaders in Finland
Travel Daily News International
“The majority of the tourists go to Finland from St. Petersburg,” thinks Alla Osina, “but Moscowkeeps up too. It's very popular to have holidays in cottages in some islands, go fishing, and have excursion tours in Helsinki. The most popular route is ...
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Court allows Nemtsov to campaign against all candidates
RIA Novosti
A magistrates court in Moscow has ruled that the detainment of opposition deputy Boris Nemtsov for encouraging people to vote against all during municipal elections in St. Petersburg was unlawful and that this kind of campaigning was not against the ...
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MAKS 2011: Klimov-powered Version of Mi-38 Makes a Debut
Aviation International News
At the show, Russian Helicopters said that both of the Mi-38 development prototypes (38011 and 38012) are in flight test. A further two prototypes are being completed. All four are equipped with IKBO-38 glass cockpit avionics from St. Petersburg-based ...
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In the Schools August 29
Patch.com
Milton Academy junior Ikemefuna “Ike” Ngwudo spent two weeks in Russia this summer, playing basketball. Ngwudo was one of 20 high school players selected nationwide for the trip to Moscowand St. Petersburg. “The trip was an amazing experience,” said ...
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Real hit six as Manchester duo excel
IEWY News
After 11 matches in Russia, Zenit St. Petersburg replaced CSKA Moscow at the top of the table. The 2008 UEFA Cup winners routed Krasnodar 5-0, while CSKA were held 2-2 by city rivals Spartak. Meanwhile, Anzhi Makhachkala mega-signing Samuel Eto'o ...
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Russia to cut diesel exports via St Pete port-sources
Reuters
MOSCOW/ST PETERSBURG, Russia Aug 29 (Reuters) - Russia set to stop exporting diesel at the yearly rate of 2.5 million tonnes from the Baltic Sea terminal of St Petersburg from Nov. 1, industry and the port sources told Reuters on Monday. ...
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7 reasons to check out Bangkok's 13th International Festival of Dance and Music
CNNGo.com
"Accompanied by the Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg, this company has extraordinary ballet technique and lyricism. President Putin even sent them to Thailand to perform for His Majesty the King's 80th birthday celebrations. ...
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CNNGo.com
Review of Nevsky Express bombing ... - Russian News From Russia
By admin
The Nevsky Express is a Russian Railways express train, the fastest on the prominent route between the Leningradsky Rail Terminal in Moscow and the Moskovsky Rail Terminal in St.Petersburg (the Moscow-St. Petersburg Railway). ...
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RA's Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 30, 2011 - Robert Amsterdam
By Citizen M
RA's Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 30, 2011. By Citizen M | Published: August 30, 2011. TODAY: Medvedev sets December election date, may limit winning party seats; Wikileaks releases U.S. cables about Foreign Ministry, fitness; U.S. won't ...
Robert Amsterdam
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Russia in Review - Harvard - Belfer Center for Science and ...
A digest of useful news from U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism for .... and planning to attack a bullet train between Moscow and St. Petersburg. ...
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