RUSSIA News, Sep 01, 2011

Police detained 75 protesters in St Petersburg Kyiv Post Moscow, September 1 (Interfax) - The St. Petersburg police detained 75 participants in an illegal action on Wednesday, a police representative told Interfax. "About 75 citizens gathered by the Gostiny Dvor metro station on Nevsky Prospekt in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia's O'Key says H1 profit up 25 pct Reuters MOSCOW, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Russian food retailer O'Key (OKEYq.L) posted a first half net profit in line with forecasts, saying a difficult economic environment and a fatal accident at one of its StPetersburg stores had weighed on the business. ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia arrests dozens of opposition activists euronews As election campaigning begins in Russia, authorities have detained dozens of opposition activists demanding their right to gather in public. Police routinely break up such protests. The latest rallies in St Petersburg and Moscow were no different. ... See all stories on this topic » euronews

Pavlyuchenko: Russia ready for Macedonia test in Euro 2012 qualifier RIA Novosti Russia go into the match without first-choice goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev. The CSKA Moscow captain suffered a knee injury after colliding mid-air with Spartak Moscow striker Welliton in the city derby on Sunday. Zenit St. Petersburg stopper Vyacheslav ... See all stories on this topic »

Meet The New Boss (Different From The Old Boss) RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko speaks to reporters after his election by the city's Legislative Assembly. So Russia's second city has its new governor, and nobody is quite sure what to expect of him. Behind closed doors, and as expected, ... See all stories on this topic » RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

The Military's Achilles Heel The Moscow Times By Ruslan Pukhov Russia's aircraft industry suffered two significant setbacks at the MAKS air show held outside Moscow from Aug. 16-21. First, the MiG-29 0VT had to abort its flight plan, and second, an engine surge prompted the pilot of the ... See all stories on this topic » The Moscow Times

Russian officials to be replaced by Brits RIA Novosti The Russian penitentiary system is even harsher on adult offenders. The Human Rights Committee posted a report on the pending penal reform on its website. Boris Panteleyev, chairman of its St.Petersburg branch, cites many officially approved but ... See all stories on this topic »

Botvinnik Memorial Rapid: the big, fast faceoff Chessbase News The recently concluded International Chess Festival in St. Petersburg will be followed by the Botvinnik Memorial rapid in Moscow on September 2-3. The event will be staged at the Centre for Digital Technologies in the Russian capital and features ... See all stories on this topic » Chessbase News

Russia: Islam: Traffic and controversy, Muslims celebrate Eid al Adha in Moscow Spero News Last week, the first vice president of the Russian Muslim Spiritual Centre of (TsDUM), the Mufti ofMoscow and central Russia Krganov Albir, had warned the authorities: "Seeing masses of believers praying on the asphalt during the main Islamic holiday ... See all stories on this topic »

KGB man takes control of Russia's St Petersburg Straits Times The soft-spoken security agent is a long-serving member of Mr Putin's ruling United Russia party who reportedly first crossed paths with the future Russian leader in his home town of Saint Petersburg in 1992. The 58-year-old Mr Poltavchenko also ... See all stories on this topic »

Taiwan donates 263 children's books to Russian library Taiwan Today 31. A donation ceremony was held in Moscow Aug. 30 for the transfer of the books, which cover subjects ranging from history, arts and culture to folktales and folklores. “We hope young readers inRussia can understand more about Taiwanese society, ... See all stories on this topic »

BP's Arctic dreams shattered and Moscow offices raided Interactive Investor While ExxonMobil is celebrating its new deal which will see the US giant expanding its operations inRussia's Arctic region and Black Sea, BP is left to battle with its beleaguered Russian partners in TNK- BP. "It is unclear why the court officials ... See all stories on this topic »

Universiade 2013 Flag Will Travel Across Russia The Voice of Russia The International University Sports Federation (FISU) Flag race, which kicked off in Kazan some time ago, will cover the Russian cities with 1 million-strong population, including St. Petersburg and Moscow. Thus, the total route length reaches nearly ... See all stories on this topic » The Voice of Russia

Only the Brave Russia Profile This time there were several dozen arrests in Moscow, where the police took a hard line when dispersing the crowd near the Mayakovskaya metro station, and in St.Petersburg, during the sit-in by Gostinny Dvor. The latest demonstration in London focused ... See all stories on this topic » Russia Profile

Russia may halve training time for pilots to meet shortage IndiaEduNews.net Moscow: Russia's aviation authorities are reportedly considering halving the training time for the country's airline pilots in a bid to end a shortage of crew in civil aviation. The transport ministry thinks the current course structure for pilots - a ... See all stories on this topic »

Student Athlete from a Broward College Prep School Spends Two Weeks In Russia ... 1888 Press Release (press release) Coby, a senior at The Sagemont School in Weston, travelled to Russia as part of a two week sports exchange program. Twenty young American athletes and four coaches traveled to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia on July 7. This is the fifth exchange... See all stories on this topic » 1888 Press Release (press release)

Myriad opportunities in Russia Radio Netherlands Erick van Egeraat Architects is building the new VTB Arena Park/Dynamo Moscow Stadium. The project has to be completed in time for the 2018 World Cup. The firm's chess and billiards centre in Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia has been nominated for 'Russian ... See all stories on this topic »

Kvass production drops in Russia APA Kvass producers call the main reason of this drop as weather factor: “This year temperatures dropped an average of one degree summer in St. Petersburg and almost 2.5 degrees in Moscow. The number of days with precipitation has doubled”. See all stories on this topic »

Royal retreats and imperial treasures Russia Beyond The Headlines A more cheerful legendary Russian woman recently appeared on London'sstreets; the mythical Mari Vanna traditionally welcomed the diners of Petersburg. The restaurant chain named after her, which also has branches in Moscow and New York, ... See all stories on this topic »

Pervobank selects BPC Banking to implement new card management system Banking Business Review ... with SmartIssuer, Pervobank now has the resources available to significantly enhance the cardholder experience and to deliver new products quickly and seamlessly. Pervobank has 40 branches in 17 Russian cities including Moscow and Saint-Petersburg. ... See all stories on this topic »

Not enough mosques for Muslims in Moscow Middle East Online Handful of mosques fail to accommodate 50000 Muslim Russians gathering for payers in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg on Eid al-Fitr. By Maria Panina - MOSCOWMuslims in Russia Tuesday crammed into mosques to fete the end of the Ramadan holy month, ... See all stories on this topic » Middle East Online

Forum: Improving passenger train service becoming imperative Peoria Journal Star Russia is building a 250 mph line linking Moscow to St. Petersburg. In Asia, Japan has 1500 miles of high speed lines in operation. China has 4000 miles in operation, with another 4000 miles by 2012. I suggest the federal government change its military ... See all stories on this topic »

St. Petersburg ex-governor appointed member of Russia's parliament Shanghai Daily (subscription) MOSCOW, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Newly appointed Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko signed his first decree Wednesday, appointing his predecessor Valentina Matviyenko a member of the Federation Council, Russian Parliament's Upper House. ... See all stories on this topic »

"Symphony by the Sea" Concert Rescheduled for Sept. 17 Cape May County Herald (press release) Last December, he conducted the St. Petersburg Symphony in Russia. Now entering its 28th season of providing classical music concerts, the Bay-Atlantic Symphony performs concerts and educational programs in Cumberland, Atlantic, Gloucester, ... See all stories on this topic » Cape May County Herald (press release)

RA's Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 1, 2011 - Robert Amsterdam By Citizen M A dozen Strategy 31 activists were detained yesterday – 'minutes after they unfurled anti-Kremlin banners' – at a sit-down protest near Triumfalnaya Square in Moscow. They have ... The Other Russiahas some details: 'In an unprecedented move, police refrained from arresting Strategy 31 co-organizer and Other Russia party leader Eduard Limonov when he joined the sit-in. ... 'Putin's fingerprints [are] all over' the appointment of Georgy Poltavchenko as Governor of St. Petersburg. ... Robert Amsterdam

KGB man takes control of Russia's St. Petersburg < Local News ... Russia's tsarist capital of Saint Petersburg on Wednesday selected a former KGB agent who built his career on a fri... < Local News | Expatica Moscow. www.expatica.com/.../kgb-man-takes-control-of-russia-s-st-pet...

Medvedev proposes St. Petersburg ... - Russian News From Russia The Russian News Website of Windows to Russia! ... St. Petersburg is Europe's fourth most populous city after Istanbul, Moscow, and London with a population ... news.windowstorussia.com/medvedev-proposes-st-petersburg-...

bne:infrastructure Contents www.bne.eu. News. Trains. Planes. Roads. Ships. RUSSIA INFRASTRUCTURE TOP STORY ...Alstom to take part in tender for Moscow-St. Pete railroad project ... www.bne.eu/docs/dispatch/.../Infrastructure_Mon_29_Aug.pd...

ITAR-TASS : United Russia proposes 3 Petersburg governor ... The agency also operates a photo service, the largest of its kind in Russia. ... The St. PetersburgTelegraph Agency (SPTA), the first official news agency of Russia ... In March 1918 PTA moved toMoscow where it merged in June with the Press ... www.itar-tass.com/en/c32/213946.html

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