RUSSIA News, Sep 02, 2011

Tough Moscow start for Toshack Irish Times Russia, who beat Macedonia 1-0 in Skopje last October, go in to the game without first choice goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev, the CSKA Moscow captain suffering a knee injury in last weekend's derby draw with Aiden McGeady's Spartak. Zenit St Petersburg's ... See all stories on this topic »

Call of Motherland The Voice of Russia Russia will do its best to lure back Russian scientists who have gone to work abroad, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Earlier in the day, he visited aMoscow Region high school, where he gave a lesson on natural science – something that ... See all stories on this topic » The Voice of Russia

State-Backed Program Promises Aviation Industry Influx of Pilots With Less ... The Moscow Times The new international training program, named the Multi-Crew Pilot License, is being taught from Thursday at the two Russian flight schools offering higher education for pilots, in St. Petersburg and Ulyanovsk, said Alexander Timokhin, ... See all stories on this topic » The Moscow Times

Turkish literature set for strong showing at Moscow book fair Today's Zaman Books that make up the 2000-piece selection that will be showcased at the fair will later be donated to several libraries and literary research centers in Russia, including the National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg, as part of the Ministry of ... See all stories on this topic »

Going hot turkey Tne Moscow News The band played at the Afisha Picnic outdoor festival in July and is playing solo shows at respectable venues in Moscow and St. Petersburg this month. “For many years, we've been trying to run a fest that could be run by some imaginary radio station ... See all stories on this topic » Tne Moscow News

Patriarch Kirill consecrated the largest cathedral in Far East Interfax-Religion Magadan, September 2, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia consecrated the biggest in the Far East Orthodox church - Trinity Cathedral in Magadan. "Kolyma is the Russian Calvary and perhaps those who tormented people on this earth, ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia begins trials of stealth frigate for Indian Navy Economic Times MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday commenced sea trials of the India Navy's first of the three advanced stealth frigates in the Baltic Sea and the first of these warships will be delivered by early next year. 'Teg', the frigate of the Project 11356, ... See all stories on this topic »

Arctic convoys celebrated Barents Observer There are also around 80 veterans from other parts of Russia – Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Bryansk, Murmansk and Arkhangelsk Oblast. The significance of this date and the celebrations for Arkhangelsk is evidenced by the fact that in the middle of the ... See all stories on this topic »

India - Russia Talk Defence Ties Defenseworld.net During his trip, Verma took in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Kaliningrad and Severodvinsk, and engaged with numerous senior Russian officials including Deputy Defence Minister A. Antonov. Verma also visited design bureaus and shipyards engaged ... See all stories on this topic »

Great Value River Cruising Options e-Travel Blackboard (press release) An example is the 10-day Volga Classic cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg, also available in reverse. There are port visits to the river-side towns of Uglich and Yaroslavl, part of the Golden Ring, Goritzy, Kizhi, Lake Oneg and two days sight-seeing ... See all stories on this topic »

ExxonMobil's Arctic Coup with Russia BusinessWeek (In another blow to BP, Russian authorities on Aug. 31 raided its Moscow office in search of documents in connection with a civil shareholder suit.) Shell and Chevron also had expressed interest in partnering with Rosneft in the Arctic before Exxon won... See all stories on this topic » BusinessWeek

From Fabregas to Aguero, Manchester City to PSG - the biggest movers and ... Goal.com Zenit St Petersburg prepared for Champions League football by capturing their long-time target, Italian left-back Domenico Criscito. Spartak Moscow signed Dutch playmaker Demi De Zeeuw from Ajax to replace Alex, who moved to his homeland with... See all stories on this topic » Goal.com

Russian Muslims flood into streets for Eid prayers | World | DAWN ... Dawn.com is your source for the latest world news covering current events and ... Tens of thousands of Muslims gathered in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg for ... www.dawn.com/.../russian-muslims-flood-into-streets-for-eid-...

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