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RUSSIA News, Sep 14, 2011


Russia's media comments on blocked Russia's tourists in Bulgaria (ROUNDUP)
Focus News
Consulate General of Russia, citing representatives of Alma Tour company, argue that part ofRussian tourists departed for Moscow today. More complicated is the situation with tourists from St.Petersburg, who according to data are around 180. ...
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Russian's Kudrin wants govt role after elections
Reuters
"But I repeat, I will work (with the government) only if reforms are carried out," he said in an interview at the Reuters Moscow office. The ability to carry out far-reaching reforms, he said, would depend on who leads Russia after the elections and ...
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Reuters
'Censor extremism, nationalism' - Ingush leader
RT
A masked participant rallies with some 600 Russian football fans and nationalists on January 15, 2011 in Saint Petersburg to commemorate the death of Yegor Sviridov, a Spartak Moscow football club fan, who was shot last month in a brawl as ...
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RT
The Next Russian Revolution
The Atlantic
Outside Moscow, the Kremlin is laying plans to turn a forlorn patch of farmland into a new Silicon Valley, and Russia into a major technological power. Cisco, Nokia, and MIT are eager partners. Russia's people, by and large, are less enthusiastic. ...
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The Atlantic
Conor O'Clery's <i>Moscow, December 25, 1991</i> Captures End of Soviet Union
Huffington Post (blog)
I remember my first visits to Moscow and St. Petersburg in the early '90s, swooning over Gorbachev in talks with Russian friends, and being startled to hear them explain that in his Russian remarks, the man tended to mangle the language -- and his ...
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IHG looks to Russia for growth
Comparecarhire.co.uk
Although the two brands are already heavily present in the Russian capital and Saint Petersburg, growth opportunities are immense, Brav said in a statement. She said that Moscow's current number of international standard rooms – about 9000 – was ...
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KHL 2011-12 season preview
Hockey's Future
While Kugryshev is still very young and could eventually make his way back to North America, Shirokov likely will continue his career in Russia. CSKA Moscow will feature other players which will be interesting to follow. Forward Nikita Kucherov (TBL) ...
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Hockey's Future
Urban Regeneration as New Driver of Public-Private Partnerships in Russia
The Moscow Times
... the Russian Federation, known as infrastructure bonds. Traditionally, the bulk of infrastructure investments in the form of public-private partnerships has been allocated to the Moscow and St. Petersburg regions, or the transit routes between them. ...
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The Moscow Times
Zhirinovsky Seeks 25% of Duma Vote
The Moscow Times
"The St. Petersburg team is not capable of improving the lives of the majority of citizens. … This team must go," he said, Interfax reported. Both President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hail from St. Petersburg. ...
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The Moscow Times
Putin 'found funds' for Venice-winning Faust film
AFP
MOSCOW — The Russian film "Faust", which won the Golden Lion award at the Venice film festival, came out thanks to the help of powerful Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, director Alexander Sokurov said Tuesday. "The film would not have seen the ...
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AFP
Win for Aecom on Russian PPP
The Construction Index
The M10 Rossia Highway is one of the busiest in Russia, and the M11 will provide an alternative route from Moscow to St Petersburg, Sheremetyevo International Airport as well as to cities close to Moscow. “This is an important, large-scale PPP ...
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The Construction Index
Lessons in linguistics
Texas A&M The Battalion
"I worked with a lot of Russian visitors, and Sting even played a free concert there." In addition to living in St. Petersburg, Glasheen made a day trip to Moscow, Russia's capital and the location of most of many landmarks, including St. Basil's ...
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Navy HQ Will Move
St.Petersburg Times.ru
The announcement came Monday after years of controversy over the plan, with several top Russianmilitary commanders against the idea for reasons of cost and efficiency. “The main headquarters of the navy will be moved from Moscow to St. Petersburg by ...
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On the anniversary of 9 / 11, the Great Mosque of Moscow demolished
AsiaNews.it
Muslim leaders have, thus, asked the federal government and leading figures inRussia's secular and religious spheres, to "raise their voices in defense of RussianIslam," noting that the authorities had "the right" to demand Gainutdin abandon his ...
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AsiaNews.it
Matviyenko Critic Says He Has Been Blacklisted
St.Petersburg Times.ru
By Sergey Chernov Television presenter and journalist Dmitry Gubin, once the editor of the local English-Russian-language publication Pulse St. Petersburg, says he has been blacklisted byRussia's state-controlled national television at the demand of ...
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A ride across passages of history - Moscow Metro rolls on
Russia & India Report
In 2004, Russia's first monorail transport system was launched into service – an elevated track (running 6 to 12 metres above the ground) in the northern part of Moscow, linking the All-RussianExhibition Centre and the Timiryazevskaya metro station. ...
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Cool AngloRussian cultural relations begin to warm
M&H Online
Cultural relations between the UK and Russia have been difficult since the Russiangovernment ordered the British Council to shut down its operations outside Moscow in 2007, but a new collaboration that will see the two countries swap a series of ...
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M&H Online
What are the dreams of the European tourists about Russia?
Travel Daily News International
We asked our tour operators what can attract them in Russia. The interest in Russia was always strong among the foreigners, thinks Elena Demidova from NTK Intourist. “Moscow, Sergiev Posad, St. Petersburg, the Golden Ring are the most popular routes ...
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The lure of Bella Italia
St.Petersburg Times.ru
“What we have tried to do is to make you experience and breathe the Italian lifestyle,” said Marco Bruschini, president of ENIT in Russia. “I hope we will manage to have the same spirit we have had inMoscow: Come here, spend an hour or two inside a ...
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The National Arts Centre's Russian Festival opens September 27
Ottawa Start (press release)
First Laureate of Canada's Honens International Piano Competition (2009), Georgy Tchaidze is a native of St Petersburg, Russia. His Honens win allowed him to bring his artistry beyond Russia for performances throughout Europe and North America Tickets ...
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Editorial: Medvedev flinches over seeking re-election
ScrippsNews
Medvedev legally could run for a second term, but it would surely mean an ugly break with Putin, his longtime mentor from their days in the St. Petersburg city government who handpicked him for the presidency. If Medvedev was going to break out on his ...
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Somon Air launches new route
Trend News Agency
Somon Air now operates to the following destinations: China (Urumqi); Germany (Frankfurt am Main); Kazakhstan (Almaty); Russia (Khanty-Mansisysk, Krasnoyarsk,Moscow, Orenburg, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Nizhnevartovsk, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg); ...
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Trend News Agency
McDonald's Celebrates 15 Years
St.Petersburg Times.ru
There are currently 46 McDonald's restaurants in Russia's northwest, including 38 in St. Petersburg, five in the Leningrad Oblast, two in Veliky Novgorod, and one in Kaliningrad. Before the end of the year the company plans to open seven more ...
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0.2 percent deflation in August in Russia
Murmansk & Shtokman News
Consumer prices of goods and services fell in 61 of Russia's 83 regions in August. InMoscow and St. Petersburg, prices fell 0.4% in August, and 4.6% and 4.5% respectively in January-August. (Source: RosBusinessConsulting)
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Murmansk & Shtokman News
AECOM Wins US$23-million Contract for Public-Private Partnership Highway ...
Property Xpress Newswire (subscription) (press release)
This highway project encompasses design, finance, construction and operation of the 27-mile first section of the new M11 toll road motorway from Moscow to St.Petersburg. The M10 “Rossia” Highway is one of the busiest in Russia, and the new highway ...
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Property Xpress Newswire (subscription) (press release)
Kremlin - Meeting on students' welfare
ISRIA (registration)
Dmitry Medvedev and university rectors, representatives of student organisations and heads of severalRussian regions discussed the issues of increasing scholarships, improving students' living conditions, developing campuses and students' healthcare. ...
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European Champions League Glance
Newsday (subscription)
CSKA Moscow (Russia), 2:45 pm Inter Milan (Italy) vs. Trabzonspor (Turkey), 2:45 pm CSKAMoscow vs. Inter Milan, Noon Trabzonspor vs. Lille, 2:45 pm CSKA Moscow vs. Trabzonspor, Noon Lille vs. Inter Milan, 2:45 pm Trabzonspor vs. CSKA Moscow, 3:45 pm ...
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Hellenic Parliament Says Greece Supports Academic Departments for Modern Greek ...
Greek Reporter
... Ukraine, 10000 Euros to the University of Tbilisi, Georgia, 12000 Euros to MoscowLomonosov University of Russia, 3000 Euros to the University of St. Petersburg – Classical Lyceum in Russia, 3500 Euros to Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey, ...
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Greek Reporter
Russia calls on EU to halt talks on Caspian gas pipeline
Kyiv Post
(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool) Moscow said the European Union should halt talks on a proposed Caspian Sea pipeline to carry natural gas to Europe, characterising the bloc's involvement in the project that would by-pass Russia as ...
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InterContinental Hotels Plans Russian Expansion
By Mike Wheatley
Speaking from Moscow, the company's chief executive for Europe Angela Brav said that the company hopes to create around 8000 new jobs for Russian and CIS country's citizens, joining a staff of more than 2500 who are already employed at IHG hotels throughout ... Both of IHG's premier hotel brands have already established themselves in cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg on the Baltic Coast, but Brav said that there is enormous potential for further growth in the region. ...
Argophilia Travel News
The Danish royal yacht welcomed in St. Petersburg by the Russian ...
The Danish royal yacht welcomed in St. Petersburg by the Russian military orchestra. ... Henrik are visiting Moscow, and will arrive in ...
en.rian.ru/video/20110907/166497899.html
InterContinental Announces Major Expansion Plans for Russia, CIS
IHG also plans to introduce its newest brand -- Hotel Indigo -- into Russia in Moscow and St.Petersburg where the company sees significant potential for growth. ...
www.travelpulse.com/intercontinental-announces-major-expan...

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