RUSSIA News, Sep 20, 2011

International Art Fair ART MOSCOW To Be Held At Central House of Artists Broadway World This year over 40 national and international galleries introduce their expositions at 15 ART MOSCOWFair. Adora Calvo Gallery (Salamanca, Spain), Aidan Gallery (Moscow, Russia), La Acacia Gallery (Havana, Cuba), AL Gallery (Saint-Petersburg, Russia), ... See all stories on this topic »

Russian cities host Vietnamese Culture Days Viet Nam News HA NOI — The Russian cities of Moscow and St Petersburg will host Viet Nam Culture Days for one week beginning tomorrow, with many Vietnamese artists scheduled to perform. "On the occasion, we'll try to introduce Vietnamese culture to international ... See all stories on this topic »

India fest begins in Russia Russia & India Report The fest is being jointly organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the Ministry of Culture of Russia across three Russian cities - Moscow, St. Petersburgand Kazan. It will last till September 30. During the inauguration ceremony ... See all stories on this topic » Russia & India Report

Regional PPP Addiction The Moscow Times The city of Moscow, where a local PPP law has not yet been adopted, is also considering the concession model for construction of new metro lines and waste plants. In addition to its PPP law, this year St. Petersburg has started to consider other legal ... See all stories on this topic » The Moscow Times

Russia Alarms EC over Its Tourists Stranded in Bulgaria Novinite.com The reason for the move is the unprecedented crisis that left hundreds of tourists, mainly Russian, stranded for days in Bulgaria and unable to return to Moscow and Saint Petersburg, even though their tickets had been paid for in advance. ... See all stories on this topic » Novinite.com

Tyrrells bags Russian crisps deal on the fly Telegraph.co.uk Despite the company's overseas sales growing by 70pc last year, Russia wasn'ta “focus market,” Mr Milner says. Although he discovered Tyrrells was already supplying 30 high-end stores in Moscow with a small sample of its crisps, he felt he needed ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Container Freight Feeder Services Can Flourish - But Not Everywhere The Handy Shipping Guide It is strategically located to reduce the impact of the harsh winter on operation and it is able to easily accommodate cargo going to the St. Petersburg, Moscow and Kaluga areas through an already well established infrastructure. ... See all stories on this topic » The Handy Shipping Guide

Hoteliers Prefer Chains The Moscow Times Until recently, most foreign investors and hotel operators were focused on St.Petersburg and Moscow. Over the past two years, international operators have revised their estimates of risk levels of projects in Russia and, after the development of the ... See all stories on this topic » The Moscow Times

Inward investment in Russia climbs rapidly Investor Today However the report found that investors do not venture very far inland: 49% of investment is inMoscow or St Petersburg. The overall scale of inward investment has seen Russia outpace Europe's 14% progress, however overall the country ranks fourth ... See all stories on this topic »

Putin Is Unlikely to Run for Kremlin, United Russia Adviser Says Bloomberg While Putin and Medvedev have said they will decide together which of them will run for the Kremlin in 2012, the president's advisers have urged him to seek the endorsement of United Russia, which holds a congress in Moscow Sept. ... See all stories on this topic »

Oscar fate to be determined for Russia RT The Siberian-born, St Petersburg-based director made his name as the high-octane author of such masterpieces as Mother and Son and The Russian Ark. His thought-provoking dramas have featured at the most prestigious festivals. The 60-year-old filmmaker ... See all stories on this topic » RT

Retail Heads to the Regions, Gets Specific in Moscow The Moscow Times Midrange clothes retailer Finn Flare has 82 stores in Russia, more than half of which are located inMoscow. The Finnish firm is now building more stores in the regions because the market is oversaturated in the capital and St. Petersburg, ... See all stories on this topic »

Marina Laslo: 'I want to make art not a pop business' Telegraph.co.uk It may seem a bit of a stretch from the traditional Russian Romances Laslo was once famous for, drawing crowds of 4000 in St Petersburg with her oft-touted “perfect” operatic-style voice. However, the singer has always redefined the genres of the music... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Living Like Communists Russia Profile St. Petersburg, the birthplace of the revolution, was also the birthplace of the communal apartment in Russia. With thousands of sprawling, pre-revolutionary apartments, and an influx of workers into the city, the state divided them up with gusto.... See all stories on this topic » Russia Profile

Smart Insights Report: Russia Smart Card Market to Near 1.8 Billion Smart ... PR Web (press release) Average mobile communication penetration is already above 150% and, in Moscowand St. Petersburg, it has passed 200%. Moreover, mobile network operators are still facing high churn rates. As a result, Smart Insights anticipates SIM cards shipments in... See all stories on this topic » PR Web (press release)

What's in a Name? Russia Profile In an interview with Ogonyok in May of 2005, Alexandra Superanskaya, co-author of “Russian Names” and Russia's leading anthroponomy expert, described where some of these names came from. “On the corner of Kuznetsky Most Street and Neglinnaya Street ... See all stories on this topic » Russia Profile

Coach quits struggling Siberian side Tom Yahoo! Eurosport UK Reports said a third party had been paid $400000 to obtain Pogrebnyak's transfer from SpartakMoscow to Tom in 2006. Pogrebnyak, who moved to Zenit St Petersburg in 2007 before joining Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart two years later, and his agent, ... See all stories on this topic »

Honda eyes Russia manufacturing move just-auto.com (subscription) Foreign direct investment in Russia's auto industry is mainly concentrated in the Moscow-St.Petersburg area, but the Russian government is thought to be keen on establishing new investment elsewhere within the country. See all stories on this topic »

Tablet computer promises absence of scoliosis The Voice of Russia ... but meanwhile, Russian school children have got an opportunity to test it, which perhaps, will be used in other countries. As for now, the new device will be tested free of charge in five regions, including Moscow and St. Petersburg. ... See all stories on this topic » The Voice of Russia

HVS EMEA Hospitality Newsletter – Week Ending 16 September 2011 Hospitality Net (press release) As part of the expansion, the group plans to bring Hotel Indigo, its new boutique brand, to Moscowand St Petersburg. Scandic is now the proud owner of the tallest hotel in the Nordic region. The 34-storey Scandic Victoria Tower opened this week in ... See all stories on this topic »

Finnish pension insurers tap Russian real estate Financial News (subscription) Finnish pension insurance firms Ilmarinen and Etera are to launch an investment company that invests in real estate development projects in Moscow and StPetersburg. The firms, along with three Finnish property companies, have pledged a combined €95.5m ... See all stories on this topic » Financial News (subscription)

Hilton Worldwide announces double arrival into St. Petersburg Travel Daily News International Hilton Hotels & Resorts was ranked 'Number One Hotel Brand' in Russia for the second year in the BDRC Russian Hotel Business Guest Survey. Hampton by Hilton St. Petersburg Expoforum – Offering 210 guest rooms, meeting rooms and fitness suite, ... See all stories on this topic »

Five years on, Tyrrells ends that Tesco spat thegrocer ... of a high-level British trade delegation accompanying PM David Cameron to Russiathis week, said he expected to sell £1m of Tyrrells crisps in Russia this year at a whopping £5 a bag with listings in 180 Spar stores around Moscow and StPetersburg. ... See all stories on this topic » thegrocer

THE NUTCRACKER AboutMyArea It has an outstanding level of teaching and performs on the world's best stages ofRussia, Paris, London and New York. Many of their young artists have won prizes and diplomas in famous international ballet competitions in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, ... See all stories on this topic » AboutMyArea

New Sherlock Holmes adaptation turns St. Petersburg into London ... By RT Shooting for a new screen adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes has started inRussia's northern capital. ... breakingnews. Go to main page Programs Prime Time Russia NewsNew Sherlock Holmes adaptation turns St. Petersburg into London. MORE ON THE STORY.Russian "Sherlock Holmes" Vasily Livanov ... British Moscow? Elementary! If you ever feel homesick, do not lose heart: a quick stroll around British Moscow may be enough to cheer you up. 14.07 .2007... News RSS : Today

Moscow, St Pete to host Vietnamese culture festival: Voice of Russia The Voice of Russia radio website ... Russia's tennis team stays on top ... On September 20-27,Moscow and St. Petersburg will host the festival of Vietnamese culture, the Vietnamese Culture Ministers Hoang Tuan Anh said Monday. ... Voice of Russia, News

Gay Christians to gather in St. Petersburg ... - The Moscow News Gay pride marches have had a difficult history in Russia, as they have often been banned or attacked. The Russian Orthodox Church strongly opposes any such ... www.themoscownews.com/society/20110909/189033372.html

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