RUSSIA News, Nov 27, 2011

Putin awaits Russia's presidential nomination AFP Hundreds of disgruntled voters from both the nationalist and democratic blocs rallied on the main squares of Moscow and Putin's native Saint Petersburg to mark what some said would be the start of United Russia's decline. "There are full preparations ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

The Khodorkovsky Documentary Nobody in Russia Wants to Screen TIME MOSCOW — A German film about imprisoned Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is set for release in Russia next week, but it is unlikely that many in the country will actually have an opportunity to see it. That's because most Russian theaters have ... See all stories on this topic »

Russians wait in cold to see a belt believed to have been worn by Virgin Mary Washington Post The relic had not left Greece for centuries, until this visit to Russia, and went on view in Moscow at midnight Saturday after display in St. Petersburg and other cities. About 1 million people are expected to see it in Moscow before it leaves Sunday. ... See all stories on this topic »

This Russian anti-gay bill is nothing short of medieval barbarity The Guardian They are just 180km from Russia's capital Moscow, in the city of Ryazan. In 2006 local lawmakers adopted the first ever law prohibiting propaganda of homosexuality to minors in Russia. This law was meant to stigmatise Russian gays and lesbians, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

State Department Condemns Anti-Gay Legislation In Russia Towleroad Moscow used to have a mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, who denounced homosexuality as “satanic.” St.Petersburg, in contrast, was in some ways the center of organized gay life in Russia: the Russianbranch of the ILGA, the international LGBT rights organization is ... See all stories on this topic »

In Quiet Part of Russia, Putin's Party Loses Steam New York Times United Russia polls badly in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but those are places populated by wealthy liberals, whose complaints have never had much impact. Tula, by contrast, is average. Its weapons factories have endured waves of layoffs since the 1990s, ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Russia Holds Rates as Euro Crisis Drains Liquidity: Economy BusinessWeek 7 in Moscow. The Russian regulator has signaled it may limit operations between domestic lenders and foreign banks. “Policy makers are becoming increasingly worried about a liquidity squeeze in the banking sector,” Neil Shearing, a London-based senior ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia May Lead Luxury-Home Price Gains Next Year as Asia Cools BusinessWeek St. Petersburg ranked third, with values likely to gain by 5 percent to 10 percent, the report showed. “There's a stock shortage in Moscow following the change of mayor last year, which has caused a freeze in new development,” said Patrick Dring, ... See all stories on this topic »

Neste Oil expanding its presence in Northwest Russia Reuters (press release) The current network in Russia extends from the Finnish-Russian border all the way to Novgorod. The most distant station from Finland is located in Krestsy, between St. Petersburg and Moscow. Panu Kopra, Vice President, Russian, Polish, ... See all stories on this topic »

Russian Central Bank Leaves Rate at 8.25% Bloomberg Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Russia's central bank refrained from cutting interest rates as Europe's debt crisis exacerbates a cash shortage in the economy, putting pressure on policy makers to keep a grip on capital outflows. ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

Soaring glass for Mariinsky's modern second home Reuters Diamond said the marriage of modern glass with the nearby Mariinsky's existing 19th century architecture are the necessary elements that will help attract wider, younger audiences to Russia'srich cultural traditions. "It will reinforce the great ... See all stories on this topic »

The majority of Russians wish to work in the public sector The Voice of Russia “Moscow hotels face quite a difficulty when we talk about English-speaking persons,” Goryainov said in an interview. Other hotel managers admitted that Russians with good English are few and far between. The bottom line is, when employing new staff, ... See all stories on this topic » The Voice of Russia

Russian cinemas shun Khodorkovsky film: distributor AFP "Just one cinema in Moscow has agreed to release 'Khodorkovsky'. All the others have refused to sign a contract with us," said a spokeswoman for the Kinoclub distributors, Nadezhda Smirnova. And in Russia's second largest city of Saint Petersburg, ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Kuranyi: I've matured in Russia Fifa.com Kuranyi has ten goals to his name this season, a significant contribution to Dynamo's ascent to third place in the Russian Premier League, just a point off CSKA Moscow and four adrift of leaders Zenit St Petersburg. “The decision to move to Russia was ... See all stories on this topic »

Ozon Looks to Be Russia's Amazon TheStreet.com Ozon also has an 8000 square-foot warehouse in the city of Tver, halfway betweenMoscow and St. Petersburg, where its inventory is stored. To help build out its distribution network, the Moscow-based company raised $100 million in September. ... See all stories on this topic » TheStreet.com

Zenit fan detained after TV channel bomb threat RT (RIA Novosti/Aleksey Filippov) Saint Petersburg police have arrested a Zenit fan who threatened to blow up the local office of the NTV Plus television channel. The irate man called NTV headquarters in Moscow on November 23 not long before the kickoff ... See all stories on this topic » RT

Russia, Belarus sign energy agreements The Voice of Russia The Union State of Russia and Belarus got a second wind on Friday, when a raft of documents pertaining to the energy sector was signed during the Union State's Supreme Council session in Moscow. Also on Friday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said ... See all stories on this topic » The Voice of Russia

Things are not so good for them? The Day Weekly Digest You do not even need to be familiar with the true reality of Russia's boundless expanses outside Moscow and St. Petersburg – suffice it to see these eye-catching signs to arrive at a reasonable conclusion that there must be something wrong with the... See all stories on this topic » The Day Weekly Digest

How a Banana Tycoon Lured Bolshoi Stars to His Theater New York Times And Mr. Kekhman, at age 43, recently gave up all of his day-to-day responsibilities as a major owner of Russia's biggest fruit company to focus on the Mikhailovsky. “I have a new profession right now,” he said. “And this profession has brought a new ... See all stories on this topic »

Emirates' link to St Petersburg poised to energise travel trade gulfnews.com St Petersburg is Emirates' 115th destination. Antinori said, "This move will also create new job opportunities as 100 Russians will be employed by Emirates." Emirates has been contributing to the growing trade and tourism worldwide by launching new ... See all stories on this topic »

Russians spend 15 hours in line to main Christian shrine RIA Novosti Some 20000 people lined up on Tuesday around the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow to worship one of the most revered Christian shrines, the Mother of God's Belt, pilgrim hotline employees said. As the mercury in the Russian capital fell below ... See all stories on this topic »

Tourists from Russia Bolstering Spa Sector ERR News "The Estonian Spa Association with the support of Enterprise Estonia has carried out very large-scale market actions in both the Moscow and St. Petersburg market. Russians have a good image of Estonia as a tourist destination," said Estonian Spa ... See all stories on this topic »

FOR THE CAT'S AMUSEMENT — RUSSIA'S FUTURE IS ON THE LINE (LEASH) Business Insider By John Helmer, Moscow To gauge the future welfare of Russia and the Russians, nothing is more telling than the Cat Test. Michel de Montaigne originated it in one of his 16th century essays, when he wrote: “When I play with my cat, who knows whether ... See all stories on this topic »

SL enjoys cordial relations with Russia - Minister Prof GL Peiris Ceylon Daily News Peiris mentioned the recent visit to Moscow by Petroleum Industries Minister Susil Premajayantha, who was present as President of the Sri Lanka - Russia Parliamentary Friendship Association.Russian Ambassador Vladimir Mikhaylov said that the land ... See all stories on this topic »

Talent and Diversity Triumph in Tomsk The Moscow Times In 2010, Forbes rated Tomsk — which lies 3500 kilometers east of the Russian capital — the 26th best Russian city for business, excluding Moscow and St. Petersburg. It is the first time Tomsk has made the top 30. The ratings took into account social ... See all stories on this topic » The Moscow Times

Unpopular laws set for July 1st 2012 The Voice of Russia Head of the Petersburg Politics Fund Mikhail Vinogradov stated his belief that it was an attempt to boost declining rating of the United Russia party, which Medvedev leads. The Moscow Times reports that the imprisonment of Russian pilot Vladimir ... See all stories on this topic » The Voice of Russia

3rd Rome in Three Days Manila Bulletin It's one of the 7 Sisters – the elaborate Russian Baroque and Gothic towers that Russia'sCommunist leader, Joseph Stalin, erected in the building frenzy following World War II. Soon, my 120-foot long yacht jostled upriver, through the ice floes, ... See all stories on this topic »

Bring it on home: Russia STLtoday.com The trip • Linda and Norman spent two weeks in Russia and came across interesting villages. During their vacation, they booked a six-day riverboat cruise that started in Moscow and ended in St.Petersburg. They also visited the Pushkin Museum. ... See all stories on this topic »

For Hallberg, a Month Inside the Bolshoi Pressure Cooker New York Times (blog) By ELLEN BARRY Dmitry Astakhov/RIA Novosti Kremlin, via Associated PressDavid Hallberg, right, is greeted by President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, left, and President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, center, after the Nov. 18 performance of “Sleeping ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

The Campaign against Petersburg's Proposed ... - chtodelat news By hecksinductionhour The St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly is encountering increased criticism from within Russia and abroad as it gets ready to pass United Russia's anti-gay law in a second reading. Meanwhile,Russian officials are talking about expanding ... chtodelat news

Why Russian Cinemas Shun the Khodorkovsky ... - News Hub Today By NewsHubToday Russia's jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky attends a court session in Moscow on April 5, 2010. Grigory Dukor / Reuters. This post is in partnership with Worldcrunch, a new global-news site that translates stories of note in foreign ... News Hub Today

RA's Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 21, 2011 - Robert Amsterdam By Citizen M Russians have been lining up around a church on the Moscow River in their 'tens of thousands' to kiss a relic brought from Greece and 'greeted on arrival by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin'. Putin's electioneering repertoire include playing ice ... Robert Amsterdam

Ten top mobile apps and games from Russia | East-West Digital News By East-West Digital News On the domestic market, the Moscow startup is still well ahead of Foursquare, which launched itsRussian version only in September 2011. AlterGeo has just opened representative offices in St.Petersburg and Kiev, marking the first steps in its ... East-West Digital News

LGBT Asylum News: Western leaders condemn Russian 'gay ... By Paul Canning By Paul Canning Both the British and the American governments have condemned Russia's 'gay propaganda' law. The law, which has been rushed through the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, prohibits so-called propaganda of 'sodomy, ... LGBT Asylum News

American theatricals « Russian News From Russia By admin American theatricals. A conference brings works by contemporary American playwrights to the city's stages this week. By Larisa Doctorow. The St. Petersburg Times. Published: November 23, 2011 (Issue # 1684) ... The conference is sponsored by the U.S. embassy in Moscow and the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg. The “Modern American Plays and Discoveries” conference runs from Nov. 25 through Nov. 27 and all events are free. The main events will be held at the ... Russian News From Russia

Sotheby's London presents its forthcoming important Russian art ... It represents the largest collection of works by Benois to be offered for sale in recent history and comprises ballet, opera set and costume designs; watercolour views of Russia, France and Italy; book illustrations; sketchbooks and portraits of the artist's family. Among the many ... Benois was the descendant of Alberto Cavos, the Russian-Italian architect who built the Bolshoi Theatre inMoscow as well as the Mariinsky and Bolshoi Kamenny theatres in St. Petersburg. Russian Art Day... Recent News on Artdaily.org

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Petersburg homosexuality bill on hold | RUSSIA | The Moscow News St. Petersburg lawmakers decided on Wednesday to postpone a vote on a bill ... Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of the Federation Council, Russia's upper house ... www.themoscownews.com/russia/20111123/189225802.html

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ITAR-TASS : Virgin Mary's Belt in Moscow to bring Russians, Greeks ... 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 ... www.itar-tass.com/en/c32/282409.html

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