Local ‘Courage and greatness’ By Andy Potts Conservationists have called on City Hall to preserve Budyonovsky.

Local Should Moscow’s constructivist legacy be saved? By Nathan Toohey Architecture aficionados adore Constructivism, but City Hall wants it deconstructed

Local Vox pop - Liza Chapkovsky asked local residentswhether they were satisfied with their abodes

Comment No quick cure for Russia’s oil addiction By Sergei Balashov Despite continued calls for diversification, investors remain too afraid to put their money elsewhere

Comment Getting the Oscars treatment By Tim Wall Talk about a sense of unreality. Never mind that the world is staring down the twin barrels of the sawn-off shotgun of a depression - for the 24-hour news channels, the G20 summit in London was a kind of popularity contest.

Comment A credibility deficit By Roland Oliphant The draft budget for the coming year has finally been sent to the State Duma for approval. The original document, based on the price of oil at $95 per barrel, had to be rewritten when oil prices collapsed.

Comment From foes to friends By Dmitry Babich Judging from past experience, Russia and the United States can become allies just as fast as they became enemies

News Nuclear talks will be tough By Ayano Hodochi and Ed Bentley While President Dmitry Medvedev and his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, have agreed to restart talks on cutting nuclear weapons, the chances of quick progress on other, more controversial issues between Washington and Moscow still seem remote.

News Veteran activist Ponomaryov attacked The Moscow News Assault on 67-year-old believed to be in revenge for his work with opposition politics

Business Rise in jobless fuels fears of return to ’98 By Ed Bentley More than one in 10 of Russia's workforce will be out of work by the end of this year - as its economy shrinks by 4.5 per cent.

Business Fear and loathing at a Moscow job centre Elena Kirillova, of the Moscow News, spoke to job-seekers at an employment centre in southern Moscow, where long lines of people complained that only a few, low-paid jobs were on offer.

Business G20 plans aid of $1 trillion By Andy Potts G20 leaders in London on Thursday reached agreement on a draft rescue plan for the world economy, which would see up to $1.1 trillion channelled in financial aid to fend off a deepening global recession.

Cinema Cinema - Genova British director Michael Winterbottom is known for his high productivity: he puts out a new movie every year, and sometimes even more often.

Culture In brief - Stolen kiss to make a comeback on remaining part of Berlin Wall Stolen kiss to make a comeback on remaining part of Berlin Wall; Pop duo t.A.T.u. calls it quits, Mikhalkov voted back in, but filmmakers keep on feuding, Crisis hits ‘Benois de la Danse'

Feature Russia on the Runway By Ayano Hodouchi There’s no consensus about what’s in style among designers at Russian Fashion Week