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Moscow News №14 2009
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The limits of pluralism
Tim Wall
Events in Moscow and Sochi in the last few days show both tentative steps from the Kremlin towards allowing the green shoots of pluralism, but also their limits.
News
Foreigners’ work visa hassles grow
By Ayano Hodouchi
Getting work permits for foreigners in Russia has traditionally been a thorny issue, mired in red tape and confusing, constantly-changing rules.
Business
‘Bad bank’ idea gaining ground
By Ed Bentley
The idea of creating a "bad bank" to soak up Russian banks' toxic assets could become a reality if the economic situation worsens, even though senior officials currently reject the idea.
Comment
And then there were none
News
Intensely diminishing in Tbilisi
By Andy Potts
When does a revolution stop revolving? It might depend how you feel about the government facing the angry mob.
Business
A bunch of bankers
Less than two weeks after Dinamo Moscow football club insisted that VTB would have no part in running the team's financial affairs, the state-owned bank happily announced it was taking over the famous Chekist football club.
Business
Oil production puts Russia on collision course
By Ed Bentley
OPEC is squaring up for a spat with Moscow as it becomes increasingly frustrated with Russia's reluctance to curb oil output as agreed with the international cartel.
Business
Waiting for U.S., China recovery
By Ed Bentley
Russian markets moved little this week as investors anxiously wait for signs of recovery from world markets, but indications that the decline in the United States is slowing and growth in China have been viewed as positive.
Culture
Obsessions of Ja’bagh
By Elena Kirillova
One man’s view of catwalk couture and dressing-room dramas
Restaurants & Bars
Nobu comes to town
By Ayano Hodouchi
Now would seem like an unlikely time for a high-end restaurant to open in Moscow.
Sports
World Cup dreams
By Andy Potts
Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko is a man with a dream - he wants to see FIFA bring the 2018 World Cup to Russia, giving the country its first shot at hosting a major international football tournament.
Sports
Laudrup out as Spartak struggle
By Andy Potts
A 3-0 home defeat to city rivals Dinamo saw Spartak Moscow coach Michael Laudrup sacked - just hours after receiving a public vote of confidence from the club's general director Valery Karpin.
Culture
Easter festival highlights
Columnists
For a good job, we’ve got you covered
By Mark H. Teeter
Russian speakers studying English soon learn that Anglo-Saxons observe a large number of formal conventions in their speech and writing - what are Anglo-Saxons if not slaves to convention?
Sports
Sports shorts - Torpedo sunk
Torpedo sunk, Ak Bars lift cup, Russia readies itself for title defence, Krylya flying in play-offs
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