Comment A new perspective Tim Wall The crisis is truly a wake-up call: for the world economy, for businesses of all shapes and sizes, for newly-downtrodden workers - and for the media.

Business Tsar’s tipple faces vodka challenge Andy Potts The fizz turns flat for luxury bubbly as Kristal vodka wins a copyright battle with Louis Roederer’s Cristal Champagne

News Bakhmina parole may come with strings Anna Arutunyan The drama surrounding Svetlana Bakhmina, a former Yukos lawyer who gave birth to her third child while still in prison, has come to a head after a Moscow court granted her parole.

Comment A paper of pioneers and purges Anna Arutunyan Editor's note: This is the first of three articles looking at the history of The Moscow News, from 1930 to the present day.

Ask the experts The Peter Pan of politics Anna Arutunyan Eduard Limonov has long been the enfant terrible of Russia’s opposition. But, as he plans a serious assault on the 2012 presidential election, is this perennial angry young man growing up?

Business Power blackouts feared as investment dims Ed Bentley The government is urged not to cut its plans to build much-needed generation capacity

Business Metal prices slide Ed Bentley The commodity market has been one of the strongest performers this year but a decline in prices could signal the end of a bear market rally

Business Jobless hung, drawn and quartered Andy Potts No news is good news, or so the saying goes. Is that why unemployment figures will now be released less often?

Business Falling oil hits rouble Ed Bentley The falling oil price put pressure on Russian stock markets this week, with the biggest decline in three weeks fuelling fears that it could drop back down to $40 a barrel.

Restaurants & Bars Cheap & Chi Ayano Hodouchi Speedy service, good food and inexpensive prices. Too good to be true? Not at the new dim sum and noodle eatery Chi

Culture Beauty & Bulgakov By Anna Laletina Actress Isabelle Adjani and model Danila Polyakov are among the stars featured in a visual interpretation of “The Master and Margarita”

Concerts Concerts - Incredibly strange music Vladimir Kozlov A leading local experimentalist teams up with a French musician who specialises in playing odd instruments that he created from unlikely objects

Local Unlocking the gridlock Dmitry Alenushkin The financial crisis, road developments and the seasons have combined to impact on the city’s notorious traffic snarls

Sports Russia ready to defend World crown By Andy Potts After last year’s thrilling win in Canada, the nation’s eyes are on the 2009 championships which start this week in Switzerland

Comment The Moscow News history quiz