News An eerie tension in the Caucasus Anna Arutunyan One year after the war with Georgia, people in South Ossetia fear a new conflict may erupt

Comment A small, victorious war Tim Wall By any yardstick governing international relations, Russia's leadership has achieved its primary objectives in the year since last August's war with Georgia

Comment The fear factor Dmitry Babich Russians generally support their government’s actions in last year’s war, but worry there may be a new conflict in the Caucasus

Business ‘I’ve never believed in the invisible hand’ Anna Arutunyan Hans-Jörg Rudloff of Barclays Capital argues the West was wrong to treat Russia as a defeated nation in the 1990s, and this is affecting how far the economic pendulum is now swinging back

News Whisky to fix footie flu scare Andy Potts A Welsh distillery has been touted as an unlikely swine flu remedy

News The week in review - New Politkovskaya inquiry rejected Andy Potts A judge rejects the pleas of the journalist’s family and prosecutors to halt the second trial and begin a fresh investigation into who was behind her killing

News AvtoVAZ protest prompts inquiry Ayano Hodouchi The president questions the running of state corporations while workers aim to take control of the car plant

Business Loan fears up on VTB losses Ed Bentley The state-owned bank’s poor first-quarter results prompt worries of a wave of bank loan defaults later in the year

News The week in review - ‘Balaclava or non-balaclava, sir?’

Business An air of unreality Ed Bentley Yet more evidence that the recession is ending - albeit not in Russia - extended the local bourses rally to a fourth consecutive week as oil remains buoyant above $70 a barrel.

Concerts Herbal vibes Experience the best of Russia’s ‘wild-growing’ folk scene

Nightlife Riding the wind Vladimir Kozlov If you like the beach but sunbathing and swimming leave you bored – climb on board

Exhibitions Propaganda extravaganza Poster: Artist and Time

Cinema Movie of the week - Poltory Komnaty Vladimir Kozlov For fans of the late Nobel Prize-winning poet Joseph Brodsky, this movie should be a treat.

Cinema Cinema calendar Tuesday, August 11 – Monday, August 17