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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
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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
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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.
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Experience the best of Russia’s ‘wild-growing’ folk scene
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Riding the wind
Vladimir Kozlov
If you like the beach but sunbathing and swimming leave you bored – climb on board
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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
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21:01 18/03/2010 |
The Russian Orthodox Church will continue its efforts to peacefully settle the Nagorny Karabakh problem, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said Thursday.
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20:52 18/03/2010 |
Russian and U.S. negotiators will wrap up a new strategic arms reduction pact in the very near future, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
Russia still sees diplomacy resolving Iranian nuclear issue
20:34 18/03/2010 |
Russia believes the dispute over Iran's nuclear activity can still be resolved through diplomacy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday after talks with his U.S. counterpart.
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19:44 18/03/2010 |
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