News On the Road to Peace

News Independence day By Kirill Bessonov Just days after repelling a Georgian attack on the breakaway republic of South Ossetia, Russia urgently moved to recognize it, along with Abkhazia, another self-proclaimed state.

News In Brief - Quake strikes Russia’s Siberian region Quake strikes Russia's Siberian region, Russia won't block NATO transit to Afghanistan - envoy, Publisher replaced at Russian English-language daily, Police search for runaway lion in Russia's Volga area

Comment Is the SCO set to expand? Dmitry Kosyrev The upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Dushanbe will primarily concentrate on admission procedures for new members.

News Company probed for bilking shoppers By Anna Arutunyan

News Crime Briefs - Supreme Court overruns acquittal in Chubais attack case Supreme Court overruns acquittal in Chubais attack case, Over 20 kg of heroin seized in Russia's Urals, Russian ex-tycoon Khodorkovsky denied parole,

Local City shows the latest car models By Daria Chernyshova This week marks the opening of Moscow International Automobile Salon. In just the second time that the event has taken place, it has already been granted ‘A’ category by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles, which means it is now one of the most significant events in the worldwide calendar of motor shows

Local In Brief - Rodent Olympic Games set to make city scream Rodent Olympic Games set to make city scream, An "underground town" under Kievsky railway station in Moscow, Moscow mayor orders speed up in restoration of Soviet icon, Moscow youth against terrorism

Local Moscow Premiere By Katya Vinogradova An annual film festival places the spotlight on Russia’s homegrown cinema industry – free of charge

Columnists Russia and the Olympics By Daria Chernyshova Russia’s first Olympics was at the 1908 Summer Games in London. Since then, it has invested much into the event. This year was slightly different

Local The Charm of Art Nouveau By Alisa Ballard The elaborate asymmetry and organic, viny images of Art Nouveau are as associated with Paris, Barcelona, Brussels and Riga as colorful onion domes, monochrome block-style apartment buildings and towering Stalinist skyscrapers are associated with Moscow.

Local International Schools in Moscow By Phoebe Taplin The competition is fierce among expat families who are looking for a high-quality school to send their child to

National Chill Out By Olga Yakimenko A Russian company offers a second chance

National This week in russian history...29 August – 30 September

National Russia to review WTO policy By Anna Arutunyan Amid continued criticism from the West over the Georgian conflict, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has called for "clarity" regarding Russia's accession to the World Trade Organiza­tion, while noting that it would gain little as a member.