Comment Dear Deidre Deidre Dare’s column ‘Come on, cavemen!’ has provoked an angry response

Comment The limits of free speech Tim Wall Deidre Dare's sExpat column last week, "Come on, cavemen!" has justifiably provoked a strong reaction from our readers - almost all of it unreservedly negative.

Business Moscow bullish on bonds Ed Bentley Russia's return to the debt market for the first time in a decade got a positive reaction from investors who appear ready to forgive and forget the 1998 default that sent stocks crashing.

Business RusAl jitters on Wall St Ed Bentley Oleg Deripaska’s planned IPO is under pressure after Goldman Sachs pulls out as an adviser

Ask the experts The only way is up Ed Bentley After expectations of a recovery, industrial output fell in October, posing the question: will production rise or fall over the next year?

News New gang wars rock underworld Andy Potts Mafia turf wars could be on their way back - but unlike the carnage of the 90s, the new model is likely to be restricted to specific rackets, such as gambling and drugs.

News Thinking small – to help those in need Andy Potts American doctor Juliette Engel believes Russia is getting community projects right, just when the West is turning bureaucratic

News The week in review 10 – 16 November Andy Potts One of the suspects held in the killings of campaigners Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova has confessed, the FSB says

News Auto rescue on the skids Ed Bentley The scrapped Opel deal leaves thousands of GAZ workers facing an uncertain future

Business Visa gaffe shatters fantasy Andy Potts rican writer’s honeymoon in St. Petersburg is disrupted by a travel agent’s blunder

Business The week in review 10 – 16 November Andy Potts PM Yulia Tymoshenko says Ukraine paid Gazprom on time, while Kudrin woos the City of London

Local Flu fear grips Moscow Nathan Toohey The city braces itself for a massive wave of the swine flu epidemic

Local When a property’s stars align Ayano Hodouchi A quarter of those looking for upmarket housing consult with astrologers

Local Moscow unemployment falls For the first time this year unemployment in Moscow fell in October, the city's employment service reported on its web site.

Local New Year’s plans announced Nathan Toohey Ded Moroz’s arrival set for Boxing Day