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Putin acknowledges state's implication in Yukos intrigue - 12/27/2004 17:19

The statement from the president sounded rather cynical, taking into consideration the auction process and the events that preceded and followed it
The last week was marked with a very important event in Russia. It took the state a year to accomplish that: President Putin virtually acknowledged at the press conference in the Kremlin that the main objective of the notorious Yukos case was connected with the state's aspiration to retrieve the assets, which belonged to Mikhail Khodorkovsky More...

Revolutions to grip Russia and former Soviet republics in 2005 - 12/25/2004 15:41
Yukos's CEO will be jailed for five years, Shamil Basayev will not be caught The new year will not bring any political upheavals for Russia like presidential... More...

Russia's pessimism escalates as the year draws to a close - 12/24/2004 12:41
The share of people thinking the country is following the right way has reduced from 26 to 18 per cent The year of 2004 has truly proved to be a leap-year.... More...

Russia conquers the diamond market with striking export volumes - 12/23/2004 17:50
This information has been marked as secret since 1950s, when diamond deposits were found in the USSR The website of the Russian Finance Ministry has... More...

Russian vodka makers confuse people with concealed commercial advertising - 12/22/2004 11:45
Mineral water, chocolates and even magazines are used to disguise well-known vodka brands in Russia When the Russian government banned all kinds of advertising... More...

Yukos's assets sold to unknown company - 12/20/2004 12:38
The surprising outcome of the sales brought up the idea that the auction has been planned beforehand The auction to sell the stake of Yukos's major extracting... More...

USA to stop the dollar devaluation - 12/16/2004 15:51
The dollar-euro situation will remain the same during the forthcoming months The Federal Open Market Committee of the US Federal Reserve System decided... More...

A Farewell to "Liberalism" - 12/16/2004 12:35
Results of the reformation period that has been lasting for fifteen years now, start creating a solid foundation for the proper discussion regarding the... More...

Zhirinovsky's LDPR suffers a debacle after losing the party's banner - 12/16/2004 11:47
The notorious Russian politician, however, hopes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the party Someone stole the banner of the Liberal and Democratic... More...

WTO welcomes Iraq and Afghanistan, leaves Russia behind again - 12/15/2004 13:14
The elite trade club is gradually losing its erstwhile power and image The World Trade Organization is ready to welcome even a country with unstable... More...

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Russians protest against possible return of Kuril Islands to Japan - 11/20/2004 16:39
The Soviet-Japanese declaration signed in 1956 is null and void now Members... More...

Karachayevo tragedy may repeat - 11/19/2004 16:07
More tragic events may happen soon in Tatarstan, Bashkiria and other... More...

Military service for Chechen draftees prohibited - 10/28/2004 15:45
Chechen draftees did not serve in other Russian regions because many... More...

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Politics

Putin acknowledges state's implication in Yukos intrigue - 12/27/2004 17:19
The statement from the president sounded rather cynical, taking into... More...

Revolutions to grip Russia and former Soviet republics in 2005 - 12/25/2004 15:41
Yukos's CEO will be jailed for five years, Shamil Basayev will not... More...

Russia's pessimism escalates as the year draws to a close - 12/24/2004 12:41
The share of people thinking the country is following the right way... More...

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Economics

Russia conquers the diamond market with striking export volumes - 12/23/2004 17:50
This information has been marked as secret since 1950s, when diamond... More...

Russian vodka makers confuse people with concealed commercial advertising - 12/22/2004 11:45
Mineral water, chocolates and even magazines are used to disguise... More...

Yukos's assets sold to unknown company - 12/20/2004 12:38
The surprising outcome of the sales brought up the idea that the auction... More...

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Society and Culture

Islamic holy books highlight sex - 12/28/2004 17:10
A paranja or a hijab has become the symbol of sexual humiliation for... More...

Horrifying stories about crematoriums make Russians prefer conventional funeral - 12/24/2004 15:26
It is rumored that cremators sell clothes and jewelry of the deceased... More...

Women catch hepatitis C at beauty shop and hairdresser's - 12/23/2004 15:13
Hepatitis C virus stays in human body for years and even for a lifetime In... More...

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