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Duma Sets Sights on Antitrust Law, Liquor
By Irina Filatova and Anatoly Medetsky
The State Duma opened its fall session Tuesday looking to pass economic legislation that clarifies tough anti-monopoly regulations and puts further pressure on the country's rampant alcohol consumption.
Luzhkov's Deputy Comes Under Fire
Russia's top investigator accused a Moscow deputy mayor of fleeing the country to evade corruption allegations, a claim that analysts said put new pressure on Mayor Yury Luzhkov, the last long-serving regional leader.
Kalmykia to Get Pragmatic Leader, Analysts Say
Flamboyant Kalmykia leader Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who is stepping down after 17 years, will likely be replaced by a pragmatic-minded business manager, analysts said.
LUKoil Exec to Support Crash Victim's Girl
The Moscow Times
LUKoil vice president Anatoly Barkov, cleared by police in a car crash that killed two women, including the mother of a 2-year-old girl, promised on Tuesday to use his own money to support the girl until she reaches adulthood.
Silvinit Sells Trader Stake, Merger Possible
Combined Reports
Silvinit has sold its 32 percent stake in trading firm International Potash Company, data on its web site showed Tuesday, in another sign that Russia's largest potash producer is headed for a merger with rival Uralkali.
Alexei Nikolsky / AP / RIA-Novosti
Foreign Money In, Khodorkovsky Still Out
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin insisted that Russia remained open to foreign investment in strategic sectors, accused jailed former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky of having “blood on his hands” and spoke of Washington and Beijing in uncharacteristically warm terms during a meeting with Russia experts.
- Sochi Has No Legal Dumps, Audit Finds
- Shoigu Blames Regions for Wildfire Crisis
- Magnitsky's Supporters Blast Bastrykin
- Foreign Adoptions Slammed in St. Petersburg
- Mitvol Loses to Gay Club
- China Loans $6Bln to Secure Coal
- Nazarbayev Proposes Siberian River Diversion
- Globaltrans H1 Profit Beats Forecast
- No Grain Import Increase
- Contemporary Writers Strong for New Season
Modernizing Russia’s Tragic HistoryIn a village in the Leningrad region, there is a large bronze statue of a strong, stocky man in a long coat and cap on a high red granite pedestal. An inscription reveals that it is a monument to Sergei Kirov, whose murder gave Josef Stalin an excuse to unleash the Great Terror.
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Contemporary Writers Strong for New SeasonThe real season is about to begin in Moscow. Let the film, music and art pundits take potshots at me — I don’t care. Because when Moscow’s drama theaters start gearing up for a new season, that’s when serious work is about to be done.
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Theater Plus: Festival Is Host to New Plays, Free ExpressionIt has become tradition that Moscow’s theater season begins with a daunting dose of new drama. This year, at the Lyubimovka playwriting festival, there will be 40 plays read and performed, including new Russian works.
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Transstroi Sacks CEO, Alleges Embezzlement
Oleg Deripaska's construction company Transstroi fired its chief executive for embezzlement, the billionaire's investment vehicle said Monday, in a rare public dismissal of a major Russian company's CEO.
