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 A political coalition of liberal opposition forces arrived in St. Petersburg this week with bold plans that include a local version of a Dissenters’ March, scheduled for March 3. The coalition, called Other Russia, held its first public event — a “March ... |
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The huge skyscraper that state energy giant Gazprom is planning to build on a site opposite Smolny Cathedral will ruin St. Petersburg’s historic skyline, ... |
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TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia has failed to respond in kind to Moscow’s latest steps to improve bilateral relations, Russian Ambassador Vyacheslav Kovalenko said Wednesday. “Relations between our countries have to be based on mutual respect and fair play. ... |
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In an article headlined “Local Experts Expect Business to Boom,” on page 9 of Tuesday’s issue, it was incorrectly stated that local company Aditum is affiliated ... |
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MOSCOW — A former journalist in the Vladimir region could face a year of prison labor for purportedly insulting the governor in an online forum. The case against Dmitry Tashlykov, now the spokesman for the mayor of Kovrov, is the latest chapter in the ... |
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MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called on the Federal Security Service to combat political extremism and racism in the run-up to the State ... |
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Khinsagov Appeal TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A Georgian court has begun hearing Oleg Khinsagov’s appeal against his conviction for attempted smuggling of highly enriched uranium, the Prosecutor General’s Office announced Wednesday. Georgia announced last week that it had arrested and imprisoned Khinsagov, ... |
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MOSCOW — Over 28 million land-line telephone users will be required to switch over to a new pay-per-minute billing system from Thursday, ending years of Soviet-style, mainly symbolic flat-rate tariffs. The outline of the new system is contained in a law ... |
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MOSCOW — The Cabinet on Wednesday gave tentative approval to a long-delayed bill restricting foreign participation across 40 industries that the government ... |
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Meat Sums ST. PETERSBURG (SPT) — One of Russia’s largest distributors of meat, Meatland Group, increased revenue by 18 percent last year up to 6 billion rubles ($228 million), according to Russian accounting standards, Interfax reported Thursday. EBITDA ... |
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 MOSCOW — Mikhail Prokhorov will resign as chief executive of Norilsk Nickel and divide his assets in holding company Interros with longtime business partner ... |
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MOSCOW — A little-known company has registered a natural gas field in east Siberia that could threaten TNK-BP’s neighboring Kovykta flagship project, which already faces accusations of environmental damage and failure to fulfill production licenses. The company, Petromir, estimates that the Angaro-Lunskoye ... |
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 A comment titled “A World Free of Nuclear Weapons,” published in The Wall Street Journal on Jan. 4, was signed by a bipartisan group of four influential Americans — George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn — not known for utopian thinking, ... |
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For the people of the United States, Jan. 27 became a day of protest against the war in Iraq. Media commentators compared the anti-war demonstrations in ... |
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 LONDON — British police have questioned British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a second time in an investigation into political party funding that has cast a shadow over his final months in office. Blair was questioned as a witness at his Downing Street office last Friday, Blair’s spokesman said. The ... |
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 “We have the feeling that we have made history,” Alexander Borovsky emphatically said at the opening of a spectacular show at the Marble Palace of the State Russian Museum last Thursday. This feast of Russian contemporary art celebrates the fifteen year ... |
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Jason Webley, a singer / songwriter / accordion player from Seattle, is returning to St. Petersburg after a two-year absence. Webley, who last performed ... |
 The debate about the importance of creating a Contemporary Art Museum in St. Petersburg, in progress since the “cultural capital” prepared to mark its 300th anniversary in 2003, was given a boost last month when Governor Valentina Matviyenko said she ... |
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 A young and aspiring English musician studying orchestral conducting with St. Petersburg’s Philharmonic Society aims to bring English classical music to ... |
 “Dead Daughters” (“Myortviye Docheri”), a new Russian horror film that tells the story of the ghosts of three little girls, has critics hailing its PR-savvy young director Pavel Ruminov as a Russian M. Night Shyamalan. As in the films of the Hollywood-based, ... |
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 The Gypsy punk revolution that has already won over the United States and Europe, has made it to Russia at last, if only so far as Moscow. Gogol Bordello, ... |
 The most expensive Russian film ever is to begin filming next week, with investors hoping to reap large rewards from the project. Eduard Shifrin, the co-owner of Canadian company Midland Group, is to invest $7 million in the production “Inhabited Island,” ... |
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Oxford 105 Nevsky Prospekt. Tel: 611 1101 Open from 11 a.m. until late All major cards accepted Dinner for two with beer 1,740 rubles ($65) Oxford, a new ... |
 The blockbusters “Volkodav” and “Zhara” have finally left the screens after a month of dominating the multiplexes around the country to make room for a plethora of new Russian films in the next few weeks. Here’s the first big opening: “Konservi” (Canned Meat), a genie that perhaps should’ve been kept ... |
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 LONDON — French striker Jeremie Aliadiere fired Arsenal to a 3-1 extra-time victory over arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday and a place in next month’s League Cup final against Chelsea. Arsenal, who drew 2-2 in last week’s semi-final, first leg, ... |
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BATH, England — Jonny Wilkinson feels his three-year injury nightmare has made him a better player and says he will return for “part two” of his England ... |
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LONDON — Premier League leaders Manchester United outclassed bottom side Watford 4-0 on Wednesday to maintain their six point lead over Chelsea, who beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0. A Cristiano Ronaldo penalty on 20 minutes, a Lloyd Doyley own goal and strikes ... |
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 DUBAI — Ernie Els made a flying start in his bid to claim an unprecedented fourth Dubai Desert Classic trophy, firing a six-under-par 66 in the first round ... |
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