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MOSCOW - The United States announced on Thursday that it recognizes Russia as a market economy, a distinction that Moscow said should provide a tremendous boost to Russian exports and the economy. U.S. President George W. Bush broke the news to President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call on Thursday. "Putin welcomed this step toward Russia, which is a real market-economy country, noting that this will give impetus to developing bilateral economic ties," the Kremlin press service said. Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov was "deeply satisfied," Interfax reported. Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref said that current U. |
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 As of Thursday evening, city officials were reporting that three people had died and one person was listed as still missing as a result of the partial collapse of a nine-story building on Dvinskaya Ulitsa on Monday. |
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Yet another vice-governor exited the administration of Governor Vladimir Yakovlev last week but in a change from earlier departures, this time he left of his own accord. Vice governor Yury Antonov resigned on Friday, citing personal reasons. "Antonov just wanted to go, so he did," Alexander Afanasyev, the City Hall spokesperson, said in a telephone interview Wednesday. |
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MOSCOW - A presidential bill on combating extremism was pushed through the State Duma by pro-Kremlin factions Thursday, despite criticism from the Communists, liberal lawmakers and human-rights advocates, who say the measure will give the government too much power to suppress public protest. |
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St. Petersburg media mogul Dmitry Rozhdestvensky, the founder of one of St. Petersburg's first private television stations, Russkoye video died of a heart attack Thursday morning at his dacha in Siverskaya. Rozhdestvensky's activities at Russkoye Video led to charges being filed against him in 1998 for tax evasion after a Federal Audit Chamber investigation asserted that he had made 10. |
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MOSCOW - Through its Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the U.S. government on Tuesday evening signed a memorandum of understanding with the country's largest private bank, Alfa Bank, to promote investment projects in Russia. In an encouraging step, backing up the warm talks U. |
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The Russian banking sector is continuing to grow, already having reached the pre-1998-financial crisis levels, according to statements made by participants in the 11th International Banking Congress, which opened in St. |
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MOSCOW - Trading on the stock exchange slowed to a trickle. The State Duma twice interrupted its morning session. Crowds of hollering young men flooded downtown Moscow, obstructing traffic. And yet Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov declared that he and the entire Cabinet are in "the best of moods. |
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LET us celebrate one of post-Soviet Russia's far too pleasant surprises: the failure of fringe religions. To this day, some in the Russian Orthodox Church are still whipping up hysteria over so-called totalitarian sects, then directing that hysteria against mainstream Protestants and Roman Catholics. |
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SKINHEADS threaten a dozen embassies with a "war against foreigners." An Afghan man dies after a racist attack in the metro. Shaven-headed teens beat a Jewish boy and break his nose. |
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RUSSIA'S ruling oligarchic class has a penchant for amusing, base and even comic trials in which its members air their grudges against one another and satisfy their basic needs. One oligarch, say, takes over a company and has his rival put on the most wanted list. BUT one political trial now under way is remarkable for its sheer pointlessness in terms of state interests - the trial of Colonel Yury Budanov, charged with the murder of Elza Kungayeva, a young Chechen woman. |
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 The arrival of summer gives St. Petersburg a chance to dust off the cobwebs, get out into the open air and enjoy the better weather. This year, another festival is adding to the growing list of outdoor events being held. "Theater Under the Open Sky" has taken over the beach under the Alexeyevsky Ravelin of the Peter and Paul Fortress. Two stages have been created: One is large and formally constructed, while the other is a square area demarcated on the sand, bordered on two sides by the walls of the fortress and on two sides by rows of tiered seating. |
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 Although local band Bondzinsky has been toting its hard-edged blend of alternative rock for almost 10 years now, its forthcoming album, tentatively titled "Rumba," will be only the second disc it has released, and the first in four years. |
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Johnny Dowd, the U.S. country-blues singer who plays at Red Club on Saturday, is much anticipated on the local music scene. His work has been compared to Captain Beefheart, Tom Waits and David Lynch's films noir, while there is also talk about his remarkable authenticity. |
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Opening a theme restaurant is a risky business. Early imperfections, normally forgiven at recently opened joints, can ruin the whole experience, even for casual diners not concerned with the theme. |
 In the Soviet Union of the late 1970s, Boris Eifman was an exception - a young, ambitious choreographer who had his own dance company, then known as the Leningrad Ballet Ensemble. What made Eifman even more exceptional was his popular success, which stood out like a beacon at a time when most Soviet artistic culture was mired in stagnation. |
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"Monumental" and "magisterial" are words that have surfaced repeatedly in response to Joseph Frank's Dostoevsky project, the first four volumes of which appeared in 1976, 1983, 1986 and 1995. |
 Like many cities in Russia, Pskov is a city of ancient legend: a storybook tale of a princess with a vision. A population center since ancient times, Pskov was settled by Finnish tribes and later by Slavs. By the 9th century it was already a significant regional trading center. But it was not until the 10th century that the city was touched by legend. |
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Fighting in Myanmar BANGKOK (Reuters) - Intense fighting in eastern Myanmar between government troops and ethnic guerrillas has killed dozens and threatens to spill over into neighboring Thailand, military sources said on Thursday. The Myanmar Army and its allies in the United Wa State Army have been attacking positions held by a rival ethnic group, the Shan State Army (SSA), opposite Thailand's Chiang Mai province, in a battle for territory and for control of the drug trade. |
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Triple Crown Chaser ELMONT, New York (Reuters) - War Emblem will start Saturday's Belmont Stakes from post position 10 in his bid to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 24 years. |
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