| Jackson-Vanick |
1 |
Moscow hopes U.S. Congress will repeal
Jackson-Vanick amendment |
Interfax |
| AIDS |
2 |
Looming AIDS Crisis in Russia to Have
Profound Impact on Society |
Voice of America
Lisa McAdams |
| Kursk, Music |
3 |
U.S. COMPOSER PERFORMS PIANO CONCERTO
IN MEMORY OF KURSK SUBMARINE |
RIA Novosti |
| Putin Rating |
4 |
PUTIN: A PRESIDENT OF HOPE, NOT A
PRESIDENT OF SUCCESS. Vladimir Putin sets a new record of popularity. |
Kommersant
Yelena Tregubova |
| Media Freedoms |
5 |
Journalists wary of Putin as defender
of the press. Russian president vetoed restrictions, but many anticipate a
battle ahead. |
Baltimore Sun Douglas Birch |
| Oil |
6 |
Russian oil giants plan to build new US
export route |
AFP |
| Chechnya Refugees |
7 |
Refugees fear death in war-torn Chechen
homeland |
Reuters |
| Gorbachev |
8 |
Gorbachev reflects on reforms in
Sanders Theatre speech: Perestroika's restructuring still bearing fruit. |
Harvard University Gazette
Alvin Powell |
| Foreign Policy,
Democracy |
9 |
Impact of Public Opinion and Elections
on Russian Foreign Policy, 1996-2000. |
Kennan Institute event summary
(William Zimmerman) |
| Russian Army, Soviet
Insignia |
10 |
Russia:
Army Resurrects Soviet-Era Red Star |
RFE/RL
Valentinas Mite |
| Military Reform,
Professional Army |
11 |
Russia having trouble recruiting for
new professional army: general. |
AFP |
| Military Spending |
12 |
Defense Minister Ivanov Says Russian
Military Spending on Arms Insufficient |
ITAR-TASS |
| Nunn-Lugar, Chemical
WMD |
13 |
Russian MPs appeal for resumption of
US funding for chemical disarmament |
Interfax-AVN |
Military Reform,
Professional Army |
14 |
An Army of Criminal Pros? |
Moscow Times
Pavel Felgenhauer |
| Football |
15 |
QUIET! THE GAME'S STARTING! (re
football) |
RFE/RL Newsline Russell Working |
| NATO |
16 |
NATO'S NEW CONFIGURATION: NOT
"DRANG NACH OSTEN", BUT "CREATING A ZONE OF STABILITY IN
CENTRAL EUROPE." |
WPS Monitoring Agency press review |
