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ORT Review
www.ortv.ru
Compiled by Luba Schwartzman (luba7@bu.edu)
Research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology and Policy
at Boston University
HEADLINES,
Monday, March 11, 2002
- The old Slavonic holiday of Maslenitsa [Shrovetide] begins today. Since pagan times Maslenitsa was celebrated to welcome the spring. In Moscow, bakers are hoping to make the Guinness Book of World Records by preparing the largest blin (pancake, a traditional holiday treat) ever.
- Sports trainers and referees declared that it is absolutely necessary to repair existing training facilities and provide new ones for Russia’s professional athletes.
- The Kremlin press service announced that US President George W. Bush is going to come to Russia on an official visit on May 23-26. He will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for a series of talks; then the summit will continue in St. Petersburg in a more informal environment.
- A documentary about the Russian citizens [and Russian natives] who perished on September 11th will be shown today to commemorate the six-month anniversary of the tragedy.
- First Lady Ludmila Putina is in Poland on a private visit. Earlier today she took a walk around Warsaw’s historic Old City with the Polish First Lady Iolanda Kwasniewski and visited a Russian Literature club. Later tonight she will meet with Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and the First Lady and attend a supper given in her honor.
- In Moscow, Russian and American experts have begun discussing the “Chicken Problem.” Russian specialists assert that US exports of chicken thighs often violate sanitation norms; the Americans disagree, but promise to thoroughly check any possible infractions.
- Experts from the Russian Federal Hydrometeorology Service predict that extreme flooding will occur in a number of Russian regions, including the north of the European part and Asia.
- Federation Council Chairman Sergei Mironov is in Israel on an official visit.
- The plan for the raising of the nose section of the Kursk nuclear submarine is complete.
- Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov chaired a Cabinet meeting today. The members spoke about issues currently facing the nation and about the Cabinet’s plans in the near future.
- Four policemen died in Grozny’s October Region when the car they were traveling in exploded on a landmine. Four local residents have been arrested on suspicion of involvement.
- The annual St. Anna National Film Festival for student and debut films has begun in Moscow; 161 films have been entered. Winners will be announced on March 19th.
- Interim leader of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai is in Moscow on a working visit.
- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov is heading to the United States for an official visit.
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