| Iraq, UK, US |
1 |
Blair and US will reap whirlwind, says
Gorbachev. Robin Shepherd interviews the elder statesman of Soviet
politics who calls for 'a dose of perestroika' to banish the idea of
governing by force. |
The Times (UK) |
| Politicians |
2 |
Horse-drawn carriages in vogue among
Russian politicians |
BBC Monitoring |
| Abortion |
3 |
Early Pregnancy and Abortion Issue in
Russia. What would a young girl and a young man choose: to have an
abortion or to keep a baby? |
pravda.ru |
| Corruption |
4 |
Questioning Candor on Corruption |
Moscow Times
editorial |
Chechnya,
U.S. Terrorist List |
5 |
U.S. to blacklist Chechen guerrilla
groups |
Reuters |
Chechnya,
U.S. Terrorist List |
6 |
Yastrzhembsky hails U.S. listing of
three Chechen terrorist groups |
Interfax |
Chechnya,
U.S. Terrorist List |
7 |
US blacklists Chechen warlord |
gazeta.ru |
| Communists, Oil |
8 |
WHOSE MONEY? The YUKOS oil company
intends to sponsor the Communist Party. |
Rossiiskie Vesti
Sergei Mikhailov |
| Putin & Politics |
9 |
"PRO-PUTIN MAJORITY" LACKS A
PASTOR. Political scientists advise the president to do something about
it. Political consultants are concerned by stagnation-like stability. |
Nezavisimaya Gazeta
Svetlana Ofitova |
| Ruble |
10 |
Strong rouble poses stark choice on
Russia economy |
Reuters |
| Putin |
11 |
PUTIN IN A PICKLE. Elections,
electricity and pensions. |
Moscow Tribune
Stanislav Menshikov |
| Political Parties |
12 |
Main Pro-Kremlin Party Battles
Accusation That It Has No Platform. (Unified Russia) |
RFE/RL
Gregory Feifer |
| Russia & Europe |
13 |
RUSSIA, EUROPE AND NEW CHALLENGES |
Trud
Sergei Karaganov |
| Iraq Oil |
14 |
Russia pushing for more Iraq oil
deals before war |
Reuters |
| Chechnya War |
15 |
Matthew Evangelista's The Chechen
Wars: Will Russia Go the Way of the Soviet Union? |
Jamestown Foundation
Chechnya Weekly
book review
Lawrence A. Uzzell |
| Economy |
16 |
Cabinet Approves Plan For 8% GDP
Growth |
Moscow Times
Valeria Korchagina |
| Telecommunications |
17 |
Next telecom frontier could be on
Russia's horizon, minister says |
San Jose Mercury News
Aaron Davis |
| Stalin |
18 |
Stalin exhibition feeds on revived
personality cult. Ben Aris in Moscow reports on the hankering for
certainty. |
The Electronic Telegraph (UK) |
| Power Reform |
19 |
Russia power bills clear Duma, UES
strategy debated |
Reuters |
| Eugene Carroll
Obituary |
20 |
Retired Adm. Eugene J. Carroll Jr.
Dies; Nuclear Weapons Foe |
The Washington Post obituary |