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1. Interfax: One in four Muscovites, one in 10 Russians
use computers.
2. Obshchaya Gazeta: Article and interview with sociologist
Nadezhda Vavilina by Irina Samahova, People Are Poor and Don't Trust the
Government. (Sociologist Says Official Optimism on Economy Belied by Siberian
Poverty and Discontent)
3. Itogi: Oleg Odnokolenko, AN INTELLECTUAL ATTACK ON
CHECHNYA. A nationwide referendum may be held on the status of Chechnya.
4. Los Angeles Times: Robyn Dixon, Diary of Russia's Gen-S
(for Scumbag). Books: Pair's bestseller is part 'Steal This Book' and part
Eminem. It captures the cliche of the modern young male.
5. Peter Lavelle: Untimely Thoughts - On culpable
deniability and elopement.
6. Reuters: Russia opens probe into tycoon's Chechnya
contacts. (Berezovsky)
7. Reuters: Bush speech unhelpful to Russian-Iraqi
diplomacy.
8. The Globe and Mail (Canada): Geoffrey York, Violent fate
is often the price of Olympic glory in Russia.
9. BBC Monitoring: Putin bemoans state of Russian sport,
low life expectancy.
10. Interfax: Russian poll shows increase in Putin's
ratings.
11. Reuters: Dollar-loving Russia not ready for real forex
mkt.
12. Versty: WHAT WORLD ORDER DO WE NEED? (Views of Irina
KHAKAMADA, Alexei PUSHKOV, and Gleb PAVLOVSKY)
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