| Russian Orthodox
Christmas |
1 |
ALL ORTHODOX RUSSIANS CELEBRATE THE
NATIVITY ON JANUARY 7 |
RIA Novosti |
| Russian Orthodox
Christmas |
2 |
Patriarch Alexy extends greetings to
Russians on Orthodox Christmas |
Interfax |
| Russian Orthodox on
Social Problems |
3 |
Orthodox Church deplores Russia's
social problems |
Interfax |
| Putin, Russian
Orthodox Christmas |
4 |
VLADIMIR PUTIN CONGRATULATES ORTHODOX
RUSSIANS ON THE NATIVITY |
RIA Novosti |
| 2003 Forecast, Poll |
5 |
POOR AND RICH RUSSIANS ON THE
THRESHOLD OF 2003. (poll) |
Novaya Gazeta |
| Poverty, Poll |
6 |
POVERTY IS WORSE THAN A WAR. (poll) |
Novoye Vremya |
| Russian Winter,
Alcohol |
7 |
Out cold |
Baltimore Sun
editorial |
| Oil Production |
8 |
Russia says to work with producers to
rein in oil |
Reuters |
| WTO, Vershbow |
9 |
Russia must accept compromises on WTO
entry - US envoy |
Interfax |
| Putin Popularity |
10 |
EXPECTATIONS OVERTHROWN IN THE PAST.
What is the secret of people's endless love for President Putin? |
Inostranets
Mikhail Kalishevsky |
| Military Desertions |
11 |
Russian defense minister slams army
commanders, NGO for soldier desertions |
AFP |
| Peace Corps Spying
Allegations |
12 |
A Diplomat to the Corps. The Peace
Corps' man in Moscow, Jeffrey Hay won't waste his words on the spying
charges that have the Corps leaving Russia. |
Time Europe
Aisha Labi |
| Russian Homosexuals |
13 |
Russian Gays Say Homophobia Still
Engrained In Society |
Gay.com UK |
| Putin Modernization |
14 |
MIDDLE-AGE CRISIS. Putin has delayed
his modernizing dream in 2002 |
Novoye Vremya
Sergey Shelin |
| Fascism |
15 |
"VELVET" FASCISM.
Ultra-nationalist ideas are popular among the literary mainstream and
political saloons. |
Novoye Vremya
Andrei Kolesnikov |
| Russia & West |
16 |
The west's new chance in the east |
Financial Times
(UK) letter |
| Japan & Russia |
17 |
Japan hopes to deepen ties with
Russia based on action plan |
Kyodo |
| Oil, Europe |
18 |
A Slippery Patch for Russian Oil.
It's having mixed success in Central and Eastern Europe. |
Business Week
Paul Starobin |
| Country Music |
19 |
From Russia, Without Twang But With
Country in Their Hearts. Despite Hard Breaks, Bering Strait Hopes to Make
It in Nashville. |
New York Times
Jill Abramson |
Economy,
2002 & 2003 |
20 |
Russian Economy in 2002. Something is
coming over the Russian economy in 2003. |
pravda.ru |
| Lithuania, Paksas |
21 |
Populist Paksas storms to power in
Lithuania |
Reuters |
| Chechnya, Human Rights, Budanov Insanity Verdict |
22 |
Russia must stop abuse of Chechens |
Boston Globe
Cathy Young |
Chechnya,
Israeli Tactics, Zakayev |
23 |
We kill our rebels the Israeli way,
says Russia |
Sydney Morning Herald |
