| Circus |
1 |
Russian Circus Voted Best in World |
Rosbalt |
| WMD Disposal |
2 |
Plan for dealing with Soviet weapons
legacy announced |
CNN |
| Elections, Putin |
3 |
Putin plays nationalist card as
elections draw near |
AFP |
| Media Repression |
4 |
Russia: Freedom Regained |
World Press Review
Andrew Yurkovsky |
| Media, NTV |
5 |
NTV: Feeling of Foreboding |
Moscow Times
editorial |
| Media, NTV |
6 |
Press of the Power |
Wall Street Journal
editorial |
| Media, NTV |
7 |
Firing of Media Chief Points Up
Kremlin Politics. Russian American may have lost directorship of
state-controlled firm because he kept insiders from getting advertising
revenue, analysts say. |
Los Angeles Times
John Daniszewski |
| Judicial Reform |
8 |
RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER SUMS UP FIRST
RESULTS OF JUDICIAL REFORM |
RIA Novosti |
| Oil |
9 |
Oil majors 'miss boat' by failing to
tap into Russia's reserves Western firms now have to pay a premium for
supplies from the world's top producer |
The Electronic Telegraph (UK)
Malcolm Moore |
| Oil, U.S. Government |
10 |
Public Money in the Pipeline. When
ExxonMobil and BP need millions to pay for their oil projects, who do they
turn to? The U.S. government. |
Mother Jones
Daphne Eviatar |
Democracy
& Capitalism |
11 |
THE POWER-STRUGGLE...of 2003-08. The
prospects for democracy and a free-market economy in Russia are dismal. |
Novaya Gazeta
Mikhail Krugov |
| Moiseyev |
12 |
IGOR MOISEYEV TURNS 97 |
RIA Novosti |
| Theater |
13 |
Chekhov's children. An Exciting New
Generation of Russia Playwrights Is Coming Here. |
The Times (UK)
Patrick Marmion |
SVR, CIA,
North Korea |
14 |
Russian Intelligence Denies Working
With CIA On N Korea |
Dow Jones/ AP |
| Uzbekistan |
15 |
Internet Allegations Hit Uzbekistan |
AP |
| Ukraine |
16 |
Ukraine: Group Battling To Change
Public's Apathy Over Corruption |
RFE/RL
Askold Krushelnycky |
| Berezovsky |
17 |
Exiled oligarch plans coalition
against Kremlin. (Berezovsky) |
Financial Times (UK)
Andrew Jack |
| Business, Automobiles |
18 |
Falling out of love with the Lada |
BBC
James Schofield |
| Putin Rating |
19 |
Putin's rating remains high - Public
Opinion Foundation |
Interfax |
| News |
20 |
TV1 Review |
Luba Schwartzman |