| Russia & Georgia,
Armitage |
1 |
THE UNITED STATES PERMITS RUSSIA TO
BOMB GEORGIA.... permitting itself to bomb Iraq. Russia has no need to
bomb Georgia now, and the Americans know it. (re Armitage) |
Kommersant |
| Law & Putin |
2 |
PUTIN: METHODS OF LAW PROTECTION MUST
BE ACCESSIBLE, CUSTOMARY AND UNDERSTANDABLE. |
RIA Novosti |
| Putin & Science
Cities |
3 |
Putin Aims to Turn Science Cities Into
Silicon Steppes |
Science
Paul Webster |
| Media, NTV |
4 |
Reality TV in a Russian Boardroom. Was
the American chief of station NTV doomed to expulsion? |
Business Week
Paul Starobin |
| Religion & Duma |
5 |
ACCESS TO THE FLOCK. The Duma is
developing a law on partnership between church and state. |
Izvestia
Mikhail Vinogradov |
| Poverty |
6 |
Uncommon poverty of the CIS |
UPI
Sam Vaknin |
| Hostage Lawsuit |
7 |
Nord-Ost claims fail, Strasbourg looms |
gazeta.ru |
| Politics |
8 |
YAVLINSKY GETS AN OFFER TO COMPETE
WITH PRESIDENT. Anatoly Chubais might have to quit the Union of Right
Forces. |
Nezavisimaya Gazeta
Andrey Savitsky |
| Energy Reform |
9 |
UES Shareholder Blasts Russian
Electricity Reform |
Dow Jones DAVOS |
| Media Repression,
Pasko |
10 |
GRIGORII PASKO: MY FREEDOM IS NOT
GUARANTEED. Pasko won't abandon his calling, even though he may find
himself. |
Nezavisimaya Gazeta |
| Terrorism, Bureaucracy |
11 |
PREPARATIONS FOR TERRORIST ATTACKS AS
A FORM OF P.R. Are security structures trying to rationalize the need for
more funding? |
Novaya Gazeta
Roman Shleinov |
| Business, Bureaucracy |
12 |
Ben Aris' Weekly comment |
Russia Business List |
Russian Military
& NATO |
13 |
RUSSIAN GENERAL STAFF'S ANSWER TO
NATO. The Russian military still spotlight preparations for a third world
war. |
Nezavisimoye Voennoye Obozreniye
Vadim Solovyov |
| Religious Repression |
14 |
Eroding Religious Freedom |
Moscow Times Lawrence Uzzell |
| Human Rights |
15 |
Doing business in the Russian
Federation: the human rights approach |
Amnesty International World Economic
Forum/Media Briefing |
| Energy, Central Asia |
16 |
Russia's single-minded pursuit of
energy |
Asia Times
Sergei Blagov |