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Safety, Cost Meet Head On in Arctic Oil Race

Half a century ago, this town on the White Sea coast was a supply mecca for residents of the nearby metropolis Arkhangelsk, who regularly made the 35-kilometer trip just to buy sausage, which was usually available in the well-stocked stores of strategically important defense industry centers.

Airlines Push for Passenger Blacklist

Ill-tempered air travelers might want to think twice before throwing a fit at 35,000 feet on Aeroflot. If the airline gets its way, they could be blacklisted.

Religious-Themed Art Show Sparks Protest

A religiously themed art exhibition organized in Krasnodar by a prominent patron of the arts has sparked a flurry of protest from activists and even a fake bomb threat, despite being supported by a senior Russian Orthodox Church official.

Citibank Sees Ongoing Challenges to Economic Stability Ahead

Russia will confront a persistent protest movement and a steady decline in oil revenues over the coming years.

Russians Consuming Faster Than Earth Can Supply

If everyone lived like Russians, humanity would need 2 1/2 planet Earths to sustain consumption, though this profligacy is dwarfed by the American lifestyle — which would require no less than four planets to sustain on a humanity-wide scale, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

Tractor Plows Into Siberia Bus Stop, Killing 3

The Moscow Times
A tractor in the Siberian region of Tomsk slammed into a bus stop on a rural road, killing one person instantly and sending two others to the hospital, where they later died, police said in a statement on their website Wednesday.
Alexei Nikolayev / AP

Occupy Camp on the Move After Police Move In

After days of speculation, riot police swooped in and dismantled the opposition's Occupy-style encampment in a central Moscow park early Wednesday morning, detaining more than 20 exhausted activists and hustling the others into a nearby metro station.









How to De-Spook Investors

Political uncertainty, now affecting almost all of the world's major economies, has combined with economic unpredictability to create an even more uncertain backdrop for global markets.

Russia Abroad: Banya Finds an Appreciative New Audience

Russia Abroad: Banya Finds an Appreciative New Audience

Well muscled and menacing at first glance, former Soviet soldier Pavel Dukhin might be the last person you'd want to have beat you with tree branches, although that is exactly what his job is.
Fast VTB Growth Raises Eyebrows

Fast VTB Growth Raises Eyebrows

State-controlled bank VTB has been at the heart of the state's expanding presence in the domestic financial market, but industry insiders and ex-employees are critical of the bank.
HIV Prevention Falls Short as Funding Ends

HIV Prevention Falls Short as Funding Ends

Katya moved to Moscow seven years ago and three years later — when she was pregnant with her first child — discovered she was HIV-positive.
One Year Later, Mavrodi's MMM-2011 Is Nobody's Problem

One Year Later, Mavrodi's MMM-2011 Is Nobody's Problem

Federal officials went on radio shows and gave interviews to warn the public about Sergei Mavrodi's MMM-2011. But 12 months later, in an interview with The Moscow Times, Mavrodi said authorities “won’t succeed” in shutting him down.


Short Shelf Life for Simonov's 'Choosing a Hero'

It was in early 2011 that I heard playwright Maksym Kurochkin make a fascinating observation. He was in Austin, Texas, attending a festival of new Russian drama. At the time I was listening in on Skype.




Kamchatka Observer: Building Burton Park

Kamchatka Observer: Building Burton Park

Snowboard manufacturer Burton's official distributor in Russia held a countrywide contest rewarding cities with new snow parks, and the comparatively small Petropavlovsk was in the running.



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