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First Video Added to Moscow Times Web Site

The video, a 3 1/2-minute interview with Rose Gottemoeller, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, examines the informal summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush in Sochi on April 6. The video can be found on The Moscow Times' homepage, www.themoscowtimes.com.


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Market Matters : Oil Tax Pledge Buoys Markets
Markets surged after the swearing-in of Dmitry Medvedev as president in a pomp-filled ceremony Wednesday and a tax-cutting speech by Vladimir Putin the day after, when he was approved as prime minister.

Russia Investment Roadshow : Scenes From Last Year's Forum

Putin Announces New Mini-Cabinet
By Anna Smolchenko / Staff Writer Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced the creation of a new executive body that he said would inject efficiency into the unwieldy government machine.
Kudrin's Influence Poses A Riddle
By Catrina Stewart / Staff Writer The elevation of new First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov to oversee large swaths of economic policy has left political pundits scrambling to work out whether Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin will retain his longtime influence over the country’s fiscal policy.
Zenit Win Lifts, and Pours, Spirits at Home
By Irina Titova / and Simon Saradzhyan The St. Petersburg club's win over Glasgow Rangers in the UEFA Cup final touches off violent clashes in Manchester.
Activist Takes Aim at Gunvor Trades
By Anatoly Medetsky / Staff Writer Leading oil producers' business with the secretive trader faces more scrutiny.

Dmitry Lovetsky / AP
Zenit fans waving Russian and club flags out the window of their car in St. Petersburg on Wednesday night after the team’s 2-0 victory in the UEFA Cup final. more
Alfa Denies Ties to Firm In BP Suit
By Lucian Kim / Bloomberg Billionaire Mikhail Fridman's Alfa Group on Thursday denied any connection with Tetlis, a little-known company that filed a lawsuit against TNK-BP in a Siberian court.
Loosening Russia's Grip on Gas
By Pierre Noel There is a broad consensus in Brussels on the need for an external energy policy to diversify suppliers and routes and loosen Russia's grip on the European natural gas market.
Zenit Puts Russian Football on a High
Combined Reports Dick Advocaat hopes Zenit St. Petersburg's UEFA Cup triumph will kickstart a revolution in Russian club football. Advocaat led Zenit to its first European title at its first attempt Wednesday in a 2-0 win over Rangers at the City of Manchester Stadium, off goals from Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyryanov.
 

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The Danger of Being Thirsty, Greedy, Stingy
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Taking the Temperature In Georgia's Hot Spring
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The Natural-Resources And Democracy Curse
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Returning Direct Elections
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Georgia Is Medvedev's First Foreign Policy Test
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An Early Assessment of Putin's Foreign Policy
By Fyodor Lukyanov

The Fed Can Help Russia Lower Its Inflation
By Martin Gilman

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By Yulia Latynina

Remaining a Moral Victor
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A Fight for Peace in Georgia
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High-Stakes Soap Opera
By Alexei Pankin

Medvedev the Bookworm
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