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Russia – Holland 2009

On 19 June 2009 a bi-lingual, colour supplement to The Moscow Times will be published. The “Russia-Holland” supplement is an annual business publication, devoted to the partnership between Russian and Dutch companies.

This year the magazine is timed to coincide with the most glorious event in the cultural co-operation between the two countries for the last decade – the opening of Hermitage Amsterdam. The unique exhibition centre will be opened on the 19 June by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev.

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Friday, July 03, 2009 Updated at 03 July 2009 0:25 Moscow Time

Obama to Press Kremlin on Energy
By Anna Malpas, Anatoly Medetsky / The Moscow Times

U.S. President Barack Obama will press Russia to drop its “zero-sum” attitude on alternative energy supplies out of the former Soviet Union and offer cooperation in preventing climate change through better energy technology during a visit to Moscow next week, U.S. officials said.

When Giving Birth at Home Goes Wrong
By Anna Malpas / The Moscow Times A midwife is on trial after eight home births ended tragically, shedding light on an unregulated practice.

Obama to Visit Half Century After Famed Fair
By Nadia Popova / The Moscow Times Celebrations of the 1959 exhibition are to include the opening of a new Pepsi plant and a reception at the U.S. Embassy.

AvtoVAZ Won’t Last Without State Help
By Maria Antonova / The Moscow Times AvtoVAZ on Thursday announced a loss of 24.7 billion rubles ($791 million) in 2008 and said it may not be able to survive without further state support.

Vladimir Filonov / MT

Nesting dolls featuring portraits of Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama being offered for sale Thursday by a vendor just off Red Square.more

Unilever Scoops Out $140M For Largest Ice Cream Plant
By Maria Ermakova, Jeroen Molenaar / Bloomberg Unilever plans to spend $140 million on building Russia’s largest ice cream factory to tap the country’s increasing appetite for frozen desserts, a company executive said Thursday.

New Rules For Foreign Teachers
The Moscow Times The government has drafted a bill that will oblige foreign teachers to get work permits to work at educational establishments, ostensibly to root out those who promote ethnic hatred and threaten national security.

In the Spotlight
By Anna Malpas / The Moscow Times

It Girl Ksenia Sobchak is never afraid to speak her mind, whether she’s haranguing contestants on her reality show “Dom-2” or sticking the knife into a fellow socialite.

Calendar Listings: July 2 - July 8, 2009
Listings of cultural events being held in Moscow this week.

Editors' Picks

Survey: World's Richest Expats Live in Russia

Students Bring Smiles to Lonely Old Folks

Pikalyovo Wants Putin to Throw Pen Again

Blogs

Window on Eurasia: High Mortality Among Men Undercuts Moscow's Pro-Birth Policies
By Paul Goble / Special to The Moscow Times Extremely high mortality rates among Russian men of child-bearing age, rates far higher than those in other developed countries and largely the result of alcohol consumption and drug abuse, are undercutting not only Moscow’s efforts to solve the country’s demographic problems with pro-birth policies but also its hopes to modernize the Russian economy.

Theater Plus: 'Russia and U.S. are Like Romeo and Juliet'
By John Freedman / The Moscow Times The man many people believe to be Los Angeles' best theater critic, Steven Leigh Morris, shares his thoughts on Russia and Russian theater. FEATURES VIDEO

News

News in Brief	Media Try to Dig Up Links Between Obama and Russia
2nd Soldier Asks Georgia For Asylum	Chechen Homes ‘Torched’
Metro Gets Air Conditioned Cars	Robber in $8M Heist Found in Perm Forest
Moscow Says All Gambling Halls Shut Down	Mitvol's New Post Seen as Compromise
Diplomats Go In NATO Feud	Medvedev Invited to Turkmen Car Rally

Business

Business in Brief	Sberbank Brushes Off Chinese Rival for Opel
Finland Approves Nord Stream Environmental Impact Report	Ruble Bonds Outpace Dollar Notes
Medvedev Scolds Slow Shipbuilder	Cherkizovsky Set to Reopen on Friday
Jobless Figure Likely To Spike by Year-End	GAZ Will Close Loss-Making Units
Oil Firms Thwarted in Iraqi Bidding	City Says Bazaar May Open Soon

Opinion

Op-Ed Contributor: Obama Should Walk in the Woods With Putin	Michele A. Berdy: Salt of the Earth
Op-Ed Contributor: A Taxing 16-Year Marathon	Konstantin Sonin: Sechin's Little Secret
Op-Ed Contributor: The Missile Defense Silver Bullet	Yulia Latynina: Giving China a Piece of Russia
Fyodor Lukyanov: Navigating Together in Dangerous Conditions	Op-Ed Contributor: Obama Will Make Russia a Priority
Op-Ed Contributor: Youth in the Kremlin, Gerontocracy in U.S.	Alexander Golts: Oil Will Dictate U.S. Ties

Arts & Ideas

In the Spotlight	'God' Illustrates Banal Carnage of Middle Class
Wanted	M83 Takes Moscow Back to '83
Morrissey Throws Arms Around Moscow, St. Pete	Calendar Listings: July 2 - July 8, 2009
Cinema	Concerts
Dance	Exhibits