Issue 4279. Last Updated: 11/19/2009

Court Ruling Shelves Death Penalty

By Alexander Bratersky
While public opinion on the matter remains mixed, the Kremlin and government have both said they do not want executions to resume, and praise flooded in from human rights groups.

State Firm Accused of Frivolous Spending

By Anatoly Medetsky
In announcing the violations at Rosagroleasing, the Prosecutor General’s Office did not name Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik or any other executives, but it cast a shadow on her tenure as chief executive of the company.

VEB Keeps Mum on RusAl ‘Decision’

By Irina Filatova
RusAl plans to raise capital by placing 10 percent of its shares in an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

United Russia Seeks A Conservative Face

By Nikolaus von Twickel
The ruling party will look to cement an ideological platform at its congress.

Russia Ranked No. 1 For Economic Crime

By Alex Anishyuk
Of 86 companies surveyed in Russia, 71 of them — 82.5 percent — said they had been subjected to at least one major economic crime in the past 12 months, according to a report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers.



Licensed to Kill

Magnitsky did not die by chance. He died because corrupt Interior Ministry officers killed him.

Editors' picks


In the Spotlight: The Voronins

By Anna Malpas
CTC’s new sitcom — a version of “Everybody Loves Raymond” — went head to head this week with Channel One’s gritty new drama, ‘Dormitory Suburb.’



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  3. Court Ruling Shelves Death Penalty
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  6. Kremlin Media Adviser Lesin Sacked
  7. State Firm Accused of Frivolous Spending
  8. VEB Keeps Mum on RusAl ‘Decision’
  9. United Russia Seeks A Conservative Face
  10. Putin Wants Mortgage Rates Not to Exceed 11%

Russia, Exposed: Pushkin: The Bronze Guest

By Igor Tabakov
As one of Russia's most influential writers, Alexander Pushkin is revered for his creative use of language and his large body of work. His statue on Moscow's Tverskaya Ulitsa was built in 1880 and was moved to Pushkin Square in 1950, and throughout the past century it has overlooked a multitude of changes in the city. Igor Tabakov has accumulated a series of different views of the monument to the writer, and here he shares his favorites.

Window on Eurasia: Russia’s Real ‘Middle Class’ — Those Who Own Cars — Gains a Victory

By Paul Goble
The reluctance of regional officials to impose the new higher licensing fees and the subsequent decision of the Kremlin to call on the Duma to rescind them altogether, as Kasparov.ru observer says, suggests that the powers that be in Russia “have finally understood how dangerous it is to play with fire.”

Window on Eurasia: Officials Accused of Blocking Relocation Aid to Radiation Victims

By Paul Goble
Despite presidential decrees and a much ballyhooed resettlement program, Rosatom has done everything it can to prevent some 4,000 people in Muslyumovo exposed to radiation — either because of nuclear accidents at the Mayak plutonium plant in the 1950s or because of a general release of radioactive materials into the environment — from moving.




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