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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
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| The Moscow Times » Travel |
Issue 3902 | 15 May 2008
A Provincial Treasure By William Brumfield / Special to The Moscow Times The Tver region town of Torzhok offers a range of architectural treasures from the 19th century. |
Issue 3890 | 24 Apr 2008
A Seaside Crossroads By Maria Antonova / Staff Writer The town of Vyborg, on Russia's border with Finland, has many of the elements associated with ancient European cities. |
Issue 3885 | 17 Apr 2008
The Other Emirate By Lara McCoy Roslof / Staff Writer Abu Dhabi has boosted its profile, hoping to attract some of the tourist revenue flowing into neighboring Dubai. |
Travel News |
Issue 3880 | 10 Apr 2008
A Hippie's Take On Dacha Life By John Wendle / Staff Writer Uncle Pasha""s offers a unique, cheap, vegetarian, do-it-yourself take on the standard Russian dacha experience. |
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On the Road Again By John Wendle How to... |
Issue 3856 | 6 Mar 2008
An Author's Country Retreat By Maria Antonova / Staff Writer Anton Chekhov relished the time he spent on his estate in the village of Melikhovo. |
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Travel News By James Marson Singapore Airlines will start operating flights from Houston to Moscow -- the first non-stop service connecting these cities. The service will begin on March 20. |
Issue 3851 | 28 Feb 2008
Mongolian Modern By Oli Redman / Special to The Moscow Times Ulan Bator offers visitors glimpses of traditional Mongolian life interspersed with gleaming-high rises. |
Ask the Frequent Flyer Oleg Bardeyev, managing partner Observatoire restaurant |
Issue 3847 | 21 Feb 2008
A Place Where Lenin Still Lives By James Marson / Staff Writer The museums of Gorki Leninskiye provide interesting insights into the cult of personality that developed around Lenin. |
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What to Do: Australia in Photos By James Marson Been to Australia recently? Got some great digital snaps filed away somewhere on your computer? Then hunt out the best ones and submit them to the Australian Embassy's amateur digital photography competition: AUSTRALIA. The Land Down Under. |
Issue 3842 | 14 Feb 2008
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A Moscow Region Escape By Maria Antonova / Staff Writer A place for when you start daydreaming of leaving the madness of Moscow behind. |
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Travel News Vladivostok Avia will launch a new itinerary to Frankfurt beginning April 30. Flights will depart from Moscow at 12:20 p.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, and arrive at Frankfurt-Hahn airport, about 75 miles from Frankfurt. |
Issue 3837 | 7 Feb 2008
Warsaw, A Low-Cost Getaway By Adrian Carnegie / Special to The Moscow Times Poland's capital offers a reasonably priced weekend away spent in relative luxury. |
Issue 3832 | 31 Jan 2008
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Travel News By James Marson |
Issue 3827 | 24 Jan 2008
Hitting New Slopes By James Marson / Staff Writer The rapidly growing resort of Bukovel in eastern Ukraine is seeking to challenge Europe's skiing monopoly. |
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What to Do: Krusovice Musketyr Festival By James Marson A winter beer festival celebrating Czech beer Krusovice Musketyr is running from Thursday to Feb. 9 at a number of restaurants. This beer, with a strong golden color and full body, is imported especially for the festival. |
Issue 3811 | 20 Dec 2007
Travel News By James Marson |
Issue 3806 | 13 Dec 2007
The Road to Sergiyev Posad By Maria Antonova / Staff Writer A day trip can be a spiritual journey to another place and time. |
Issue 3801 | 6 Dec 2007
Oil, History, Islam and Tea By Adrian Carnegie / Special to The Moscow Times Narrow, winding streets, a UNESCO-recognized Old City, a blend of the Middle East and the West -- Baku calls. |
Issue 3796 | 29 Nov 2007
Couch Surfing By John Wendle / Staff Writer A global group of travelers offers a cheap way to explore the world and to see foreign countries from a local perspective. |
Issue 3791 | 22 Nov 2007
Crown City on an Island By Marina Kamenev / Special to The Moscow Times Kronstadt has charming streets that take you back to an era long past, and the mystery of a once-closed town. |
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The Natural-Resources And Democracy Curse
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Returning Direct Elections
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An Early Assessment of Putin's Foreign Policy
By Fyodor Lukyanov
The Fed Can Help Russia Lower Its Inflation
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Olympic Gold in Abkhazia
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Remaining a Moral Victor
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A Fight for Peace in Georgia
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High-Stakes Soap Opera
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Medvedev the Bookworm
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Two-Headed Eagle Infected With Bugs
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