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Jobs & Careers (Fall 2008)

Everyone has an opinion about the 'chinovnik' - the Russian civil servant. But what do they say about themselves? For the fall edition of Jobs and Careers we spoke to two civil servants. They're young, hard-working and ambitious. And according to one of Russia's top captains of industry, they'd be far better advised to go into business. "There are young people who go to work in state service right after graduation," said billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in a recent speech to students at his alma mater, the state Financial Academy. "I recommend that you only go into business. Only there will you find drive and real life." So why is it that so many young people, against his advice, are still trying to make a career in the civil service and what are the prospects? And is it something they'd recommend to other young people looking for a high-flying career?



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Market Matters: RTS Has Toughest Week Since '99
Trading on the dollar-denominated RTS exchange was suspended three times on Friday as anxiety deepened over whether the U.S. House of Representatives would pass a $700 billion financial sector bailout package and share prices on Russian and international markets plummeted.

Will PR specialists save the world? The financial crisis has added extra work to them.PR agencies are not left at a loose end either. Will this become a test for Russian PR specialists in the area of finance? How far has the Russian PR progressed at all?

Issue 3856
Published: 6 March 2008
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By Alexander Osipovich / Staff Writer Dmitry Medvedev won the presidential election last weekend on a promise that he would govern hand in hand with Vladimir Putin in the interest of stability.
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By Anna Smolchenko / Staff Writer A three-day standoff that saw gas shipments to Ukraine cut in half ended Wednesday when Russia reached an agreement with the important energy-transit state.
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By Tai Adelaja, Anatoly Medetsky / Staff Writers The government has drafted legislation to limit foreign investment in publishing houses, the Internet and fishing, expanding the list of industries in which foreigners are forbidden from acquiring companies without state permission.
Tajikistan Pulls Down Its Last Lenin Statue
Reuters Tajikistan has dismantled its last monument to Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, bidding farewell to another vestige of its Soviet past.
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By Patrick Lannin / Reuters Pitch-black corridors, the stink of damp and peeling walls give the impression of a medieval dungeon: The Russian writing on heavy metal doors hints at the building's true purpose.
South Ossetia Seeks Recognition
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New Wave of Karabakh Clashes
By Hasmik Mkrtchyan, Lada Yevgrashina / Reuters Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other Wednesday of triggering a shootout in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh that killed up to 16 people, one of the biggest such clashes in recent years.
EU Gives Mixed Election Assessment
Reuters The European Union sent President-elect Dmitry Medvedev barbed congratulations on his election, saying the poll had been smoothly carried out but had not been truly competitive.
Cartoon Channel Cancels 2 Shows
By Matt Siegel / Staff Writer The cartoon channel 2x2 has yanked two animated programs from its rotation after being warned by the federal media watchdog that the shows promote a ""cult of violence and brutality.""
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By Natalya Krainova / Staff Writer Yabloko's St. Petersburg leader has gone on a hunger strike to protest his arrest on charges of insulting and assaulting a police officer, his supporters said Wednesday.
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By David Nowak / Staff Writer The Moscow City Court on Wednesday refused to release former Yukos vice president Vasily Aleksanyan from custody while he receives treatment for AIDS-related lymphoma.
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