... and not even documents that say how to put up a fuel station on water. There are no directives, which means today any fuel station is a criminal offense," said Yelfimov, who encountered these legal barriers when he tried to help create a yacht marina. Work to fix old wharves has progressed very little in recent years, Yelfimov added. He estimated that millions of rubles will be needed to make the necessary improvements. The Yaroslavl Shipbuilding Plant is getting around the wharf problem...

... by Zhenya Berkovich. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater New Stage. 7 p.m. Friday, May 25th New A Dusty Day: (See Thurs. listing.) Playwright and Director Center. 8 p.m. New Autumn Sonata (Osennyaya Sonata): Yekaterina Polovtseva stages Ingmar Bergman with Marina Neyolova and Alyona Babenko in the leads. The story of a celebrated classical pianist who is confronted by her neglected daughter. Sovremennik Theater. 8 p.m. Casting: German Grekov’s play as staged by Igor Stam. Teatr.doc. 8 p.m. Courage:...

... administrative pressure on businesses, increase the responsibility of governmental structures in carrying out supervisory functions, ensure that market principles are being followed, and defend the rights of all entrepreneurs, prosecutor's office spokeswoman Marina Gridneva said Friday, RIA-Novosti reported. On Thursday, Putin spoke in favor of creating both an entrepreneurs' rights ombudsman and a body in the General Prosecutor's Office. In April, then-President Dmitry Medvedev had ordered the government...

... Vasily Shestakov, and chess champion Anatoly Karpov are among several People’s Front deputies in the State Duma who have asked to join United Russia, Kommersant reported. The People’s Front’s 80 Duma deputies include television actress Marina Kozhevnikova, Soviet-era Politburo member Vladimir Dolgikh and Metropol investment bank owner Mikhail Slepenchuk. Kommersant also named Alexei Pushkov, chairman of the Duma’s International Affairs Committee and a former television host,...

... Moscow Times that Russia's overarching patriarchal character has resulted in widespread discrimination and that job quotas for women should be enforced. "There is a stereotype that women can't be leaders, although this is not correct," said Marina Baskakova, a leading researcher on gender issues at the Russian Academy of Sciences. She said both Russian men and women tended to believe the stereotype, and therefore few voted for female candidates and few women ran in elections. Baskakova said...

... budgets. This trend has led to the influx of young specialists without families. Thus the largest portion of requests is now concentrated in the segment of two-room apartments. In contrast, the demand for large apartments has decreased 50 percent. Marina Semenova Director of Tenant Representation Intermark Relocation Today we are facing an evident trend followed by almost all large companies: They seek to minimize their spending, irrevocably resulting in the reduction of expenses for employees'...

... — who on Tuesday was appointed by Putin to be his aide — was harshly criticized by pediatrician Leonid Roshal, who said “it’s unfortunate that the Health and Social Development Ministry lacks a normal, experienced organizer.” Marina Veldanova, head of drug producer Ipsen in Russia, said at the news conference that she is “excited” about Skvortsova’s appointment, because she’s a well-known scientist who gained solid experience while working at the ministry...

... strategic adviser for the tender. The tender will be initiated in June, giving potential international operators 60 days to send in a pitch and budget estimates. The government will then enter into discussions with potential investors by the end of October. Marina Lomakina, general director of Nash Dom, said she hoped the zone would be fully completed within five years. "We want companies who are well known and will help create amenities that are more than just casino gaming," she said, adding...

... inevitably broken up by the police. This week's protesters have also sought to take advantage of this democratic norm. Indeed, it is the freedom to exercise this right that Dmitry Medvedev recently declared a hallmark of his presidency. When Ren-TV anchor Marina Maximovskaya asked Medvedev in an interview on April 26 whether the country had become more free during his four years in power, Medvedev pointed to the post-Duma elections protests as proof. "Let's ask the people who took to the streets whether...

... tale about family relations. You couldn't be more wrong to fall for that. Polovtseva provides the first hint that she is not playing by the usual theatrical rules during the entrance of Eva's mother Charlotte, played by the Sovremennik's leading lady Marina Neyolova. As Neyolova comes closer and closer to making her appearance — the coming event is telegraphed in several ways — you feel the audience gearing up for that adulatory ovation that often greets popular performers when they...

... choose to work elsewhere because of salaries, she said. "Many graduates want to work in research where they can make more money, but in Russia it's difficult to get such jobs," Ksenia said. "A lot of graduates go abroad for work." Marina Bogoslavskaya, head of the medical and pharmaceutical practice at Brainpower, agreed that salaries are a major factor in the lack of doctors for hospital positions in Russia. "We often see situations where highly qualified doctors who speak...

... have come here, all we see is a pack of pundits muttering that opposition is always to blame for everything and citing conspiracy theories,” she said. Sobchak was joined in the walkout by environmentalists Yevgenia Chirikova, Oleg Mitvol, blogger Marina Litvinovich, rally organizer Alyona Popova and A Just Russia Duma Deputy Dmitry Gudkov. They were followed later by opposition politicians Irina Khakamada, Yabloko party leader Sergei Mitrokhin, Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov and Liberal...

... developing on the Moscow hotel market, including in the luxury segment, market players said. Service is a key component of what these hotels are selling. Along with brand image, superior service is the main way that luxury hotels attract guests, said Marina Usenko, head of Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels Russia & CIS. "It's the image and the level of attention and level of service they give to clients," Usenko said. As competition on the luxury segment in Moscow continues to grow — several...