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Gromov Intends to Become a Senator
04 April 12
Outgoing Moscow region Governor Boris Gromov said Tuesday that he will join the Federation Council as a senator and that he expects Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu to replace him as governor.
Q&A: Mike Tyson's 'Mom' Peers Into the Russian Mind
16 March 12
There is only one person in the world who boxing legend Mike Tyson calls "Mom" — and she's not his biological mother, who died when he was 16. The title goes to Marilyn Murray, a U.S.-born descendant of Russian immigrants who is also a scholar of the Russian mind.
Q&A: With Bribery, Spaniard Finds It Takes Two to Tango
27 January 12
Antonio Linares was at wits' end. He had built Spanish giant Roca's first factory in Russia from the ground up in three years.
Q&A: Ferrero's Spanish Director Leads With the Heart
23 December 11
Arturo Cardelus has spent hundreds of hours on Russian lessons in the eight years since he moved to Moscow to build up the local operations of Ferrero, the Italian family-owned chocolate giant.
Q&A: Don't Call It a Collective Farm. It's Much Bigger
02 December 11
Don't tell Patrick Ghidirim that the more than 250,000 hectares of rich black earth that he manages in central Russia is a free-market version of a mega collective farm.
Q&A: From Printing Prohibited Books to Building Palaces
25 November 11
Brand recognition is everything in business, and the Googles, Coca-Colas and Apples of the world spend billions of dollars every year building loyalty.
Q&A: Steering the 'Gazprom of the U.S.' in Russian Waters
11 November 11
Few people would dare to reject advice from Jack Welch, the former GE chairman and CEO who is widely admired as one of the greatest business leaders of the past century.
Eyeing Visas, Ireland to Sign Pact on Partnership
07 November 11
Ireland and Russia will sign a declaration on a modernization partnership Monday as Irish Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore visits Moscow with an eye on easing visa rules for Russian businesspeople and working more with Skolkovo.
Q&A: Success Is in the Details for PepsiCo Chief (and Putin)
21 October 11
Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, stood beside a table stocked with bottles bearing a colorful mix of brands that her company produces in Russia.
'Snackifying' Inspires PepsiCo CEO
18 October 11
As Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, ate breakfast on Monday morning, she puzzled over an item in front of her: a bottle of Chudo yogurt. “I looked at this and thought, ‘Is it a beverage or a snack?’” Nooyi said.
Q&A: Briton Navigates the Rough Without Paying Bribes
14 October 11
David Simons, a 45-year-old British entrepreneur and investor, beams as he beckons toward a wall of his Moscow office lined with golf trophies and photographs, including one of him posing with golfing legend Jack Nicklaus.
A Stabilization Fund Built on Hard Work and Faith
13 October 11
Alexei Kudrin’s ouster as finance minister left a big hole in the leadership of the Finance Ministry. But Kudrin isn’t the only senior official whom the ministry has lost recently.
Foreign Ministry Complains About U.S. Warships
07 October 11
The Foreign Ministry on Thursday warned that a U.S. agreement to deploy warships off the Spanish coast as part of a NATO-wide anti-missile shield this week was undermining Russia-NATO cooperation.
Aleksanyan's Death 'Practically Murder'
05 October 11
Human rights activists said former Yukos vice president Vasily Aleksanyan, who died this week of AIDS-related illnesses, would have lived longer if the authorities had not kept him in prison for nearly three years on politically tainted charges.
Aleksanyan, Yukos Vice President Who Had AIDS, Dead at 39
04 October 11
Former Yukos vice president Vasily Aleksanyan, who fought a protracted legal battle with the authorities before finally being freed on bail in 2009 to seek treatment for AIDS-related illnesses, died Monday, Dozhd television reported late Monday, citing his family. He was 39.
Q&A: Investing Millions of Dollars With Texan Sense
23 September 11
Texan entrepreneur and investor Christopher Van Riet sits down with The Moscow Times to reminisce about his 15 years in Russia and to share insights into why he has succeeded where other foreign investors have failed.
2nd An-24 Crashes in a Month, Injuring 12
09 August 11
An An-24 plane carrying 36 passengers and a crew of five crash-landed Monday in stormy weather in the capital of the Amur region on China's border, injuring 12 people, emergency officials said.
New Details Surface on Raised Boat
25 July 11
The captain of the Bulgaria riverboat, whose sinking killed at least 120 people, tried desperately to steer toward shallow waters in a bid to save lives as the vessel went down, a senior emergency official said Sunday.
Beyrle: Visas Bigger Deal Than Arms Pact
05 July 11
U.S. Ambassador John Beyrle said that the New START treaty was important but the real highlight of a "reset" in U.S.-Russian ties would come next week with the signing of agreements on liberalized visa rules and child adoptions.
Death Toll in Plane Crash Rises to 11
04 August 10
The passenger plane crashed as it attempted to land in heavy fog in an Arctic port early Tuesday, bursting into a ball of fire that killed 11 of the 15 people on board, emergency officials said.
Good WTO News for Yushchenko
28 January 08
February is shaping up to be a big month for Ukraine, and President Viktor Yushchenko -- backed by a group of heavyweight allies in Davos -- said his country should emerge with flying colors.
Troika Skating Party, Kudrin Charm Davos
28 January 08
Troika Dialog brought Russia to Davos -- and the invitation-only party offered a lot more than five Moscow chefs sending meat pies and blini out of the kitchen.
Russia's Economy Looks Good From Davos
25 January 08
With the rumblings of a global recession providing the backdrop, some big financial players prefer what they see here.
More Attendees, Less Splash at Davos
17 January 08
Staff Writers
A record number of Russian delegates will attend the World Economic Forum next week, but in sharp contrast to last year their dealings will be largely behind the scenes.
More Attendees, Less Splash at Davos
17 January 08
Staff Writers
A record number of Russian delegates will attend the World Economic Forum next week, but in sharp contrast to last year their dealings will be largely behind the scenes.
Churov Rejects Vote Complaints
29 November 07
The country's top election official dismissed complaints that governors and thousands of other state-paid workers have been told to round up votes for United Russia, and said cell phones would help ensure the fairness of Sunday's State Duma elections.
Churov Rejects Vote Complaints
29 November 07
The country's top election official dismissed complaints that governors and thousands of other state-paid workers have been told to round up votes for United Russia, and said cell phones would help ensure the fairness of Sunday's State Duma elections.
Governor Touts St. Pete as IT Center
29 January 07
St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko said her priority this year would be to attract high-tech companies in an attempt to make her city the country’s technology and automotive capital.
Borshch, Blini and Bodyguards, But No Bill Gates
29 January 07
Some 300 people crowded into a hotel restaurant on Friday for borshch and the chance to hear Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych make his case for his country's membership in the European Union.
Russia's Good Side Talked Up at Davos
29 January 07
Ernst & Young CEO James Turley didn't mince words when he took the microphone at the World Economic Forum. ""I think the question that is on everyone's minds out here is: 'Is Russia reliable?'"" he told a packed hall of about 1,000 people who had showed up Saturday to get the lowdown on Russia.
