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04/01/2000

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TBILISI, Georgia -- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder on Thursday thanked Eduard Shevardnadze for his role in helping to reunite Germany, giving the Georgian leader a boost ahead of an April 9 presidential poll. Schroder's two-day visit is the first ever trip by the head of one of the Group of Seven leading industrial nations to the Caucasus. As Soviet foreign minister, Shevardnadze was deeply involved in negotiations that lifted Moscow's objections to letting Germany reunite. Schroder also said Berlin will give Georgia 60 million Deutsche marks ($30 million) in new aid.

Transneft Embarks On Baltic Pipeline

Golden Telecom Woos Young Net Users
Minister Replaces Railroad Head With Aide
IMF Likely to Welcome Banking Law Changes
Spats Stop Air Travel To Spain, Estonia
Tyumen Oil to Sponsor Driving Team
Ford Introduces Unusual New Payment Plans
KrAZ Electricity Hike
PM Sells Company
Kiev Bans Mad Beef
U.S. Economy Hits New Growth High
Technology Stock Sell-Off Continues
Japan Hopes for Sustainable Recovery Despite Jobless Rate
China Privatization Plan Gets Off to Bumpy Start
Economy Shrinkage
Roche Profits Boom
Pearson Buys Publisher
German Talks Collapse
Gun Anti-Trust Suit
MAILBOX: ARKO Suggests Quote Taken Out of Context
The Future of the Nation With Putin at Helm
The Future of the Nation With Putin at Helm
FACES & VOICES: Too Irreverent for Astrological Aspirations
PARTY LINES: Deterrence, Oligarch-Style
MOSCOW MAILBAG: Wines, Champagnes And Historical Change
In Search of a New Genre
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO . . .:Would-Be Refugee?
Moments of Reprieve
Doctorow's Novel Departure
BOOKWORM: Valued Comment
The Mellow Mediterranean
Lured From Poverty Into Life of Slavery
'Will Life Be Normal Again?'
Russian Ready-to-Wear
Yulia Savelyeva's Naked City
Assyrians Ring In Year 6750
COOK'S CORNER: Unbeetable!
GLOBAL EYE
Small Planets Point To Extrasolar Earths
Biologist Finds New Genus of Giant Rat
Canadian Arctic May Explain Watery Past of Mars' Surface
Sea Squirt Species Wield Sperm as Weapon
African Women Fight Genital Cutting
Alternative Blood Sugar Test Found
Needles to Be Consigned to History
Bird Extinction
Genome Project
New Physics on Cards
Beauty Queens Thinner
Yagudin Falls Into 3rd World Crown
Lokomotiv Neutralized
Ak Bars Catches Up
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General Says Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons to Keep Country Intact

Russia's armed forces would be within their full rights to use nuclear weapons if any threats to the integrity of the country arise, Russian General Staff head Nikolay Makarov said Wednesday.

HIV Prevention Falls Short as Funding Ends

Katya moved to Moscow seven years ago and three years later — when she was pregnant with her first child — discovered she was HIV-positive.

Bureaucrats Block Protesting Lego Men

Unprecedented protests have been held across Russia in recent months at which tens of thousands of demonstrators have been allowed to verbally lambaste the government.

Putin's Besieged Fortress

The campaign rhetoric in Russia's presidential election has grown increasingly harsh. This happens in many countries, but the difference with Russia is that "external factors" play a disproportionately greater role in the political process. In most other countries, voters evaluate candidates based on their domestic policies or track records, especially with regard to the economy.

Former Yukos Official Released From Prison

A former senior employee of oil company Yukos was released from prison Wednesday after serving more than seven years on charges of stealing billions of dollars.

Report: Sub Fire a Near Nuclear Disaster

Russia came close to nuclear disaster in late December when a blaze engulfed a nuclear-powered submarine carrying atomic weapons, Vlast reported Monday, contradicting official assurances that it was not armed.

Elections Watchdog Golos Forced Out of Office Building

Independent election-monitoring group Golos is moving its Moscow office after its landlord demanded that the group cancel its rental contract early, a move Golos calls illegal.

Inebriated Officer Loses Control, Job

A drunken traffic cop was busted in Moscow on Wednesday after he hit a parked car while driving a stolen vehicle.

Taxing the Robber Barons of the '90s

The situation in Russia has changed so much in recent weeks that the presidential election campaign has almost begun to resemble a real political contest.

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Tehran Is Neither Friend Nor Foe of Moscow

When Russians look at Iran, they see a country that has been their neighbor and rival forever. As the Russian empire advanced, it wrestled the North and South Caucasus from the shah. Peter the Great annexed, briefly, Iran's entire Caspian Sea coastline and put his forces just north of Tehran.

Putin Chasing Imaginary American Ghosts

Here we go again — another round of anti-Americanism from the Kremlin and state-controlled media. Blaming outside forces for Russia's woes has a long history in the country. The closer we get to the March 4 presidential election, the more intense the anti-American hysteria becomes.

Putin Plan Targets Population Drop

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unveiled his plan on social policy Monday, focusing on how Russia will boost its dwindling population amid a demographic crisis that threatens to turn the country into "void space."

Moscow Is Unlovable and Unlivable

Today's Moscow is unlovable and unlivable, overdeveloped, underserved by public utilities and choked by traffic. You can't drive, you can't breathe, there is no place to park and walking is impossible thanks to giant SUVs lining the sidewalks.

Journalist Booted After Visa Violation

A prominent French writer and journalist has been kicked out of the country on the grounds that she did not have the right to research a book while on a business visa.

Report: United Russia Might Be Dismantled

United Russia, the country's dominant political party for more than a decade, might be radically reformed or even dissolved in the coming months.

Officer on Atomic Submarine Commits Suicide

A senior lieutenant serving on the Gepard atomic submarine, part of the Northern Fleet, hanged himself in his cabin.

Start of Stadium Demolition Draws Outcry

Architectural preservation group Arkhnadzor said Monday that demolition at the constructivist-era Dynamo football stadium as a part of ongoing building work was against the law.

Putin's Campaign Manager Calls Liberals "Filth of the Nation"

Vladimir Putin's campaign manager Stanislav Govorukhin quoted Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin in calling the liberal intelligentsia "the filth of the nation" in an interview published Monday.

Moskva Hotel Reopens as Mall

A slew of Moscow real estate players unveiled a reconstructed Moskva Hotel on Tuesday, relaunching the premier Soviet hotel as a commercial center with 70 shops, a department store, underground parking and a hotel.

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Putin Aide: Corruption Was 'Civilized'

Corruption in Russia was "normal" and "civilized" during Vladimir Putin's first stint as president and support for him has grown stronger as a result of recent opposition rallies, the prime minister's campaign manager has boasted.

Election Webcam Installation Begins

In a city that was once the cradle of Russian democracy, an unprecedented new campaign kicked off over the weekend to install web cameras in every polling station around the country in an effort to prevent voting fraud.

Feminist Punk Band Become Unlikely Putin Foil

Pussy Riot, a feminist punk collective from Moscow, creates protest through its dissident songs and unsanctioned performances, including a brief unauthorized concert in late January on Red Square.

Why Putin Will Never, Ever Give Up Power

If Putin gave up power at any age, he and dozens of his friends and colleagues who have become millionaires and billionaires over the past 10 years through their Kremlin-connected businesses could face serious corruption charges. This is why the best, and perhaps only, way for Putin to preserve immunity is to stay in power until death.

Why Putin Is Mad at Me

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin got very angry last Wednesday when he met with the editors-in-chief of Russia's top media outlets.

Russia Seeks Proof U.S. Zapped Failed Probe

A Russian state commission investigating the crash of the Fobos-Grunt Mars probe will conduct tests to see whether U.S. radar played a role in the spacecraft's failure.

Putin Stand-In Faces Zhirinovsky Fire

In Tuesday's second presidential debate of the campaign season, firebrand Vladimir Zhirinovsky harangued Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's levelheaded proxy over her patron's refusal to debate and alleged desire to rule for life.

Recruiters Say Mother Russia Seeking Talent

Demographics make it a candidate’s market, but foreigners have to offer something unique to find their place.

Pro-Putin Song Is Web Hit

A schmaltzy music video hailing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as Russia's savior became a hit on the Russian Internet on Tuesday, with many bloggers and YouTube users poking fun at the song's hyperbolic lyrics.

From Protest to Nausea

The history of successive authoritarian regimes in Russia reveals a recurring pattern: They do not die from external blows or domestic insurgencies.

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Why Putin Is So Scared of Debates

Putin has always been the ultimate "Teflon president" — but certainly not in the Ronald Reagan sense of the word. Putin's brand of Teflon is clearly made in Russia. Because he wants to avoid uncomfortable questions about his decade-long rule, Putin is once again refusing to participate in presidential debates.

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