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08/02/2002

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Global Eye -- Morally Bankrupt

When it comes to the latest battle of the Republican Party's bug-eyed religious extremists, we are proud to stand up and say: ""Godspeed, you Christian soldiers!""

No Broken Glass, Beach Bums at This Beach

With wooden boardwalks, chaise longues, two pools and a cafe, Beach V.I.P. is the closest thing the capital has to a Western-style beach.

Metal Goes Medieval

Ranked alongside Denmark's Roskilde, Britain's Glastonbury and the Rock am Ring in Germany, Budapest's week-long Sziget (Island) Festival kicked off for the 10th time on Wednesday.

Rocking Isle Puts Budapest on Music Festival Map

The Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory is ready to dazzle American audiences this week -- at the Sixth World Choral Symposium.

Frenchman Brings Puccini to Petersburg

St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theater of Opera and Ballet last week premiered its first-ever staging of Giacomo Puccini's last opera, ""Turandot."" The production's guest director, France's Charles Roubaud, speaks to the Moscow Times.

Head to the Far East for a Dose of Ships & Seafood

In a largely landlocked country Vladivostok is an anomaly and this sense of separation makes it a fascinating place to visit, with plenty of aquatic attractions for tourists.

Mighty Matriarch on a Mountain Bike

Dervla Murphy has been travelling on a bicycle for 40 years and written 20 books about her journeys, which have taken her to the farthest-flung corners of the planet.

Cook's Corner -- Salade Nicoise

Ah, the salad days. Though the phrase refers to days of youthful inexperience, to me it conjures up summertime.

Mariinsky Theater Takes on 'Turandot,' Bolshoi

Giacomo Puccini's ""Turandot,"" which opened last week at the Mariinsky Theater, tells of the redemption of a frigid Chinese princess through the power of love.

Pond Perks Up With Good Eats & Saucy Shows

Upscale French restaurant Nostalgie has produced an heir: the neo-bohemian outdoor veranda Shatyor, an oriental-carpeted sanctuary afloat on the waters of central Moscow's Chistiye Prudy.

Shtolts Strikes, While the Sentiment Is Hot

Clubs that make themselves in the image of Soviet-era pubs and music bars will soon begin to outnumber clubs that make use of the kind of Southeast Asian kitsch that has been popular in town since late last year.

Global Eye -- Morally Bankrupt

When it comes to the latest battle of the Republican Party's bug-eyed religious extremists, we are proud to stand up and say: ""Godspeed, you Christian soldiers!""


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