It shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone that the lead up to the meeting between President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush beginning July 1 would be spent discussing whether the two would be able to reach agreement related to Moscow's offer for the joint use of an early warning radar station in Azerbaijan.

First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov has compared the country's nanotechnology program with the Soviet atomic project.

A guide to buying musical instruments in Moscow, from electric guitars to balalaikas, pianos and drums.

The Moscow River, and the reservoirs beyond, can be yours. For an evening, at least -- or even a few days.

Barbaris, aka barberry, also known in dried form as zereshk, is the berry that gives its name to a new Central Asian restaurant located right downtown. The versatile berry is used to flavor the barbaris hard candy found around this part of the world, but as concerns this restaurant, it's the zereshk variant that's most important.

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