10/18/2007
Paid access archiveThe World According to Uncle Sam
When former U.S. President Jimmy Carter visited Stockholm in the early 1980s, he expressed his disappointment to Stig Ramel, then-executive director of the Nobel Foundation, ""If you had awarded me this prize in 1978, I would still be in the White House.""
Turning Over a New Leaf
At certain times of the year, both city authorities and ordinary citizens act illogically.
Shashliks on Solyanka
An a la carte meal priced like a business lunch deal is what the recently opened Shashlik Cafe No. 1 offers.
Icon: Eggplant Caviar
Those of us who have seen the Soviet comedy film ""Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession"" remember the scene where Ivan the Terrible shows his guests to a table barely standing under the weight of fancy dishes.
Riding the Retro Train
A romantic way to get a taste of the Trans-Siberian rail journey in just over a weekend.
Travel News
Vnukovo Airport has added new flights to Belgorod and Yekaterinburg. UTAir carrier now flies to Belgorod every day at 11:10 a.m., landing at 12:45 p.m. The return flight to Moscow is at 1:40 p.m.
- News in Brief
- Bukovsky Vows Probe of FSB, KGB
- At Least 2 Killed in Jail Uprising
- Prosecutors Charge 9 in Politkovskaya's Murder
- Over One Million Questions Sent to Putin's Call-In Show
- Washington Voices Worry About Latvia's Democracy
- Yushchenko Eyes Orange Coalition
- Democrats Wavering on Armenia Bill
- Business in Brief
- PwC Says Employee Thieving is on the Rise
- Higher Sugar Import Duty Adopted
- Gazprom Goes to Iran for Talks
- Zubkov Approves Border Body
- IMF Says Turbulence May Hit Russia in 2008
- Mandelson Calls for More Economic Reform
- MMK Boosts Steel Output
- What Makes Forbes a Tough Sell
- American Airlines Will Fly to Moscow
- Russia Roars Back to Defeat England 2-1
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