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Jobs & Careers (Fall 2008)

Everyone has an opinion about the 'chinovnik' - the Russian civil servant. But what do they say about themselves? For the fall edition of Jobs and Careers we spoke to two civil servants. They're young, hard-working and ambitious. And according to one of Russia's top captains of industry, they'd be far better advised to go into business. "There are young people who go to work in state service right after graduation," said billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in a recent speech to students at his alma mater, the state Financial Academy. "I recommend that you only go into business. Only there will you find drive and real life." So why is it that so many young people, against his advice, are still trying to make a career in the civil service and what are the prospects? And is it something they'd recommend to other young people looking for a high-flying career?



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Market Matters: RTS Has Toughest Week Since '99
Trading on the dollar-denominated RTS exchange was suspended three times on Friday as anxiety deepened over whether the U.S. House of Representatives would pass a $700 billion financial sector bailout package and share prices on Russian and international markets plummeted.

Will PR specialists save the world? The financial crisis has added extra work to them.PR agencies are not left at a loose end either. Will this become a test for Russian PR specialists in the area of finance? How far has the Russian PR progressed at all?

Investment Banks Struggle to Adapt
By Max Delany, Nadia Popova, Maria Levina / Special to The Moscow Times After almost a decade of lightning-quick growth and skyrocketing salaries, Russia's investment banking sector has been brought down to earth with a thud by the global financial crisis.
Markets Post Gains After Surprise Opening
By Maria Levina / Special to The Moscow Times Trading on Moscow's stock exchanges resumed unexpectedly Thursday after the country's market regulator went back on a decision from a day earlier to keep them closed until Friday, triggering confusion and complaints on the part of some investors.
Severstal Cuts Back At 2 Plants in U.S.
By Nadia Popova / Staff Writer Severstal is putting 800 workers on part-time shifts at two of its plants in Ohio until further notice due to the economic slowdown in the United States, a negotiator for the plant’s labor union said Thursday.
Magnit Share Sale Shelved After Drop
By Tai Adelaja / Staff Writer Magnit said Thursday that it was canceling a planned sale of 3 million shares after the food retailer's London-listed shares plummeted 31 percent the day before.

Dmitry Lovetsky / AP
A Soyuz TMA-13 spaceship being prepared for launch on Thursday to carry a new crew to the international space station from Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Khodorkovsky Gets Solitary for Interview
By Anna Malpas / Staff Writer Jailed businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been placed in solitary confinement in a Siberian prison for giving an interview to the Russian version of Esquire magazine, his lawyers said Thursday.
Yushchenko Dissolves Rada, Calls Vote
By Maria Danilova / Staff Writer Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko decreed a Dec. 7 date for early elections Thursday after dissolving the parliament.
Putin Refuses Call to Fire Kudrin
Reuters Prime Minister Vladimir Putin brushed aside a demand by the Communist Party to fire Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin on Thursday, saying now was not the time to discuss mistakes made by economic authorities.
Medvedev Gets Deal on Kyrgyz Bases
By Anatoly Medetsky / Staff Writer President Dmitry Medvedev got an agreement for the development of military bases in Kyrgyzstan, already home to an Air Force base, as he met with Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev in Bishkek on Thursday.

News

News in Brief Poles Make Arrest in Attack on Deputy Mayor
Military to Cut to 1 Million Soldiers by 2012 Women Urged to 'Latch On' Round the World
Medvedev Says U.S. Threatens Security Russian Troops Exit Under EU's Watch
Duma Distressed by Pharmacy's Removal Obama, McCain Stop Short of Calling Russia an 'Evil Empire'
Yushchenko Gives Coalition Time Baturina Hits Austria With Charm Offensive

Business

Business in Brief Deripaska's Stake In Strabag Safe
Court Overturns Dudley Work Ban Aricom Looking for $1Bln in Roadshow
Yevroset Announces Plans to Cut Staff TNK-BP Holding Votes on Restructuring Subsidiaries
Telenor Sees No VimpelCom Stake Sale Business in Brief
MICEX Chief Sees Similarities to 1929 Ruble Posts Gains for A 2nd Day

Opinion

Op-Ed Contributor: Finding Energy to Beat a Recession Michele A. Berdy: A Collapse, by Any Other Name ...
Alexei Bayer: Private Sector Under Attack Georgy Bovt: Uncommon Sense
Yulia Latynina: Crisis -- What Crisis? Martin Gilman: What Will Happen Next to the U.S. Dollar
Alexei Pankin: A Selective Definition of Democracy Alexander Golts: Medvedev's New Doctrine
Op-Ed Contributor: The Polluters Must Pay Alexei Bayer: Brezhnev Comes to Washington

Arts & Ideas

In the Spotlight Architects in the City
Salon New Look at an Admiral
Mad Monk Comes Home Grace in Time
Image Wanted
In The Spotlight Not Just Hollywood

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Currency Exchange


USD/RUR - 26.2
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Weather

Moscow
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Foggy 8o C
Winds: SW at 4.5 m/s Pressure: 748 mb Humidity: 85% more

Hurdles Ahead.

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Armed With Nukes and a Vague Plan

Balancing Growth and Environment

Lots of Work but Too Few Workers

Rich Get Richer as Poor Get Poorer

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Columnists

A Collapse, by Any Other Name ...
By Michele A. Berdy

Private Sector Under Attack
By Alexei Bayer

Uncommon Sense
By Georgy Bovt

Crisis -- What Crisis?
By Yulia Latynina

What Will Happen Next to the U.S. Dollar
By Martin Gilman

A Selective Definition of Democracy
By Alexei Pankin

Medvedev's New Doctrine
By Alexander Golts

Making Strategic Assets Accessible to Investors
By Vladimir Frolov

Prepare for a Bumpy Ride
By Boris Kagarlitsky

Why Russians Put Stalin at the Top of the List
By Yevgeny Kiselyov

Medvedev's Cure for the Far East
By Nikolai Petrov

Global Economy Rests On American Shoulders
By Konstantin Sonin

U.S. Should Recognize South Ossetia
By Richard Lourie

Russia's Animated Debate
By Mark H. Teeter

Georgia Sees Reminders Of the War Everywhere
By Matthew Collin

A Frightful Wake-Up Call
By Anders Aslund

Walking Carefully From Transdnestr to Yerevan
By Fyodor Lukyanov
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