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Exhibition "Children and the City", The Moscow Times at Art Moskva

In the framework of the international art fair ART Moskva, which is being held from the 14th to the 18th of May 2008 at the Central House of Artists on Krimsky Val, The Moscow Times presents an exhibition of works by the newspaper's photo correspondents, Igor Tabokov and Vladimir Filonov. The exhibition is organized with the support of ZAO Unified Financial Group INVEST, which is a part of the group of companies UFG Asset Management (UFG
AM). Since its foundation, the company has actively supported credible
social projects.

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Market Matters : Markets Rise as Cabinet Settles In
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's strong backing for aggressive oil tax cuts in the near future provided Russian stock markets with a long-awaited catalyst to push the RTS to a record high last week.

Russia Investment Roadshow : Scenes From Last Year's Forum



Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Updated at 20 May 2008 10:52 Moscow Time

Superjet Makes First Flight In Secret
By Nadia Popova / Staff Writer Sukhoi’s Superjet, the first post-Soviet commercial airplane, made its maiden flight under tight secrecy Monday, apparently amid fears that any mishap would spell disaster for the ambitious multibillion-dollar project.

Medvedev To Head Council On Graft
By Anatoly Medetsky / Staff Writer In one of his first major steps as president, Dmitry Medvedev on Monday said he would head a council to battle corruption, which he singled out as one of the country’s worst woes.

Football Fans Staging English Invasion
By Max Delany / Staff Writer The ball flew off the pitch, bounced across Red Square, passed the giant inflatable football, and just missed Lenin’s mausoleum — and the stony-faced guard didn’t even bat an eyelid.

Russia Back on Top of Hockey Worlds
By Steve Keating / Reuters Russia rallied to its first world championship gold medal since 1993, when Ilya Kovalchuk's overtime power-play goal gave it a 5-4 win over defending champion Canada on Sunday.

Christinne Muschi / Reuters

National team forward Alexander Ovechkin taking the Russian flag for a skate Sunday following the team's 5-4 overtime win over Canada in the World Hockey Championship final in Quebec City. more

Medvedev's First Trip Highlights Asia Ties
By Anna Smolchenko / Staff Writer resident Dmitry Medvedev plans to sign a political declaration and economic agreements with China and two space deals with Kazakhstan this week during an Asian visit aimed at highlighting the continuity of Russia's foreign policy and its priorities.

A 2nd Briefcase for Putin
By Alexander Golts President Dmitry Medvedev made his first domestic trip as president in his capacity as the commander in chief of the armed forces. It was clear that he wanted to see exactly what he controls with the ""nuclear briefcase"" inherited from former President Vladimir Putin.

Football Frenzy
By Natalia Vasilyeva / Special to The Moscow Times Moscow-based expats are excited about the Champions League final, even if few of them were able to score tickets.

News

Medvedev To Head Council On Graft	Football Fans Staging English Invasion
Turkmen Tower Gets Place in Sun	Duma Will Not Pass Media Bill
Hockey Fans Hit the Streets to Cheer World Title	News in Brief
Institute Denies Its Director Was Killed by Poison	West Will Scrutinize Georgian Elections
Tensions Heated for Abkhaz Leader Visit	Spy Charges Fuel Georgian Tensions

Business

Superjet Makes First Flight In Secret	Medvedev's First Trip Highlights Asia Ties
Business in Brief	Khodorkovsky Says Medvedev Could Reform Judicial System
Turkmen President Visits Baku	EU Scraps Tariff On NLMK Steel
Sberbank Hires 2 Top Execs, Ups Dividend	Peugeot, Mitsubishi Sign Kaluga Deal
Real Estate in Brief	Jordanians May Invest in Kazakh Resort

Opinion

Alexander Golts: A 2nd Briefcase for Putin	Alexei Pankin: Frodo Putin vs. Sam Medvedev
McCain Is Alone on Russia	Vladimir Frolov: Half Steps Backward in Government Reshuffle
Alexei Bayer: The Sticky Successor Problem	Op-Ed Contributor: Your Letters: Interpreting WWII Differently
Michele A. Berdy: The Danger of Being Thirsty, Greedy, Stingy	Op-Ed Contributor: Loosening Russia's Grip on Gas
Editorial: Bring Back War Against Cabinet Fat	Boris Kagarlitsky: Two-Headed Eagle Infected With Bugs

Sports

Russia Back on Top of Hockey Worlds	CSKA Tops Amkar for 4th Cup Title
Zenit Puts Russian Football on a High	Hiddink Names His Euro Squad
Zenit Banks On Attacking Flair	Canada Gets the Win It Cherishes Most
Zenit Reaches Final in Style	Rubin Downs Dynamo, Stays Perfect
Barca Dominates, But Honors Shared	Zenit Up Against Resurgent Bayern

City Wise

Football Frenzy	Game Pelmeni
Ossetian Pies and More	Play Football
Committed To Kids	Fashionably Alfresco
Restaurant News	Russian Orphans
Rassol Guten Morgen	Suburban Georgian