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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?

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?



Wednesday, October 08, 2008 Updated at 08 October 2008 1:45 Moscow Time.

The Moscow Times » Issue 3821 » News

Coca-Cola Bows to Believers

16 January 2008By Catrina StewartCoca-Cola has called off a promotion after offended Orthodox believers lodged a complaint with prosecutors, a sharp reminder of the cultural pitfalls that foreign companies face when doing business abroad. Hoping to tap into a growing tide of patriotism, the U.S. beverage giant had placed pictures of religious sites together with its logo on fridges in kiosks and shops in Nizhny Novgorod, the country's third-biggest city.

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