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...announced a tax probe into Sibneft. Then a Moscow court agreed to hear a suit against the Yukos-Sibneft merger. The Duma passed new rules to grant the state free rein to raise oil export duties and to strike tax amnesty from the criminal code. Finally, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin pushed through a new bill to revoke regional tax breaks as of the New Year. Even though auditors later concluded that Sibneft's tax violations were "ethically not very pretty but legal," the impact of a court inquiry, new duties and new tax rules could cost the company more than...
...learned the rudiments of free-market economics. He witnessed the dimensions of Russia's failure, understanding that the country needed a strong economy if it hoped to be a strong nation again--and that joining global capitalism would be the only solution. "I know," emphasizes First Deputy Finance Minister Kudrin, "that he is a proponent of continued reform...
...Sergey Kudrin and Alexander Ivanov went home tired but happy last night, having won all four of their matches to tie for first place in the tournament's uppermost division and splitting a cash prize...
...Kudrin stares down at the chessboard with perfect concentration, looking up from time to time like a swimmer surfacing from a deep dive. As Kudrin meditates, even the smallest background noises are amplified. The ticking of the timer clock on the table, the clinking of the chandelier on the wall, the splash of drinking water into plastic cups all seem unbearably nerve-racking. On the twelfth move Kudrin, playing Black, guilefully offers Hitech a pawn. Hitech can't resist taking it -- thereby opening up the board to a masterful attack. From then on, it's Kudrin's game. Mikhail...
Soon the situation deteriorates so far that Berliner intervenes, pronouncing it hopeless. Kudrin smiles. "Playing against Hitech is always fun. As a machine, it's very, very strong. If I play badly, I know it will win." Reviewing the match, Berliner shows Kudrin an alternate move near the end of the game that would have been as good as the move he made. "Hitech saw this?" asks Kudrin, impressed. "That's very nice...