Word: russian
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...ministry says the diet, which is heavy on hearty Russian foods like porridge, cabbage salad, sour cream, mashed potatoes, vegetables, whole grain bread and fish, will cost just $77 a month. "The aim of the diet is so that the people don't panic and know that in any situation there is a way out, including through nutrition," a spokeswoman for the Ministry told TIME. (See pictures of what makes us eat more food...
That admission notwithstanding, the government continues to talk up the economic prospects. Earlier this week, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin told a global investment and finance conference in Moscow that the economy will grow by 2% or 3% in 2010. Kudrin said a recovery depends on a resurgence of private spending. "The moment when private demand revitalizes itself on the market is the moment we emerge from the crisis," Kudrin said, the Russian media reported...
...some analysts buy the government line and argue that the worst may be passed. "Generally, there is hope that Russia can come out of the turbulence a lot faster than the rest of the world," says Richard Hainsworth, CEO of RusRating, a Russian credit ratings agency. "There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and whilst severe recession-related problems remain, they appear manageable. In the financial sector, a turn-around is beginning to be seen." (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...only difference between [Khodorkovsky] and any other large-scale business at the time was his anti-Kremlin stance," says Tatiana Lokshina, deputy director of the Moscow office of Human Rights Watch. "He frequently denounced Putin." Lokshina says that a further conviction of Khodorkovsky would sound a warning to Russian business elite that "they shouldn't get too comfortable, they should always be cautious...
...Iran Nuclear Negotiations The Obama Administration is trying a new tack in its discussions with Tehran, calling on other nations to exert their influence to compel Iran to give up its suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons. In a letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Obama asked for Moscow's help in dealing with Tehran, although the White House denied offering to curtail U.S. plans for a missile-defense shield in Eastern Europe as a quid pro quo. The Administration has also asked Syria and China to pressure Iran, but the diplomatic focus remains on Russia, which is helping Iran complete...