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Maybe the USA Network hired ANNA KOURNIKOVA, left, to cover the U.S. Open because of her pretty face. Or because she's the only Russian tennis player whose name Americans can pronounce. But if it was for incisive, McEnrovian analysis, the network didn't get it, and Kournikova retired from broadcast journalism after just three days. Explaining her rapid exit, Kournikova cited the awkwardness of interviewing fellow players and--if this makes sense to you--her overeating on the sidelines. Well, she could always fall back on her competitive tennis career. No, seriously. Maybe she could...
...sure we are not at Wimbledon?" ANASTASIA MYSKINA, Russian tennis player, on the extensive rain delays at this year's U.S. Open...
...rust bucket of a Russian nuclear submarine, was being towed to a navy scrap yard late last month when it sprang a leak and went down in the Barents Sea. Nine sailors lost their lives--a fraction of the 118 who died when another Russian submarine, the Kursk, exploded and sank three years ago. But this latest sub disaster could have more serious consequences. A high-level Russian official tells TIME that K-159 "presents a threat more menacing than that of the Kursk," a state-of-the-art submarine whose reactors were much less likely to leak radioactive material...
...Known Languages") cater to those with education on their mind. Award ceremonies - the 2003 Peace Prize goes to Susan Sontag on Oct. 12 - bring some glamour to the otherwise business-oriented venture. This year's guest-of-honor country, Russia, is going to provide some special treats. Some 150 Russian writers will present their books, among them some of the country's increasingly popular "Ladies of Crime" who will read from their new murder mysteries. Polina Dashkova, author of Russian Orchid, for instance, will take part in a nerve-tingling discussion about Russian whodunits, and Alexandra Marinina will tell...
Okhotin’s brother said once again that he believes Andrew’s Baptist faith in a country dominated by the Russian Orthodox Church motivated the judge to issue a guilty verdict...