Vladimir Putin

                   

Chess: Pawnography

economist.com
Nov 20, 2008
        

Making too much of a political metaphorCHESS is so tempting a political metaphor that it is easy to forget it is a game. A murderous game, perhaps, like croquet. But still a game. In “White King and Red Queen”, Daniel Johnson,...

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Russia's economy: The flight from the rouble

economist.com
Nov 20, 2008
        

Russians and their government wake up to their deepening economic woesRUSSIAN leaders like to radiate confidence and talk down financial crises. But stories of laid-off workers, unpaid salaries and involuntary holidays are...

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‘Last dictator’ seeks to woo the west

belradio.fm
Nov 20, 2008 1 related
        

Financial Times, спецвыпуск пра Беларусь By Jan Cienski and Stefan Wagstyl, Published: November 18 2008 Belarus bears a more than passing resemblance to the former Soviet Union. The dictatorial regime that president Alexander...

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Obama Should Look Into Putin's Record, Not His Eyes

wsj.com
Nov 20, 2008 24 related
        

The U.S. has the chance for a fresh start on Russia relations. It apparently hopes that Mr. Obama will send the signal that democracy in Russia doesn't matter, that the Kremlin's crushing of the opposition and free speech is...

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GENIUS, THY NAME IS OBAMA (Ann Coulter)

yahoo.com
Nov 19, 2008 3 related
        

By Ann Coulter Ann Coulter – 1 hr 6 mins ago About The Author: Political analyst and attorney Ann Coulter is the author of “Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism,” and other works. I don't recall...

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The Disappearing Oil Market

robertamsterdam.com
Nov 19, 2008
        

As the price of oil has just fallen again for the fourth day in a row, dipping below $54 a barrel for NYMEX crude, serious concerns are surfacing in the energy sector over financing for key production and transit projects,...

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Will G20 take us out of the woods?

indiaenews.com
Nov 20, 2008 3 related
        

Moscow, Nov 20 (RIA Novosti) The Washington summit of the Group of 20 (G20) industrialised and emerging economies last week arrived at a general agreement on how to cooperate in key areas to strengthen economic growth, deal...

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Jason Corcoran: The rouble has slid in value, leaving Russians to punt for either dollar or euro

guardian.co.uk
Nov 19, 2008 4 related
        

The financial crisis is quickly transforming Russia into a nation of desperate currency speculators due to a slide in the rouble's value and a deposit run gathering pace at the banks. For many ordinary Russians, it's a game of...

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Gubernatorial Vote Rejected By Medvedev

moscowtimes.ru
Nov 19, 2008
        

20 November 2008IZHEVSK, Urdmurtia -- Dmitry Medvedev has slapped down a rare sign of political dissent within the ruling elite after calls for the restoration of gubernatorial elections. In a perceived swipe to comments by...

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Restoration drama: How Chekhov's home has fallen into disrepair

independent.co.uk
Nov 20, 2008 1 related
        

The calendar in Chekhov's house near Yalta in Ukraine, still shows the day in May 1904 when he left to go to Germany to die. But the wallpaper is barely holding to the walls, the plaster is flaking and mould is spreading. He...

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