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June 16, 2008 ¹42
Politics
Yuri Shevchuk: “Patriotism is no fat yachts”
An address at the economic forum in St Petersburg by a Russian famous rock-musician, the founder of DDT rock group and the member of the advisory board of Novaya Gazeta
Politics
Liberal Salon In St Petersburg
The international economic forum, held in St Petersburg, is called sometimes “Russian Davos” and two years ago German Gref made a provocative statement that Davos is just a small Swiss village while St Petersburg is St Petersburg. Well, while it still has a long way to go to get to the Davos level, the Petersburg venue has already surpassed the Russian economic forum held in London where our VIP’s did not go, taking advice by Vladimir Putin.
Yana Serova
Politics
Tricks With State Drugs Control
State Drugs Control agency is being a subject to “cleaning”. General Rykov was the first to resign. He had been the head of Security Division at the organization. And he is a friend and sponsor of General Bulbov who was arrested for tapping the top Russian enforcers.
Yulia Latynina
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observer of the Novaya Gazeta
Politics
Irish To Vote Against The Basic EU Agreement
Counting of votes of the referendum having not been finished yet in Ireland, Jose Manuel Barrozu, the chair of the European Commission came to the press center to announce the failure to have happened and Ireland to have voted against the Lisbon Treaty.
Alexander Mineev
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our correspondent in Brussels
Politics
Serdiukov Avoided Questions
Russian defense minister to refuse to tell NATO about relations with Georgia and about a new system of European security
Alexander Mineev
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our correspondent in Brussels
Politics
The Advanced User In The State
When visiting Berlin, President Dmitry Medvedev stated to Frau Chancellor Angela Merkel “that we are on the threshold of absolute freedom of media”. It turned out, however, that he meant not Russia, but the general situation in the world. To put it more exactly, he spoke of “the growing opportunities by the global Net”. According to him, the number of 30-35 millions of the home users plus digital TV, impossible to be “jammed”, has almost dismissed the charges by the West about violation of the freedom of speech in Russia.
Sergei Mulin
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observer of the Novaya Gazeta
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