October 16, 2008 №77

Politics

Mikhail Kasyanov: Our Market Is Dead

The financial and economic crisis, affecting not only Russia but the entire world, is going to be deeper with us comparing it to the developed countries of Europe and America. The Russian citizens do not know that, as the authority has...

Sergei Mulin

Lukashenko Getting Carrot

Among the persons non grata remaining are Lydia Ermoshina, the chair of the Central Elective Commission, also people involved in kidnappings and murders of political opponents to Lukashenko: interior minister Vladimir Naumov, ex-minister...

Irina Khalip

Investigations

Criminal Case Started About Attempt On Poisoning Made Against The Lawyer Karinna Moskalenko

Sunday evening a substance looking like quicksilver was found in the Karinna Moscalenko’s car who is residing in Strasburg now. “We noticed it by accident: my husband began to clean the inside and saw some balls of metallic color scattered...

Novaya Gazeta

Society

It’s Not Clear Yet Whether Proceedings Will Be Held Behind Closed Doors

Preliminary session of the Moscow military district court on Anna Politkovskaya’s case was held yesterday, chaired by Colonel Evgeny Zubov (he considered Dmitry Kholodov’s case and the accused were acquitted). The state prosecution is...

Investigative section

China Getting Closer For 50 km

“The frontier question, inherited by Russia and China from the past, now has been decided completely” remarked the Russian foreign ministry on the occasion. The island of Tarabarov will be named In’lundao – the Island of Silver Dragon,...

Arts and Sports

Acute Insufficiency

“I’ll survive it” joked the forward of Omsk Avangard club Alexei Cherepanov when he had his gum cut in a Saturday’s match versus ZSKA. Lyosha had only too days: his heart stopped on 13 October’s night after the match Vityaz vs. Avangard in...

Vladimir Mozgovoi