Updated Wednesday, June 11, 1997 at: NYC 1:39 p.m. London 6:39 p.m. Prague 7:39 p.m. Moscow 9:39 p.m.
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Parliament to Test Mettle over Budget Cuts MOSCOW -- Russia's opposition-dominated parliament will face a test of its mettle on Wednesday when it considers what do about the liberal government's plan to cut spending. more...
MOSCOW -- President Boris Yeltsin (pictured), already at odds with parliament over issues as diverse as the national budget and the mummified body of Lenin, faced a new challenge on Tuesday, this time on art treasures seized from wartime Germany. more...
WASHINGTON -- Russia is making progress in negotiations to join the Paris Club but an agreement may not be reached in time to be announced at next week's Group of Seven summit in Denver, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. more...
Russian Economy Contracts in May, Gloom Persists MOSCOW -- Russia's economy continued to contract in May, according to official figures released on Tuesday which confirmed the gloomy predictions of ministers who have put off a forecast of recovery to next year. more...
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Wednesday June 11, 1997 Jailhouse blues…Minding the capital markets…U.S. aid to Russia – a popularity contest?…Trying times: a war crimes trial …And let a smile be your umbrella: Ukraine weathers the reform
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Three journalists working for the news program Vzglayd ("View") were kidnapped in the Chechen capital Grozny Wednesday. more...
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First Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov arrived in Vladivostok, in Russia's Far East, on Wednesday. more...
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If you’re wondering about the state of post-Soviet rock and roll, visit the Russian Independent Music home page. This funky, mostly English-language site provides links to the home pages of several Russian groups, plus interviews, news, a sound archive and industry gossip. Welcome to Absurdistan - check your reason at the door. Rebel with a Cause -- Bishop poses challenge to Russian Orthodox Church Battle with the Bottle -- Fake vodka kills as genuine stuff becomes rare Satire: Is There a Spin Doctor in the House?
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On this day in history... (June 11) 1895 -- Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet prime minister from 1955-58, was born. 1970 - Alexander Feodorovich Kerensky died. He was a Russian politician and reached the post of prime minister, but was pushed out by Bolsheviks in 1917. He moved to France and later to the United States.
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