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Quoteworthy: "The blood feud exists all over Ingushetia. All over Ingushetia. If a person kills somebody, he will definitely be killed, too. Surely this should be enshrined in law."-- Ruslan Aushev, president of Ingushetia in the North Caucasus, arguing for the legalization of the blood feud.

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...


yelts10.gif Senators Defy Yeltsin, Send Back Art Law

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...


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Russia Seen Unlikely to Join Paris Club at Denver

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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News on the Web Today

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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Pressing Issues

Usually boldly biased, but always informative, the Russian press provides a unique look at life in Russia. Russia Today's Pressing Issues provides a daily snapshot of Russia's major stories as seen by editors at some of the most influential Russian papers.

Moscow

  • Izvestiya: The Government Showed a Sign of Trademark Attention to the People
  • Segodnya: Russian-Ukrainian National "Blackjack"; Alexander Korzhakov Demands Satisfaction from the President
  • Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Senators Ratify the Union with Belarus
  • Komsomolskaya Pravda: The President Promised a New Flat to a Woman from the Crowd
  • Pravda-5: The Myths of Independence Day

St. Petersburg

  • Nevskoe Vremya: St. Petersburg Is Interesting to Everyone
  • Sankt-Peterburgskye Vedomosti: He Is Always with Us: Actor Yevgenie Lebedev Dead at 80
  • Smena: While You Can't Jump into a River at the Same Point Twice, You Can into an 'Aquarium'
  • Vecherniy Peterburg: The City Budget Waits to be Filled from Abroad

Today in Television

Highlights from RTR News in Moscow
5 p.m.(MT), Wednesday, June 11, 1997

Three journalists working for the news program Vzglayd ("View") were kidnapped in the Chechen capital Grozny Wednesday. more...


Highlights from NTV News in Moscow
Noon (MT), Wednesday, June 11, 1997

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.

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Rebel with a Cause -- Bishop poses challenge to Russian Orthodox Church

Battle with the Bottle -- Fake vodka kills as genuine stuff becomes rare

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Weather for Wednesday,
June 11, 1997

(Temperature in °C/°F)

Moscow
partly cloudy to sunny
27/81 to 11/52

St. Petersburg
partly cloudy to sunny
26/78 to 14/57

Vladivostok
cloudy, showers
14/58 to 10/50

Volgograd
mostly cloudy, showers
25/77 to 14/57


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. BTW, These pages look their best in Netscape 2.0+ and Internet Explorer 3.0+.

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