Western-Style Capitalism, but With a Russian Accent
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MOSCOW There is a deep contradiction developing in the Russian economy. On the one hand, Russians are embracing capitalism of the sort you'd find in Western Europe or Asia. But at the same time, the country is slipping back into a new kind of state-guided capitalism built around expansionist...
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Free and open debate has become a rarity in Russia's media which is mostly controlled by the state or business moguls.
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Compared to a decade or so ago, the belief in the messianic power of democracy and markets has reached a new low. Why another face-off between Washington and Moscow isnât as impossible as you might think.
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By Tony Glover, The Business, London  Sep. 10--Work being carried out in Russia by companies such as Golden  Telecom and western European operators such as Pipex, herald a revolution in  wireless communications.
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By a curious twist of fate, the job of rescuing Russian oil giant Yukos has fallen to an American who arrived in Moscow just over a year ago -- and who still needs a translator&#39;s help.
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Finance officials in Moscow are now describing Russia as the most insulated from the ill effects of a United States recession among the chief emerging-market economies.
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The theatrical vision of "K. I. From 'Crime,' " performed in Russian by the Foundry Theater on west 37th Street, turns a foreign language into a form of music.
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Boris Kuznetsov made his name defending people who fell foul of the Russian state.
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Two summers ago, I returned from a visit to Eastern Europe convinced that Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic were on the fast track to prosperity. It seemed to me -- and virtually every one of the Western business executives I spoke with -- that these countries had tasted enough of...
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The Russian wireless market is a springboard for growth.
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The BBC's James Rodgers watches Russia's Communist Party relive past glories - and asks what new it can offer.
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ST. PETERSBURG -- Twisting as it rises 77 stories, the planned office development known as Gazprom City is testament to the muscle of Russia's richest company. A flickering gas flame captured in soaring glass, the design is also an ode to the country's energy-driven boom.
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Politics: 29 January 2005, Saturday. Bulgaria has became a symbol of the capitalism, reports the Italian Manifesto newspaper.
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Mikhail S. Gutseriev, a former owner of Russneft, published a letter last month critical of the government on a company Web site and in a Russian business newspaper.
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In contrast to contemporary American culture, marriage at a young age is generally promoted in the foreign-born Russian community.
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Once a symbol of post-Soviet industrial decay, many are reviving and boosting local economies.
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Despite a spate of bad news, Russia's economy continues to grow.