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Annals of Putin's Stormtroopers

2008-06-08 13:22:49 by La Russophobe in La Russophobe
 
...giant chemical factory in Russia's Samara region, on the Volga River 600 miles east of Moscow. Engineers were on their morning rounds, and union representatives had just finished a talk about...
 
 
 
 
 
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A clean sweep for Putin cronies

2007-11-11 04:14:00 by Domain Names 4 Sale 24-7 in Russia News Watch
 
...giant, was recently summoned to a meeting with his chairman, the billionaire executive did not go to the companys lavish new head offices in a high-rise south of Moscows city centre Instead his...
 
 
 
 
 
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Putin's $40 billion fortune

2007-12-20 20:07:00 by AKULA in From Russia with Lies
 
...giant and an energy transport enterprise Putin has created a new, more streamlined oligarchy, his critics say. "The crown jewels of the country's wealth have ended up in the hands of Putin's...
 
 
 
 
 
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Enter Putin two

2007-12-13 16:16:00 by Domain Names 4 Sale 24-7 in Russia News Watch
 
...giant. He was Mr Putin's chief of staff and legal consigliere. He is 13 years younger and a few inches shorter, but also a lot less confident Mr Medvedev does not come from the siloviki,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Another Original LR Translation: Nemtsov on Putin Volume I, by Essel, Part I

2008-02-17 14:25:51 by La Russophobe in La Russophobe
 
...giant Gazprom-Media holding, which includes the NTV, TNT, television channels and other media interests. Before Gazprombank fell into the hands of Kovalchuk & Co., in July 2005 Gazproms media...
 
 
 
 
 
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Russia prepares to vote with all eyes on Putin

2007-12-01 07:58:00 by AKULA in From Russia with Lies
 
...Giant United Russia posters remained prominently displayed in Moscow while those of the 10 other parties fielding candidates to the 450-seat State Duma were hard to spot The opposition has...
 
 
 
 
 
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Vladimir Putin: Mother of All Oligarchs?

2007-12-26 01:09:00 by La Russophobe in La Russophobe
 
...giant, and at least 50 per cent of Gunvor, a Swiss-based oil trading company that has won a series of state contracts. Mr Belkovsky claimed his information had come from credible sources in the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Why Russia Loves Putin

2007-12-19 00:26:30 by Editor in Russia Blog
 
...giant Yukos Oil, on questionable charges of fraud, and nationalized Yukos assets. The move gave the Kremlin direct control over Russias oil industry just as oil prices began to climb. (Russia...
 
 
 
 
 
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Putin Names Medvedev as successor;A Wall of Money to Hit Russia

2007-12-10 23:56:11 by Editor in Russia Blog
 
...giant natural gas project to Gazprom at a knockdown price. Gazprom's shares rose XX rubles, or 2.2 percent, to a record 355.53 rubles, or $14.56, on the Micex Stock Exchange Since Medvedev was...
 
 
 
 
 
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Election success won't solve Putin's biggest headache

2007-12-03 11:49:00 by Domain Names 4 Sale 24-7 in Russia News Watch
 
...giant Rosneft -- chaired by Kremlin hardliner Igor Sechin -- are sweeping Russian markets. Rosneft has declined comment A turf battle between top law enforcement officials in October prompted...