No more Russian roulette: casinos closing, but zones are not ready
July 1, 2009 Sergey Topol, Russia Now
On July 1, all Russian casinos move to four `Las Vegas'-type zones
Will a new curfew help reduce crime?
May 29, 2009 Andy Potts, THE MOSCOW NEWS
Lawmakers want to protect the younger generation from possible risk
Finding a career outside Moscow
May 29, 2009 Nina Vazhdaeva, NEWSWEEK RUSSIA
Competition for work in the Russian capital is intense, so Muscovites are increasingly looking to the provinces for employment and success
Unemployment in Russia is close to the 1998 all-time high
May 26, 2009 Mikhail Sergueev, Nezavissimaya Gazeta
War thought-crimes
May 26, 2009 Sergei Balashov, The Moscow News
Governments and ideologies change, but the battles and victories of World War II remain dear to the Russian heart - so dear that debating the Soviet Union's role in defeating Adolf Hitler or condemning the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe may soon
Fairytale win for Norway in Eurovision
May 18, 2009 Russia Today
Norway is the runaway winner of this years Eurovision Song Contest
The day that Henry Ford got it wrong about charity
April 2, 2009 Lev Ambinder, head of the Russian Aid Foundation
Chulpan Khamatova's `quiet knights'
April 2, 2009 Irina Krasnopolskaya, Rossiyskaya gazeta
A change in attitudes toward philanthropy is needed in Russia today
They need somebody
April 2, 2009 Svetlana Smetanina, Russia Now
While big business in Russia is cutting social programmes due to the economic crisis, the people are reaching into their pockets. Is this enough for the vulnerable?
A job stimulus program - will it be effective?
February 22, 2009 Jessica Bachman, The Moscow Times
Opening up a private business in Russia may no longer prove to be a daunting task - for the unemployed, that is
The Andropov perestroika: a view from below
February 18, 2009 Sergei Roy
The text below is an excerpt from Sergei Roy's unpublished work, Collapse of the Colossus. Its publication is pegged to the 25th anniversary of the death of Yuri Andropov, the Soviet leader in 1982-1984 - according to some, one of the most mysterious
Double murder in broad daylight
January 21, 2009 Roland Oliphant, Russia Profile
The murder on January 19 of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and Novaya Gazeta journalist Anastasia Baburova shocked Russia
