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On 7 July 2009 The Moscow Times published a special full colour issue of the newspaper, timed to coincide with the visit of Barak Obama to Moscow.
The newspaper was presented at the Russian-American Business Summit, which was organized by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) at Manezh. The forum drew the participation of more than 700 key representatives of Russian and international business, the political elite and non-governmental organizations.
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| Friday, July 10, 2009
Updated at 10 July 2009 0:46 Moscow Time. | |
| The Moscow Times » Issue 3849 » Special Report |
Chechnya Vow Cast a Long Shadow26 February 2008By Simon Saradzhyan / The Moscow TimesVladimir Putin made what seemed to be an implausible promise in August 1999. The newly appointed prime minister said he could end a crisis caused by the incursion of 2,000 rebels from Chechnya into Dagestan in ""a week and a half or two weeks."" |
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