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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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| Thursday, July 09, 2009
Updated at 09 July 2009 23:09 Moscow Time. | |
| The Moscow Times » Issue 3008 » Comment |
Power to the People -- Not the Siloviki17 September 2004By Alexander LukinIf I had to choose one word to describe my reaction to President Vladimir Putin's speech on Monday at an expanded government session, it would be astonishment -- astonishment at the complete incongruity between the stated necessity to fight terrorism and the measures proposed, most of which bear no relation to fighting terrorism. |
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