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News Archive for 11 Mart 2005

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11.03.2005 - Polls show Russians mostly dislike perestroika
The majority of Russians (61 percent) dislike perestroika initiated by USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev, as polls held by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) have shown. in detail...

11.03.2005 - US policemen from San Francisco (California) will patrol streets of Veliky Novgorod
Ten US policemen arrived in Veliky Novgorod to participate in the Trust Climate conference opening on Friday morning at the Volkhov Hotel. in detail...

11.03.2005 - There is a growing number of Russians who acknowledge the harmful effects of smoking
However, the fight against this bad habit has yet to become a priority for the authorities, which are currently too busy implementing the benefits reform or modernizing communal services to be concerned about the harm tobacco has on an average Russian. in detail...

Business

11.03.2005 - A majority of overseas companies with interests in Russia highlight corruption
A majority of overseas companies with interests in Russia highlight corruption, administrative obstacles, arbitrarily interpreted legislation, mutually contradictory laws, and clashes between the regime and business as the worst problems in their activities. in detail...

11.03.2005 - The share of banks with foreign participation in the Russian banking sector is at the 5 to 7-percent level
The share of banks with foreign participation in the Russian banking sector has in recent years been at the 5 to 7-percent level and the country is not being threatened with the expansion of foreign capital, believes president of the Regional Banks’ Association (Rossia) Alexander Murychev. in detail...

11.03.2005 - Central Bank assesses ruble strengthening
According to Bank of Russia estimates, the real effective ruble exchange rate has strengthened 4.3 percent against major foreign currencies since December 2004. The ruble has strengthened 7.2 percent against major currencies since February 2004, according to preliminary data. in detail...

11.03.2005 - The Codex Sinaiticus will eventually appear in a digital form on an unprecedented venture
The Codex Sinaiticus-the oldest of the full extant manuscript Bibles-will eventually appear in a digital form on an unprecedented venture. in detail...

World

11.03.2005 - Georgia hopes RF agrees on compromises on its bases pullout
Georgian parliament speaker Nino Burdzhanadze said she is hopeful that Russia will agree on serious compromises on the terms of the withdrawal of Russia’s military bases from Georgia. in detail...

Politics

11.03.2005 - Russian politicians are still taking reforms, touched off by Gorbachev’s perestroika, differently
Russian politicians are still taking reforms, touched off by ex-USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev’s perestroika, differently. in detail...

Sport

11.03.2005 - Kasparov decided to quit his professional career
Russian world chess champion Garry Kasparov won the tournament in Linares on Thursday and announced that he decided to quit his professional career. in detail...