Baltic Pearl Construction Pushes Forward By Yekaterina Kravtsova The St. Petersburg Times Published: November 30, 2011 (Issue # 1685) DUDERHOF CLUB A bird’s-eye view of the Duderhof Club residential complex project, part of the Baltic Pearl multi-functional complex. An inauguration ceremony dedicated to the opening and sale of the premium-class residential property Duderhof Club, part [...]
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December 1, 2011
November 29, 2011
Putin runs Russia like a giant car boot sale | David Hearst
Before meeting Vladimir Putin, it’s best to get acquainted with his horse. Each year a group of academics and journalists is invited by the Russian government to agonise about the fate of Russia. What results is a cross between a seminar and group therapy. The last day is set aside for the guv’nor himself. Anticipation [...]
November 12, 2011
Putin Defends Decision To Seek More Years In Power
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has defended his decision to seek more years in power, saying the system that has developed under his leadership since 2000 is not exhausted. Putin made the comment on November 11 in discussions with a group of Russian and Western political analysts, known as the Valdai Club, at a gathering [...]
November 12, 2011
8th Valdai Club meeting
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that the Russian political system is imperfect, telling top experts on Russia that he is preparing some reforms to fix it.
November 12, 2011
November 12, 2011
Putin: we have lost Russia’s trust
Russia’s prime minister, Vladimir Putin, admitted that his government had lost of the trust of its people and pledged to introduce what he called “direct democracy” to refresh it, when he is returned for a third presidential term next March. Challenged during a meeting with foreign academics and journalists to admit that power in Russia [...]
October 20, 2011
Morcheeba due in Moscow
A Brit band that has been out of reach for a while brings its new album to Moscow along with older hits. Trip-hop legends Morcheeba, who last year got their charismatic front lady Skye Edwards back, will perform live at Arena Club on Wednesday night. The band that emerged to fame in the 1990s alongside [...]
October 12, 2011
Abramovich and Berezovsky’s cars get parking tickets outside high court
Parking wardens have handed tickets to drivers ferrying Roman Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky to and from the high court after limousines were spotted waiting on single yellow lines. Berezovsky is suing the owner of Chelsea Football Club for more than $5bn (£3.2bn). He claims that Abramovich “betrayed” him after Berezovsky fell out with the Kremlin [...]