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Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, September 20, 2013

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Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, September 20, 2013

11:26 20/09/2013 A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today

A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today

Russian PM Medvedev Has Over 2 Mln Twitter Followers
04:39 19/09/2013
The number of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s followers on Twitter has exceeded 2 million.
Russian Opposition Lawmaker Calls Large-Scale Protests Unlikely
19:38 18/09/2013
An outspoken Russian opposition lawmaker said Wednesday that political protest in the country was too fragmented to generate the kind of large-scale public discontent that erupted after parliamentary elections in 2011.
Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, September 18, 2013
09:52 18/09/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today.
Russian Press at a Glance, Tuesday, September 17, 2013
10:29 17/09/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, September 13, 2013
10:28 13/09/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today.
Russian Premier Medvedev to Head New Commission for Far East
00:02 13/09/2013
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced Thursday that he would head a new government commission for development of Russia’s Far East following record floods in several regions.
Russian Budget Cuts Will Be ‘No Less’ Than 5% – Medvedev
22:27 12/09/2013
Russia will cut planned budget expenditure by at least 5 percent between 2014 and 2016, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.
Russian Lawmakers Call for More Arms to Iran if Syria Attacked
21:00 11/09/2013
Two senior Russian lawmakers called Wednesday for additional shipments of “defensive weapons” to Iran if Washington proceeds with planned airstrikes against Syria, while unconfirmed rumors swirled that the Kremlin was working toward a new agreement on deliveries of missile defense systems to Tehran.
Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, September 9, 2013
10:21 09/09/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
US, Russia Need New ‘Reset’ – Putin Spokesman
19:32 05/09/2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman suggested on Thursday that US-Russia relations, currently at their lowest ebb in years, needed a second “reset.”
Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, September 4, 2013
09:29 04/09/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Russia Ramps Up Evacuations From Flood-Hit Far East – Official
17:25 03/09/2013
A further 36,000 people will need to be evacuated from Russia’s Far East as floodwaters in the area continue to rise, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev said Tuesday.
Police Detain Director of Museum That Exhibited Putin in Drag – Reports
13:37 03/09/2013
The director of a St. Petersburg museum from where police confiscated paintings last week, including one of Russia’s president and prime minister in drag, was briefly detained in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to media reports.
Russian Press at a Glance, Tuesday, September 3, 2013
09:34 03/09/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Russian PM Orders Ministries to Draw Up Flood Relief Spending Plan
11:02 02/09/2013
Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered government ministries and the local authorities in the Far East to draw up spending proposals to fund the clear up following the catastrophic floods that have swept the region in the last few weeks, the government’s press service said Monday.
Gay Russian Newsman Calls for ‘Rainbow’ Sochi Games
23:50 29/08/2013
A Russian TV newsman who was fired after announcing on the air that he is gay has called on opponents of Russia’s controversial law banning the promotion of “non-traditional relationships” to minors to turn the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi into a “festival of tolerance.”
More Than $12B Contracts Inked at MAKS Airshow (WRAP)
23:46 29/08/2013
More than $12 billion in contracts have been signed at the MAKS-2013 international air and space show near Moscow, a sum exceeding the $10 billion record set in 2009.
Russian Artist Who Painted Putin in Drag Flees to France
17:00 29/08/2013
A Russian artist who painted a portrait of the country’s president and prime minister in women’s underwear, a work that was confiscated by police this week, said Thursday that he had fled to France.
Artist Wants His Confiscated Putin-in-Drag Portrait Back
22:05 28/08/2013
The author of a police-confiscated portrait of Russia’s ruling tandem dressed in women’s underwear urged President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to order the return of the artwork – and also to “abolish censorship in art.”1

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