Month: April 2011

April 13, 2011

Energy Blast – April 13, 2011

What’s to become of the BP-Rosneft deal now that Igor Sechin has left his Rosneft post?  The deal’s deadline is Thursday, and TNK-BP is apparently not going to meet with BP before it.  BP’s impending annual me...
April 13, 2011

Today in Russian Business – April 13, 2011

Russia’s top four telecoms companies (Rostelecom, MTS, VimpelCom and MegaFon) have formed a consortium to work on the creation of a 4G network.  President Dmitry Medvedev’s trip to China, which began today, will see him ‘try...
April 13, 2011

Today in Russian Business – April 13, 2011

Russia’s top four telecoms companies (Rostelecom, MTS, VimpelCom and MegaFon) have formed a consortium to work on the creation of a 4G network.  President Dmitry Medvedev’s trip to China, which began today, will see him ‘try...
April 13, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – April 13, 2011

TODAY: Survey shows apathy on the rise; EU Court of Human Rights rules on Republic Party dissolution; EU Parliament implies sanctions for Russia on free elections; military presence in Armenia extended; Medvedev to announce decision on re-election...
April 13, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – April 13, 2011

TODAY: Survey shows apathy on the rise; EU Court of Human Rights rules on Republic Party dissolution; EU Parliament implies sanctions for Russia on free elections; military presence in Armenia extended; Medvedev to announce decision on re-election...
April 12, 2011

50th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s Spaceflight

The press is going gaga for Gagarin today, with plenty of space-related stories to mark today, the 50th anniversary of his single Earth orbit spaceflight on April 12th, 1961.   The Guardian is running an interview with Gagarin’s daughte...
April 12, 2011

50th Anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s Spaceflight

The press is going gaga for Gagarin today, with plenty of space-related stories to mark today, the 50th anniversary of his single Earth orbit spaceflight on April 12th, 1961.   The Guardian is running an interview with Gagarin’s daughte...
April 12, 2011

Energy Blast – April 12, 2011

Just like that: Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin has stepped down from his post as Rosneft chairman.  The company says Sechin ‘decided to set a good example‘.  And in the capacity of his state role, President Dmitry Medvedev...
April 12, 2011

Energy Blast – April 12, 2011

Just like that: Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin has stepped down from his post as Rosneft chairman.  The company says Sechin ‘decided to set a good example‘.  And in the capacity of his state role, President Dmitry Medvedev...
April 12, 2011

Today in Russian Business – April 12, 2011

According to income declarations (‘little more than a publicity stunt‘), Vladimir Putin is out-earning the President with an annual sum of $180,000.  Income inequality is widening constantly in Russia, according to new research fr...