Articles in Russia
What can keep Russia from growing?
1. Soviet-era bureaucracy2. Outdated industry3. Poor investment climate4. Retailing is booming but other businesses lag5. Millions of Russians are at risk of being left behind
What will keep Russia growing?
1. Russia …
"You can never be optimistic about anything in our country because if you’re optimistic, it will turn out badly." This is typical of the average Russian on the street.
Also typical is " There is no …
Dick Cheney warned President Putin that he has"unfairly and improperly restricted the rights of her people."
The Russian people responded by going shopping.
Russians are a resilient bunch of people. They are also a pessimistic lot. …
Aleksei Mordashov, the CEO of Russian Steel Co. Severstal says he is befuddled by his proposed $16.5 Billion deal with the steel giant Arcelor.
"The deal would create the world’s largest steel company with a 6% …
"As long as I am mayor; we will not permit these (gay) parades," Moscow Mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, was quoted as saying.
The Mayor acknowledged that some ‘progressive’ countries might allow such parades, but he qualified his …
In a previous blog I wrote that China has Millionaires out the Gazoo – about 300,000 altogether.
Russia also has a few millionaires to brag about…some 88,000 total. If Russia had the same population as China …
Opinion Leaders were asked to rank countries in terms of best to worst allies of the US.
Contrary to the general public where only three countries were considered allies of the US by more than half, …
The General Public was asked to rank countries in terms of best to worst allies of the US.
Only three countries were considered allies of the US by more than half of the General public.
The top …
Who would have thunk?
I had no idea they even had such competitions. But, by golly, they do. And they have winners, too. And the winners are considered the smartest of the bunch.
Any takers on which …
Russia’s Gazpromm huffed and puffed because it seems that Western European countries want to block it from buying local gas distribution companies.
Gazprom threatened to take their gas elsewhere – think China or India – and …
