http://en.redtram.com/ mnweekly.ru Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:13:44 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 245739 | Theatrical Capital http://en.redtram.com/go/160149642/top100/ 160149642 It is no coincidence that the capital's theatrical season kicks off just as the weather begins to get colder. In fact the wealth of entertainment available across the city can be seen as one of the positive side effects of Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:29:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160149642/top100/ 245739 | Merkel and Medvedev meet in St. Pete http://en.redtram.com/go/160149616/top100/ 160149616 German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in St. Petersburg on Thursday. The two leaders concentrated on the disagreements between the Russian and German nations over the recent war in Georgia, but also talked about the Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:29:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160149616/top100/ 245739 | Russian dream fulfilled http://en.redtram.com/go/160149509/top100/ 160149509 The Estate of Muraviev-Apostols, Russian aristocrats who were among the leaders of Decembrist Revolt, has seen better days. It was built in the beginning of the XVIII century next door to the former townhouse of Prince Golitsin. Although the Muraviev-Apostols Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:29:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160149509/top100/ 245739 | Saving Moscow from Itself http://en.redtram.com/go/160149508/top100/ 160149508 With Europe's largest city presently awash in oil dollars, gas dollars, and lord knows what else dollars, to the point where no construction project is too grandiose or impossible to imagine, a groundswell of democratic debate is gradually gaining strength Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:29:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160149508/top100/ 245739 | Munich Agreement papers declassified http://en.redtram.com/go/160149510/top100/ 160149510 The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR in Russian abbreviation) has declassified archive materials related to the 1938 Munich Agreement, which triggered the most dramatic events of the 20th century. >> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:29:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160149510/top100/ 245739 | This week in russian history...3-9 October http://en.redtram.com/go/160149512/top100/ 160149512 October 3 >> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:29:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160149512/top100/ 245739 | The iPhone Arrives! http://en.redtram.com/go/160149506/top100/ 160149506 The iconic iPhone, however, is not a novelty in Russia - people have long been spotted carrying them. These early arrivals were either purchased abroad, illegally SIM-unlocked, or, more likely, bought in local merchant markets such as Moscow's sprawling Gorbushka Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:29:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160149506/top100/ 245739 | For children only http://en.redtram.com/go/160149511/top100/ 160149511 There's scarcely a Muscovite who hasn't heard of the Morozov Children's City Hospital, so it's probably time to introduce this legendary establishment to the foreigners living here. Many Muscovites received medical treatment here, and later, as grown-ups, they trusted their Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:29:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160149511/top100/ 245739 | Gorbachev to form political party in Russia http://en.redtram.com/go/160149505/top100/ 160149505 A Russian billionaire said Tuesday he is teaming up with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to form a new political party that will challenge the country's recent steps away from democracy. >> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:29:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160149505/top100/ 245739 | Somalia sanctions force against pirates http://en.redtram.com/go/160149501/top100/ 160149501 WATERS OFF SOMALIA (AP) - Somalia authorized foreign powers on Wednesday to use force against pirates holding a ship loaded with tanks for $20 million ransom, raising the stakes for bandits being watched by the U.S. Navy. >> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:29:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160149501/top100/ 245739 | Latin America's Rising Star http://en.redtram.com/go/160149500/top100/ 160149500 Nearly a generation after traditional Soviet ties were severed with the collapse of communism, Russia is openly moving to establish a foothold in Latin America. If years of cordial relations between Russian leaders and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were seen Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:29:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160149500/top100/ 245739 | Two sailors survive Black Sea shipwreck http://en.redtram.com/go/160149502/top100/ 160149502 A North Korean cargo ship manned with an Ukrainian crew and headed by a Russian captain sank in the Black Sea on Saturday. >> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:29:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160149502/top100/ 245029 | Belarus elections: No room for opposition http://en.redtram.com/go/160148968/top100/ 160148968 Parliamentary elections were held in the east European republic of Belarus Sunday. After failing to win a single seat n the national legislature Belarus opposition accused the authorities of rigging the vote as the country's president argued that the poll Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:28:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160148968/top100/ 245029 | Putin blasts US for financial crisis http://en.redtram.com/go/160148816/top100/ 160148816 Russian leaders blamed the US financial system's irresponsibility for the world economic crisis and said it should top the next American president's agenda, as Washington struggled to calm markets Wednesday. "Whoever is elected president, the number one goal will be Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:28:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160148816/top100/ 245029 | PACE votes to keep Russia on board http://en.redtram.com/go/160148817/top100/ 160148817 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe rejected a bid by 24 Eastern European and Scandinavian deputies to suspend the voting rights of the Russian delegation in order to punish Moscow for its recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:28:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160148817/top100/ 245029 | Measuring 'Russianness' http://en.redtram.com/go/160148815/top100/ 160148815 Some time ago, a popular Russian magazine published a test that allowed readers to 'measure your Russianness.' It wasn't devised for migration services, but for pure entertainment. It was quite interesting for lots of Russians to understand exactly 'how Russian' Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:28:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/160148815/top100/