· October, 2005

Stories about Russia from October, 2005

Russia: Wheat Beer

The Russian Dilettante reports on the growing acceptance of weissbier in Russia and why Baltika must rebrand every few years.

21 October 2005

Russia: Why Bribe-takers Get Caught

Russia Blog discusses why bribe-taking officials get caught. It certainly does not appear to be an interest in stamping out bribery in Russia, where it is estimated over three times...

19 October 2005

Kazakhstan: Renationalizing Oil

Tim Newman reports that, driven by current high prices, Russia and Kazakhstan are pursuing effective renationalization of their oil industries.

18 October 2005

Russia: Ordinary Detergent

While comparative advertisement is illegal in Russia, using a generic product name featured in a competitor's advertising is not. Konstantin Dlutskiy reports on how this led to the birth of...

12 October 2005

Russia: Closed Cities

If you thought that the concept of closed cities died with the Soviet Union, siberianlight.net reports that they are still home to 1.7 million Russians–Russians who are subject to severe...

7 October 2005

Russia: Backstage at the Bolshoi

The Bolshoi Theatre's old stage is closed for renovations until 2008, but before it shut its doors, Cyber-Generation went backstage to record the occasion.

4 October 2005