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Russia Articles
Yuri Mitsev, BrokerCreditService Ltd
"There
are about 500 companies on the various Russian stocks exchanges,
most of them energy and gas companies, then telecom,
finance, industrial and food and beverage. The high tech sector
is not yet developed -- we don’t have the equivalent of your
Nasdaq."
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Internet Dominates
Russia's Nascent Market
Newly formed stock markets have the luxury of avoiding burdensome traditions
and impenetrable legacy systems. Russia is a prime example. The Russian
equities market, fueled by advancements both large and small, has grown
rapidly and is now dominated by Internet trading.
Securities Industry News
(April 2002)
Outsourcers
Begin to Tap Russian Talent
Russia's "offshore" software industry is still in its infancy
but drawing Western adherents.
Computerworld Feature (April
2001)
Tech
revolutionizes Russia's Central Bank
Using satellite communications to bridge 11 time zones, the Russian Central
Bank has crossed the digital divide into the 21st century.
Computerworld Feature (April
2001)
TV
Tower Fire Sparks Net Use in Russia
When a broadcast tower fire threw several Moscow television stations off
the air, many would-be TV viewers turned to the Internet, doubling and
even tripling traffic to some sites.
Computerworld News (September
2000)
TV
Tower Fire Sparks Net Use in Russia
When a broadcast tower fire threw several Moscow television stations off
the air, many would-be TV viewers turned to the Internet, doubling and
even tripling traffic to some sites.
Computerworld News (September
2000)
Religious Warriors Ready to Avenge
Human Rights Abuses
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan -- Private Pavel Mikheyev will never know what
hit him. Walking home throughthe town of Kurgan-Tyube, in Tajikistan,
last week, the Russian soldier was
caught in a hail of bullets fired by three gunmen who fled the scene.
Guardian (Jun. 7, 1994)
Cossacks
and Chechens: A Caucasus Cauldron
NAURSKAYA, Russia -- Legend has it that in 1774 the women and children
of Naurskaya fought off an attack by the Turks, armed ...
Moscow Times (Paid Archive) Feature
(March 29, 1994)
Russians Thrown into Tajik Breach
PYANJ, Tajikistan (The Guardian) -- On the other side of the electrified
barbed-wire fence is a mine field, a couple of hundred yards of brush,
the Pyanj river, and Afghanistan. All along the 620-mile border, Russian
soldiers peer nervously through binoculars and night scopes, from observation
towers, out of trenches, and from behind artillery equipment.
Guardian (Sep. 6, 1993)
Russian military plays role in Tadzhikistan
conflict
DUSHANBE, Tadzhikistan (UPI) -- A provisional ruling council asserted
authority Friday in the strife-wracked Central Asian republic of Tadzhikistan
and Russian troops began playing an active role to prevent more bloodshed.
UPI (Nov. 6, 1992)
Caucasus
Confederation Threatens Georgia
GROZNY, Russia - The Caucasus Mountain People's Confederation threatened
on Sunday to send 40, 000 troops to Abkhazia if ...
Moscow Times (Paid Archive) Feature
(October 5, 1992)
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