Greens outraged as Putin signs nuclear imports law
By Amelia Gentleman, http://www.nci.org, July 12, 2001
Russian environmentalists responded with fury yesterday to President Vladimir Putin's decision to sign legislation allowing spent nuclear fuel to be imported, protesting that it would turn Russia into a dumping ground for the world's nuclear waste.

Kosovo's Wildest Wild Card: Moscow
By Patricia Kranz, http://www.businessweek.com
Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny M. Primakov made a sharp U-turn on Mar. 23 when he heard NATO forces would soon strike Kosovo. On his way to Washington for a meeting with Vice- President Al Gore, Primakov ordered the pilots of his Russian jet to head immediately back to Moscow. Now, as the Kosovo conflict intensifies, relations between the U.S. and Russia could be headed for a sharp reversal as well.

Russia at the polls. 1999. Yabloko
BBC News
Yabloko is Russia's leading liberal party, with a programme that seeks to spread the benefits of economic reform throughout society, fostering a middle class, and protecting the poor...

Communists and centrists agree: Capitalism hasn't been working in Russia
By David Hoffman , http://seattletimes.nwsource.com

The Yabloko and the Union of Right-Wing Forces faction express their indignation at the decision of the State Duma to create a commission on the problem of imports of nuclear waste exclusively from the deputies supporting this draft
Moscow, October 24, 2001, MK-Novosti

Putin Vows to Aid Taliban Foes, Clarifies Position on Air Bases
By Susan B. Glasser, The Washington Post, September 25, 2001
President Vladimir Putin tonight pledged to step up Russia's military support for opposition forces inside Afghanistan and gave tacit approval for the United States to use former Soviet air bases in Central Asia as part of any retaliatory strikes.

A Tale of 2 Liberal Parties and 2 Contests
By Andrei Zolotov Jr., The Moscow Times, October 25, 2001, page 1

Spent nuclear fuel comes to Russia
By Natalya Galimova, Moskovskiy Komsomoletz, October 18, 2001
“The deputies have a chance to prevent Russia from being transformed into an international nuclear dump.” This was the slogan of the press conference organised by representatives of Yabloko, “Russia’s Regions” and representatives of the green movement.

A Piece of Yabloko
Izvestia, October 15, 2001
The members of Yabloko who lost in the inter-party struggle recently gathered at the Izvestia press centre. They think that the party has been transformed into a team “serving the bankrupt ambitions of one person” – its leader. Grigory Yavlinsky himself is now busy installing order in the Moscow branch of the organisation...

Russia to become anti-terrorist center
RosBusinessConsulting, September 20, 2001
Yesterday the State Duma passed a ruling on fighting international terrorism, prepared by the Duma foreign affairs committee. The ruling expresses condolences to the American people and all other countries whose citizens fell victims to the terror attacks in New York and Washington.

The parties do not want a quarrel with Georgia
Nezavisimaya Gazeta, October 13, 2001
Deputy Speaker of the RF State Duma, Lyubov Sliska, commenting on yesterday’s decision of the Georgian Parliament to demand the withdrawal of the Russian Peacemaking military contingent from Abkhaz territory, as well as the topic of Georgia’s departure from the CIS, expressed the opinion that “one should not be driven by emotions and adopt hasty decisions.” According to Sliska, Georgia will not leave the CIS.

What does corruption cost? Ask Russia
By Rushworth M. Kidder, Ethics Newsline, October 05, 1998, Volume 1, Number 29

Money instead of power
By Sergei Shelin, The New Times, September 2001
The law "On Political Parties" has passed the second decisive reading in parliament. The boldness manifested by the deputies showed both to the people and to the Kremlin that when it gets to epoch-making decisions, our Duma ceases to be a "pocket" one.

Larisa Yudina
By Susan Vollmer, http://www.fallenmartyrs.com/russia.htm
In a country that's suppose to be undergoing democratic reforms, Russia is missing out on one of the most important freedoms—freedom of the press...

St. Pete Set to Battle Over City Budge

by Vladimir Kovalyev , The Moscow Times, October 8, 2001

ST. PETERSBURG -- City Hall kicked off the budget-debate season last week by submitting a 31-volume draft for 2002 to the St. Petersburg legislative assembly that included increases in spending on education and health services by 56 percent and 32 percent, respectively.

Budget Gets First 'Yes' Vote In Duma

by Yevgenia Borisova, The Moscow Times, October 1, 2001

The State Duma easily pushed through the draft 2002 budget in a first reading Friday despite sharp criticism that the plan would strangle the economy in its effort to ensure funds were available for foreign debts.

2002 Budget Set for Easy 1st Reading

Reuters,September 27, 2001

The 2002 draft budget is set to sail smoothly through a first parliamentary reading, butcould encounter difficulties in the second, more detailedreading, government and parliament officials said Thursday.

A War with a Whole Nation Can Never be Victorious
By Grigory Yavlinsky, Novaya Gazeta, October 1, 2001
There can be no justification to events in the United States. It does not matter whether political or religious goals, revenge or other motives formed the basis for this action. The destruction of a vast number of innocent absolutely defenceless people has no explanation and cannot have any justification.