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...subservient new economic oligarchs--has come to dominate policymaking under Putin's control. This new élite embraces a strident nationalism as a substitute for communist ideology while engaging in thinly veiled acts of violence against political dissenters. Putin almost sneeringly dismissed the murder of a leading Russian journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, who exposed crimes against the Chechens. Similarly, troubling British evidence of Russian involvement in the London murder of an outspoken FSB defector produced little more than official Russian ridicule. All the while, Russia's mass media are facing ever growing political restrictions...
...happily lend a member of her team to escort guests to the grand foyer of the Staatsoper, since the celebrated opera house is just across the Bebelplatz from the hotel. As for the tough task of securing seats at sold-out performances, Raber managed that even when Russian soprano Anna Netrebko was singing the lead in Manon last month as well as reservations for supper afterward at Borchardt, Berlin's power restaurant. Behrenstrasse 37, 10117 Berlin; tel. + 49 30 460 60 91121; concierge.derome @roccofortehotels.com...
...When I was doing research on stem cells, my team got a lot of inquiries from IVF patients and professionals asking if they could donate embryos to generate stem cells that they could have access to," says Anna Krtolica, a biochemist and CEO of StemLifeLine, the California company offering the service. "Until now, there wasn't that option...
...Magill Tennis Complex. Uvarova advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament last year and entered the match with an 11-2 singles record this year. A native of Belarus, Uvarova has competed in many professional tournaments in Eastern Europe, dating back to 2000. In 2004, Uvarova defeated Russian Anna Chakvetadze in a tournament in France. Chakvetadze currently is ranked No. 10 in the world. While Ko does not have nearly as much professional experience as Uvarova, she has competed in several ITF Women’s Circuit tournaments in the U.S., along with representing Singapore this spring in New Zealand...
...Staff writer Anna L. Tong can be reached at tong@fas.harvard.edu...