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Popular Mechanics November 30, 2006 Simon Cooper	Experts: Radiation Risk from Spy Death Minimal (Unless You're a Spy) Since investigators discovered traces of radiation on three British Airways jets yesterday and expanded their search today, the public health scare caused by the radiation poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in London has exploded into a mini-hysteria that experts say is largely overblown.
Wired August 2006 Brett Forrest	The Sleazy Life and Nasty Death of Russia's Spam King He withheld pay from employees, boasted of his sexual adventures, enraged government officials, and flooded Russia with 25 million emails a day. Then one morning, Vardan Kushnir's mother found his bloodied body on the bathroom floor, skull bashed in.
BusinessWeek July 10, 2006 Diane Brady	Up Against The Kremlin Khodorkovsky's lawyer isn't laying low as his client sits in a Siberian jail - or as Rosneft goes public.
National Defense July 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Russia's Littoral Combat Ship Angles for International Sales A Russian corvette currently being built to patrol that country's coastal waters may not live up to the technological stature of the U.S. Navy's littoral combat ship. But it could be a potentially attractive choice to nations unable, for security reasons, to acquire weapons from the United States.
Reason March 2006 Jacob Sullum	Artifact: Drug Freak Show Russia's graphic anti-drug exhibition's combination of didacticism with morbid titillation harks back to old horror movies and freak shows.
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 Jason Bush	Russia: Shoppers Gone Wild For many multinationals from the U.S., Europe, and Asia, the Russian consumer boom, not oil and gas, is the investment story to watch. Rising disposable income and a growing middle class have caused an explosion in all types of consumption.
Reason January 2006 Cathy Young	The Tsars Come Out A decade ago, Russia seemed to be traveling a bumpy road toward a liberal society. Today, the general consensus is that it's slouching toward some variety of authoritarianism.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005 Rich Smith	Free Gas After years of speculation, Russian President Vladimir Putin finally signed a law allowing, for the first time ever, foreign investors to buy as many shares of Gazprom as they like. Chances are, they'll like to buy a lot. Here's why.
BusinessWeek December 12, 2005	Russia's Civic Groups May Face New Rules In Russia, a controversial new law to regulate nongovernmental organizations may be the latest example of President Vladimir V. Putin's efforts to centralize power and neutralize opposition.
BusinessWeek November 28, 2005 Jason Bush	After Putin, Who? Medvedev's promotion makes him front-runner for Russia's President, for now.
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