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BusinessWeek May 31, 2004	Warming Between Russia And Europe Relations between Russia and the newly expanded European Union look set to improve as the two sides are expected to sign a treaty that will pave the way for Russia's entry in the WTO.
Geotimes April 2004 Naomi Lubick	Russian Oil Rumbles With the recent arrest of a Russian oil "oligarch" and the disruption of a merger between two of the country's largest oil companies, the seeming shift in the Russian government's attitude toward its oil companies may herald future change in how the western oil industry does business there.
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004	A Surprise Choice For Russian Premier Investors have reacted favorably to President Vladimir V. Putin's appointment of an obscure bureaucrat -- 53-year-old Mikhail Fradkov -- to the post of Russian Prime Minister.
BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Jason Bush	Putin May Be Clearing A Path Toward Change Before Vladimir V. Putin's widely anticipated landslide reelection victory on Mar. 14, he dismissed his entire government on Feb. 24.
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004	Russians Dump Dollars -- For Rubles Russians have routinely preferred dollars for their household savings and for many day-to-day transactions. But with the dollar sinking ever lower, Russians now look on the greenback with derision. Now Russians are rushing to dump their hoards of dollars and convert them into rubles.
BusinessWeek February 2, 2004 Jason Bush	Turning Russian Oil Into A Tax Gusher Public outcry has prompted Putin to squeeze drillers for more revenue
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Another Global Foray By Brazil's Lula Brazil's President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, plans to travel to India and China in 2004 and to host a visit by Russian President Vladimir V. Putin. If confirmed, the meetings with other developing world heads of state would add weight to Lula's aggressive foreign policy.
BusinessWeek December 8, 2003 Jason Bush	Russia: Why Business Is Rushing Into Politics Although Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky landed in jail on charges of tax evasion, many observers suspect Putin really wanted to curb the billionaire's growing political influence. Khodorkovsky, after all, was financing the Kremlin's opposition. More businessmen are vying to become Duma deputies than ever.
BusinessWeek December 8, 2003	Russian Politics: "No News Is Good News" So says Grigor Yavlinsky, head of the opposition Yabloko Party, about the potential outcome of December's election
Knowledge@Wharton	Yukos and the Wild, Wild East: Can Putin Win the Showdown? Wharton faculty and others offer different interpretations of the reasons for Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's jailing and the potential fallout for Russian businesses and foreign investors.
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