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Smithsonian January 2005 Craig Mellow	Cabin Fever As Muscovites get rich on oil, dachas--the rustic country houses that nourish the Russian soul--get gaudy.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Jason Bush	The Bigger Gazprom Grows, the Further Russia Backslides Yugansk, the main production subsidiary of the troubled Russian oil company Yukos, looks almost certain to be acquired by Gazprom, Russia's giant state-dominated gas concern. If the deal goes through, serious market reform is endangered.
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Bush & Olearchyk	Putin's Biggest Blunder Is the Russian president losing his touch? Once admired for his steely efficiency, Putin suddenly doesn't seem to be able to get anything right.
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004	The Unraveling of Putin's Power The massing of thousands of Ukrainians to protest the rigged election of Putin-backed candidate Viktor Yanukovych as their next leader has dealt a telling blow in Moscow.
Outside December 2004 Andrew Meier	A Message In Blood When gunmen massacred up to 20 brown bears near a Canadian grizzly researcher's Kamchatka cabin, the warning was clear: On the lawless frontier of the New Russia, outsiders are no longer welcome.
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Jason Bush	From Black Hole To Blue Chip Russia boasts investment-grade ratings six years after a $40 billion debt default
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Jason Bush	Russia: "Ka-Ching" Go The Slots Once outlawed, Russian gambling is booming -- and drawing outside investors.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2004 Rich Smith	Russia Names Its Price YUKOS provides a real-life example of expropriation by taxation.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Jason Bush	More Russians Are Saying "Charge It" Millions of Russians have discovered consumer credit and the international banks are lining up to cash in.
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Jason Bush	Putin's Russia: Is the Economy Next? There's no doubt the Russian President is trying to centralize all political power inside the Kremlin. Experts fear that he also may clamp down on free-market reforms.
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