23.07 Russian Press at a Glance, Tuesday, July 23, 2013
POLITICS
Dagestan's acting president Ramzan Abdulatipov has dismissed the republic's government and appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Karibov as acting prime minister. Abdulatipov said he dismissed the government because of its "inefficiency."
(Izvestia, Kommersant, Moskovsky Komsomolets)
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's "People's Alliance" is to propose RPR-Parnas party leader Boris Nemtsov Monday as a candidate for the mayor elections in the city of Yaroslavl. The previous mayor, who had left the ruling United Russia party and won the ballot against it last year, was arrested earlier this month on corruption charges which the opposition claim were politically motivated.
(Nezavisimaya Gazeta)
President Vladimir Putin will travel to Kiev at the end of this week for talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych. Foremost on the agenda will be the future of gas cooperation between the two countries and the fate of the Ukrainian gas transport system.
(Nezavisimaya Gazeta)
SOCIETY
Russians fear an influx of other nationalities into their country more than terrorism or natural disasters, according to a new poll.
(Moskovsky Komsomolets)
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Russian flagship airline Aeroflot has abandoned plans to transfer some of its regular flights from its Sheremetyevo hub to Vnukovo airport after the leading Russian carrier extended its existing contract with Sheremetyevo airport on favorable conditions.
(Kommersant)
Russias largest oil producer Rosneft will have to wait until fall to go ahead with plans to boost oil supplies to China as the State Duma, Russias lower house of parliament has not yet ratified the relevant intergovernmental agreement.
(Vedomosti)
Russias Health Ministry has prepared draft legislation that would vastly increase excise duties for tobacco products in 2014-2015. The price for a pack of cigarettes could go up 150 percent times.
(Izvestia)
Every third bottle of whiskey sold in Russia is counterfeit, according to a study by the country's Research Center on the Federal and Regional Alcohol Market.
(Izvestia)
Italian car maker Alfa Romeo has not abandoned plans to break into the Russian auto market. It has chosen Chrysler RUS as its distributor, and is planning to have five new dealers in Russia by the end of the year.
(Vedomosti)
Unemployment in Moscow has dropped to record minimum 0.38 percent of the working age population, which is officially estimated at 6.5 million residents aged 14-60.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
The ruble remains the most reliable savings currency in Russia, experts believe. Long-term ruble savings are the most profitable, they insist.
(Rossiislkaya Gazeta)
DEFENSE
The Russian Defense Ministry has sent to the Cabinet a proposal to increase the maximum serving age for officers to 65 years. The ministry says the measure will help saving on pensions and retirement subsidies.
(Vedomosti)
The Russian Defense Ministry has prohibited officers who have access to secret documents from going on vacation to Egypt and Israel due to the unstable situation in these countries.
(Izvestia)
CRIME
Former Tula Governor Vyacheslav Dudka will spend nearly 9 1/2 years in a high-security prison after being convicted of bribery, the first time a former governor in modern Russia has received such a harsh sentence.
(Kommersant, The Moscow Times, Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
Two powerful bombs were discovered Monday at the entrance to a Shiite mosque in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan. The power of the explosive devices, found and defused in the town of Khasavyurt, on the border with Chechnya, was equivalent to 80 kilograms of TNT.
(Kommersant)
Some 7,000 Russians are held in custody in foreign countries on various criminal charges. Russia is planning to set up a new humanitarian organization that would provide assistance to compatriots accused of crimes abroad.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
SPORT
Guus Hiddink, the Dutch coach of Russian football team Anzhi Makhachkala and former national team boss, quit his job Monday just six weeks after signing a new one-year contract.
(Izvestia, Kommersant, RBC Daily)
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