JRL #7005

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North Korea Nuclear Weapons	1	Russia pledges help over N Korea nuclear row	Reuters
Russian Oil & U.S.	2	Russian oil could become "serious alternative" to Persian Gulf: US envoy	AFP
Putin on Democracy	3	Putin Wants Rising Generation to be Free and Independent	BBC Monitoring
Hostage Crisis	4	Theater raid haunts Russia	Washington Times/ UPI Anthony Lousi
Economy	5	ECONOMIC MIRACLE FOR RUSSIA, AS VLADIMIR PUTIN'S ADVISER SEES IT. (Illarionov)	Izvestia
2002 Political Review	6	POLITICAL ARITHMETIC OF 2002	Trud Vyacheslav Nikonov
Russian Lawlessness, Murder	7	Russia turns blind eye to disappeared. Grisly murders highlight the dangers faced by the country's shocking number of missing people.	The Observer (UK) Nick Paton Walsh
Professional Military	8	Russia recruits army volunteers	Atlanta Journal-Constitution Margaret Coker
Russia & CIS	9	RUSSIA ACCOUNTS FOR BIGGEST TOTAL NATIONAL INCOME IN THE CIS	RIA Novosti
Chechnya, Human Rights Monitors	10	Russia: Monitors Welcome in Chechnya	AP
Chechnya, OSCE	11	Russian pundits disagree on decision to end OSCE mission to Chechnya	Interfax
Chechnya, OSCE	12	OSCE Hopes U.S. Efforts May Allow It To Stay In Chechnya	RFE/RL Roland Eggleston
Religious Freedom	13	Ignoring constitutional bar, Russian schools make religion the fourth R with Orthodox culture classes	AP
Art, 'Russian Ark' Film	14	Depicting history, and making it too. 'Russian Ark' was shot in one long take -- an exhausting and rewarding endeavor.	Los Angeles Times Alina Tugend
St. Petersburg Tricentennial	15	Imperial. Imposing. Imperiled. St. Petersburg Marks 300 Years With Pride -- and a Plea for Preservation.	Washington Post Linda Hales