JRL #7033

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Solzhenitsyn, Jews, Soviet Repression	1	Solzhenitsyn breaks last taboo of the revolution. Nobel laureate under fire for new book on the role of Jews in Soviet-era repression	The Guardian (UK) Nick Paton Walsh
Russian Brides	2	RUSSIAN BRIDES INVADE AMERICA	RIA Novosti
News	3	TV1 Review	Luba Schwartzman
Oligarchs	4	Abetting Russia's Oligarchs	Washington Post Yevgenia Albats
Middle Class	5	Russia's middle class searches for identity	The Russia Journal Peter Lavelle
Trade, Chicken	6	Russia Seen Eating 'Brazilian-Style' Given Expensive Home Chicken	Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Caucasus	7	BRIEFING REPORT: Looming Instability in the Transcaucasus?	RFE/RL
Oil Prices	8	ACCORDING TO AIDE OF THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, HIGH OIL PRICES NEGATIVELY AFFECT DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIAN INDUSTRY IN GENERAL. (Illarionov)	RIA Novosti
Foreign Debt	9	Illarionov says Russia may pay off foreign debt in 10 years	Prime-TASS
Russian Problems	10	Russia's core challenges	Financial Times (UK) letter Abdur Chowdhury
Hostage Crisis	11	New Book on Siege Gets A Hot Finnish Response	St. Petersburg Times Irina Titova
Investment, Reforms	12	Are Russian Reforms a Bluff? Western capitalists have no place to remove their capitals to – their economies are the best. The situation is different for Russian capitalists.	pravda.ru
Ukraine, NATO	13	Poll Shows Ukrainians Regard NATO as 'World Policeman.'	ITAR-TASS
Ukraine, NATO	14	Ukraine: As Kyiv Pursues NATO Membership, Public Confidence In Alliance Wanes	RFE/RL Askold Krushelnycky
Press	15	Experts decry lack of press freedom	The Russia Journal Christopher Kenneth
Putin & Skiing	16	Putin gives Russian skiing resorts a lift. Julius Strauss reports on a £1bn complex that exemplifies the president's Western approach.	The Electronic Telegraph (UK)
Music, Rostropovich	17	The glory of Russia. Soon to turn 75, the human cyclone that is cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich still shows no signs of slowing down.	The Globe and Mail (Canada) Robert Everett-Green
Iraq War, Earthquakes	18	RUSSIAN EXPERTS ON SEISMIC CONSEQUENCES OF IRAQ WAR	Rossiiskaya Gazeta