Johnson's Russia List 29 April 1997 djohnson@cdi.org [Note from David Johnson: 1. RIA Novosti: Rogov on Russian-NATO relations. 2. Gary Kern: Russian addiction. 3. ITAR-TASS: Yeltsin To Watch Political Football Competition in Sochi. 4. Kommersant-Daily: Viktor Melnikov, "They Have Promised All to Chubays." 5. Washington Post editorial: Hanging the Bad-News Messenger. (Re Nikitin). 6. St. Petersburg Fifth Channel Television Network: Plesetsk Cosmodrome Staff 'Half-Starved,' Without Pay. 7. Washington Post: Lee Hockstader, Russians Debate Guilt of Once-Bright Star of Democratic Reform. (Re Stankevich). 8. Interfax: Volsky: Socioeconomic Situation Remains 'Explosive.' 9. International Herald Tribune: Olav Riste, Eastern Europe's Security Is the Real Issue. 10. RIA Novosti: RUSSIAN PRESIDENT CONTINUING HIS REST IN SOCHI. 11. Reuters, Interfax: Kulikov Sends Chechnya Tough Message. 12. Interfax: Lebed Doubts Chechen Involvement in Terrorist Acts. 13. Interfax: Poll: Yeltsin's Approval Rating Up 4%. 14. Reuter: Black Sea heads seek cooperation to end conflict. [856 lines left ... full text available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go?choice=message&table=04_1997&mid=4686007&hilit=CULTURE+FUTURE> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 04_1997&4645933 Score: 84 Subject: Is this correct English? (5 pages, transl. from German)