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Next Valdai Club Meeting to be held in June of 2011

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:56:00 GMT

The 2011 Valdai International Discussion Club meeting will be held in June.

South Stream to be built as quickly as Nord Stream - Putin

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:57:00 GMT

The South Stream pipeline will be constructed as quickly as Nord Stream, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a meeting with the members of Valdai international discussion club.

Putin says nuclear energy only alternative to oil, gas

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:56:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that nuclear energy is the only alternative to traditional energy sources.

Moscow did not dramatize Gazprom losses during crisis- Putin

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:52:00 GMT

The Russian authorities did not dramatize the losses suffered by energy giant Gazprom during the financial crisis, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday.

Putin upbeat on Russian-Turkish pipeline project

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:24:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday the Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline project was likely to be a success.

Russia needs stability for steady development - Putin

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:21:00 GMT

Russia needs a stable environment for steady growth and development, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

Russian laws on strategic investors to remain liberal - Putin

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:16:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday Russian laws regulating foreigners' access to strategic assets are as liberal as in the West.

Putin says too early to talk of 2012 polls

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:12:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that it was too early to talk about the 2012 presidential polls.

Obama's initiatives on Russia sincere - Putin

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:08:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was convinced of the sincerity of U.S. President Barack Obama's moves to develop relations with Russia.

Russians to decide on Lenin's burial when time comes - Putin

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:02:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday it was too early to speak about the burial of Communist leader Vladimir Lenin.

Valdai Club participants discuss Russia-EU relations

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:16:00 GMT

Participants of the Valdai International Discussion Club dedicated the third day of this year's gathering to discussions of Russia's historic past and the search for the best format for Russia-EU relations.

New Valdai Index project to evaluate Russia's development

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:14:00 GMT

Participants of the 7th Valdai Club Meeting have launched a new Valdai Index project aimed at measuring Russia's economic, social and political development.

Russia's future is to be bridge between Europe and Asia - Valdai club

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:59:00 GMT

Thursday's session the Valdai Discussion Club meeting focused on whether Russia should search for closer ties with European or Asian countries.

The history of Slavophiles and Westernizers in Russia

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:29:00 GMT

In the 1840s and the 1850s, two intellectual movements, namely, the Slavophiles and the Westernizers, emerged in Russian society and philosophical thought. The Slavophiles advocated Russia’s unique way of development, whereas the Westernizers insisted on the need to follow in the wake of Western civilization and imitate the Western socio-political system, civil society and culture.