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The Motley Fool January 3, 2006 Rich Smith	Gazprom's Gas Trap Investors beware -- No sooner had Russia emancipated Gazprom's shares than its regulators began seeking to rein the shares back in.
Investment Advisor September 2008 Beth Piskora	Go East, Young Man! For investors interested in diversifying their portfolios with European holdings, the best advice may be to look to the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, as opposed to the more developed economies of Western Europe.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2010 Dan Caplinger	This Emerging Market Gets No Respect A new ETF offers a way into Russia.
Entrepreneur December 2004 Dian Vujovich	Black Gold Oil is key to the success of ING's Russia Fund.
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 J. Bush & W. Zellner	Russia: So Much For The Oil Giants' Next Frontier For global oil companies desperate to replace their dwindling reserves, Russia is increasingly tipped as the next frontier.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005 Rich Smith	Free Gas After years of speculation, Russian President Vladimir Putin finally signed a law allowing, for the first time ever, foreign investors to buy as many shares of Gazprom as they like. Chances are, they'll like to buy a lot. Here's why.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 Dan Caplinger	From Russia With Love The new Market Vectors Russia ETF, which is managed by Van Eck Global, will give investors direct access to a variety of Russian stocks.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2005 Rich Smith	LUKOIL Is Slick Not only has the Russian oil major and ConocoPhillips partner reported yet another stellar quarter of profits buoyed by record-breaking worldwide oil prices, but it has also demonstrated serious political and business acumen. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Investing World Cup: Eastern Europe Rebuttal Here is why, for investors, Russia trumps South America.
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Jason Bush	Getting Past Yukos At a time when oil prices are spiking and new fields are scarce, the global oil companies are looking hungrily at Russia despite the Putin vs. Yukos debacle.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Jason Bush in Moscow	Russia's Stock Market Is Full of Gas With prices up and fear of Kremlin meddling in business fading, investors are pouring into Russian stocks. Will it last?
Financial Advisor January 2008 Jeff Schlegel	Another BRIC In The Wall Winston Churchill once famously described Russia as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Investors today might feel the same way, given the dichotomy between its enticing growth prospects and the uncertainties raised by the increasing authoritarianism of President Vladimir Putin.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Jason Bush	The Bigger Gazprom Grows, the Further Russia Backslides Yugansk, the main production subsidiary of the troubled Russian oil company Yukos, looks almost certain to be acquired by Gazprom, Russia's giant state-dominated gas concern. If the deal goes through, serious market reform is endangered.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 Bill Mann	YUKOS' Slippery Situation The world's fourth-largest oil company teeters on the brink of bankruptcy. Is it all for governmental revenge?
The Motley Fool December 16, 2004 Rich Smith	Coming to America (to Die) Russia's oil giant Yukos declares bankruptcy here, not there.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2011 Rebecca Lipman	Russian Stocks: Now That Putin's Back, Should You Buy? Can Putin could rally the Russian economy again?
The Motley Fool June 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Investing World Cup: Eastern Europe Russia is a capitalist superpower of investing opportunities.
Registered Rep. April 14, 2014 Stan Luxenberg	Is Russia Cold or Hot? The Russian stock market has been as cold as Siberia. With Vladimir Putin menacing Ukraine, iShares MSCI Russia ETF lost 15.9 percent during the first two months of 2014, according to Morningstar.
Chemistry World December 9, 2013 Eugen Gerden	Russian universities benefit from private funding bonanza Russian big business has significantly ramped up the amount of money it is putting into national universities in recent years, according to the presidents of Russia's top universities.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Rich Smith	ConocoPhillips Looks East The oil and gas company is rumored to be preparing a big investment in Russia's Lukoil.
Geotimes April 2004 Naomi Lubick	Russian Oil Rumbles With the recent arrest of a Russian oil "oligarch" and the disruption of a merger between two of the country's largest oil companies, the seeming shift in the Russian government's attitude toward its oil companies may herald future change in how the western oil industry does business there.
The Motley Fool June 5, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel	Russian Bear or Bull? Russia is an emerging economy which, a decade ago, was nearly bankrupt. A lot has changed since then, but whether the opportunities in the Russian market are outweighed by the risks is a tough decision at this point.
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Jason Bush	The Great Russian Deal Bazaar Never mind Yukos. As equities soar, bankers flock to Moscow.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Rich Smith	Citigroup Tries the Borscht Says: "Mmm. Tasty!" The bank plans to open as many as 40 branches in Russia this year. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2004 Brian Gorman	ConocoPhillips Loves Russia The oil and gas company's courting of Lukoil may be for naught, but it has little choice.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Jason Bush	What's Holding Back A Flood Of Russian Oil If Russia is pumping so much crude, why does oil cost $60 a barrel? One reason is that Russia's oil boom has been followed by a dramatic crunch.
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Jason Bush	From Black Hole To Blue Chip Russia boasts investment-grade ratings six years after a $40 billion debt default
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 David Lee Smith	Bigger Than LUKOIL? Watch for the emergence of a new Russian state oil company that could make some waves. The new company would be larger than publicly traded energy giants such as ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, and BP.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Gazprom Date Putin takes another step forward in bringing more of Russia's energy assets under government control. From the looks of it, Gazprom is getting a good deal. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004	Total Makes A Move In Russia's Oil Patch French oil giant Total has bought about 25% of Novatek, Russia's largest independent gas producer, for an estimated price of $1 billion.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2004 Rich Smith	GE Banks on Russia The multinational conglomerate's consumer finance division buys itself a tiny Russian-American bank.
BusinessWeek May 2, 2005 Jason Bush	Mixed Messages From The Kremlin As Putin tries to win back foreign investment, nationalist forces seem to be pushing it away. But foreign investors also know that with Russia, patience can pay off.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2004 Rich Smith	Death and Taxes in Russia Fateful words. Over the past month, Russia's tax police have been very busy, "discovering" huge arrears in taxes owed for fiscal years 2002 and 2003. Total tax demands on YUKOS now stand at roughly $25 billion.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2009 Ivan Martchev	Russia Will Always Be Cheap Russia remains a country with a lot of potential unlikely to be completely realized, because of the nature of its political environment.
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005	Move Over, CNN -- Here Comes Russia Russia Today, a 24-hour English-language satellite news channel, is due to begin broadcasting by yearend.
BusinessWeek October 11, 2004	Buying A Piece Of Russia ConocoPhillips bought a 7.59% stake in Russia's biggest oil company, and may up its stake to 20% within two or three years.
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004	A New Blow To Investors In Russia Russian oil company Yukos is about to be financially destroyed
The Motley Fool January 24, 2007 Vitaliy Katsenelson	Russia: We Don't Need the West Anymore Did the Russian government muscle Shell out of Sakhalin? Here is a look at the $7.5 billion sale and the long-term implications if Russia disregards Western investment.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2005 Bill Mann	International Superstar Stocks: A Cautionary Tale International investors beware -- some countries place corporate power grabs over shareholder rights.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2005 Rich Smith	Russia's Gas Giant Gets Collective President Putin's vision of the "dictatorship of law" is taking shape step by step -- in the form of natural gas giant Gazprom. Energy, telecom, banking, media: slowly but surely, Gazprom is controlling more and more elements of the Russian economy.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	Russia Roughs Up Big Oil An escalating feud between British oil giant BP and its three Russian billionaire partners in TNK-BP Ltd., a large oil and gas joint venture that operates in Russia, takes a decided turn for the worst.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Rich Smith	Russian Market in Gulag Investors have been punishing such fine companies as telecoms Mobile Telesystems, VimpelCom, and dairy king Wimm-Bill-Dann for the sins of the oil barons who run Russia's oil and gas sector.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Bill Mann	YUKOS: From Dismal to Worse The Russian government claims it doesn't want to take down YUKOS, but that's what it's doing.
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The Motley Fool December 27, 2007 Rich Smith	Petrorubles Don't Add Up In much of Russia, "real" wages aren't growing at all, because inflation is siphoning away much of the new income, hitting food purchases the hardest.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2008 David Lee Smith	Russia's At It Again Western companies doing business in Russia must deal with government interference. Last week, Russian police visited the offices of TNK-BP, a joint venture between U.K.-based oil giant BP and a pair of Russian companies.
The Motley Fool August 18, 2008 David Lee Smith	Is Russia Becoming an Investment Gulag? With all that's occurring in Russia these days, how long will it be before Western investment in that nation grinds to a halt?
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