Johnson's Russia List 18 April 1997 djohnson@cdi.org [Note from David Johnson: 1. Fred Weir in Moscow on NATO expansion developments. 2. Dale Herspring (Kansas State): Area Studies. 3. Lawrence Freedman: Re. Nicknames for Leading Figures. 4. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: "Government Now Has One More Gaydarite." (Aleksandr Pochinok, new head of the State Tax Service). 5. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: "Chubays Invents New VChK." 6. Moskovskaya Pravda: "'The Question of V. Chernomyrdin Will Be Decided in May,' Says A. Korzhakov." (And other revelations). 7. International Herald Tribune: Flora Lewis, Speak Up for Eastward Expansion of the Atlantic Alliance. (Reporting on Norfolk, Virginia conference). 8. Christian Science Monitor: Peter Ford, Heirs of Lenin and Stalin Face Identity Crisis In an Era of Change. 9. Philadelphia Inquirer: Only a fraction of ex-Soviet nuclear materials are secure, report says. (National Research Council). 10. Rabochaya Tribuna: U.S. Organization Accused of Shenanigans in Krasnodar. 11. Interfax: Experts Predict Lower Grain Harvest Than Forecast. 12. New York Times letter: Bolshoi Director Wasn't Wedded to the Past. [876 lines left ... full text available at <url:http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/go?choice=message&table=04_1997&mid=3260069&hilit=CULTURAL+CULTURE+FUTURE> ] -------------------------------- Article-ID: 04_1997&3390309 Score: 82 Subject: A Bay Area Progressive Calendar (fwd)