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Reuters Photo Russia Threatens to Strike Terror Bases
(AP) - A top Russian general on Wednesday warned the military will strike "terrorist bases in any region of the world," while authorities offered a $10.3 million reward for information leading to two Chechen rebel leaders blamed for last week's deadly raid on a school. In a nationally televised meeting, Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov also briefed President Vladimir Putin on the investigation into the taking of more than 1,200 hostages in a school last week in the southern Russian town of Beslan. More...

* Command Failure Seen at Fault in Massacre (Reuters)
* How It Happened (BBC) | Slideshow | Message board
  News Stories
- A Groundswell of Sympathy and Donations  -  at The New York Times (reg. req'd)  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Grieves for Children and Putin Vents His Fury  -  at The New York Times (reg. req'd)  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Anger rising in volatile Caucasus  -  at Christian Science Monitor  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Putin Angered By Critics On Siege  -  at The Washington Post (reg. req'd)  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russians Demand a Strong Hand  -  LA Times via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Offers $10 Million for Chechen Rebels -Agencies  -  Reuters via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Seeks Info on Chechen Rebels  -  AP via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- 10m bounty offered for Chechen rebels  -  at BBC  (Sep 8, 2004)
- The unimaginable horror inside School Number One  -  at The Independent (UK)  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia offers 10 million dollars bounty for Chechen rebel leaders  -  AFP via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Ready to Strike Against 'Terror' Worldwide  -  Reuters via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Says Could Strike 'Terrorist' Bases Anywhere  -  Reuters via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Images of Beslan hostages add to Russia's agony  -  AFP via Yahoo! News  (Sep 7, 2004)
- Beslan searches for its missing  -  at BBC  (Sep 7, 2004)
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  Latest Developments
Reuters Photo Russia Threatens to Strike Terror Bases
(AP) - A top Russian general on Wednesday warned the military will strike "terrorist bases in any region of the world," while authorities offered a $10.3 million reward for information leading to two Chechen rebel leaders blamed for last week's deadly raid on a school. In a nationally televised meeting, Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov also briefed President Vladimir Putin on the investigation into the taking of more than 1,200 hostages in a school last week in the southern Russian town of Beslan. More...

* Command Failure Seen at Fault in Massacre (Reuters)
* How It Happened (BBC) | Slideshow | Message board
  News Stories
- A Groundswell of Sympathy and Donations  -  at The New York Times (reg. req'd)  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Grieves for Children and Putin Vents His Fury  -  at The New York Times (reg. req'd)  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Anger rising in volatile Caucasus  -  at Christian Science Monitor  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Putin Angered By Critics On Siege  -  at The Washington Post (reg. req'd)  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russians Demand a Strong Hand  -  LA Times via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Offers $10 Million for Chechen Rebels -Agencies  -  Reuters via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Seeks Info on Chechen Rebels  -  AP via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- 10m bounty offered for Chechen rebels  -  at BBC  (Sep 8, 2004)
- The unimaginable horror inside School Number One  -  at The Independent (UK)  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia offers 10 million dollars bounty for Chechen rebel leaders  -  AFP via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Ready to Strike Against 'Terror' Worldwide  -  Reuters via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Says Could Strike 'Terrorist' Bases Anywhere  -  Reuters via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Images of Beslan hostages add to Russia's agony  -  AFP via Yahoo! News  (Sep 7, 2004)
- Beslan searches for its missing  -  at BBC  (Sep 7, 2004)
  more
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- Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington D.C. -  includes foreign policy news and a profile of the country and its leaders.
- Vladimir Putin: Spy Turned Politician -  profile of Putin, who has headed the Federal Security Service, the agency that is the main successor to the KGB. From the BBC. Also: a profile from the Guardian.
- Rich in Russia: How to Make a Billion Dollars -  examines the new Russian business class, from entrepreneurs remaking Moscow to the billionaire tycoons, or "oligarchs" that the Kremlin regards as rivals for power. From PBS' Frontline/World.
- U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Russia -  includes facts-at-a-glance and sections on ethnicity, religion, culture, early to modern history, geography, government, and the economy.
- Dollar-to-Ruble Currency Rate -  from Yahoo! Finance.
- Amnesty International: Russian Federation -  updates and in-depth reports on the human rights situation in the country.
- Human Rights Watch: Russia and Chechnya -  bulletins and reports on human rights developments in the country.
- Moscow and the Media -  includes analysis and commentary. From PBS' Online NewsHour.
- Terror In Moscow -  retraces the 2002 theater siege by Chechen guerillas.
- Russia: Ten Years After -  video and transcripts from a June 2001 conference that examines the political, economic, security, and social changes that have affected Russia over the past decade. From the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- Ten Years After The Coup -  special report from the Moscow Times on the events surrounding the 1991 coup attempt.
- Beyond The Fall -  photo essay of life in the post-Soviet Bloc era, 1989-1999. By Anthony Suau for Time Magazine.
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  Latest Developments
Reuters Photo Russia Threatens to Strike Terror Bases
(AP) - A top Russian general on Wednesday warned the military will strike "terrorist bases in any region of the world," while authorities offered a $10.3 million reward for information leading to two Chechen rebel leaders blamed for last week's deadly raid on a school. In a nationally televised meeting, Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov also briefed President Vladimir Putin on the investigation into the taking of more than 1,200 hostages in a school last week in the southern Russian town of Beslan. More...

* Command Failure Seen at Fault in Massacre (Reuters)
* How It Happened (BBC) | Slideshow | Message board
  News Stories
- A Groundswell of Sympathy and Donations  -  at The New York Times (reg. req'd)  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Grieves for Children and Putin Vents His Fury  -  at The New York Times (reg. req'd)  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Anger rising in volatile Caucasus  -  at Christian Science Monitor  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Putin Angered By Critics On Siege  -  at The Washington Post (reg. req'd)  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russians Demand a Strong Hand  -  LA Times via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Offers $10 Million for Chechen Rebels -Agencies  -  Reuters via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Seeks Info on Chechen Rebels  -  AP via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- 10m bounty offered for Chechen rebels  -  at BBC  (Sep 8, 2004)
- The unimaginable horror inside School Number One  -  at The Independent (UK)  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia offers 10 million dollars bounty for Chechen rebel leaders  -  AFP via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Ready to Strike Against 'Terror' Worldwide  -  Reuters via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Russia Says Could Strike 'Terrorist' Bases Anywhere  -  Reuters via Yahoo! News  (Sep 8, 2004)
- Images of Beslan hostages add to Russia's agony  -  AFP via Yahoo! News  (Sep 7, 2004)
- Beslan searches for its missing  -  at BBC  (Sep 7, 2004)
  more
  Related Web Sites
- Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington D.C. -  includes foreign policy news and a profile of the country and its leaders.
- Vladimir Putin: Spy Turned Politician -  profile of Putin, who has headed the Federal Security Service, the agency that is the main successor to the KGB. From the BBC. Also: a profile from the Guardian.
- Rich in Russia: How to Make a Billion Dollars -  examines the new Russian business class, from entrepreneurs remaking Moscow to the billionaire tycoons, or "oligarchs" that the Kremlin regards as rivals for power. From PBS' Frontline/World.
- U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Russia -  includes facts-at-a-glance and sections on ethnicity, religion, culture, early to modern history, geography, government, and the economy.
- Dollar-to-Ruble Currency Rate -  from Yahoo! Finance.
- Amnesty International: Russian Federation -  updates and in-depth reports on the human rights situation in the country.
- Human Rights Watch: Russia and Chechnya -  bulletins and reports on human rights developments in the country.
- Moscow and the Media -  includes analysis and commentary. From PBS' Online NewsHour.
- Terror In Moscow -  retraces the 2002 theater siege by Chechen guerillas.
- Russia: Ten Years After -  video and transcripts from a June 2001 conference that examines the political, economic, security, and social changes that have affected Russia over the past decade. From the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- Ten Years After The Coup -  special report from the Moscow Times on the events surrounding the 1991 coup attempt.
- Beyond The Fall -  photo essay of life in the post-Soviet Bloc era, 1989-1999. By Anthony Suau for Time Magazine.
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