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The Moscow Times: Putin Friend in Football Job
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The Moscow Times: Putin Friend in Football Jobhttp://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/putin-friend-in-football-job/398998.html 04 February 2010 Sergei Fursenko, a brother of the education and science minister and an old friend of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, has been elected president of the Russian Football Union. Fursenko, a former head of a division of Gazprom, overwhelmingly won a vote by the Russian Football Union at a Wednesday meeting. His only opponent was businessman Alisher Aminov. Fursenko, 55, replaces Vitaly Mutko, who resigned in November after four years in the position. Fursenko, a former president of the Zenit St. Petersburg football team, promised Russia will win the World Cup in 2018. Russia Today: New Russian football boss says Hiddink will stay until contract expireshttp://rt.com/Sport/2010-02-03/new-russian-football-president.html/print 03 February, 2010, 18:25 Sergey Fursenko, who was elected as the new head of the Russian Football Union (RFU) on Wednesday, says urging Guus Hiddink to stay on as Russia’s coach will be his primary task. Hiddink's current contract ends after this summer’s World Cup, which Russia failed to qualify for, but he has been offered a new deal to lead the country to the 2012 European championships. The 63-year-old Dutchman is considering the offer and will meet with the newly-elected president later this week.
Fursenko has said he will meet Hiddink on Thursday. In the meantime, the Dutch specialist has been linked with a number of new national coaching jobs – China and Turkey being the latest. Turkish media are claiming Hiddink will take over their team on Friday, just in time for the Euro 2012 qualifying draw on February 7 in Warsaw. In his speech before the RFU congress delegates, Fursenko also promised that under him Russia will win the 2018 Word Cup. “I really believe that the goal set by me in the election program is achievable. At the same time, it should give impetus to the development of football in the country, increasing the number of talented young players and the replenishment of the coaching department with qualified personnel,” the new RFU president explained. Fursenko, who is from St. Petersburg, is 55 years old. He was the president of Zenit from 2005–2008, and occupied a top-level position in Gazprom in previous years. RIA: Russia plans massive Victory Day display of military mighthttp://en.rian.ru/russia/20100204/157769183.html 11:0204/02/2010 MOSCOW, February 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will mark the 65th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany with its biggest ever post-Soviet demonstration of military hardware, a respected daily said on Thursday. On May 9, 165 combat aircraft will fly over Red Square, with some of them grouping to form the number 65, Kommersant said, referring to a Defense Ministry official. Preparations for the event have already started. The aircraft will include Tu-95MS Bear strategic bombers and supersonic Tu-160 Blackjacks, Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bombers and Il-78 Midas aerial tankers from airbases from across Russia, the paper said, citing Col. Alexei Kuznetsov, head of the ministry's press service. Kuznetsov also said there would be more ground-based military hardware in the parade this year than at previous events. Col. Oleg Storozhuk, a military pilot who holds the title of Hero of Russia, confirmed the figures, saying the aircraft would also include new Su-34 Fullback fighters, which are still to enter service, as well as helicopters, the paper reported. This year will see "the most spectacular and captivating air show," the pilot told the paper. Parades to mark victory in WWII, referred to as the Great Patriotic War in ex-Soviet states, are accompanied by a large military orchestra and comprise a personnel march pass, followed by sophisticated hardware, and a fly over by combat aircraft. The revived tradition of massive military Victory Day parades with tanks and other hardware rolling through the center of Moscow has been seen by some in the West as a sign of Russia's growing militarism. Moscow has resisted attempts to challenge the Soviet Union's role in World War II, which claimed the lives of 27 million Soviet nationals, according to official figures. Ex-Soviet republics and satellite states, including Ukraine, the Baltic countries and Poland, have seen Stalin's Russia as an aggressor. 24.kg: CIS to take Victory lessons by May 9http://eng.24.kg/community/2010/02/03/10313.html 03/02-2010 13:49, Bishkek – News Agency “24.kg”, By Eliza BOTALIEVA The Commonwealth of Independent States plans to conduct Victory lessons all over its territory by May 9, Vladimir Posokhin, Temporary Chargé d'affaires of Russia to Kyrgyzstan told the press conference at the news agency 24.kg Wednesday. The initiative was voiced by Kurmanbek Bakiev the President of Kyrgyzstan during a visit of Igor Shuvalov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia to Kyrgyzstan. “Russia supported the suggestion which will contribute to strengthening of ties between generations. Youth should commemorate forefathers who gave them not only birth but freedom. Nobody doubts success of the campaign,” Posokhin said. At least 10 best movies about the Great Patriotic War and war time will run for free at cinemas before and after the 65th anniversary of Victory. Itar-Tass: Tatarstan’s parliament to consider candidate for presidency http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=14786162 04.02.2010, 04.44 KAZAN, February 4 (Itar-Tass) - Parliament of the Republic of Tatarstan on Thursday will consider candidacy of Rustam Minnikhanov to the presidential seat in the republic. Minnikhanov’s candidacy to this post was nominated by President Dmitry Medvedev on January 27. In his candidacy is approved, Minnikhanov will replace Mintimer Shaymiyev, 73, who has been ruling the region for 21 years. On January 22, the republic’s incumbent president Mintimer Shaymiyev addressed Medvedev with a request not to extend his powers. “I will in any form support the republic’s new president and the traditions he supports to strengthen the republic,” he said adding that “it is important to value constructive processes in the economic and social sector as well as interconfessional peace in the republic.” Local politicians describe the era of Shaymiyev’s rule as “the time of consecutive development.” Over these years Tatarstan turned into one of Russia’s economic leaders. Large oil company Tatneft, truck maker Kamaz and the flagship of the petrochemical industry Nizhnekamskneftekhim export its goods to many countries. The republic is building Russia’s biggest petrochemical complex that will refine 14 million tonnes of local high-sulphur oil. Tatarstan was the first in the country to create special economic zone Alabuga, where nine resident companies launch their newest production facilities. Despite severe weather conditions Tatarstan ranks Russia’s second in the agricultural production after the Krasnodar territory. Tatarstan can boast a strong research and intellectual potential. Kazan, the republic’s capital, turned into the country’s sports centre and will host the Universiade in 2013. The candidate to the republic’s presidency, Rustam Minnikhanov, “is faithful student of Shaymiyev’s human resource school” and can pursue his constructive policy, parliamentarians said. Minnikhanov was born on March 1, 1957. He graduated from the Kazan Agricultural Institute and began his career as an engineer. From 1996 to 1998 he served as Finance Minister of the republic. Since 1998 he has been Tatarstan’s Prime Minister. Minnikhanov holds the Doctor of Economics degree.
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