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Clifford J. Levy is an investigative journalist for The New York Times and winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the abuse of mentally ill adults in state-regulated homes. He broke the story on New York State Medicaid fraud in 2005. Since 2007, Levy has been a correspondent at the Times 's bureau in Moscow.

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Russian Leader Expresses Support for Nonprofits

MOSCOW President Dmitri A. Medvedev called Monday for tax incentives and other measures to assist Russia’s beleaguered nonprofit groups, which have come under government pressure in recent years. Russian Human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina gave ...

From CLIFFORD J. LEVY, The New York Times,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Vladimir Putin

Konstantin Feoktistov, a Soviet Spacecraft Engineer, Dies at 83

MOSCOW Konstantin P. Feoktistov, a Soviet engineer who was one of the first civilian astronauts and a prominent spacecraft designer, died on Saturday in Moscow, the Russian space agency said. He was 83. Mr. Feoktistov, for whom a crater was named on ...

From CLIFFORD J. LEVY, The New York Times,  22 Nov 2009

World Briefing | Europe: Ukraine: Putin Soothes Disputeover Price of Sending Fuel

Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin of Russia took a more conciliatory stance toward Ukraine on Thursday in negotiations over the transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian territory. Mr. Putin suggested that Russia would be willing to renegotiate transit ...

From CLIFFORD J. LEVY, The New York Times,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Vladimir Putin,  Yulia V Tymoshenko

Ukraine Raises Fees on Russian Gas

KIEV, Ukraine Ukraine announced on Wednesday that it would double the fees that Russia must pay to transport natural gas through Ukrainian territory to the rest of Europe, raising the possibility of a new feud between the two countries that could lead ...

From CLIFFORD J. LEVY, The New York Times,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Yulia V Tymoshenko,  Vladimir Putin

World Briefing | Asia: Azerbaijan: Bloggers Convicted

Two bloggers in Azerbaijan who regularly posted video political parodies were convicted of hooliganism on Wednesday, prompting criticism that the government was clamping down on independent media. The bloggers, Adnan Hajizade, 26, and Emin Milli, 30, ...

From CLIFFORD J. LEVY, The New York Times,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: US State Department

Russia Tries, Once Again, to Kick the Vodka Habit

MYTISHCHI, Russia It was late on a Monday afternoon at the drunk tank in this Moscow suburb, but it could have been any day, at any hour, at any similar facility across this land. People would come. They always do. Such is Russia’s ruinous penchant for ...

From CLIFFORD J. LEVY, The New York Times,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Vladimir Putin

Ukraine Bans Big Crowds to Combat Swine Flu

MOSCOW The Ukrainian government is taking some of the sternest measures in the world against the spread of the swine flu virus, ordering schools nationwide to close for three weeks, banning public gatherings and imposing restrictions on travel. Prime ...

From CLIFFORD J. LEVY, The New York Times,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: World Health Organization,  Viktor A Yushchenko

Simferopol Journal: Crimean Mosque Project Stirs Debate and Trauma

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine Chunks of limestone, by the tens of thousands, are strewn in piles on a waterside lot here where one of Europe’s largest mosques is scheduled to rise. But the only soul around is a wizened caretaker in a tent, watching over what ...

From CLIFFORD J. LEVY, The New York Times,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Viktor A Yushchenko

Why Russians Ignore Ballot Fraud

MOSCOW Soon after polls closed in regional elections this month, a blogger who refers to himself as Uborshizzza huddled away in his Moscow apartment and began dicing up the results on his computer. It took him only a few hours to detect what he saw as ...

From CLIFFORD J. LEVY, The New York Times,  24 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Vladimir Putin,  United Russia,  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,  Hamid Karzai

News Analysis: Russia’s Leaders See China as Template for Ruling

MOSCOW Nearly two decades after the collapse of the Communist Party, Russia’s rulers have hit upon a model for future success: the Communist Party. Or at least, the one that reigns next door. Like an envious underachiever, Vladimir V. Putin’s party, ...

From CLIFFORD J. LEVY, International Herald Tribune,  17 Oct 2009

Related Topics: United Russia,  Vladimir Putin,  Hu Jintao,  World Bank

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