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2006 top events from The Moscow News
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raiting (-1/1) JANUARY Worshippers Attacked in Moscow Synagogue Twenty-year-old Aleksandr Koptsev attacked Jews with a hunting knife in the Shabbat Bronnaya synagogue on January 11. Eight people were wounded, all survived. This act of violence was nearly made a symbol of Russian homegrown anti-Semitism. Later Koptsev, who denied any relationships to radical nationalist groups, was sentenced to 13 years in prison. HAMAS Rising The Islamic militant group HAMAS won a majority of seats in Palestinian parliamentary elections, throwing the mid-East peace process into turmoil. HAMAS won more than 70 seats in Gaza and the West Bank, which gave it more than 50 percent of the vote. However, HAMAS intended to 'negotiate better than the others who negotiated for 10 years and achieved nothing.' FEBRUARY Torino Olympics: Russia Came 4th The 20th Winter Olympics took place in Torino, Italy, at February 13-26. The team of Russia won 8 gold medals and showed the 4th result, thus disappointing many of its supporters, but still being among the leaders. Victories at figure skating events were traditionally expected by Russian sports fans; as a result, 3 gold medals out of 4 were taken by Russians. MARCH Despot or Martyr? Slobodan Milosevic died in prison, causing suspicions towards The Hague. Milosevic, simultaneously regarded as a devout communist and nationalist-minded reformer who ruled Yugoslavia through four wars, has been on trial since February, 2002. The Hague charged him with 66 counts of war crimes. Belarus: Too Soon for 'Blue' Revolution? During the presidential elections in Belarus, the West had pinned its hopes on the pro-democratic candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich. So had many Byelorussians, tired of living in a nation ruled for years by fear and lies. As the opposition cried despotism, the Belarus government stuck to their usual rhetoric about covert 'exported color revolutions.' APRIL Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine The final results of March 26 parliamentary elections in Ukraine were announced in April. The Party of Regions, led by former presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich, garnered 32.14% of the vote and had 186 seats in Ukraine's 450-seat parliament, the Supreme Rada. Yanukovich's party was followed by former Prime Minister Julia Timoshenko’s bloc with 23% of the vote. MAY NATO (dis)Advantage in Black Sea The arrival of the U.S. ship Advantage in the port of Feodosiya in the Black Sea on May 27 has infuriated local residents. Hundreds of people demonstrated in the Crimea against the unloading of the vessel in the port. Russian NTV television showed people holding banners reading “Russia is a Friend! NATO is the Enemy!” The Defense Ministry later said the ship had delivered weapons. JUNE FIFA World Cup in Germany From June 9 till July 10, the soccer World Cup was rocking Germany and soccer fans throughout the world. Though Russian team did not show good play compared with leaders, Russians were compassionate watchers of all games to the finals. The final game was actually the most interesting, for teams of France and Italy showed equally high level of play. JULY Russia's Most Wanted Man Killed, By Accident or Not Shamil Bassaev, the master-mind behind the 2004 Beslan school massacre and Russia's most wanted man, died on July 14. Responsible for some of the most notorious terrorist attacks of the last decade, was killed in what the Russian officials claimed to be a triumphant 'special operation'. Reports say the warlord was killed when one of the trucks on his convoy blew up while transporting explosives. AUGUST Heist of the Century 'A stab in the back,' laments Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of the Hermitage museum, as over $5 million worth of artwork is stolen in what appears to be a brazen inside job unprecedented in Russian history. The theft was discovered after a routine inventory check that began as early as October 2005 and was completed at the end of July. Dozens of icons, icon-lamps and chalices were reported stolen. Israel vs. Hezbollah Lebanon was paying a heavy price for the battle that Hezbollah and Israel were waging on its soil. Southern Lebanon looks terribly: streets in ruins, abandoned cats and dogs... As for the people - bombs hit their houses, killing dozens of people in each. The war that began as a counter-terrorist operation aimed at rescuing two Israeli soldiers turned to be a long-lasting missile conflict. SEPTEMBER Tensions Rise between Russia and Georgia Russia threw up a blockade and imposed economic sanctions against Georgia at the very end of September after Tbilisi's release of four arrested Russian officers failed to defuse the worst crisis in years between the ex-Soviet neighbors. Unwilling to let Georgia off easily, Russia recalled its ambassador from Tbilisi. Georgians got pursued and repressed in Russia, including Russian citizens. OCTOBER Journalist Murder a Conundrum The murder of journalist and rights activist Anna Politkovskaya sent shockwaves through the international political community. As Russians and Westerners mourned the Novaya Gazette writer, and as investigators vowed to find the killer, what became increasingly unclear was the precarious position of the Russian journalist - as both observer and participant in politics. NOVEMBER Mysterious Death of Former KGB Officer On November 23 Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB officer who defected to London six years ago, died in London University Hospital, allegedly poisoned by radioactive isotope polonium-210. For two weeks pictures and reports on agonizing Litvinenko were broadcasted throughout the world. The reaction of the Western press followed suit, laying the blame on the Russian security services. DECEMBER Russian Men Deliver Davis Cup Before a star-studded home crowd at Moscow's Olimpiysky Sports Complex, Russia's Marat Safin beat Argentina's Jose Acasuso in the deciding singles match to hand the Russian team its second Davis Cup victory. Safin, who is currently ranked 26th in the world, the lowest ranking of the Russian team, emerged victorious against Acasuso (27th ranked) before 11,500 guests. Augusto Pinochet Died Causing Contradictions Ex-dictator of Chile, 91, died of natural causes, igniting quarrels and disputes about his ideological and historical heritage throughout the world. While for left-wing politics and thinkers Pinochet has always been a symbol of obscurant violence and totalitarism, right-wingers cheered the general for defeating the Marxist government of Salvador Allhende and establishing free market in Chile. Source: Other articles in People:  Readers' Comments
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