Text of report by heavyweight centrist Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta on 12 February [Article by Ivan Rodin: "Senator gets on web.

Text of report by government-owned Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta on 18 January [Report by Yuliya Krivoshapko: "Website story.

Text of report by Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta on 26 June [Report by Ivan Rodin: "The government continues to destroy the mass media market.

Text of report by Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta on 23 April [Report by Aleksandra Samarina: "R2.7 Billion for One Supplement" - taken from html version of source provided by ISP] The country's budget has allocated 2.7 billion to Rossiyskaya Gazeta in the election year.

Text of report by Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta on 7 September Rossiyskaya Gazeta has learned that Radik Batyrshin has been appointed director of Radio Mayak.