Introducing...A Russian News Service

Melinda Farris alterego at ic.redline.ru
Thu Jan 16 05:28:32 UTC 1997


        Welcome to the "RUSSIAN PRESS ELECTRONIC COURIER"
                  - A Russian News Service -

Enjoy access to the broadest  selection of comprehensive news titles
from  throughout  Russia and  the  other CIS  countries  via one  of
Russia's  foremost press-monitoring agencies,  "What the Papers Say"
(WPS) and the Tver InterContact Group, an independent association of
academic,   research  and consulting  organizations specializing  in
international communication and cultural exchange.

WPS  monitors one-sixth of the world's news media, including about a
thousand  daily and  weekly newspapers  and magazines,   and all  of
Russia's  major television and  radio  broadcasts around  the clock.

Our   surveys  and  news  releases   are  indispensable   tools  for
newsmakers, diplomats, academic analysts and businessmen who work or
have  interests in Russia and the  CIS.  Political events;  business
and  culture; ethnic conflicts and peace negotiations; new political
and public -- organizations;  elections and appointments;  polls and
statistical  reports -- these and many  other topics are featured in
our daily coverage.


THE PERFECT SOLUTION
FOR LOCATING THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS ITEMS

On  average,   our daily  English-language  production includes  100
digested  articles and transcripts covering essentially all possible
topics and areas of interest. Without an effective search tool it is
difficult  to locate the right selection of news items that are most
important to you.

Now,  with  a  free  subscription to  our  new  daily  index digest,
RUSSIAN  PRESS ELECTRONIC  COURIER you can  benefit from  a detailed
listing of the most recent news materials available from Russia (See
the  "Information Resources Digested  Daily in the  RPEC" section of
this  message).   The  RPEC provides  a  complete  menu of  what  is
available  in its entirety on any given date and can be delivered to
you upon your request.

With a subscription  to this new  service you will  also receive our
free digest:

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                          HAPPY RUSSIA!
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The  chance to catch  a more favorable glimpse  of Russia's everyday
life   and  occurrences  has  finally  arrived.  The  3-times-a-week
publication,   "HAPPY RUSSIA!" is  a compilation of  interesting and
amusing bits from Russian media sources covering all aspects of life
in  Russia.  Don't just read the  negative and pessimistic news,  as
predominates the media, but take this opportunity to know more about
Russia's lighter, friendlier and HAPPIER side.

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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with the HAPPY RUSSIA! supplement:

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INFORMATION RESOURCES
DIGESTED DAILY IN THE RUSSIAN PRESS ELECTRONIC COURIER

WPS  allows for the quickest access to any  article published in the
national  and regional press of Russia,  Ukraine,  Byelorussia,  the
Baltic  States,  the   Trans-Caucasus  and  Central  Asia.  If  your
information  needs fall  beyond the  realm of  the digests,   please
consider  WPS' topical  monitoring and  clipping services.   WPS can
provide  any article on any topic from  all the Republics of the FSU
as per your request.

This information is packaged in topical media summaries and/or full-
text  translations and is available in  English and/or Russian in an
electronic format or via fax.

ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS

What the Papers Say
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The  most comprehensive daily survey of  the Russian media geared to
the needs of research institutes,  international organizations,  the
media  and  diplomatic corps.   It  contains full-text  translations
and/or  summaries of  the most important  articles selected  from 60
major  dailies and weeklies  and English transcripts  of the nightly
TV  and Radio news and public  affairs programs.  Approximate volume
of each issue is 70-80 kb

The Russian Regional Press Bulletin
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A  weekly  digest  of provincial  press  reports compiled  from  the
Russian-language  Regional Press  Bulletin,  which  selects the  top
news   stories  from   about  500  regional  periodicals,   covering
political,  economic,   social  and  cultural  developments  in  the
Russian   Federation    (excluding  Moscow   and  St.   Petersburg).
Approximate volume of each issue is 75 > kb

Banks and Exchanges Weekly
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Reviews of banking and stock exchange activities, securities markets
and  investment updates,  and  economic and financial  news from the
Russian  press.   Approximate  volume   of  each  issue   is  75  kb

Defense and Security
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A  specialized  survey  of  the Russian  military  press,   military
districts  and fleet newspapers and related TV and radio broadcasts.
The  Technology and Armaments  weekly supplement reviews  the latest
published  developments in  the design  and manufacture  of military
equipment.   Issued three times a week.   Approximate volume of each
issue is 75 kb

FSU Fifteen Nations: Policy and Security
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This  monthly bulletin brings  you in-depth analyses  of the defense
policies  and national security developments in Russia and the other
FSU countries.  It is supplemented with a comprehensive press survey
of these countries. It is a joint publication of WPS and the Russian
Academy   of  Sciences'  Institute  of  USA  and  Canada  Studies.
Approximate volume of each issue is 450-500 kb


RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS
(English translations available on request)

The Russian Regional Press Bulletin
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A digest of provincial press reports selected from about 500 regional
periodicals,   covering  political,   economic,  social  and cultural
developments  in  the  Russian  Federation (excluding Moscow  and St.
Petersburg).   Published  three times a  week.  Approximate volume of
each issue is 75-85 kb

Military Conversion in Russia and FSU
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This  is  a bi-monthly  topical  survey of  periodicals,   including
Russian  regional newspapers covering the  conversion of the defense
industries and related  issues.  Approximate volume of each issue is
70-80 kb

Human Rights in the FSU
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A weekly digest of newspaper publications covering the observance of
human and civil rights,  as well as problems of personal survival in
post-Soviet  society.  Approximate volume  of  each issue  is  90 kb

Economic TV digest
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A  daily  survey  of  economic  and  business  broadcasts  from  six
television and six radio stations.  Approximate volume of each issue
is 40 kb

Business-Reputation
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A  daily press digest dedicated to economic and legal sanctions with
regards  to commercial enterprises and any other legal entities that
operate  in  Russia  and  have   damaged  reputations.  It  contains
information  on business disputes and  lawsuits,  criminal conflicts
between companies, as well as methods of state control and the legal
enforcement of commercial activities. The digest is compiled from 60
major and 500 regional periodicals. Approximate volume of each issue
is 30 kb

WPS  can provide you  with a customized transcription  in Russian or
English of all TV and radio programs. Audio and video recordings are
also  available.  If you have missed  a specific broadcast,  WPS can
retrieve the information from its archives.

For more information about these services, please contact our editor
at wps at ic.redline.ru or rpec at extranet.ru



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