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Government Promotes Special Support of Crimean Wine

THE MOSCOW TIMES[1 - Фрагмент взят из газеты «The Moscow Times» 2014 год]

Russian government officials are asking retailers to give special support to Crimean wine producers in an attempt to help that sector of the peninsula’s economy.

On Wednesday representatives of the biggest retail groups working in Russia and major Crimean wine producers had a meeting with Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov, also attended by officials from Moscow and St. Petersburg. The retailers were asked to help the Crimean wine industry by providing special shelves for their wines and organizing wine-tasting sessions in stores.

«We are not asking for special treatment, but we would like the retailers to pay attention to the complicated situation we are in,» said Mikhail Shtyrlin, general director of Crimean wine company Legendy Kruma, who attended the meeting with Vorobyov.

Last year Russia consumed 25 million bottles of the peninsula’s wine. Shtyrlin also said that Crimean vintners are trying to solve their problems together and are planning to create a Union of Crimean wine producers. This may help the industry in the long term, he added. The X5 retail group, owner of chain stores Pyatyorochka and Perekryostok, said Thursday that the company has not decided yet whether to give special treatment to Crimean wine products. Retail chain Dixy said the firm is open to negotiations with Crimean wine makers and added that the government officials’ requests seem doable. Metro Cash and Carry also said it is ready to discuss giving special attention for Crimean wine.

add                              прибавлять, добавлять

attempt                        попытка

attend                          посещать, присутствовать

chain stores                 сеть магазинов

complicated                 сложный

consume                      потреблять

create                          создавать

decide                         решать

doable                         выполнимый

government                 правительство

long term                     долгосрочный период

negotiation                  переговоры

owner                          владелец

pay attention               обращать внимание

peninsula                     полуостров

promote                       содействовать, помогать

representative              представитель

request                         требование, просьба

retailer                         розничный торговец

seem                            казаться, представляться

shelf (shelves)             полка, стеллаж

solve (a problem)         решать

store                            крупный торговый центр

support                        поддержка, помощь

treatment                     обращение, обхождение

try                                пытаться

vintner                         винодел, виноторговец

wine-testing session    сеанс дегустации

Billionaire Deripaska Rescues 10 Stray Dogs From Sochi to U.S.

THE MOSCOW TIMES[2 - Фрагмент взят из газеты «The Moscow Times» 2014 год]

A charity founded by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has brought 10 stray dogs to the U.S. after they were rescued from the streets of Sochi.

The six female and four male pooches landed in Washington, D.C., and posed for photographers before being taken to the Washington Animal Rescue League to await their new homes. The charity’s animal shelter in Sochi, PovoDog has been rescuing stray dogs in the city where hundreds of animals have reportedly been killed as the local authorities tried to clear the streets ahead of the Winter Olympics. PovoDog said it has so far rescued more than 200 dogs from Sochi and has found new homes for 50 of them.

Many athletes decided to take home some of the animals. U.S. silver medal wi