Investors plow money into Russian farming, but problems remain Aug 7, 2008
Nastyusha's strategy in the Lipetsk region of central Russia follows this model of using high-quality wheat to produce flour and bread, while also rearing cattle and producing its own milk. Originally a trading company, it has united 29 former collective farms in Lipetsk over the past two years as the basis for an integrated farming operation. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
Russians celebrate as they see fete Nov 3, 2007
Sisters Olga and Vera Volkova, tourists from Lipetsk, about 500 kilometres south of Moscow, said Russia has gone overboard in its zeal to remove Soviet landmarks from the country. Vera Volkova, 53, thought Lenin's body should stay in Red Square. (Globe and Mail)
7 Convicted in Journalist's Murder Sep 1, 2007
The convicted gang's leader Eduard Tagiryanov, who was sentenced to life, told the court that Domnikov's killing had been ordered by former deputy governor of western Lipetsk region Sergei Dorovsky for a series of critical articles on his policies, said Andrei Lipsky, the deputy editor of Novaya Gazeta. Dorovsky has denied involvement and has never been charged. (Time.com)
RUSSIAN ORPHANS CAPTURE HEART AND HELP OF SONORA MAN Aug 17, 2007
He stayed in the city of Lipetsk, a city about 300 miles southeast of Moscow, and assisted with another ministry program aimed at helping homeless kids and those at an orphanage there. He also met a farmer, Oleg Petrov, who with his own four daughters often visited the orphanage and offered what help they could. (The Union Democrat)
