SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Oryol Russia's dacha gardens feed body and soul  Jun 26, 2009 Though statistics are hard to come by, an early 1990s study cited by social geographer Sergei Artobolevsky found that 60 percent of the food consumed by residents of two typical small cities, Oryol and Gagarin, originated from dacha and kitchen gardens. Mr. Artobolevsky says that the relative prosperity of the past decade known as the "Putin era" enabled many city dwellers to begin taking vacations abroad and use their dachas more for weekend relaxation. (Christian Science Monitor -- World) Russia judge resigns over 'bribe'  Feb 18, 2009 Alexander Karpov's son, Vladimir, was detained on Saturday in Oryol after allegedly accepting $28,000 (19,000) from a local resident, reports said. The judge, who oversees criminal cases, said he had not seen his son for five years and denied any impropriety. (BBC News -- Europe) Russian governors ousted amid crisis  Feb 17, 2009 On Monday, he named new governors for the western Oryol, Pskov and Voronezh regions and the northern Nenets region. The changes are subject to approval by provincial legislatures, which are expected to do that soon. (MSNBC -- International) Back to World Cities News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009