PRESS DIGEST - Russia - July 28

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MOSCOW, July 28 | Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:57am EDT

MOSCOW, July 28 (Reuters) - The following are some of the leading stories in Russia's newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

KOMMERSANT

www.kommersant.ru

- Russian prosecutors say conditions in one of Moscow's largest prisons, the Butyrka, are dangerous and the building could collapse, the paper reports.

- Alyona Doletskaya, chief editor of Russia's Vogue magazine has resigned from her post after almost 13 years, the paper says.

- Sales of luxury cars in the first quarter of 2010 grew by 30.5 percent in Russia, while the car market in general only rose by 3 percent, the daily writes.

- Production of concrete in Russia in the first quarter of 2010 grew by 11 percent year-on-year, the daily says.

- The paper runs an interview with Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Jim Albaugh, who says Russia's plane market could be worth $90 billion in 20 years time.

VEDOMOSTI

www.vedomosti.ru

- Russian tycoon Suleiman Kerimov, who acquired a stake in Russian potash miner Uralkali (URKA.MM) last month, is bidding to create the world's largest potash produce, the paper says.

- The average bribe in Russia has reached 44,000 roubles ($1,456), doubling the 2009 figure, the paper writes, citing police statistics.

- The Russian government will create a road fund to be financed by car owners buying petrol, the paper writes.

ROSSIISKAYA GAZETA

www.rg.ru

- Russia's meteorological service predicts a cold atmospheric front in central Russia which will lower the temperature by 6-10 degrees Celsius, the paper reports. Moscow on Monday registered its hottest day since records began 130 years ago, as temperatures hit 37.4 degrees Celsius (99.3 degrees Fahrenheit).

TRUD

www.trud.ru

- The amount of harmful substances in the air of Moscow, caused by peat fires near the capital, exceeds normal level by 7-8 times, the paper writes, citing experts.

(--Writing by Ludmila Danilova, Reuters Messaging: ludmila.danilova.reuters.com@reuters.net, +7 495 775 1242)) ($1=30.22 Rouble)

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