Sept. 15, 2014 3:38 PM PT Share Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URLCopied! Print The following stories were submitted for Pulitzer Prize consideration in the international reporting category. Read more 1 World & Nation A Cult of Reluctant Killers The ‘black widows’ of Chechnya -- suicide bombers who stalk Russia -- are driven by hatred, ideology, coercion and fear. Feb. 4, 2004 2 World & Nation Red Hot With a Blue Note Russia’s answer to Count Basie celebrates 70 years of performing music that the Soviet Union couldn’t repress: Amerikansky dzhazz. March 3, 2004 3 World & Nation Putin’s Popularity Veils Uncertainty for Russia The president is likely to be reelected today. His ability to address festering needs and commitment to civil liberties are unknown. March 14, 2004 4 World & Nation Killers Set Terms, a Mother Chooses Militants offer a woman and her baby freedom -- but only if she leaves her other child behind. Sept. 3, 2004 5 World & Nation Russian Standoff Explodes Troops Storm School; Death Toll Tops 250 Sept. 4, 2004 6 World & Nation During School Siege, Russia Took Captives in Chechnya Soldiers entered homes of rebel leaders’ relatives and seized 40 people, including children. Sept. 7, 2004 7 World & Nation Whispered in Russia: Democracy Is Finished Some fear that Putin’s response to attacks has little to do with terror and everything to do with expanding the government’s power. Sept. 19, 2004 8 World & Nation At a Loss to Move On With Life A man whose wife and children died in the Russian school seizure dwells on memories. ‘Tell me how ... to turn the page,’ he says. Oct. 13, 2004 9 World & Nation Rivalry Brews in Russia’s Backyard Using its energy resources as leverage, Moscow is angling for influence in its former republics in the face of growing U.S. and NATO presence. Dec. 4, 2004
