Thanks to Fireflybob for the link to the interesting article from The Voice of Russia...
It mentions that the US is to send a team of experts to help Russian investigation of the Boeing 737 crash. Would these be US government AAIB investigators, or experts from the Boeing Company?
Also, with the rather low hours of experience quoted for the aircrew involved, would ex pat crews be hired by Russian airlines? I know that airline jobs in the west are still pretty scarce; imagine you would have to be rather desperate to sign up with Tartarstan, if indeed it survives this event.