Tag Archives: Garry Kasparov

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 13, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: May 13, 2013

TODAY: Homophobia-driven murder leads to accusations against Kremlin; 59 detained in connection with Occupy; Surkov dismissal shows isolated Putin; U.K.’s Cameron leaves Russia with assurances of shared goal on Syria; plans to sell arms to Syria show Russia-U.S. discord, Kasparov says the sides have no common ground; Cyprus loan extension not final; Voina intercepted in [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 9, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: May 9, 2013

TODAY: Kremlin’s ‘gray cardinal’ ousted; U.S. fears Russia’s weapons sales to Syria; Putin makes Victory Day Parade speech; human rights groups say Russia wants NGOs out; Titov calls for release of white-collar criminals; businessman arrested in journalist beating; Berezovsky buried. Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov has been ousted from his post by President Vladimir Putin, [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 7, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: February 7, 2013

TODAY: Putin promises Olympic site will be ready on time, slams officials over delays and costs; court backs Madonna over homosexual propaganda case; rights ombudsman says same-sex marriage laws in Europe will complicate Russian adoptions; VTB loses U.K. court bid; NGOs complain in E.U.; Kasparov slams Goldman Sachs image deal; Udaltsov fistfight at Dolmatov memorial; [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 6, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: December 6, 2012

TODAY: Protesters turn to party politics; small group marches to mark anniversary of December 5 protests; Kudrin teaming up with Navalny; Perepelichnyy linked to Litvinenko suspect; Russia low on corruption index; Credit Suisse to close Moscow arm; Pussy Riot penalty could be used to block parole.  Members of the public are turning away from protest [...]

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Kasparov on Instability and Infighting

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: December 5, 2012

Garry Kasparov came to Washington DC this week to speak at the annual Human Rights First conference. Here is an interesting comment he gives to the Washington Post: The greatest wealth accumulated during Putin’s rule is by people close to him. There have been some measures taken against people who have been close to his [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 22, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: October 22, 2012

TODAY: 60,000 vote for Coordination Council, many voters thwarted by cyber attacks; BP poised to take a stake in Rosneft; Knyshov to quit; Sobchak’s mother to loser her senate post; free-market policy damaging domestic wheat.  Around 60,000 opposition supporters voted online over the weekend to select a 45-member leadership body, the Coordination Council, although ‘thousands [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 28, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: August 28, 2012

TODAY: Taisiya Osipova jailed for eight years; Navalny’s family’s factory is raided; Chirikova, dogged by opposition, continues her bid to run for Khimki Mayor; Pussy Riot lawyer appeals conviction; Gudkov trades accusations with United Russia; unpaid Soviet bonds worth $785 billion. Taisiya Osipova, the wife of Other Russia activist Sergei Fomchenkov, has been jailed for [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 27, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: August 27, 2012

TODAY: Kasparov acquitted, releases statement and ‘falsified’ police reports; Pussy Riot members flee Russia; activists chainsaw wooden crosses; intelligence service to monitor blogs and influence opinion; Ukrainian President seeks Russian support; Greenpeace continue to target Gazprom’s Arctic rigs; horizontal drilling; TNK-BP denies AAR links; expanding Russian retail. Garry Kasparov has been acquitted of participating in [...]

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RA’s Daily News Blast – August 23, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: August 23, 2012

TODAY: Lawmakers want to strip Central Bank powers; Putin’s high-ranking dismissals; new Krasnodar floods; Khimki suspect arrested in Spain; WTO accession pros and cons; Osipova case will receive new evidence; ConocoPhilips sells stake in joint venture; MTS stripped of Uzbek licence. A group of Duma lawmakers wants to strip the Central Bank of its powers [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 20, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: August 20, 2012

TODAY: Opposition lay flowers at 1991 coup memorial; Chirikova to run for Khimki Mayor; Kasparov alleges unlawful arrest, faces prison; Pussy Riot protests across Russia and the globe, Orthodox Church forgives them; activists sue Madonna for support of gay rights. Alexei Navalny, Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Ryzhkov and Mikhail Kasyanov all laid flowers this weekend at Moscow’s memorial [...]

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