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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 30, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: May 30, 2013

TODAY: Open Government will continue to work with Guriyev, thought to have fled over Khodorkovsky investigation; Pussy Riot convictions upheld; Moscow Mayor is anti-migrant workers, Zhirinovsky is anti-homosexuality; Rosneft cuts off local refiners; Russia teaming up with Latin America; Lavrov criticises E.U. Syria move as Assad confirms receipt of missiles; wrestling, Larry King.  Prime Minister [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – May 28, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: May 28, 2013

TODAY: VKontakte ordered to remove group pages; population decline reversing? Nabucco pipeline threatened by South Stream; Borodin money-laundering case; anti-corruption wishlist; Putin in Bishkek for CTSO meetings; Olympic conference convenes; Arctic research platform; crane collapse.  Social network VKontakte has been ordered by the federal communications watchdog to remove all references to children’s fashion from its [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 26, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: February 26, 2013

TODAY: Putin allies win contracts; Medvedev insists on good rapport with U.S. as poll reveals pessimism about bilateral relations; Kerry and Lavrov to meet; Schneerson documents are tip of iceberg; China gas agreement to involve Gazprom as company’s prices set to fall; investor immigration simplified; Depardieu in Chechnya. The biggest infrastructure contracts awarded by City [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 21, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: February 21, 2013

TODAY: Details of Shatto’s death contradict Russian official’s comments, boy’s biological mother calls for return of her other son; St. Petersburg bans public gatherings; Russia ready to broker talks to save Syria; Amnesty looks at free speech since Pussy Riot; Brazil bilateral trade could reach $10 billion; Russia to push for Olympic wrestling to stay. [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 8, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: February 8, 2013

TODAY: Putin invites visitors to Olympics, sacks official for delays; daylight savings may be resumed to cash in on broadcasting; $4 billion in misappropriated defence funds; Ashurkov raided over Navalny case; Lebedev case upheld; new Kuril Islands row; Naftogaz won’t pay. President Vladimir Putin invited to Russia ‘all those who love sports and fair uncompromising [...]

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An Olympic Green Light for Political Oppression

By Citizen M | Published: January 2, 2013

There’s an insightful piece in today’s Guardian by political analyst and Olympics specialist Jules Boykoff, who presents a theory on what’s driving Russia’s ongoing heavy crackdown on dissenters (with police in Moscow and St Petersburg ringing in the New Year with a slew of Strategy 31 arrests). Vladimir Putin didn’t exactly have a light touch [...]

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