Stolen Twice By the Polittechnologist I nearly fell out of my chair as I listened to Putin’s recent “state of the union” address to the Federal Assembly. I couldn’t believe my ears – he had actually allowed the word “YUKOS” to pass his lips again ...
The Sunday Telegraph published a fascinating interview with Vitaly Ginzburg, a 90-year-old Russian scientist who has found himself in the middle of the battle over the Academy of Sciences’ independence from state control. Previously we’...
Russia blocks exports of oil to another neighbour and Europe is silent By Derek Brower, journalist WHATEVER the rights and wrongs of the dispute between Russia and Estonia about a statue in the centre of Tallinn, the decision of Russia’s state-con...
The Land Where You Sit: “Life is short. Be a little more patient.” (a saying by Andrey Knyshev) Grigory Pasko, journalist There’s a word in the Russian underworld “blat” jargon – nishtyak. True, most people don’t really know what it means. They mo...
I have just by chance come across the work of a young Russian-American artist named Yana Payusova who recently had an exhibition titled “Russian Prison Series.” Payusova’s work shows a high level of interest in the imprisonment o...
Today we are pleased to present one of our most extensive and exlusive translations of Lev Ponomarev‘s human rights work as part of Zek Week. This detailed report on the human rights situation for prisoners of the Udmurt Republic contains pe...
Release Day Is Very Hard Grigory Pasko, journalist In one of the Soviet songs about the war [the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945)—Trans.] there are the words: “the last battle – it is the most difficult one”. Former prisoners have told me that in p...
Russian reality proves: marasmus makes you stronger Grigory Pasko, journalist For starters, a definition. Marasmus – serious malnutrition occurring in infants, resulting in a reduction in body weight to below 75% of the normal weight for their age...
Strong faith and a clear conscience An exclusive interview with the priest who was defrocked for supporting Khodorkovsky By Grigory Pasko, journalist Sergey Mikhailovich, please tell us a bit about yourself. For example, about how you were a polit...
By Tom Nicholls BP, Eni, Petro-Canada are in the running for a stake in Baltic LNG. Four foreign companies have been shortlisted for an equity share in the venture, according to a source involved with the project, and two of them are likely to be ...
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