Month: August 2007

August 24, 2007

Media Alert: Khodorkovsky/Yukos Defence Team Press Conference

FOR MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA, REQUEST CONFERENCE CALL-IN INFO HERE. Landmark decision: Swiss Supreme Court Denies Russian Request for Assistance in the Khodorkovsky/Yukos Case Philippe Neyroud, senior partner in the Geneva law firm Poncet, Turrenttini...
August 23, 2007

Economist: The Spies Who Run Russia

This week’s edition of the Economist is featuring several major stories on Putin’s Russia, and a nice cover spread as well: From “Putin’s people“: Yet the siloviki’s ambitions remain misguided. That is not becau...
August 23, 2007

The Fruits of Obstruction

What does Russia get in return for supporting Serbia and blocking the UN from establishing independence for Kosovo? Today the Wall Street Journal has a brief report on the fruits of Russian obstruction – and once again we find energy imperia...
August 23, 2007

Grigory Pasko: The Eyes of My People

[In his next several offerings, Grigory Pasko continues his literary search for the real Russia by following in the footsteps of famous Russian authors. This time, his journey traces that of Alexander Nikolayevich Radishchev (1749-1802), a radical...
August 22, 2007

The New Russian Nuclear Fleet

This week the Wall Street Journal reports that Russia is considering an new initiative proposed by an ex-con to build a fleet of floating nuclear reactors – ships that can go anywhere to serve as offshore power plants. The article notes that...
August 22, 2007

Kasparov Interview with Australia’s Bulletin Magazine

Australia’s top news magazine The Bulletin has just published an exclusive interview with Garry Kasparov in which he warns Uranium exporters not to sell to Russia. The article is not available online, but a special full color scan can be dow...