Freedom House has just published a new report “Countries at the Crossroads 2007” which warns against the dangers of the rising “authoritarian capitalism” state model currently seizing both China and Russia. The Financial Ti...
Russia’s newly appointed Health Minister Tatiyana Golikova, left, and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, right, are seen at a Cabinet meeting in Moscow, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007. (Photo: AP) President Vladimir Putin’s new cabinet has finall...
The blog Darkness at Noon has been resurrected from its hiatus with an interesting post responding to today’s news that the Nashi youth brigades will be deployed on city streets across Russia to crack down on any anti-government protests dur...
Below are some excerpts from David Remnick’s extensive profile article of Garry Kasparov from the latest issue of the New Yorker (the full text of the article is available online for the time being). Remnick, the editor of the New Yorker, wa...
While still well below the scale of Airbus or Boeing, Russia took a big step forward today in its quest to revive its position in the aeronautical industry with the roll out of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 – a 78 to 98 seat regional airliner desi...
Russia’s team waves to the crowd during the rope medal ceremony of the group apparatus final at the 28th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in the city of Patras, southern Greece, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007. (Photo: AP) There has been a del...
From a long feature article on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez: The tinted window rolls down at a military checkpoint, and startled troops snap to attention when they see their president at the wheel. “Fatherland, socialism – or death...
From a RIA Novosti report on Lithuania’s refusal to extradite a former Yukos shareholder to Russia: “Upon analyzing the materials on the Yukos case, we have concluded that this case is politicized and Mikhail Brudno has been persecuted...
Photo: AFP My well-informed contacts in Moscow have reported to me that a palpable sense of panic is sweeping many government ministries in Russia these days. It seems clear that the master plan for President Putin’s succession remains a very tigh...
Below is a letter to the editor published in the International Herald Tribune in response to a recent Serge Schmemann opinion article. Putin’s dubious ‘popularity’ Serge Schmemann’s article “A visit with Putin” ...
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