Marshall Goldman of Harvard University tells Bloomberg that the actual amount of power being transferred in Russia could be gleaned from the age difference between Medvedev and Putin, where each of them live, and reminds listeners that in theory M...
Back behind bars… «Oborona» movement coordinator Oleg Kozlovsky arrested Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. The meanness of this arrest, like, by the way, the previous one as w...
I got an interesting email from reader R.K. this morning… Hey James, Just wanted to let you know that last night on the Late Show with David Letterman, they did a short funny bit replaying clips of all these different news anchors (and of co...
First we had Obama Girl over in the United States – an incredibly popular YouTube phenomenon which bolstered the sex appeal of the Democratic candidate with no shortage of humor. Now it appears a Russian spoof version of the video has been m...
By Derek Brower, journalist Who really loses from the sanctions on Iran? THE DECISION of Shell and Repsol to pull out of phase 13 of the development plans at South Pars, Iran’s section of the biggest gasfield in the world, will no doubt be seen as...
Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has cancelled a license for a strategically important hydrocarbon exploration project, openly accusing Vanco Energy, which is leading the venture, of “holding backroom talks with Gazprom.” Vladimir Putin’s...
Magnit, Russia’s second-largest supermarket chain, said first-quarter profit climbed 71%. The board of Russia’s top silver miner, Polymetal, has recommended not paying a dividend for 2007. Analysts at Barings Bank say Chinese demand fo...
TODAY: Putin chooses new Cabinet, keeping former presidential officials in charge; tentative reports suggest Politkovskaya’s killer has been charged; EU, US and Canada weigh in on Georgia tensions; Zenit football club. In a busy first week as Prim...
Goldman Sachs has published a new report today revising their growth estimates for Russia’s RTS stock market, increasing its 12-month target for the index by 12% to 2,750, implying a 20% potential upside. Huge. Simply put, the report declare...
How’s this for a study in contradiction? Responding to a reporter’s question about the easing of visa requirements for citizens of the UK to visit Moscow for the Champion’s League final match between Manchester United and Chelsea...
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