There’s an interesting one in the FT by Charles Clover (is this guy new?) taking a look at Dmitry Medvedev’s successful press conference in Gagarin, where he continues to work to establish his own public persona outside that of Vladimi...
Below is a five-part French documentary (with subtitles) on Alexander Litvinenko. Even you think you have read, seen, and heard enough about this story, several of these interviews are still very interesting and informative.
An interesting book review from the New York Sun: This is a very sad book, the story of thousands of Americans who, during the Depression, lured by sham Soviet propaganda and pro-Soviet falsehoods spread by the likes of George Bernard Shaw and the...
I was disappointed but not surprised to read the front page story on the Financial Times today reporting that Russia is planning on forming a new state company to control more than half of grain exports – theoretically allowing the Kremlin a...
You may recall that, earlier this month, Russia’s Central Electoral Commission accused the OSCE of employing Western spies? Well, this week’s Economist is running an interesting piece on Russia’s current foreign policy plans, and, in particu...
Despite a spokesman moving quickly to insist that there are “no disagreements” between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev, it would appear the two are working at cross purposes in the fight to revitalize the image of Russi...
A Libya-Russian energy alliance “could raise alarms in Europe where countries had looked to Libya to help ease their dependence on Russian oil.” Robert Dudley may step down as chief executive officer under a possible deal to resolve differences be...
Moscow, the world’s fifth-biggest exporter of cereals, plans to form a state grain trading company to control up to half of the country’s cereal exports. “When people come and ask me, should I invest in Russia, what I say is: How quickly would you...
TODAY: Medvedev calls for authorities to end business nightmares, signs anti-corruption plan; Yukos manager found guilty of organizing several murders; Moscow’s military revival; less than 10% of Russians see Medvedev as true leader; Kyoto m...
La Russophobe emailed us suggesting we take a look at this article from Newizv.ru, which provides an interesting look into a proposal to build designated housing for foreign laborers, and the wider mistreatment and ghettoization of migrant workers...
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