Clifford Levy at the Times talks to some ordinary Russians about what they think of the new memorial unveiled in honor of former president Boris Yeltin: Photo credit: James Hill for The New York Times “It’s horrible, just horrible,” said Anastasia...
The following is exclusive English translation Yevgeni Zhirnov, “The Most Staged Court in the World”, Kommersant VLAST, No. 14 [768], 14 April 2008, pp. 64-69. With the assistance of the VAGRIUS publishing house «Vlast» presents a series of histor...
An aggressively negative article from McClatchy argues that Sen. John McCain’s proposal to remove Russia from the G8 won’t get very far in reality. OK, fine, but I’m not convinced of the wisdom behind the reasoning – there&...
Here’s an interesting note from Reuters, reminding us that the most frightening prospect to siloviki in the Kremlin is not the watered down political opposition, but rather old fashioned inflation. I wonder if Putin’s brand of authorit...
Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. Read this in Russian. Nord Stream, Scandinavian Style Beware of Greeks bearing gifts* – Part 1 Grigory Pasko, journalist In one of my January articles on the sub...
Russia’s emphasis on its booming commodities sectors could lead to an economic “dead end”, according to economy minister Elvira Nabiullina. With the state’s share of oil production at 44% (up from 6% in 2000) and the gas industry almost enti...
The world’s biggest banks are advising their clients to load up on rubles, speculating that Dmitry Medvedev may allow a stronger currency after being sworn in as Russia’s president. Gains of up to 4% are being predicted. Russia’s...
TODAY: Medvedev to take power this week; visa restrictions to be simplified for UK football fans; harsh words traded over latest from Abkhazia; Russia’s super-rich teenagers. Dmitry Medvedev will arrive at the Kremlin on Wednesday for “the final a...
News website redOrbit has published an interesting piece on an alleged row within United Russia over a proposed amendment to a libel law. The piece, a translation from the Gazprom-owned Russian-language newspaper Izvestiya, says that “a serious de...
Protests and celebrations were held all over the world yesterday to mark May Day. Russia saw a number of protests across the country, with numbers ranging from “more than two million” to “thousands”, with 30,000 recorded as having marched in Mosco...
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