SL is Liveblogging the Elections
Constant updates of fresh news on the Russian elections throughout the day over at Siberian Light. Very well done – thanks, Andy!
Year: 2008
Dmitri Medvedev Declared Winner of Russia’s Election
I’m proud to report that this blog is the very first source to report the results of Russia’s 2008 presidential election a full day before the polls even open. The victor of this heated contest: Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, t...
Best Headline
Among the dozens of opinion articles and editorials on the Russian elections this weekend, I would say that the Times of London takes home the prize for capturing the story with the best headline: “Putinocracy: Russia has thrived despite its...
RA on CTV
Robert Amsterdam is briefly quoted in the election coverage by Canada’s CTV: Russia’s election outcome hardly in doubt Josh Visser, CTV.ca News The votes in the Russian presidential election this Sunday have yet to be tallied, but it&#...
Dan Rather on Russia
Dan Rather has a new column this weekend expressing his disappointment with the level of debate on Russia policy among U.S. presidential candidates. He writes: “As for the past, both Clinton and Obama criticized what they perceived as the dr...
A Precedent for Human Rights at Russia’s Olympics
The Washington Post has an editorial today which strongly opposes a recent decision by the Belgian Olympic Committee to expressly forbid its athletes from making political statements in Olympic venues. Britain and New Zealand also appear to be muz...
Putin Leaves Behind an Unaccountable and Unpredictable regime
Dr. Fraser Cameron of the EU-Russia Centre has a new opinion article in European Voice which takes a critical look at the legacy of Putinism, focusing especially on the tragic failure of the administration to take advantage of record high energy p...
No More Betting on Russia’s Election
Way back in May, I blogged about what could be learned about Operation Successor from the speculative futures market trading on the gambling site Trade Sports, where users could buy and sell the political futures of individuals such as Dmitri Medv...
Medvedev is “Last Hope” for Russia, says Erofeyev
An opinion piece on Dmitry Medvedev, written by popular Russian author Victor Erofeyev, has appeared in today’s New York Times. With so much negative attention from the Western press focused on Sunday’s presidential elections, it is surprising to ...
The Economist: No Contest
Today’s newspapers are full of speculation about Sunday’s presidential elections and the dynamics of the future roles of Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin following them. Much of the attention is focusing on voter turnout, with low nu...
