Year: 2008

October 6, 2008

Grigory Pasko: The Restoration of Russia’s Tsaritsyno Museum

A miracle returns The Tsaritsyno Museum-estate reopens in Moscow after restoration Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. The restoration of the entire Tsaritsyno museum complex is not yet complete. But the...
October 6, 2008

Feshbach: Russia is Dying

Murray Feshbach of the Wilson Center had a strong article on Russia’s public health crisis in yesterday’s Washington Post. For a firsthand account of an adventure through Russian healthcare, our correspondent Grigory Pasko has more tha...
October 6, 2008

Sechin’s “Power” Move

Kommersant reports on Igor Sechin’s new gig: According to the analysts, Sechin’s personal control over Inter RAO signals the government has revised its attitude towards the company. Nowadays, Inter RAO is more a lever of influence than a cer...
October 6, 2008

Russia’s 9/11 Conspiracy Theory

First we had crass comparisons between the invasion of Georgia and 9/11, and now this from the Weekly Standard: As the post-Georgia chill in U.S.-Russian relations continues, the Russian government has repeatedly declared its readiness to resume a...
October 6, 2008

Rehabilitating the Romanovs

There are many who believe that a thorough historical reckoning is an essential step in the consolidation of a nation, and that modern governments need to put their own pasts on trial in order to achieve reconciliation – be it the United Sta...
October 6, 2008

Are Investors Right to Flee Russia?

Bogdan Kipling of he Halifax Chronicle Herald thinks the answer is yes: PRO-CON: Should Vladimir Putin’s autocratic maneuvers stifle foreign investment in Russia? Yes Foreign investors wisely are beginning to beat a retreat from Russia as Vladimir...
October 6, 2008

The Extradition of Mikhail Gutseriyev

Forget about Boris Berezovsky or Akhmed Zakayev – the latest Russian national targeted for extradition from the United Kingdom by the Kremlin is Mikhail Gutseriyev, the former CEO of the oil company Russneft. We’ve done a lot of bloggi...
October 6, 2008

Energy Blast – Oct 6, 2008

TNK-BP says it has ‘fully resolved’ its shareholder dispute. The first section of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) oil pipeline has been opened in Yakutia. Peru will begin construction of a 700-mile pipeline to carry natural gas to its impove...
October 6, 2008

Today in Russian Business – Oct 6, 2008

Oleg Deripaska has handed over his $912 million stake in Canadian auto parts maker Magna to creditors. Deripaska’s Basic Element says it sees ‘no bottom’ to the credit-market turmoil and, consequently, has stopped hiring staff. How is Russia’s mid...