Month: November 2009

November 2, 2009

Luzhkov Under Pressure?

Could the career of Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who has surveying Russia’s capital for the past seventeen years be on the rocks?  With the recent election, reports circulated that the septuagenarian politician could be facing the axe aft...
November 2, 2009

Demographic Doggerel

As the recent story of the use of the Soviet anthem celebrating Stalin and Lenin in Kurskaya station evinces, praising leaders via verse is a mainstay of state propaganda.  So it is no surprise, really, that ‘Uncle Putin‘ is to be...
November 2, 2009

Energy Blast – Nov 2, 2009

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is alleging that Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko blocked a money transfer for Russian gas, and reportedly warned the Swedish prime minister that disruptions to European gas supplies could be on the cards again. ...
November 2, 2009

Today in Russian Business – Nov 2, 2009

Of Russia’s 1,000-plus banks, only the top five account for nearly half of the sector’s assets, and the central bank’s first deputy chairman says that Russia must discourage its banks from becoming too big, possibly by applying t...
November 2, 2009

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Nov 2, 2009

TODAY: Police arrest weekend protesters; British Foreign Secretary travels to Russia to mend relations; the Stalin question; UN Human Rights Committee urges Russian reforms; simulated attacks on Poland, Kremlin campaigning against Moscow Mayor. At...