Month: May 2010

May 6, 2010

Browder Slams Russia’s “Legal Cynicism” in Congress

William Browder of Hermitage Capital Management testified before a Congressional Commission today on the death of his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, and the failure of the Russian authorities to investigate or prosecute any of the people responsible fo...
May 6, 2010

The Future Of (Dis)United Russia?

An op-ed by Nikolai Petrov from the Carnegie Moscow Center in today’s Moscow Times analyzes United Russia’s planning ahead of the October elections, which, he suggests, could prove to be less of walk in the park than those of last year...
May 6, 2010

Get On the Genocide Bus

Seriously?  Also, the posters are back on, despite earlier reports that they were canceled.  
May 6, 2010

Sphere of Influence for the Taking

Just caught this interesting analysis piece from Michael Stott at Reuters that comments on the success Russia has had in “winning back” their influence over several countries near her borders, while Europe and the United States, well, ...
May 6, 2010

Energy Blast – May 6, 2010

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has stated that any talks over a gas merger involving Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrainy should involve the European Union.   Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has acknowledged that Ukraine apparently saved $25...
May 6, 2010

Today in Russian Business – May 6, 2010

Apparently Russia’s inflation rate dropped to the lowest level in 12 years in April, the Moscow Times reports.  The ruble has tumbled in the biggest two-day decline against the dollar this year as oil dropped and fears that the economic...
May 6, 2010

Grigory Pasko: The Parades of the Hussars

Hurrah! Joint training for the military parade has begun outside Moscow! It’s quite a sight – military parades. Koz’ma Prutkov is recalled right away : «Want to be beautiful – join the hussars». Parades on Red Square –...
May 6, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 6, 2010

TODAY: Alexeyeva attacker given suspended sentence; calls for Trifonova judge to be dismissed; gay activists seek loophole for pride parade; celebrity lawyer speaks out on adoptions.  Lukashenko interview; Kokoity visit; alien encounter; GenP...
May 5, 2010

Out With The Old

It seems hardly surprising that the same day that the income of Yelena Baturina, the wife of the Moscow Mayor, is scrutinized by the media (see Business Week), a spate of articles appear pointing to the endangering of Moscow’s architectural ...
May 5, 2010

Lukashenko Gambling

Reuters today features an interview with the apparently omni-disgruntled Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, who seems to be exuberantly alienating old allies and potential new ones, with trenchant criticism of both Russia and the West. &#...