TODAY: No conviction for Nemtsov; Putin immersed in wildlife; motorists protest zero-tolerance alcohol policy; local leaders protest Barnaul mayor’s dismissal; Russia’s Armenian defense deal ‘is not in Armenia’s interests&#...
Bloomberg brings a report about Russia’s richest politicians, originally published in the Russian edition of Forbes. Apparently, Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov has the highest household income. Here’s a short excerpt: Luzhkov, 73, earned 8 ...
Ahead of U2’s first-ever concert in Russia, Medvedev, who claims to be a rock fan with a penchant for Deep Purple, met with Bono at his summer villa. Bono asked Russia to contribute to the fight against AIDS. Reuters reports: Bono, sporting ...
Russia Profile has an article today about Putin’s latest proclamations about the fight against corruption. Analysts quoted in the article say Putin’s strong words belie an effort to simply shift the blame to the “lower and middle...
Dmitry Medvedev’s modernization plan includes the revival of a 50-year-old idea to improve efficiency and waste for Russia’s nuclear reactors. Analysts are speculating that Gazprom could have completed the Altai gas pipeline betw...
Reuters is running a profile on Sergei Ivanov, the governor of the Bank of Russia. Sberbank has bought a controlling stake in a joint venture between Deutsche Bank and Strabag, in hopes of ‘open[ing] new opportunities for the Russian r...
TODAY: Medvedev appoints new Kaliningrad governor; Nemtsov warns of revolution; Moscow forest fires extinguished; Putin credits Yeltsin with inspiring his current position, is put right by scientist on climate change claims; visa-free travel, viol...
Boris Nemtsov gave a speech yesterday (via link) at the History, Memory and Politics in Eastern and Central Europe conference convened by the University of Toronto, where Robert Amsterdam was among the speakers. Peter Goodspeed of the Nation...
The New York Times has an interesting article today about Russian hackers. A hacker operating under the moniker BadB was pursued by the United States Secret Service and arrested in France earlier this month. The difficulty in catching BadB, say ex...
Journalist and author Douglas Farah writes about what intel Viktor Bout could (but would be unlikely to) share with U.S. authorities If the extradition goes through (and under Thai law there are no further appeals allowed), what could Bout offer i...
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