TODAY: UN human rights chiefs chides Russia on activist slayings; Microsoft to institute changes following NY Times allegations; Luzhkov pledges to sue; new ruling reduces pressure for income declarations; law to release ill suspects deemed vague....
So what political advice could Vladimir Putin share with Barack Obama to tightly grip power for more than a decade? Steve LeVine has some good suggestions. Is it possible to translate the Putin magic to America? After all, if you pay attenti...
For several years now we have been closely following the state theft/tax fraud perpetrated against Hermitage Capital Management and its CEO William Browder by members of the police and Interior Ministry, which eventually resulted in the death in p...
The most common complaint of Russia obsessives is that the international media seems to often present the country in such a negative light, creating a perception that is entirely out of whack with the reality of day-to-day life. But some mar...
An interesting quote from Vladimir Kara-Murza on Vladimir Putin’s apparent dwindling support in the Levada opinion polls, however the implausible fantasy of charging the president with crimes is a strong motivation to simply stay in power. &...
The chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the Federation Council of Russia has attempted to quell controversy surrounding Russian investment in the Bushehr nuclear power plant, arguing, ‘if we cooperate with Iran in the field of nucle...
An inability to reach Western corporate governance standards means that Russia will continue to be a ‘pariah market’ for foreign investors, says an article in Reuters. ‘Everybody hates the damn place’ concurs Jim O...
TODAY: Microsoft allegedly colludes in police raids on human rights groups, says New York Times; pressure mounting on Luzhkov as TV campaign points to corruption and negligence; protesters detained at City Hall demonstration. Medvedev defends Russ...
Half an hour before the start of the latest court day in the Khamovnichesky Court the public was discussing Putin’s words about Khodorkovsky, attributed to him by the Polish journalist Adam Michnik. I shall remind readers that, in the words ...
As promised, here’s more from the recent Yaroslavl Forum. On Friday, Russia’s titular head of state revealed his definition of “democracy” to the assembled political scientists. Even after carefully reading our exclusive tr...
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