Month: January 2011

January 20, 2011

Mapping Out Russia’s Clans

Sublime Oblivion and A Good Treaty have collaborated to create a terrific series of maps and graphs to visually present the power networks of Russian elites, siloviki, civiki, etc.
January 20, 2011

Rebranding the One-Party State

Good stuff from Julia Ioffe’s Moscow Diaries: That same day, A Just Russia, the party organized by the Kremlin to be a faux opposition party but has since become lord knows what, decided to change its flag and find a new political mascot. Th...
January 20, 2011

Rebranding the One-Party State

Good stuff from Julia Ioffe’s Moscow Diaries: That same day, A Just Russia, the party organized by the Kremlin to be a faux opposition party but has since become lord knows what, decided to change its flag and find a new political mascot. Th...
January 20, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 20, 2011

The High Arbitrazh Court has adopted guidelines regarding the demolition of “unlawful constructions.” Following the highly publicized debacle of the “Rechnik” development, said to be one of the reasons of the dismissal of M...
January 20, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 20, 2011

The High Arbitrazh Court has adopted guidelines regarding the demolition of “unlawful constructions.” Following the highly publicized debacle of the “Rechnik” development, said to be one of the reasons of the dismissal of M...
January 20, 2011

Energy Blast – Jan 20, 2011

Transneft are calling online campaigner Alexei Navalny a ‘village idiot‘ and a ‘Nazi‘ in response to his allegations that they stole $4 billion from the ESPO construction fund, and say that Navalny is not the only one with ...
January 20, 2011

Energy Blast – Jan 20, 2011

Transneft are calling online campaigner Alexei Navalny a ‘village idiot‘ and a ‘Nazi‘ in response to his allegations that they stole $4 billion from the ESPO construction fund, and say that Navalny is not the only one with ...
January 20, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Jan 20, 2011

Arkady Dvorkovich, the Kremlin’s economic aide, says that the conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky will have a negative impact on Russia’s business reputation in foreign countries. ‘It will raise serious questions for the larger pa...
January 20, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Jan 20, 2011

Arkady Dvorkovich, the Kremlin’s economic aide, says that the conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky will have a negative impact on Russia’s business reputation in foreign countries. ‘It will raise serious questions for the larger pa...
January 20, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 20, 2011

TODAY: 21 arrested at Markelov/Baburova memorial; Solidarity activists fined over leaflets; Medvedev meets Oleg Kashin; visa-free travel between Russia and Chile; Smolensk crash transcripts released; education reforms will cut curriculum in favor ...