Month: March 2011

March 15, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – March 15, 2011

TODAY: United Russia victory ‘unconvincing’; Medvedev bans Gaddafi from Russia; rescuers arrive in Sendai; Georgia says Russian WTO accession would be illegal without its consent; St Petersburg professor could be jailed over National B...
March 15, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – March 15, 2011

TODAY: United Russia victory ‘unconvincing’; Medvedev bans Gaddafi from Russia; rescuers arrive in Sendai; Georgia says Russian WTO accession would be illegal without its consent; St Petersburg professor could be jailed over National B...
March 15, 2011

Illusive/Elusive Democracy

Former Duma-member-turned-liberal Vladimir Rhyzkhov is absolutely scathing about the weekend’s election violations in today’s Moscow Times.  A number of commentators today note that United Russia’s attempts to sway the vote ...
March 15, 2011

Illusive/Elusive Democracy

Former Duma-member-turned-liberal Vladimir Rhyzkhov is absolutely scathing about the weekend’s election violations in today’s Moscow Times.  A number of commentators today note that United Russia’s attempts to sway the vote ...
March 14, 2011

Election Violations

Here’s a quick round-up of some of the violations reported in the wake of the weekend’s regional elections: Saratov: Parties vying for seats in the local legislature accused each other of attempting to cast fake ballots.  ‘1...
March 14, 2011

Election Violations

Here’s a quick round-up of some of the violations reported in the wake of the weekend’s regional elections: Saratov: Parties vying for seats in the local legislature accused each other of attempting to cast fake ballots.  ‘1...
March 14, 2011

Energy Blast – March 14, 2011

The Japanese Prime Minister has ordered energy rationing for three hours a day and called a nuclear emergency following explosions at nuclear reactors in the wake of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami.  The events in Japan are impacting on ...
March 14, 2011

Energy Blast – March 14, 2011

The Japanese Prime Minister has ordered energy rationing for three hours a day and called a nuclear emergency following explosions at nuclear reactors in the wake of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami.  The events in Japan are impacting on ...
March 14, 2011

Today in Russian Business – March 14, 2011

A roundtable on Russian corporate governance last week suggested that it had not been negatively affected by the recession, despite damaged credit ratings.  Leonid Komarovsky in the Moscow Times today accuses Ashot Yegiazaryan of ascribing to...
March 14, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – March 14, 2011

TODAY: United Russia wins regional elections as opposition complains about dirty tactics; Russia to help Japan with energy supplies; Putin’s visa-free US travel suggestion was also made by Medvedev days earlier, says the Kremlin; Shavenkova ...