Month: May 2011

May 12, 2011

Victory for Putin Means Defeat for Veterans

In light of Monday’s Victory Day celebrations, opposition leader Garry Kasparov has penned a piece for the Other Russia describing the strategic, cynical employment of the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany to cement the political end...
May 12, 2011

Victory for Putin Means Defeat for Veterans

In light of Monday’s Victory Day celebrations, opposition leader Garry Kasparov has penned a piece for the Other Russia describing the strategic, cynical employment of the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany to cement the political end...
May 12, 2011

Political Vehicles

Who could fail to appreciate the delicious ironies offered up by Vladimir Putin’s trip to the Lada plant in Tolyatti yesterday?  The Prime Minister’s taste in cars has always been ostentatiously jingoistic.  Last summer saw h...
May 12, 2011

Political Vehicles

Who could fail to appreciate the delicious ironies offered up by Vladimir Putin’s trip to the Lada plant in Tolyatti yesterday?  The Prime Minister’s taste in cars has always been ostentatiously jingoistic.  Last summer saw h...
May 12, 2011

Energy Blast – May 12, 2011

Good news for Gazprom, the Moscow Times reports, as the French National Assembly’s decision to revoke licenses for shale fracking reinforces the position of conventional gas suppliers.  After its deal to buy a stake in the Elephant...
May 12, 2011

Energy Blast – May 12, 2011

Good news for Gazprom, the Moscow Times reports, as the French National Assembly’s decision to revoke licenses for shale fracking reinforces the position of conventional gas suppliers.  After its deal to buy a stake in the Elephant...
May 12, 2011

Today in Russian Business – May 12, 2011

The Kremlin has refused to give cash-strapped neighbor Belarus a bailout loan, suggesting instead it privatize state assets and seek assistance from the IMF.  Intergeo, the copper and nickel company owned by billionaires Mikhai...
May 12, 2011

Today in Russian Business – May 12, 2011

The Kremlin has refused to give cash-strapped neighbor Belarus a bailout loan, suggesting instead it privatize state assets and seek assistance from the IMF.  Intergeo, the copper and nickel company owned by billionaires Mikhai...
May 12, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 12, 2011

TODAY: Anti corruption blogger will not seek parliamentary immunity in criminal probe; receives support of Kirov Deputy Governor; Khimki activists arrested; Putin guarantees state housing for WW2 veteran. Medvedev sees bin Laden death as beneficia...
May 12, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 12, 2011

TODAY: Anti corruption blogger will not seek parliamentary immunity in criminal probe; receives support of Kirov Deputy Governor; Khimki activists arrested; Putin guarantees state housing for WW2 veteran. Medvedev sees bin Laden death as beneficia...