Month: May 2011

May 23, 2011

Energy Blast – May 23, 2011

Transneft intends to fight a court mandate (won by Alexei Navalny) that would force it to release its board meeting minutes. Navalny says that the minutes could reveal Transneft as guilty of embezzlement; Transneft’s chief executive countere...
May 23, 2011

Today in Russian Business – May 23, 2011

China Investment Corp, the state’s $300 billion sovereign wealth fund, is considering possible investments in Russia, including one with Russia’s own planned direct investment fund.  Architectural plans for Skolkovo, the ‘in...
May 23, 2011

Today in Russian Business – May 23, 2011

China Investment Corp, the state’s $300 billion sovereign wealth fund, is considering possible investments in Russia, including one with Russia’s own planned direct investment fund.  Architectural plans for Skolkovo, the ‘in...
May 23, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 23, 2011

TODAY: Small gay rights parade in Moscow; Right Cause seeks parliamentary representation in December; Lavrov is against Belarus sanctions; criticisms of Medvedev continue; journalist describes FSB attention; Sakharov celebrations; Senate puts forw...
May 20, 2011

Grigory Pasko: Medvedev and Corruption

Today our President Dmitry Medvedev once again spoke out against the scourge of corruption and the lack of rule of law in the Russian Federation.  It was typical kind of speech we come to expect from him:  forthright, unobjectionable, bu...
May 20, 2011

Grigory Pasko: Medvedev and Corruption

Today our President Dmitry Medvedev once again spoke out against the scourge of corruption and the lack of rule of law in the Russian Federation.  It was typical kind of speech we come to expect from him:  forthright, unobjectionable, bu...
May 20, 2011

Auto-censorship Threatens Freedom Of Expression

President Medvedev may have made a rather embarrassing show of things at his damp squib of a press conference on Wednesday.  Journalists present didn’t seem to feel any more optimistic about their performance.  Yevgenia Albats, edi...
May 20, 2011

Auto-censorship Threatens Freedom Of Expression

President Medvedev may have made a rather embarrassing show of things at his damp squib of a press conference on Wednesday.  Journalists present didn’t seem to feel any more optimistic about their performance.  Yevgenia Albats, edi...
May 20, 2011

Lebedev Commits to People’s Front

‘Is a real fight against corruption not to Russia’s benefit?’  The words of Alexander Lebedev, known best as the owner of the Independent and Novaya Gazeta newspapers and the frequent victim of unwanted police raids on his N...
May 20, 2011

Energy Blast – May 20, 2011

‘Like Rasputin, BP’s deal with Rosneft refuses to die’.  Rosneft and BP will continue to cooperate, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin has apparently told ITAR-TASS, despite the arctic deal ostensibly falling through.  G...