Month: May 2011

May 18, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 18, 2011

TODAY: Medvedev to hold major press conference; election strategy to be revealed? Music critic faces up to two years in jail for Agata Kristi ‘poodle’ insult; gay rights march banned; Khodorkovsky demands criminal investigation into ju...
May 17, 2011

The Politics of the (Failed) BP-Rosneft Deal

Today saw a major blow for BP, which had hoped to reverse its Macondo-cursed fortunes through a high-profile, ‘breakthrough’ Arctic-shearing share swap with Rosneft, as the British majo failed to crack the opposition of the AAR consort...
May 17, 2011

The Politics of the (Failed) BP-Rosneft Deal

Today saw a major blow for BP, which had hoped to reverse its Macondo-cursed fortunes through a high-profile, ‘breakthrough’ Arctic-shearing share swap with Rosneft, as the British majo failed to crack the opposition of the AAR consort...
May 17, 2011

Energy Blast – May 17, 2011

According to the Financial Times, the BP-Rosneft deal for Arctic exploration, referred to by some as the ‘deal of the century’ has collapsed, after the company failed to reach an agreement with the AAR consortium, its partners in TNK-B...
May 17, 2011

Energy Blast – May 17, 2011

According to the Financial Times, the BP-Rosneft deal for Arctic exploration, referred to by some as the ‘deal of the century’ has collapsed, after the company failed to reach an agreement with the AAR consortium, its partners in TNK-B...
May 17, 2011

Today in Russian Business – May 17, 2011

Russia’s economy has reportedly underperformed in the first quarter, with GDP rising by 4.1% from a year earlier after increasing 4.5% in the previous three months.  The reasons for the sluggish pace apparently include the sta...
May 17, 2011

Today in Russian Business – May 17, 2011

Russia’s economy has reportedly underperformed in the first quarter, with GDP rising by 4.1% from a year earlier after increasing 4.5% in the previous three months.  The reasons for the sluggish pace apparently include the sta...
May 17, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 17, 2011

TODAY: Opposition festival of resistance to take place today; will Mikhail Prokhorov make a difference to the Right Cause? Russia criticizes Minsk’s draconian treatment of opposition; Sochi posters cause a stir. Khodorkovsky’s prison a...
May 17, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 17, 2011

TODAY: Opposition festival of resistance to take place today; will Mikhail Prokhorov make a difference to the Right Cause? Russia criticizes Minsk’s draconian treatment of opposition; Sochi posters cause a stir. Khodorkovsky’s prison a...
May 16, 2011

Grigory Pasko: The Dancing Ramzan

Out of all the regimes of the post-Soviet Republics, nobody seems to have made off with more money and power than Ramzan Kadyrov, the self-appointed czar of Chechnya. He’s feeling so happily secure that back in March he even bought himself t...