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July 3, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 3, 2012

TODAY: Poll shows Putin support split between Moscow and rural regions; Alexeyeva interview; opposition leader targeted by police; Serdyukov raps Medvedev; Russia Today bias; Vladivostok unveils world’s longest suspension bridge. A poll newly rele...
July 2, 2012

“Why on earth are they still behind bars?”

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner, Vldimir Lukin, has made the most unequivocal statement by an official to date about the incarceration of three members of the punk protest group Pussy Riot, who have been imprisoned since February after tw...
July 2, 2012

“Why on earth are they still behind bars?”

Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner, Vldimir Lukin, has made the most unequivocal statement by an official to date about the incarceration of three members of the punk protest group Pussy Riot, who have been imprisoned since February after tw...
July 2, 2012

Moscow 2.0

Moscow has doubled its territory overnight.  It was announced yesterday that its borders have been officially extended to cover another 150,000 hectares of land, extending to the southeastwards along the Kaluzhskoye Highway, incorporating the two ...
July 2, 2012

Moscow 2.0

Moscow has doubled its territory overnight.  It was announced yesterday that its borders have been officially extended to cover another 150,000 hectares of land, extending to the southeastwards along the Kaluzhskoye Highway, incorporating the two ...
July 2, 2012

Energy Blast – July 2, 2012

The Nabucco gas pipeline consortium is seeking new investors in a bid to salvage the project, which is suffering from financial problems.  Vietnamese protesters gathered in Hanoi yesterday against China’s moves to strengthen its claims on disputed...
July 2, 2012

Energy Blast – July 2, 2012

The Nabucco gas pipeline consortium is seeking new investors in a bid to salvage the project, which is suffering from financial problems.  Vietnamese protesters gathered in Hanoi yesterday against China’s moves to strengthen its claims on disputed...
July 2, 2012

Today in Russian Business – July 2, 2012

Industry experts say the Moscow apartment market is booming, but buyers are losing interest in dachas, with some owners worried that the expansion of Moscow’s territory (officially announced yesterday) will lead to demolitions and new developments...
July 2, 2012

Today in Russian Business – July 2, 2012

Industry experts say the Moscow apartment market is booming, but buyers are losing interest in dachas, with some owners worried that the expansion of Moscow’s territory (officially announced yesterday) will lead to demolitions and new developments...
July 2, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 2, 2012

TODAY: Syrian plan a victory for Russia, explicit calls for Assad to back down are removed, Lavrov is ‘delighted’; Syrian minister thanks Russia; United Russia bill on foreign-funded NGOs; Moscow’s land mass is doubled; Muscovites protest WT...