Video: After the Storm
A few video newsclips of the aftermath of the tragic oil spills in the Black Sea. Also you can see a New York Times video here, a EuroNews video here, and an ITN video here.
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The Polittechnologist: Broken Dishes at Sea
In the Russian language, the word “boi” signifies not only a military engagement, but also a large quantity of broken dishes. It is precisely in this latter sense that I have used it in the title of my article [Translator’s explanation: The origin...
Whose Moral Right?
Now this is quite a statement from the Russian president, made today during a visit with road workers in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia: “If the people vote for United Russia, it means that a clear majority of the people put their trust in me, and in ...
Human Rights a Hindrance to Energy Deals?
Here’s an interesting comment from a Reuters article on resource nationalism: With supplies tightening, experts said, competition among consumers to lock up future crude is rising, with top consumer the United States facing tough challenges ...
RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov. 13, 2007
President Vladimir Putin has been quoted as saying that a convincing victory for United Russia in the upcoming elections would give him the “moral right” to maintain strong influence in Russia after he steps down next year. The first w...
The Turkmen Balancing Act
Nobody really knew what to expect when the Turkmenbashi, Saparmurat Niyazov, died last year – such is the confusion and opacity of closed societies. With the appointment of the new president of Turkmenistan, the former dentist and health min...
Gazprom Reaches Out to Touch European Consumers
Everybody who is anybody is spending today at the 2007 World Energy Congress in Rome, including Alexander Medvedev of Gazprom. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines, he talked about all the power generating assets that his company was looking for...
Celebrating Russia’s Most Famous Atomic Spy
At the beginning of November, President Vladimir Putin posthumously awarded a Hero of Russia medal to the American-born spy George Koval, who was the only KGB man to infiltrate the Manhattan project. Koval, who worked under the codename “Del...
Grigory Pasko in the Moscow Times: The Basmanny Court of Human Rights
Today a column I wrote is featured in the Moscow Times: Monday, November 12, 2007. Issue 3783. Page 10. The Basmanny Court of Human Rights By Grigory Pasko Not long ago, when he was in Portugal at the EU-Russia summit, President Vladimir Putin ann...
Royal Dutch Shell’s Secret Minutes
Bloggers Alfred and John Donovan of royaldutchshellplc.com have unearthed some pretty interesting sounding “secret minutes” from a Sept. 2001 meeting of the company’s Committee of Managing Directors (CMD). The documents leaked sh...
