This week’s edition of the Economist is featuring several major stories on Putin’s Russia, and a nice cover spread as well: From “Putin’s people“: Yet the siloviki’s ambitions remain misguided. That is not becau...
What does Russia get in return for supporting Serbia and blocking the UN from establishing independence for Kosovo? Today the Wall Street Journal has a brief report on the fruits of Russian obstruction – and once again we find energy imperia...
[In his next several offerings, Grigory Pasko continues his literary search for the real Russia by following in the footsteps of famous Russian authors. This time, his journey traces that of Alexander Nikolayevich Radishchev (1749-1802), a radical...
Yesterday, when Putin’s chief of staff General Yuri Baluyevsky issued his frightening warning to the Czech Republic that the installation of a U.S. missile shield would be “a mistake,” many of us failed to notice the ominous anni...
This week the Wall Street Journal reports that Russia is considering an new initiative proposed by an ex-con to build a fleet of floating nuclear reactors – ships that can go anywhere to serve as offshore power plants. The article notes that...
Australia’s top news magazine The Bulletin has just published an exclusive interview with Garry Kasparov in which he warns Uranium exporters not to sell to Russia. The article is not available online, but a special full color scan can be dow...
Masha Lipman has an op/ed running in the Washington Post today which raises many poignant questions about the new Russian nationalism and historical reconciliation: Vladimir Putin’s government is averse to exposing or dwelling on the crimes ...
We’re pleased to offer our readers a new feature here at RA – daily Russia news videos from across the World Wide Web, courtesy of Truveo. These videos will be constantly refreshed, located on the right sidebar. Let us know your though...
[While I was attending the Finnish-Russian Civic Forum in Helsinki in early July, Grigory Pasko introduced me to an intelligent, articulate young man named Andrei Dmitriev, one of the leaders of the banned National-Bolshevik Party. I have been int...
For a while it seemed that there was practically no limit to the enthusiasm held by Western businesses to get into Russia no matter how alarming the political situation. However, perhaps in light of the credit crunch and the healthy return of risk...
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