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January 17, 2012

Zyuganov Strikes a Deal with Udaltsov

In a fascinating development, long-time Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov has announced that the party has formed a solidarity pact with Left Front, headed by opposition Sergei Udaltsov, who most recently rose to fame while serving a 25-day ...
January 17, 2012

Zyuganov Strikes a Deal with Udaltsov

In a fascinating development, long-time Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov has announced that the party has formed a solidarity pact with Left Front, headed by opposition Sergei Udaltsov, who most recently rose to fame while serving a 25-day ...
January 17, 2012

Putin, Touting Old Program, Calls for New Program

Vladimir Putin’s latest article, ‘Russia muscles up – the challenges we must face’, published yesterday in Izvestia and at his electioneering website, has many mocking his recourse – yet again – to promises of ongoing stability.  The P...
January 17, 2012

Putin, Touting Old Program, Calls for New Program

Vladimir Putin’s latest article, ‘Russia muscles up – the challenges we must face’, published yesterday in Izvestia and at his electioneering website, has many mocking his recourse – yet again – to promises of ongoing stability.  The P...
January 17, 2012

Time for Russia to Pay Up

Alexander Lebedev has a bone to pick – well, he has several bones to pick – with the way that the Boris Berezovksy vs. Roman Abramovich court case, dramatically played out in London’s High Court, is – he says – creating dis...
January 17, 2012

Time for Russia to Pay Up

Alexander Lebedev has a bone to pick – well, he has several bones to pick – with the way that the Boris Berezovksy vs. Roman Abramovich court case, dramatically played out in London’s High Court, is – he says – creating dis...
January 17, 2012

Welcome to Moscow, Ambassador McFaul

The new U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul has released a video introducing himself to the Russian people.  Interesting use of direct diplomacy.  
January 17, 2012

Energy Blast – Jan 17, 2012

German-controlled E.On Russia has won approval for two joint implementation projects under the Kyoto Protocol, to be based at the Surgutskaya power station in Khanty-Mansiisk.  Rosneft, having just secured an increased $2 billion loan from the int...
January 17, 2012

Energy Blast – Jan 17, 2012

German-controlled E.On Russia has won approval for two joint implementation projects under the Kyoto Protocol, to be based at the Surgutskaya power station in Khanty-Mansiisk.  Rosneft, having just secured an increased $2 billion loan from the int...
January 17, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Jan 17, 2012

A senior state investigator claims that the federal budget lost over $220 million last year in crimes tied to government purchase contracts.  Moscow’s construction department is selecting contractors to reconstruct all of the city’s throughways by...