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December 7, 2011

Passive Protest?

‘Politically passive’, is how David Hearst from the Guardian describes the Russian protest movement, in an article in which he debunks comparisons between the Arab Spring and the Moscow demonstrations of the past two days.  Hearst disc...
December 7, 2011

Energy Blast – Dec 7, 2011

According to EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, a consensus exists within Europe over the need for a ban on Iranian oil exports to the bloc.  Banning Iranian oil sales would be a political move and Russia does not believe energy imports sh...
December 7, 2011

Energy Blast – Dec 7, 2011

According to EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, a consensus exists within Europe over the need for a ban on Iranian oil exports to the bloc.  Banning Iranian oil sales would be a political move and Russia does not believe energy imports sh...
December 7, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Dec 7, 2011

Reuters reports that Russian stocks and the ruble extended losses yesterday with investors rattled by popular discontent manifested at the elections.  ‘Investors are concerned that this will snowball into a concerted display of mass popular ...
December 7, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Dec 7, 2011

Reuters reports that Russian stocks and the ruble extended losses yesterday with investors rattled by popular discontent manifested at the elections.  ‘Investors are concerned that this will snowball into a concerted display of mass popular ...
December 6, 2011

Violence in Moscow

Soldiers have been sent into the streets of Moscow to deal with a second night of protesters attempting to rally in Triumfalnaya Square against the weekend’s election results in which United Russia, despite a litany of abuses of the electora...
December 6, 2011

Violence in Moscow

Soldiers have been sent into the streets of Moscow to deal with a second night of protesters attempting to rally in Triumfalnaya Square against the weekend’s election results in which United Russia, despite a litany of abuses of the electora...
December 6, 2011

Navalny Arrest – Playing With Fire?

A week ago, Yulia Latynina described Alexei Navalny, who coined the term ‘the party of crooks and thieves’ as ‘the only electable Russian’.   She called the tireless anti-corruption blogger the ‘single public figure w...
December 6, 2011

Surkov Mounts His Defense

Who to blame, may well be the question crossing the collective mind of the United Russia clan, after the whipping the party’s majority received on Sunday.  Putin and Medvedev are obvious targets, but what of the man who, certain analysts (an...
December 6, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Dec 6, 2011

Reuters considers how, in order to re-gain public support following UR’s disappointing election results, Vladimir Putin may increase public spending, though in the long-term this could pose a risk to macroeconomic stability.  Ivan Mazalov, d...