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November 7, 2011

Red Resurgence?

Today an article from Deutsche Welle suggested that Russia’s Communist Party is poised to make considerable progress in the upcoming elections.  The party is apparently on course to gain as much as 17% of the vote, which would render it the ...
November 4, 2011

Energy Blast – Nov 4, 2011

Russian gas behemoth Gazprom has opened a regional office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as it looks to capitalize on the country’s rapidly growing energy industry.  The company is also looking beyond the Indian subcontinent, with hopes to devel...
November 4, 2011

Energy Blast – Nov 4, 2011

Russian gas behemoth Gazprom has opened a regional office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as it looks to capitalize on the country’s rapidly growing energy industry.  The company is also looking beyond the Indian subcontinent, with hopes to devel...
November 4, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Nov 4, 2011

President Medvedev, currently attending the G20 meeting in Cannes, has told a news conference that the BRIC nations are ready to help protect the euro and ‘preserve one of the world’s leading currencies’.  Medvedev has advised that aid...
November 4, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Nov 4, 2011

President Medvedev, currently attending the G20 meeting in Cannes, has told a news conference that the BRIC nations are ready to help protect the euro and ‘preserve one of the world’s leading currencies’.  Medvedev has advised that aid...
November 4, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Nov 4, 2011

TODAY: Is Unity Day; to be marked by nationalist marches; divisions between patriotic factions emerge; Navalny’s decision to attend greeted with controversy.  Voina’s latest action; Youtube offers locus for satire; the spurious use of ...
November 4, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Nov 4, 2011

TODAY: Is Unity Day; to be marked by nationalist marches; divisions between patriotic factions emerge; Navalny’s decision to attend greeted with controversy.  Voina’s latest action; Youtube offers locus for satire; the spurious use of ...
November 3, 2011

Energy Blast – Nov 3, 2011

At a meeting in St Petersburg, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have affirmed that they will pursue plans to build a gas pipeline linking the two countries via North Korea.  According to the Independ...
November 3, 2011

Energy Blast – Nov 3, 2011

At a meeting in St Petersburg, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have affirmed that they will pursue plans to build a gas pipeline linking the two countries via North Korea.  According to the Independ...
November 3, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Nov 3, 2011

President Medvedev has arrived in Cannes for the G20 summit which is reportedly likely to focus on financial and energy issues.    In a video interview with Bloomberg, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russia Direct Investment Fund, says that despite t...