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September 19, 2011

How to Lose Investors

Follow Vladimir Putin’s big investment speech, the Moscow Times has a good editorial on the political temptation of blaming foreign money for local problems. Russian officials have always had a peculiar love-hate relationship toward foreign ...
September 19, 2011

Harmony Gains Ground In Latvia

Given the antagonism that surfaces with relative frequency between Latvia and Russia regarding the Soviet ‘occupation’ during World War Two and other historical quagmires, it may have come as a surprise to see that Harmony, the pro-Mos...
September 19, 2011

Harmony Gains Ground In Latvia

Given the antagonism that surfaces with relative frequency between Latvia and Russia regarding the Soviet ‘occupation’ during World War Two and other historical quagmires, it may have come as a surprise to see that Harmony, the pro-Mos...
September 19, 2011

Energy Blast – Sept 19, 2011

Germany’s BASF and France’s EDF have agreed to join Gazprom and Italy’s Eni in the building of the South Stream pipeline, in a major step forward for the costly project.  Italy’s Eni will apparently follow through with an a...
September 19, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Sept 19, 2011

Following the Yak-42 crash which decimated the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team, national development bank VEB has expressed the desire to create a new regional airline, possibly in collaboration with Italy and France.  At the 10th annual Internati...
September 19, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Sept 19, 2011

Following the Yak-42 crash which decimated the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team, national development bank VEB has expressed the desire to create a new regional airline, possibly in collaboration with Italy and France.  At the 10th annual Internati...
September 19, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Sept 19, 2011

TODAY: Alexander Lebedev exercises his muscles on television debate with fellow tycoons; Boris Berezovsky accused of Politkovskaya murder; Khodorkovsky foresees intellectual exodus if Putin remains; Prokhorov mutes Kremlin criticism. Latvia’...
September 16, 2011

Why Prokhorov Fell Afoul of Managed Democracy

The sudden coup-like removal of Mikhail Prokhorov from the leadership of fake opposition party Pravoe Delo is the talk of the town, helped in no small part for his strong denunciation of Vladislav Surkov as a “puppetmaster” who whisper...
September 16, 2011

Medvedev’s Critique of Ethnic Nationalism

Dmitry Medvedev recently gave a speech which addressed his vision of modern society, emphasizing the increasing complexity, social and cultural diversity, and the impact of networks in the information age. The problem he says Russia will face: how...
September 16, 2011

Energy Blast – Sept 16, 2011

TNK-BP is planning a $45 billion investment in exploration and production to span the next decade, and aims to increase output by 1-2% a year.  Gazprom is in talks to run a gas pipeline from Russia to the Korean Peninsula, and has apparently alrea...