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May 13, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 13, 2011

TODAY: Medvedev’s first comments on Putin’s popular front; President agrees on security and economic cooperation with Pakistan; an obstacle for START?  Amnesty attacks Russia rights failings; nationalist group legalized; economic ...
May 13, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 13, 2011

TODAY: Medvedev’s first comments on Putin’s popular front; President agrees on security and economic cooperation with Pakistan; an obstacle for START?  Amnesty attacks Russia rights failings; nationalist group legalized; economic ...
May 12, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, May 12, 2011

The part of the Russian legal scene that the public at large is very much aware of is the celebrity criminal cases. The last days were unusually high in the related news. The Investigative Committee has initiated criminal proceedings against Alexe...
May 12, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, May 12, 2011

The part of the Russian legal scene that the public at large is very much aware of is the celebrity criminal cases. The last days were unusually high in the related news. The Investigative Committee has initiated criminal proceedings against Alexe...
May 12, 2011

Victory for Putin Means Defeat for Veterans

In light of Monday’s Victory Day celebrations, opposition leader Garry Kasparov has penned a piece for the Other Russia describing the strategic, cynical employment of the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany to cement the political end...
May 12, 2011

Victory for Putin Means Defeat for Veterans

In light of Monday’s Victory Day celebrations, opposition leader Garry Kasparov has penned a piece for the Other Russia describing the strategic, cynical employment of the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany to cement the political end...
May 12, 2011

Political Vehicles

Who could fail to appreciate the delicious ironies offered up by Vladimir Putin’s trip to the Lada plant in Tolyatti yesterday?  The Prime Minister’s taste in cars has always been ostentatiously jingoistic.  Last summer saw h...
May 12, 2011

Political Vehicles

Who could fail to appreciate the delicious ironies offered up by Vladimir Putin’s trip to the Lada plant in Tolyatti yesterday?  The Prime Minister’s taste in cars has always been ostentatiously jingoistic.  Last summer saw h...
May 12, 2011

Energy Blast – May 12, 2011

Good news for Gazprom, the Moscow Times reports, as the French National Assembly’s decision to revoke licenses for shale fracking reinforces the position of conventional gas suppliers.  After its deal to buy a stake in the Elephant...
May 12, 2011

Energy Blast – May 12, 2011

Good news for Gazprom, the Moscow Times reports, as the French National Assembly’s decision to revoke licenses for shale fracking reinforces the position of conventional gas suppliers.  After its deal to buy a stake in the Elephant...