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April 26, 2011

iFlop

As edgy, tech-savvy and forward-thinking as Dmitry Medvedev’s various bids modernization are designed to sound, they can be easily mocked.  The unapologetically pro-Putin Vladimir Frolov does just this with the iPad-loving Medvedev̵...
April 26, 2011

iFlop

As edgy, tech-savvy and forward-thinking as Dmitry Medvedev’s various bids modernization are designed to sound, they can be easily mocked.  The unapologetically pro-Putin Vladimir Frolov does just this with the iPad-loving Medvedev̵...
April 26, 2011

Rent-A-Thug

Anna Politkovskaya is perhaps Russia’s most famous victim of a suspected contract killer, but many murder cases and attacks on journalists are thought to be carried out by those acting on orders.  And Russia’s thirst for contract ...
April 26, 2011

Rent-A-Thug

Anna Politkovskaya is perhaps Russia’s most famous victim of a suspected contract killer, but many murder cases and attacks on journalists are thought to be carried out by those acting on orders.  And Russia’s thirst for contract ...
April 26, 2011

Energy Blast – April 22, 2011

TNK-BP shareholder Viktor Vekselberg talks to the BBC about how he is ‘still upset‘ with BP for its attempt to sign a deal with Rosneft, likened his stake in the company to ‘a piece of [my] life‘, and noted the Russian shar...
April 26, 2011

Energy Blast – April 22, 2011

TNK-BP shareholder Viktor Vekselberg talks to the BBC about how he is ‘still upset‘ with BP for its attempt to sign a deal with Rosneft, likened his stake in the company to ‘a piece of [my] life‘, and noted the Russian shar...
April 26, 2011

Today in Russian Business – April 26, 2011

HSBC has announced its exit from Russia’s retail banking market, following a similar move by Barclays in February.  The exit comes ‘amid increasing assertiveness from VTB and Sberbank‘ – but one source suggests that th...
April 26, 2011

Today in Russian Business – April 26, 2011

HSBC has announced its exit from Russia’s retail banking market, following a similar move by Barclays in February.  The exit comes ‘amid increasing assertiveness from VTB and Sberbank‘ – but one source suggests that th...
April 26, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – April 26, 2011

TODAY: Medvedev’s rights council says Magnitsky charges were fabricated; Solidarity calls for more protests; Lavrov in South Ossetia; Moscow economy rental prices jump; alcohol-related deaths; Bolshoi to reopen; Kaspersky’s son freed. ...
April 26, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – April 26, 2011

TODAY: Medvedev’s rights council says Magnitsky charges were fabricated; Solidarity calls for more protests; Lavrov in South Ossetia; Moscow economy rental prices jump; alcohol-related deaths; Bolshoi to reopen; Kaspersky’s son freed. ...