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March 2, 2011

Energy Blast – March 2, 2011

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has asserted the necessity of creating a nuclear weapon-free zone in the Middle East, Ria-Novosti reports.  The Minister also said that international sanctions on Iran could be relaxed if Iran makes R...
March 2, 2011

Today in Russian Business – March 2, 2011

According to Reuters, the ruble has hit a nine-month peak against the euro-dollar basket, after Russia widened its trading band to put off speculators while simultaneously permitting more currency appreciation to help combat inflation.  Gener...
March 2, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – March 2, 2011

TODAY: Lavrov urges caution on Libya; Russia will deploy missiles to Kuril islands; Vitaly Churkin defends Belarus on UN’s Ivory Coast accusations.  Khimki forest activist claims threats to her children; new police law met with a new st...
March 2, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – March 2, 2011

TODAY: Lavrov urges caution on Libya; Russia will deploy missiles to Kuril islands; Vitaly Churkin defends Belarus on UN’s Ivory Coast accusations.  Khimki forest activist claims threats to her children; new police law met with a new st...
March 1, 2011

Russia’s Legal Double Standard

In a neatly-argued piece today in today’s Moscow Times, opposition member Vladimir Ryzhkov addresses the iniquities of the Russian justice system, drawing upon his own experience of taking Vladimir Putin to court for slander.  This was ...
March 1, 2011

Russia’s Legal Double Standard

In a neatly-argued piece today in today’s Moscow Times, opposition member Vladimir Ryzhkov addresses the iniquities of the Russian justice system, drawing upon his own experience of taking Vladimir Putin to court for slander.  This was ...
March 1, 2011

Voina Embrace Police Force (Literally)

Here’s the latest video from anti-authoritarian art collective Voina, whose previous stunts include flipping over police cars and painting an erect phallus on a draw bridge to salute the FSB headquarters.  Two of their number, Oleg Voro...
March 1, 2011

Voina Embrace Police Force (Literally)

Here’s the latest video from anti-authoritarian art collective Voina, whose previous stunts include flipping over police cars and painting an erect phallus on a draw bridge to salute the FSB headquarters.  Two of their number, Oleg Voro...
March 1, 2011

Energy Blast – March 1, 2011

Oil prices spiked yesterday as protests in Oman raised concerns about the reliability of supplies from the Middle East compounded by Libyan unrest.  As the markets brace for upheavals in pricing due to political turmoil, a commentator in the ...
March 1, 2011

Energy Blast – March 1, 2011

Oil prices spiked yesterday as protests in Oman raised concerns about the reliability of supplies from the Middle East compounded by Libyan unrest.  As the markets brace for upheavals in pricing due to political turmoil, a commentator in the ...