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January 21, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 21, 2011

TODAY: Russia denies that UN Human Rights Council will probe Magnitsky investigation; RuLeaks posts pictures of ‘Putin mansion’; Bout’s Kremlin ties; Nemtsov supporters detained; footage of Markelov march; Poland will take Smolen...
January 20, 2011

Propping Up Lukashenko

No big surprise here, but Putin is pouncing on the opportunity of Western isolation of Belarus following Alexander Lukashenko’s stolen election.  The only thing missing from this picture would be a massive new investment in Belarus by B...
January 20, 2011

UN Takes On Magnitsky Case

Dramatic news today in the ongoing campaign to bring justice to the family and colleagues of murdered lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.  The Washington Post reports on the filing made to the United Nations on behalf of the human rights NGO Redress: Re...
January 20, 2011

Mapping Out Russia’s Clans

Sublime Oblivion and A Good Treaty have collaborated to create a terrific series of maps and graphs to visually present the power networks of Russian elites, siloviki, civiki, etc.
January 20, 2011

Mapping Out Russia’s Clans

Sublime Oblivion and A Good Treaty have collaborated to create a terrific series of maps and graphs to visually present the power networks of Russian elites, siloviki, civiki, etc.
January 20, 2011

Rebranding the One-Party State

Good stuff from Julia Ioffe’s Moscow Diaries: That same day, A Just Russia, the party organized by the Kremlin to be a faux opposition party but has since become lord knows what, decided to change its flag and find a new political mascot. Th...
January 20, 2011

Rebranding the One-Party State

Good stuff from Julia Ioffe’s Moscow Diaries: That same day, A Just Russia, the party organized by the Kremlin to be a faux opposition party but has since become lord knows what, decided to change its flag and find a new political mascot. Th...
January 20, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 20, 2011

The High Arbitrazh Court has adopted guidelines regarding the demolition of “unlawful constructions.” Following the highly publicized debacle of the “Rechnik” development, said to be one of the reasons of the dismissal of M...
January 20, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 20, 2011

The High Arbitrazh Court has adopted guidelines regarding the demolition of “unlawful constructions.” Following the highly publicized debacle of the “Rechnik” development, said to be one of the reasons of the dismissal of M...
January 20, 2011

Energy Blast – Jan 20, 2011

Transneft are calling online campaigner Alexei Navalny a ‘village idiot‘ and a ‘Nazi‘ in response to his allegations that they stole $4 billion from the ESPO construction fund, and say that Navalny is not the only one with ...