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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 ...
January 20, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Jan 20, 2011

Arkady Dvorkovich, the Kremlin’s economic aide, says that the conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky will have a negative impact on Russia’s business reputation in foreign countries. ‘It will raise serious questions for the larger pa...
January 20, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Jan 20, 2011

Arkady Dvorkovich, the Kremlin’s economic aide, says that the conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky will have a negative impact on Russia’s business reputation in foreign countries. ‘It will raise serious questions for the larger pa...
January 20, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 20, 2011

TODAY: 21 arrested at Markelov/Baburova memorial; Solidarity activists fined over leaflets; Medvedev meets Oleg Kashin; visa-free travel between Russia and Chile; Smolensk crash transcripts released; education reforms will cut curriculum in favor ...
January 20, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 20, 2011

TODAY: 21 arrested at Markelov/Baburova memorial; Solidarity activists fined over leaflets; Medvedev meets Oleg Kashin; visa-free travel between Russia and Chile; Smolensk crash transcripts released; education reforms will cut curriculum in favor ...
January 19, 2011

Russia Begs Ikea to Return

At least that’s the message I take away from Medvedev’s well-timed decision to award the Order of Friendship to Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad.  It seems somewhat absurd to talk about the company’s “contribution to Swedis...
January 19, 2011

Grigory Pasko: Will the West Help?

The book and film starring Ostap Bender, the fictional adventurer of the 1920s conceived by the writers Ilf and Petrov, remains popular in Russia to this day. In one of the chapters of the book, Bender exclaims “The West will help us!”...
January 19, 2011

Grigory Pasko: Will the West Help?

The book and film starring Ostap Bender, the fictional adventurer of the 1920s conceived by the writers Ilf and Petrov, remains popular in Russia to this day. In one of the chapters of the book, Bender exclaims “The West will help us!”...
January 19, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 19, 2011

President Dmitry Medvedev continues to face problems relating to an order he signed pertaining to areas of land near Russia’s borders that foreigners are not allowed to own. According to an article in Vedomosti, the Ukase also affects foreig...
January 19, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 19, 2011

President Dmitry Medvedev continues to face problems relating to an order he signed pertaining to areas of land near Russia’s borders that foreigners are not allowed to own. According to an article in Vedomosti, the Ukase also affects foreig...