Julia Ioffe’s latest article on Facebook in Russia hits upon the confusing – and perhaps brilliant – strategy by the Russian leadership to tightly contain print media and live civic activism, but at the same time let the internet...
The Telegraph reports on Brazilian company Petrobas’ plans to revolutionize oil exploration by constructing underwater ‘cities’ that will obviate the need for conventional rigs. Lukoil has held several high-profile meetings...
The Elysee may be jubilant, but the New York Times reports that criticism of the recent Russia-France Mistral deal is mounting. Apparently PepsiCo plans to invest around $1 billion in Russia’s Wimm-Bill-Dann drinks company over the nex...
It seems that every couple of months we are treated to more news of Russian spies being identified and deported from various countries, signifying either that Russian spies have become remarkably inept, or, more likely, it’s a sign of sheer ...
TODAY: Russia hits back at West on Khodorkovsky comments; judge says Gref’s testimony did little in Yukos founder’s favor; trial by jury suspiciously dismissed in Izmestiev case. Khimki official among 3 arrested for ecologist’s b...
New Year’s Eve has become an internationally celebrated holiday featuring some weird traditions. In Spain, you gather in the square and swallow 12 grapes with each toll from the clock tower. In the Phillipines, you are meant to w...
Kudos to Clifford J. Levy at the Times for doing a big report this week on the preposterously offensive trial launched against Oleg Orlov of Memorial in relation to his accusation of Ramzan Kadyrov’s alleged role in the killing of human righ...
The Washington Post has a commentary on its editorial page today with regard to the White House statement on the Khodorkovsky trial, which they view as a good first step, but long overdue and less than sufficient to produce change. Also see ...
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Alzambek Atambayev has reportedly said at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that Kyrgyzstan wants to resume joint energy projects with Russia and to join the customs union formed by Russia, Belarus and Kaza...
According to Bloomberg, General Electric Co. has agreed to form joint ventures with state-controlled Inter RAO UES and Russian Technologies Corp. to build and sell health care and energy equipment in Russia. The world’s largest nickel ...
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