Our country, led by the friendly Putin-Medvedev tandem, continues to move in seven-mile steps towards the shining heights (a variant on the shameful failures) of the socialist past. They’re writing that in one of the polyclinics (I suspect t...
The Russian premier sure loves his idiomatic phrases. He has certainly made up a number of his very own, and when he can’t, he always manages to remember something suitable to the occasion. And so it was that he remembered a phrase from the ...
We’ve covered the case of the persecuted Russian journalist Mikhail Beketov in many articles on this blog, and it’s good to see his name featured in a New York Times editorial today. Mr. Levy described how Mikhail Beketov dared to writ...
I found this article by Philip Stephens in the Financial Times very thought provoking – and they are certainly right about the universal derision expressed for Turkey and Brazil taking on their role in the Iran nuclear dispute. How suc...
The much-cherished Sevastopol naval base, an extensive gas pipeline network, and maintaining a strong presence in its traditional sphere of influence: the reasons for Russia’s rapprochement with Kremlin-friendly Viktor Yanukovych are manifol...
Bloomberg reported today that President Medvedev has come out against the building of the 403-meter Gazprom tower, locally referred to known as the ‘corncob’, a giant structure that would, if built, dominate the St Petersburg skyline a...
Today as Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov is celebrating his appointment as president of the Russian Olympic Committee, and promising to revive Soviet era sporting predominance after a miserable showing in Vancouver, the New York Times has a...
The head of Rosatom has confirmed that Iran’s first nuclear plant will be ready to being operations in August. The company is taking on Rio Tinto in terms of exploration in Namibia, with the Russian giant about to invest $1 billion in ...
The BBC reports on how Russia plans to adjust to the dwindling reserves in its oil revenue fund. The Moscow Times also reports on the cabinet’s new strategies for dealing with the cash crisis. Nokia and Cisco systems may be new p...
TODAY: Zhukov promises fresh start for Russian sports; Sochi hunger strike; Paralympian triumph. Suit against Gryzlov thrown out; gay pride march unsanctioned. Ukraine-Russia thaw in spotlight; what exactly are Russia’s foreign p...
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