Almost $50 billion will be poured into ‘hydrographic and geophysical research‘ in the Arctic in an attempt to prove Russia’s right to claim more of the Arctic floor and what are thought to be its vast oil and gas reserves. ...
The Kremlin has adopted a softer line on independent union activity as unemployment continues to rise and the government needs a strong intermediary to contain it, says Boris Kagarlitsky, although his comments were not corroborated by Kremlin sour...
TODAY: Sweden wants explanation on 1990s waste dumping; Russian military base to be stationed in Serbia? Kremlin still pushing for European security treaty; Medvedev weighs in on Rechnik dispute; Gorbachev on Afghanistan; Ukraine tense ahead of Su...
Grigory Pasko has a new one over at Dialogue of Trust: During the past three years it has become not only fashionable in Russia to keep an online diary – it has also become quite risky. The restrictions on free information in Russia led to a...
Sergei Mironov should have known better than to try exercising his free speech muscle. Mironov, leader of pro-Kremlin party A Just Russia, has infuriated rival pro-Kremlin party, United Russia, by casually suggesting that it would be old-fas...
Boris Kagarlitsky in today’s Moscow Times picks apart the current fad for talking about ‘innovation’ in Russia’s political sphere. Former and current finance ministers Anatoly Chubais and Alexei Kudrin have been bandy...
Solidarity co-leader Garry Kasparov discusses Russia’s European integration, privatization, democracy and oligarchy in an interview published by The Other Russia this week. Regarding the EU, Kasparov thinks that cooperation with Russia...
The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry finally may grant Rosneft the opportunity to build a presence on the Sakhalin shelf, as part of broader aims to give the state a larger role in shaping groups that operate offshore projects. Dip...
Panelists at a Russian business forum this week concentrated on the positive lessons learned as a result of the financial crisis, including new understanding of brand weakness, value for money and consumer mentality. Finance Minister Alexei ...
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