Gazprom’s plan to build a 400-meter skyscraper in St. Petersburg is reportedly causing a government split, with many ministers stepping up vocal opposition to the tower. Central Bank First Deputy Chairman Alexei Ulyukayev wants state-c...
TODAY: Conflicting reports on Russia-EU talks; new nuclear rhetoric ahead of START expiration; real estate scams on the rise; young Communists suing the OSCE; Medvedev in Belgrade, wants public’s help with next address. Foreign Minister Serg...
Since it’s been banned in Venezuela, it is perhaps only fitting that Family Guy goes to Russia, in an episode tribute to Spies Like Us that actually features Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd. There really isn’t anything to add to this I don...
In case you missed it, there was a fascinating article from Clifford J. Levy in Saturday’s New York Times, outlining United Russia’s new desire to glean strategic hints from the Chinese Communist Party. As the article acknow...
Rumors abound that Russian oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov (of Onexim and Norilsk Nickel fame) is planning to buy a large stake in America’s National Basketball Association. But with the hazy state of Russian bank records, coupled with the ...
Since once of its clients was investigated by the Russian authorities in June 2007, Hermitage Capital Management has been mounting a concerted effort to bring perpetrators of fraud in high government positions to justice (more about the campaign a...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is hosting today’s Vienna meeting between Russia, France, the U.S, and Iran, which will attempt to finalise an agreement on sending Iranian uranium abroad for enrichment. Iran says it will ...
In a case brought to light by Hermitage Capital Management’s campaign to expose state corruption in Russia, Viktor Markelov has pleaded guilty to ‘fraud by prior collusion by a group of persons and in an especially large amount‘ ...
TODAY: Russia emulating Chinese Communist Party? Protesters march against disputed election results in Tver; last two private television channels to come under state control. Moscow residents celebrate new ad restrictions, Northeast Passage,...
David Clark, chair of the Russia Foundation, has a good piece in the Financial Times about Russia’s rejection of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which will come into effect this coming Monday. Although Clark makes some good points reg...
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