Glad to see we are not the only ones asking that President Barack Obama raise the issue of human rights during his visit to Russia. The following video, focused on the growing problem of hate crimes in Russia, was produced as part of a campaign by...
Despite coming third in a bid for Iraq’s West Qurna-1 field, Lukoil says it would be interested in bidding again. Apparently Russia has offered Turkey an opportunity to participate in the South Stream pipeline project. The Baltic...
Rosnano hopes to use President Obama’s visit to urge him to introduce tax breaks for Russian companies, and conclude talks to establish a $1 billion venture fund with US companies to invest in Russia. The number of unemployed could hit...
TODAY: Re-set still top of the headlines; military disarmament a benefit or a loss for Russia?; Caucasus talks see no resolution; Russian academy invitation to denounce ‘falsifiers’; legendary Soviet singer dies The Moscow Times report...
I am still digging up good clips from my last interview with Paul Goble. Here he reacts to the argument from Anatol Lieven’s National Interest article which argued that Piontkovsky, Shevtsova, and other Russian liberals serve as “...
A friend of mine sharply rebuked me the other day for not writing enough on my blog. While I can assure you all I haven’t exactly been napping in the recliner, I will do my best to start picking up the slack while still juggling my leg...
The New York Times is running an article about the return of “apartment concerts” and dissident songs, as those artists who once braved the violence of the Soviet dictatorship to protest are once again finding themselves in a similar s...
It looks like the unfortunately named joint venture between Nigeria and Gazprom is still causing some problems. Luke Harding as a piece taking a look at all the reactions, while I found this eyebrow-raising quote at the bottom of a Reuter...
Different people may hold different opinions about Russia’s administration of law and justice. Given that we are involved in a case featuring a political prisoner undergoing a second show trial, obviously we hold a strongly critical op...
Just about every Russian leader for the past several hundred years has at one point or another felt compelled to weigh in on the country’s national pastime, drinking. For some observers, it’s a bit of a mystery why they bother, as thes...
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