Someone from Renaissance believes that the more Washington decides to play around in Georgia and the Ukraine, the worse the Russian stock market will perform. To us, that seems to be a clear demonstration of a transparency problem. Marina Akopian,...
Judging by the media’s unabated promotion of his cult of personality, I’d have to agree with John Follett of the Sunday Herald that no one should rule out a political comeback to the presidency of Vladimir Putin. Since he stepped down ...
The Russian website Izbrannoye, whose motto is “The logic of the main events in Russia and the world”, has just published this brief reaction from Boris Akunin to the unintended consequences of his recently published interview with Mik...
Big turmoil in little Iceland Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. Reykjavik, Iceland — Starting on 4 October, I was in Iceland at the invitation of the local branch of Amn...
Pardon the satirical headline … this image comes to us from Icelandic filmmaker Helga Brekkan, who is currently working on a project involving Grigory Pasko. More about Russia’s bailout of Iceland here.
Wow, Oleg Deripaska is having a rough month. First, the Kremlin’s military adventures in Georgia and playful Cold War confrontation games with the West cost him (and many other oligarchs) several billion, causing him to lose his treasured st...
Whenever a financial crisis happens, it is both natural and unfortunate that politicians go after the minister of economy (just take a look at the rapidly shifting hero to villain status of Germany’s Peer Steinbrück). In the case of Russia, ...
Contrary to popular belief, Vladimir Putin’s favorite birthday present was not the death of a journalist this year, but rather a tiger cub. That said, he is rather fond of shooting them… From the Associated Press: State television show...
What exactly is Russia up to in the Arctic? Ukraine is reportedly seeking a role in completing the Arab Gas Pipeline intended for natural gas deliveries from Egypt to Europe. Russia’s oil industry may struggle to develop its offshore hydrocarbon r...
The stock markets have gained back some of their losses after a surprise reopening, with sharp rises on both the MICEX and the RTS causing temporary trading suspensions. Traders have complained of the markets keeping ‘erratic’ hours. ‘Cynical spec...
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