TODAY: Russia celebrates Victory Day; Russia expels two US military attachés; Communists vote against Putin’s appointment as Prime Minister; Medvedev to restore Pushkin Fine Arts Museum. 56 of the 450 members of Parliament, all Communists, voted a...
No one expects immediate changes in Russia, so why ponder any change in policy? That’s pretty much what the Economist argues in this editorial: The best approach to Mr Medvedev will be to heed what he does, not what he says. For example, if ...
The great thing about blogging is that often readers will send in articles, asking us to post them – which of course makes my job easier. The article below comes from one of our regular who wishes to remain anonymous, and although I don̵...
The highly respected economist Warren Coats, who has spent years working with post-Soviet economies, recently sent around an interesting article about his trip to the Middle East, expounding on some observations about democracy, which I thought so...
Grigory Pasko: Looking a gift horse in the mouth Nord Stream, Scandinavian Style – Part 2 Grigory Pasko, journalist Returning for a moment to my previous article about the view of the Nord Stream pipeline from the shores of Finland, I will p...
I’m sure Sen. McCain hopes that this is the first of many things he gets to say about Russia’s new president: “I sincerely hope the beginning of the (Dmitry) Medvedev presidency will also be the beginning of a new era for Russia ...
The Washington Post is running an editorial about the inauguration, bringing back the whole “legal nihilism” beat. Given the strong words from the new president, it strikes me that Medvedev could either make important progress on rule ...
Key US lawmakers have reportedly urged President George Bush to suspend the US civilian nuclear cooperation pact with Russia until concerns about Russia’s nuclear ties to Iran are cleared up. Russia and Kazakhstan will double the capacity of...
Arms exporter Rosoboronexport has won its defamation suit against Oleg Shvartsman and Kommersant newspaper over allegations that it would abuse its power to take over small businesses. Swiss private bank Pictet & Cie is moving into the Russia...
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