russia politics

January 6, 2012

Russia’s Human Rights Joke

As many readers know, Russia decided to play a bit of a gag by releasing a scathing “human rights report” aimed at criticizing the United States over Guatanamo and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while leaving aside anything having t...
January 6, 2012

Russia’s Human Rights Joke

As many readers know, Russia decided to play a bit of a gag by releasing a scathing “human rights report” aimed at criticizing the United States over Guatanamo and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while leaving aside anything having t...
December 9, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Dec 9, 2011

TODAY: Putin-Clinton election fraud row continues; FSB tries to disable social network ahead of mass rally; tomorrow’s 30,000 gathering sanctioned by Moscow authorities; Amnesty urges Russia to respect right to assemble.  Prokhorov sees no o...
December 6, 2011

Navalny Arrest – Playing With Fire?

A week ago, Yulia Latynina described Alexei Navalny, who coined the term ‘the party of crooks and thieves’ as ‘the only electable Russian’.   She called the tireless anti-corruption blogger the ‘single public figure w...
September 26, 2011

Luke Harding On The Mafia State

On Friday, Luke Harding published a lengthy article detailing some of his experiences as the Guardian’s correspondent in Russia, which culminated in his deportation in February of this year.  His involvement in covering the Litvinenko case, ...
September 26, 2011

Luke Harding On The Mafia State

On Friday, Luke Harding published a lengthy article detailing some of his experiences as the Guardian’s correspondent in Russia, which culminated in his deportation in February of this year.  His involvement in covering the Litvinenko case, ...
September 26, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Sept 26, 2011

TODAY:  Vladimir Putin announces he will stand for President, ending months of conjecture; could remain in power until 2024; fears of stagnation, repression abound.  Medvedev tipped for PM post; Alexei Kudrin vows to quit if such is the case.  Rea...
September 23, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Sept 23, 2011

TODAY: United Russia Congress begins; expectation mounts that Putin will announce his plans; Prokhorov spin doctors claim unpaid wages. Chechens in Istanbul killed on Kremlin orders?  Russia plans sea-based missile defense; defends its conduct in ...
September 22, 2011

Burnt By The Sun Sparks Oscar Battle

Nikita Mikhalov’s Burnt By The Sun won best foreign film at the 1994 Oscars, the Grand Prix at the Cannes film festival and was feted internationally for its epic portrayal of a Red Army Officer struggling through the Great Purges of the 193...
September 22, 2011

Burnt By The Sun Sparks Oscar Battle

Nikita Mikhalov’s Burnt By The Sun won best foreign film at the 1994 Oscars, the Grand Prix at the Cannes film festival and was feted internationally for its epic portrayal of a Red Army Officer struggling through the Great Purges of the 193...