russia politics

May 11, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 11, 2011

TODAY: Anti-corruption activist faces investigation; six police officials sacked; President blames cabinet for under-performing of Russia’s defense industry. The motivation behind Putin’s people’s front; Medvedev considers chemic...
May 11, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 11, 2011

TODAY: Anti-corruption activist faces investigation; six police officials sacked; President blames cabinet for under-performing of Russia’s defense industry. The motivation behind Putin’s people’s front; Medvedev considers chemic...
March 30, 2011

Strategy 31 Loses Alexeyeva

This month marks the end of Lyudmila Alexeyeva’s involvement in Strategy 31.  The movement, started in July 2009 by Eduard Limonov, held protest rallies at the end of every month that contained 31 days, an emblematic nod to Article 31 o...
March 30, 2011

Strategy 31 Loses Alexeyeva

This month marks the end of Lyudmila Alexeyeva’s involvement in Strategy 31.  The movement, started in July 2009 by Eduard Limonov, held protest rallies at the end of every month that contained 31 days, an emblematic nod to Article 31 o...
March 22, 2011

Choose Your Own (Kremlin) Adventure

Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin are grabbing headlines with last night’s row over the U.N. Security Council’s resolution on military intervention in Libya, after Putin likened it to ‘medieval calls for crusades‘.  (...
March 17, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – March 17, 2011

TODAY: Khimki forest champion’s offices raided; opposition divided on March 31 rallies; Pearl Ensign trial delayed (again); Putin puts business before rights in Minsk.  Medvedev cautions against military intervention in Libya; Latvia...
March 17, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – March 17, 2011

TODAY: Khimki forest champion’s offices raided; opposition divided on March 31 rallies; Pearl Ensign trial delayed (again); Putin puts business before rights in Minsk.  Medvedev cautions against military intervention in Libya; Latvia...
March 15, 2011

Illusive/Elusive Democracy

Former Duma-member-turned-liberal Vladimir Rhyzkhov is absolutely scathing about the weekend’s election violations in today’s Moscow Times.  A number of commentators today note that United Russia’s attempts to sway the vote ...
March 15, 2011

Illusive/Elusive Democracy

Former Duma-member-turned-liberal Vladimir Rhyzkhov is absolutely scathing about the weekend’s election violations in today’s Moscow Times.  A number of commentators today note that United Russia’s attempts to sway the vote ...
March 14, 2011

Election Violations

Here’s a quick round-up of some of the violations reported in the wake of the weekend’s regional elections: Saratov: Parties vying for seats in the local legislature accused each other of attempting to cast fake ballots.  ‘1...