Russia

January 3, 2013

Bienvenue en Russie, M. Depardieu!

Vladimir Putin has ruled Russia for more than 12 years now, but he hasn’t lost his sense of humor. The latest diplomatic gag is the granting of Russian citizenship to French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has in recent years made a big stink ov...
January 3, 2013

Bienvenue en Russie, M. Depardieu!

Vladimir Putin has ruled Russia for more than 12 years now, but he hasn’t lost his sense of humor. The latest diplomatic gag is the granting of Russian citizenship to French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has in recent years made a big stink ov...
January 3, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 3, 2013

TODAY: Putin’s new laws increase service age for government officials, change parliamentary election rules, increase business visa limits, fine ticket touts; Russia outperformed Saudi Arabia in oil last year thanks to Rosneft; no ban on grain expo...
January 3, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 3, 2013

TODAY: Putin’s new laws increase service age for government officials, change parliamentary election rules, increase business visa limits, fine ticket touts; Russia outperformed Saudi Arabia in oil last year thanks to Rosneft; no ban on grain expo...
January 2, 2013

Law as a Weapon

Journalist William Partlett has a very interesting piece in The National Interest on Vladimir Putin’s unusual relationship with the judiciary. By tolerating lawlessness in return for personal loyalty, Putin’s lawfare state therefore violates...
January 2, 2013

Law as a Weapon

Journalist William Partlett has a very interesting piece in The National Interest on Vladimir Putin’s unusual relationship with the judiciary. By tolerating lawlessness in return for personal loyalty, Putin’s lawfare state therefore violates...
January 2, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 2, 2013

TODAY: Strategy 31 protesters detained on New Year’s Eve; beer sales curbed; case studies of families hit by adoption law; Putin’s end of year speech; 7,000 freezing in Nizhny Novgorod; real wages to rise, oil production at post-Soviet high; Ukrai...
December 31, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 31, 2012

TODAY: Putin signs adoptions bill, Russians support it; Magnitsky suspect acquitted; passenger jet crash kills five; Syria conflict; Serdyukov remains silent; police to secure New Year’s festivities. As predicted, Vladimir Putin gave his signed ap...
December 31, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 31, 2012

TODAY: Putin signs adoptions bill, Russians support it; Magnitsky suspect acquitted; passenger jet crash kills five; Syria conflict; Serdyukov remains silent; police to secure New Year’s festivities. As predicted, Vladimir Putin gave his signed ap...
December 28, 2012

Sticky Stagnation: Russia’s Economy in 2013

The following is an English translation of an article by economist Oleg Biklemishev published in Novaya Gazeta which outlines some of the main economic challenges Russia is facing headed into 2013. Sticky Stagnation 2012 The system is not ready fo...