Russia

November 27, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 27, 2012

TODAY: Putin protester to stay behind bars despite ailment; Kashin loses post; prison riot spurs calls for reform; Gazprom secures deal with Turkey; Russia seeking Internet control; Medvedev on bad driving, hooligans, Syria, and Pussy Riot; group ...
November 27, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 27, 2012

TODAY: Putin protester to stay behind bars despite ailment; Kashin loses post; prison riot spurs calls for reform; Gazprom secures deal with Turkey; Russia seeking Internet control; Medvedev on bad driving, hooligans, Syria, and Pussy Riot; group ...
November 26, 2012

Putin’s Third Term Doctrine

Anna Nemtsov has a pretty good broad summary of the agenda currently being advanced under Vladimir Putin in these early days of his third term.  From Newsweek / Daily Beast: The goal: to restore the glory of Russia the only way Putin seems to know...
November 26, 2012

Putin’s Third Term Doctrine

Anna Nemtsov has a pretty good broad summary of the agenda currently being advanced under Vladimir Putin in these early days of his third term.  From Newsweek / Daily Beast: The goal: to restore the glory of Russia the only way Putin seems to know...
November 26, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 26, 2012

TODAY: Chelyabinsk prison demonstration; Internet providers under censorship pressures; U.N. report slams Russia over rights failures; ships sent to Gaza; former official charged with fraud; Lebedev fears prison, contracted killing; Medvedev criti...
November 26, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 26, 2012

TODAY: Chelyabinsk prison demonstration; Internet providers under censorship pressures; U.N. report slams Russia over rights failures; ships sent to Gaza; former official charged with fraud; Lebedev fears prison, contracted killing; Medvedev criti...
November 22, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 22, 2012

TODAY: NGOs targeted; Razvozzhayev charged with 15-year-old robbery; Putin’s WTO pessimism; wind farm plans; Shoigu in China; Rushydro to be recapitalised; OMV reconsiders relationship with Gazprom; Khodorkovsky criticises Dudley; YouTube removed ...
November 22, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 22, 2012

TODAY: NGOs targeted; Razvozzhayev charged with 15-year-old robbery; Putin’s WTO pessimism; wind farm plans; Shoigu in China; Rushydro to be recapitalised; OMV reconsiders relationship with Gazprom; Khodorkovsky criticises Dudley; YouTube removed ...
November 21, 2012

Corruption: Local & National

The discourse of corruption has featured heavily in Russia-related news these past few weeks thanks to the large-scale theft that was allegedly uncovered in the Glonass navigation-satellite program, new investigations into Rostelecom executives, a...
November 21, 2012

Corruption: Local & National

The discourse of corruption has featured heavily in Russia-related news these past few weeks thanks to the large-scale theft that was allegedly uncovered in the Glonass navigation-satellite program, new investigations into Rostelecom executives, a...