TODAY: Clashes at Moscow anti-Putin protest attended by up to 120,000; tear gas used to disperse protestors; up to 600 arrested; Navalny, Nemtsov and Udalstov among them. Independent news websites blocked; gay campaigner fined; navy chief ousted. ...
As this week ends, so the sun sets on the presidency of Dmitry Medvedev. A plethora of articles have surfaced this week analyzing his legacy, most of which read rather like a litany of disappointments. This one from the New York Times considers ...
As this week ends, so the sun sets on the presidency of Dmitry Medvedev. A plethora of articles have surfaced this week analyzing his legacy, most of which read rather like a litany of disappointments. This one from the New York Times considers ...
TODAY: Russia retains hard line stance on ABM in Europe at Moscow talks; Putin offers aid to Ukraine’s Tymoshenko; opposes soccer boycott. Moscow authorities allow 5000 attendees for March of a Million; Pussy Riot members castigated in priso...
Last week Vladimir Putin finally reached the end of his tether with the Guardian’s Miriam Elder after she dared to impugn the efficiency of Russia’s dry cleaning establishments (amongst other things). Today he has lashed out again, th...
As analyst Mark Adomanis knows well, defending Russian foreign policy maneuvers on certain matters can be somewhat problematic. However, he makes an interesting argument here in Forbes about Russian reluctance to support sanctions (as has been th...
One doesn’t generally have to look very far to find an example of the promotion of machismo in Russian society, or the fact that violence against women remains a worrying trend (Ria-Novosti has just reported that a third of Russian women end...
One doesn’t generally have to look very far to find an example of the promotion of machismo in Russian society, or the fact that violence against women remains a worrying trend (Ria-Novosti has just reported that a third of Russian women end...
TODAY: 17 protestors arrested for defending gay rights in St Petersburg; 22 detained in Moscow for Left March; Putin and Medvedev attempt to polish popular appeal; May Day rally attendees’ motives questioned. Sanctions against Sudan opposed...
TODAY: 17 protestors arrested for defending gay rights in St Petersburg; 22 detained in Moscow for Left March; Putin and Medvedev attempt to polish popular appeal; May Day rally attendees’ motives questioned. Sanctions against Sudan opposed...
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