Vladimir Putin’s victory led Russian stocks to a seven-month high, although concerns over the outcome of impending protests are keeping the ruble in check. Putin swears that the privatization of state assets will be fairer than those carried out ...
TODAY: OSCE condemns election result; Putin delivers victory speech to ‘tens of thousands’ after claiming 64% win; opposition plan this evening’s protest; widespread allegations of voting fraud; Medvedev calls for investigation into legality of Kh...
The OSCE has released its verdict on the election results: ‘clearly skewed in favour of one of the contestants‘, Vladimir Putin, who was given ‘a clear advantage over his competitors in terms of media presence‘. Here’...
The dodgy goings-on at this ballot box in Tarumovka, Dagestan, led to the results of this particular polling station being annulled: although investigators were wary of confirming that ballot-stuffing was to blame. From RIA Novosti: “There was no...
The dodgy goings-on at this ballot box in Tarumovka, Dagestan, led to the results of this particular polling station being annulled: although investigators were wary of confirming that ballot-stuffing was to blame. From RIA Novosti: “There was no...
Martin Sixsmith has a very readable piece – part political memoir, part analysis – posted at the LA Review of Books today. He looks back over the recent decades of Russian politics, beginning with the August 1991 coup against Mikhail ...
As Russia threatens to explode in protest over today’s election results, police have been carrying out a methodical detention of members of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, the most recent arrests coming just two hours ago. RIA Novosti reports...
As Russia threatens to explode in protest over today’s election results, police have been carrying out a methodical detention of members of the feminist punk band, Pussy Riot, the most recent arrests coming just two hours ago. RIA Novosti reports...
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