Russia

March 4, 2012

Putin Celebrates Victory with an Imported Crowd

Although official results from the election will not be available until tomorrow, Vladimir Putin has already given a victory speech proclaiming, “We have won in an open and fair struggle. (…) We defeated those who want Russia destroyed...
March 4, 2012

Putin Celebrates Victory with an Imported Crowd

Although official results from the election will not be available until tomorrow, Vladimir Putin has already given a victory speech proclaiming, “We have won in an open and fair struggle. (…) We defeated those who want Russia destroyed...
March 4, 2012

Putin Wins Third Term

According to exit polls cited by the BBC, Vladimir Putin has secured a comfortable victory in the 2012 presidential elections with more than 60% of the vote.  It is interesting how close the preliminary numbers are to the Levada polls from two wee...
March 4, 2012

Putin Wins Third Term

According to exit polls cited by the BBC, Vladimir Putin has secured a comfortable victory in the 2012 presidential elections with more than 60% of the vote.  It is interesting how close the preliminary numbers are to the Levada polls from two wee...
March 4, 2012

Addicted to Immunity

Putin doesn't have to rig the vote in order to win, but he does it anyways. What does that say about this government?
March 4, 2012

Addicted to Immunity

Putin doesn't have to rig the vote in order to win, but he does it anyways. What does that say about this government?
March 4, 2012

The Bogus Assassination Plot

Did anyone, even for just a moment, really believe that there was some sort of credible threat to assassinate Vladimir Putin before the election?  Did anyone think that the announcement of this foiled plot was somewhat strategic? No.    Here goes ...
March 2, 2012

QOTD

“Zyuganov himself wouldn’t know what to do if he woke up on March 5 and found out that the country had made him Russia’s new president,” said one of his young advocates.
March 2, 2012

Today in Russian Business – March 2, 2012

Vladimir Putin’s friendships with the billionaires Arkady Rotenberg, Yuri Kovalchuck and Gennady Timchenko  in themselves are ‘evidence of deeply entrenched corruption,’ says the New York Times.  The President of the U.S.-Russia Business Council, ...
March 2, 2012

Today in Russian Business – March 2, 2012

Vladimir Putin’s friendships with the billionaires Arkady Rotenberg, Yuri Kovalchuck and Gennady Timchenko  in themselves are ‘evidence of deeply entrenched corruption,’ says the New York Times.  The President of the U.S.-Russia Business Council, ...