Russia

December 31, 2011

Can Putin Survive Competitive Politics?

Throughout the course of Vladimir Putin's very long political career, he has never been burdened with the labors and occasional indignity of a genuinely competitive campaign. Now, for the first time, we are hearing arguments from Putin as to why...
December 31, 2011

Can Putin Survive Competitive Politics?

Throughout the course of Vladimir Putin's very long political career, he has never been burdened with the labors and occasional indignity of a genuinely competitive campaign. Now, for the first time, we are hearing arguments from Putin as to why...
December 30, 2011

Submarine Fire Caps Year Of Disasters

Ever since August 2000 when the Kursk languished on the bottom of the Barents Sea, with its 118 crewmembers suffocating inside it, the Russian submarine has come to be an formidable symbol of potential tragedy.  It has been a year of disasters acr...
December 30, 2011

Submarine Fire Caps Year Of Disasters

Ever since August 2000 when the Kursk languished on the bottom of the Barents Sea, with its 118 crewmembers suffocating inside it, the Russian submarine has come to be an formidable symbol of potential tragedy.  It has been a year of disasters acr...
December 29, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Dec 29, 2011

TODAY: Putin accuses opposition of incoherence, suggests dialogue could begin if factions develop common platform.  Moscow City Hall says no to Sergei Udaltsov rally; analysis of Surkov’s departure; Medvedev’s new appointments.  Kremli...
December 28, 2011

Surkov: The Legacy of a Maverick

In case you missed it, David Remnick’s extensive piece on Vladimir Putin, democracy and activism in Russia, published in last week’s New Yorker, is well worth a read.  Under a broader consideration of the near impossibility of successful ant...
December 28, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Dec 28, 2011

Sberbank has completed construction of its $103 million high-tech automated archive center outside of Moscow.  The company will form a joint venture with France’s BNP Paribas that will offer consumer credit in Russia.  Computer company Lenov...
December 28, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 28, 2011

TODAY: Surkov removed from post; Putin dismisses calls for election re-run, slams opposition; fraud suspect Natalya Gulevich released; Udaltsov hearing postponed; spotlight on Alexei Navalny; homophobia, extremist texts, Nagorno-Karabakh, Prokhoro...
December 28, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 28, 2011

TODAY: Surkov removed from post; Putin dismisses calls for election re-run, slams opposition; fraud suspect Natalya Gulevich released; Udaltsov hearing postponed; spotlight on Alexei Navalny; homophobia, extremist texts, Nagorno-Karabakh, Prokhoro...
December 27, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 27, 2011

TODAY: Tens of thousands gather in Moscow calling for a Russia without Putin, as Kremlin seeks to dispel protesters’ concerns; Sergei Udaltsov sentence extended, Navalny addresses crowds; Peskov and Surkov defend government; Rogozin appointe...