Russia

November 14, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 14, 2011

TODAY: Medvedev and Obama discuss WTO and missile defence at APEC conference; Medvedev talks with Japanese PM; South Ossetia holds election; United Russia anti-LGBT law drafted; A Just Russia charged for election propaganda; Putin accepts accusati...
November 11, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Nov 11, 2011

Despite Dmitry Medvedev’s promises that they would be lifted this year, restrictions of equity listings on foreign exchanges will remain in place for Russian companies until 2013 at least, when a central securities depositary has been fully establ...
November 11, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Nov 11, 2011

Despite Dmitry Medvedev’s promises that they would be lifted this year, restrictions of equity listings on foreign exchanges will remain in place for Russian companies until 2013 at least, when a central securities depositary has been fully establ...
November 11, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 11, 2011

TODAY: Opposition threatens post-election rally; Iran seeks Russian co-operation on nuclear and other deals; U.S. Senators urge blocking of Magnitsky officials; Phobos-Grunt could crash; final WTO terms agreed; Putin’s mafia men; United Russia sho...
November 11, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 11, 2011

TODAY: Opposition threatens post-election rally; Iran seeks Russian co-operation on nuclear and other deals; U.S. Senators urge blocking of Magnitsky officials; Phobos-Grunt could crash; final WTO terms agreed; Putin’s mafia men; United Russia sho...
November 10, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 10, 2011

TODAY: Nationalism is a growing threat; election campaign ad forgets the rules; election violations already being registered; Maksim Dudarev denied parole; activists arrested ‘for no reason’; Luzhkov returns to Moscow for fraud questioning; Russia...
November 9, 2011

The Art of Dissidence

Index on Censorship has a detailed and penetrating article on the Voina collective, the bright stars of Russian art activism.  In the piece, which is well worth reading in its entirety for an insight into the group’s activities, Nick Sturdee...
November 9, 2011

Putin’s Popularity Down, Populist Spending Goes Up

Some interesting developments in Russian politics in the months since President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that they would swap jobs – a decision that they say that had made several years prior. A new Levada poll ...
November 9, 2011

Does Russia Really Want to Own Europe?

Russian foreign policy has been a runaway success in disaggregating European states through energy, business, and lobbying. But with the possible bailout of a disastrous debt crisis, has Moscow bitten off more than it can chew?
November 8, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Nov 8, 2011

TODAY: Occupy Old Square protest dispersed; ‘Defenders of Moscow’ march commemorated; United Russia’s waning support; party employing poster and facebook trickery?  Just Russia leader makes clear his opposition to Putin; Khodorko...