Russia

August 29, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 29, 2011

TODAY: United Russia completes primaries; Right Cause compares Kremlin to monarchy; Medvedev welcomes new President of Abkhazia; Russia to push donor nation status; sexual health billboards could lead to jail.  United Russia has completed its prim...
August 26, 2011

Belkovsky on Putin’s Primaries and Opposition Strategy

Stanislav Belkovsky is an odd duck. The reasons behind almost anything he says inspire the most lurid and counter-intuitive conspiracy theories, to the point that nobody really understands what he is up to. Nevertheless, he has some sharp words f...
August 26, 2011

Belkovsky on Putin’s Primaries and Opposition Strategy

Stanislav Belkovsky is an odd duck. The reasons behind almost anything he says inspire the most lurid and counter-intuitive conspiracy theories, to the point that nobody really understands what he is up to. Nevertheless, he has some sharp words f...
August 26, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Aug 26, 2011

Half of the $88 million that Russia received in foreign investment this year has apparently already left the country.  A new senior official for the Right Cause party, Arkady Yevstafyev, has apparently been implicated in four corruption probes ove...
August 26, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Aug 26, 2011

Half of the $88 million that Russia received in foreign investment this year has apparently already left the country.  A new senior official for the Right Cause party, Arkady Yevstafyev, has apparently been implicated in four corruption probes ove...
August 26, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 26, 2011

TODAY: Arab Spring damages Russia’s arms reputation? Foreign Ministry wants U.N. to take charge in Libya; Putin removes shirt, accuses opposition of corruption, gets free taxi rides, Medvedev ratings fall; Pavlyuchenkov’s lawyer underscores that h...
August 25, 2011

The Assumptions of 1991

If you are like us, you’ve probably already read your fair share of thoughtful articles considering the 20th anniversary of the 1991 Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev and the subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union. (If you are looking f...
August 25, 2011

The Assumptions of 1991

If you are like us, you’ve probably already read your fair share of thoughtful articles considering the 20th anniversary of the 1991 Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev and the subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union. (If you are looking f...
August 25, 2011

Moscow Should Help Syria, Not Assad

Writing in the Moscow Times, Omar al-Issawi of Human Rights Watch pleads his case to Moscow to show stronger support for the Syrian protesters. His article is well intentioned and filled with a number of reasonable and feasible policy suggestions,...
August 25, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Aug 25, 2011

Prosperity Capital Management discusses attractive Russian company valuations, particularly in the oil sector.  Financial ratings are ‘superficial’, says Vladimir Putin.  Saks Fifth Avenue has set its sights on Moscow.  Manufacturers and distribut...