Russia

July 15, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 15, 2011

TODAY: Estemirova murder remains unsolved two years on; magazine critical of St Petersburg governor pulled; Putin blames Bulgaria disaster on greed; orders ministers pay for statue to Tsarist era PM.  Medvedev suggests civil service hub of corrupt...
July 15, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 15, 2011

TODAY: Estemirova murder remains unsolved two years on; magazine critical of St Petersburg governor pulled; Putin blames Bulgaria disaster on greed; orders ministers pay for statue to Tsarist era PM.  Medvedev suggests civil service hub of corrupt...
July 12, 2011

Today in Russian Business – July 12, 2011

The privatization program is growing, with the new plan (not yet approved) aiming to bring in over 1 trillion rubles per year from 2012-2016.  Visa-free travel with the E.U. is coming closer to being a reality.  ‘While income distribution in Russi...
July 12, 2011

Today in Russian Business – July 12, 2011

The privatization program is growing, with the new plan (not yet approved) aiming to bring in over 1 trillion rubles per year from 2012-2016.  Visa-free travel with the E.U. is coming closer to being a reality.  ‘While income distribution in Russi...
July 11, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 11, 2011

TODAY: Kasparov calls for election boycott; Duma parties criticize United Russia’s dominance; conductor blames shunning of All-Russia Front for non-renewal of his contract; over 100 people missing after cruise ship sinks in Tatarstan, 5 kill...
July 11, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 11, 2011

TODAY: Kasparov calls for election boycott; Duma parties criticize United Russia’s dominance; conductor blames shunning of All-Russia Front for non-renewal of his contract; over 100 people missing after cruise ship sinks in Tatarstan, 5 kill...
July 7, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 7, 2011

TODAY: Medvedev’s corruption legislation hasn’t affected his own bills; Kremlin releases terror names; rights council releases Magnitsky officials’ names; Nagorno-Karabakh. New restrictions for FSB officials; abortion statistics;...
July 6, 2011

Inside the Homophobic Mind of a Nashi Organizer

Not to spoil the recent attempts by the Nashi to re-brand itself as a an independent youth movement at this year’s infamous Seliger camp, but it sometimes seems like very few Western audiences are exposed to the actual rhetoric and conversat...
July 6, 2011

Medvedev Bemoans Persistent Rights Efforts

President Dmitry Medvedev was presented with a new report by his rights council yesterday regarding the death of Sergei Magnitsky.  The council insists that the lawyer died not due to a lack of medical care, as is now the official line, but f...