Russia

May 18, 2011

BP’s Poor Judgment Led to its Russian Disaster

Last week in London, Robert Amsterdam hosted a breakfast seminar on resource nationalism in emerging markets.  Although the BP-Rosneft share swap had not yet completely disintegrated, the topic came up during the Q&A period.  One jou...
May 16, 2011

Grigory Pasko: The Dancing Ramzan

Out of all the regimes of the post-Soviet Republics, nobody seems to have made off with more money and power than Ramzan Kadyrov, the self-appointed czar of Chechnya. He’s feeling so happily secure that back in March he even bought himself t...
May 16, 2011

Grigory Pasko: The Dancing Ramzan

Out of all the regimes of the post-Soviet Republics, nobody seems to have made off with more money and power than Ramzan Kadyrov, the self-appointed czar of Chechnya. He’s feeling so happily secure that back in March he even bought himself t...
May 14, 2011

Grigory Pasko: The Recycling of Khodorkovsky Attack Letters

Not too long ago, the lawyer Anatoly Kucherena, State Duma deputy Vladislav Tretiak (yes, the famous hockey goalie…), the animal trainers Askold and Edgard Zapashnoy, the television presenter Tina Kandelaki, the singer Nikolai Rastorguyev, a...
May 14, 2011

Grigory Pasko: The Recycling of Khodorkovsky Attack Letters

Not too long ago, the lawyer Anatoly Kucherena, State Duma deputy Vladislav Tretiak (yes, the famous hockey goalie…), the animal trainers Askold and Edgard Zapashnoy, the television presenter Tina Kandelaki, the singer Nikolai Rastorguyev, a...
May 10, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 10, 2011

TODAY: Victory Day parade, Medvedev promises military boost, spat with Georgia; WTO accession; politicians critical of Putin’s People’s Front; wildfire worries; United Russia calls for Mironov resignation; authorities pull plug on hist...
May 10, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 10, 2011

TODAY: Victory Day parade, Medvedev promises military boost, spat with Georgia; WTO accession; politicians critical of Putin’s People’s Front; wildfire worries; United Russia calls for Mironov resignation; authorities pull plug on hist...
May 9, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 9, 2011

TODAY: Moscow marks Victory Day with parade; Khimki demonstrators arrested after clashes; forest fires; tandem split, Putin calls for Russian front to broaden popular support; nationalist coalition meets.  A military parade was held in Red Sq...
May 9, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 9, 2011

TODAY: Moscow marks Victory Day with parade; Khimki demonstrators arrested after clashes; forest fires; tandem split, Putin calls for Russian front to broaden popular support; nationalist coalition meets.  A military parade was held in Red Sq...
May 6, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 6, 2011

TODAY: Medvedev cancels Beslan meeting; United Russia ‘poster boy’ quits for A Just Russia; party member calls for Mironov’s resignation; Stepanova’s bank accounts frozen; Khimki activist beaten; Markelov/Baburova killers s...