Recently the news hit the Russian internet concerning the arrests of a group of environmental activists and a female journalist working near the so-called “Putin dacha,” in the area of Gelendzhik on the Idokopas cape. The three activis...
Wikileaks and Julian Assange may grab all the headlines, but Russia’s swelling numbers of bold, brave, and sometimes mysterious whistleblowers are a phenomenon worth watching. We have of course the high-profile leaks of police officers...
Wikileaks and Julian Assange may grab all the headlines, but Russia’s swelling numbers of bold, brave, and sometimes mysterious whistleblowers are a phenomenon worth watching. We have of course the high-profile leaks of police officers...
Should it come at any surprise that Russia’s most wealthy woman, Yelena Baturina, the wife of former Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, should wake up to the news today that the offices of her company Inteko were being raided by dozens of machine-gu...
In late January the National Fund for Democracy held a book launch party for “The Chechen Struggle: Independence Won and Lost,” by author Ilyas Akhmadov. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) couldn’t resist the opportuni...
Mikhail Gorbachev occasionally appears in the Western press to give his angle on presidential elections (“two terms is enough“) and the ruling tandem. Speculation is entertaining, but it’s much more satisfying to hear him s...
Mikhail Gorbachev occasionally appears in the Western press to give his angle on presidential elections (“two terms is enough“) and the ruling tandem. Speculation is entertaining, but it’s much more satisfying to hear him s...
TODAY: Khimki forest activist detained with children; rights advocates call for legalization of methadone; Russia won’t follow Egypt while oil price remains high; Gorbachev blames poverty and instability for terrorist attacks; Medvedev calls...
TODAY: Russia to send navy ships to defend Kuril islands; Domodedovo shows flaws; Egypt unrest to spread to Russia? US questioning Russia’s call for UN mission to the Middle East; Gontmakher fears investigation will kill him; Harding w...
TODAY: Russia to send navy ships to defend Kuril islands; Domodedovo shows flaws; Egypt unrest to spread to Russia? US questioning Russia’s call for UN mission to the Middle East; Gontmakher fears investigation will kill him; Harding w...
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