Russia

February 9, 2011

Luke Harding: What’s Being Said

The Luke Harding story is all over the papers today, with various sources discussing the possible reasons for his deportation from Russia.  Here’s a summary of what’s being said.   British Government Response: In a video post...
February 9, 2011

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

TODAY: Transport official sacked; tensions over run-up to and fall-out from Domodedovo attack; Lithuania concerned about Russian warheads; Lavrov wants Japanese protesters prosecuted; Navalny to be investigated; Yabloko activists detained. Medvede...
February 9, 2011

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

TODAY: Transport official sacked; tensions over run-up to and fall-out from Domodedovo attack; Lithuania concerned about Russian warheads; Lavrov wants Japanese protesters prosecuted; Navalny to be investigated; Yabloko activists detained. Medvede...
February 8, 2011

Russia Finds an Excuse for the Expulsion of Luke Harding

It can be quite exhausting to keep on pretending to take this government seriously when they say things like this. From the Washington Post: The Foreign Ministry said that although Harding received a visa extension through May in November, he left...
February 8, 2011

Russia Finds an Excuse for the Expulsion of Luke Harding

It can be quite exhausting to keep on pretending to take this government seriously when they say things like this. From the Washington Post: The Foreign Ministry said that although Harding received a visa extension through May in November, he left...
February 8, 2011

The Vanishing Documentary

The story of the mysterious break-in and robbery at flimmaker Cyril Tuschi’s Berlin studios this past weekend is one of the more remarkable and perplexing items of intrigue out of Russia this year – and that’s not a short list. T...
February 8, 2011

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

TODAY: Medvedev signs police reform bill; Umarov claims responsibility for Domodedovo; Guardian reporter deported from Russia; Yashin police report falsified; Kuril islands spat continues; Khodorkovsky verdict will not be overturned; concerns abou...
February 8, 2011

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

TODAY: Medvedev signs police reform bill; Umarov claims responsibility for Domodedovo; Guardian reporter deported from Russia; Yashin police report falsified; Kuril islands spat continues; Khodorkovsky verdict will not be overturned; concerns abou...
February 7, 2011

Grigory Pasko: Medvedev, The Tease

Many had placed their hopes on him.  Literally warming up their expectations, he was silent for so long. And now he has spoken. I immediately recalled the aphorism of Stanislaw Jerzy Lec: «Well, how can one not be an optimist here: my enemies...
February 7, 2011

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

TODAY: START treaty ratified; Islamist rebel leader issues threat, Domodedovo bomber identified? Japan still outraged over Kuril islands; Khodorkovsky documentary stolen; Moscow City Hall grants permission for Day of Wrath protest; floods in Kalin...