Russia

January 20, 2011

UN Takes On Magnitsky Case

Dramatic news today in the ongoing campaign to bring justice to the family and colleagues of murdered lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.  The Washington Post reports on the filing made to the United Nations on behalf of the human rights NGO Redress: Re...
January 20, 2011

Mapping Out Russia’s Clans

Sublime Oblivion and A Good Treaty have collaborated to create a terrific series of maps and graphs to visually present the power networks of Russian elites, siloviki, civiki, etc.
January 20, 2011

Mapping Out Russia’s Clans

Sublime Oblivion and A Good Treaty have collaborated to create a terrific series of maps and graphs to visually present the power networks of Russian elites, siloviki, civiki, etc.
January 20, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 20, 2011

The High Arbitrazh Court has adopted guidelines regarding the demolition of “unlawful constructions.” Following the highly publicized debacle of the “Rechnik” development, said to be one of the reasons of the dismissal of M...
January 20, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 20, 2011

The High Arbitrazh Court has adopted guidelines regarding the demolition of “unlawful constructions.” Following the highly publicized debacle of the “Rechnik” development, said to be one of the reasons of the dismissal of M...
January 20, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 20, 2011

TODAY: 21 arrested at Markelov/Baburova memorial; Solidarity activists fined over leaflets; Medvedev meets Oleg Kashin; visa-free travel between Russia and Chile; Smolensk crash transcripts released; education reforms will cut curriculum in favor ...
January 20, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 20, 2011

TODAY: 21 arrested at Markelov/Baburova memorial; Solidarity activists fined over leaflets; Medvedev meets Oleg Kashin; visa-free travel between Russia and Chile; Smolensk crash transcripts released; education reforms will cut curriculum in favor ...
January 19, 2011

Grigory Pasko: Will the West Help?

The book and film starring Ostap Bender, the fictional adventurer of the 1920s conceived by the writers Ilf and Petrov, remains popular in Russia to this day. In one of the chapters of the book, Bender exclaims “The West will help us!”...
January 19, 2011

Grigory Pasko: Will the West Help?

The book and film starring Ostap Bender, the fictional adventurer of the 1920s conceived by the writers Ilf and Petrov, remains popular in Russia to this day. In one of the chapters of the book, Bender exclaims “The West will help us!”...
January 19, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 19, 2011

President Dmitry Medvedev continues to face problems relating to an order he signed pertaining to areas of land near Russia’s borders that foreigners are not allowed to own. According to an article in Vedomosti, the Ukase also affects foreig...