This video was released two days ago by President Dmitry Medvedev. The situation is very grave, the president’s message is sincere, and the appeal for help is straight forward. It is dramatically different from past videos releas...
TODAY: Over 600 wildfires have now spread across Russia, Putin attempts to stem criticism with video link; MC Noize sent to jail; bloggers seek violent policemen from Strategy 31 rally as US expresses concerns; Chichvarkin’s mother’s d...
Russian hip-hop might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but isn’t jail a bit excessive? Ivan Alexeyev, aka Noize MC, was arrested late last week for making fun of the police in his lyrics at a recent concert. Alexeyev, who often targets co...
A US house representative is calling for sanctions against Russia for undermining the recently-implemented sanctions against Iran. The AFP reports: “It’s time to implement our sanctions laws and demonstrate to Russia and China that the...
TODAY: Fires claim 40 lives, environmentalists blame government measures; heatwave drownings; Medvedev not keen on a Putin power struggle; 50 detained at Khimki rally; human rights council calls for dismissal of Federal Youth Agency; military vete...
At a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in mid-July, President Dmitry Medvedev commented on the legal situation regarding the expansion of FSB powers: “The situation is simple to the extreme. But I would not want ver...
A Good Treaty has a very interesting post up explaining some of the more plausible theories as to why Ella Pamfilova would suddenly resign from the Kremlin’s Human Rights Council – it’s a story that the English-language media hav...
TODAY: Forest fires in fourteen regions kill 34 and destroy thousands of homes; Strategy 31 protests in Moscow and St Petersburg broken up by police, Boris Nemtsov amid those detained; Pamfilova resigned due to pressure, says Alexeyeva; Khimki for...
A Russian court’s decision earlier this week to ban YouTube in a Russian town because of an extremist video is earning harsh critism from bloggers and activists. The Guardian reports: Anton Nosik, Russia’s leading internet guru, condem...
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