You’d be forgiven for feeling somewhat confused about the Kremlin’s official stance on the use of Stalin’s images in the Victory Day festivities: there seems to have been a degree of flip-slopping about the Soviet dictator’...
Here’s a follow up on the Magnitsky visa denial story, in which we saw US Senator Benjamin Cardin personally petition Hillary Clinton for a visa ban for those involved in the death of the Hermitage lawyer whilst in prison last year. To...
More concerns have surfaced today over the new FSB bill to ‘combat extremism’ submitted to the Duma last week. Today the Power Vertical’s Robert Coalson relays some criticisms drawn from INDEM foundation head Georgy Satarov...
TODAY: US congressman to make move on Magnitsky case; Stalin continues to cause outrage; focus turns to living conditions for veterans today; Medvedev calls Stalin regime ‘totalitarian’. Obama keeps finger on reset button; puts c...
William Browder of Hermitage Capital Management testified before a Congressional Commission today on the death of his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, and the failure of the Russian authorities to investigate or prosecute any of the people responsible fo...
An op-ed by Nikolai Petrov from the Carnegie Moscow Center in today’s Moscow Times analyzes United Russia’s planning ahead of the October elections, which, he suggests, could prove to be less of walk in the park than those of last year...
Just caught this interesting analysis piece from Michael Stott at Reuters that comments on the success Russia has had in “winning back” their influence over several countries near her borders, while Europe and the United States, well, ...
Hurrah! Joint training for the military parade has begun outside Moscow! It’s quite a sight – military parades. Koz’ma Prutkov is recalled right away : «Want to be beautiful – join the hussars». Parades on Red Square –...
TODAY: Alexeyeva attacker given suspended sentence; calls for Trifonova judge to be dismissed; gay activists seek loophole for pride parade; celebrity lawyer speaks out on adoptions. Lukashenko interview; Kokoity visit; alien encounter; GenP...
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