Blogging about Russia used to be fun … the hilarity of those early topless photo shoots of Vladimir Putin, Judo demonstrations, and other key moments in the building of his cult of personality – there was so much to talk about. Now the...
During my last visit to the Khodorkovsky trial courtroom, I had the opportunity to stop the procurators Kovalikhina and Shokhin outside on the staircase with a question: “Do the procurators give interviews?” Shokhin stopped short in su...
TODAY: Medvedev commits to close plutonium reactor at Washington nuclear summit and pledges to push for Iran sanctions as nuclear powers; Kyrgyz officials in Moscow; poll suggests Russians value order over democracy; judges seek police protection;...
Richard Perle, of legendary reputation during the Bush administration, takes to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to slam Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Russia. I think Perle misses the point on the purpose of a nuclear treaty wit...
The assassination this week of Russian Judge Eduard Chuvashov by suspected ultra-nationalists was a violently outrageous reminder of the vulnerability of judicial independence in the country, but it was not necessarily surprising. Reports indicate...
TODAY: Leaders declare incomes and assets; Medvedev fed up with questions about Putin; Russia-US adoption to come under scrutiny; tributes to Polish President as ‘language barrier’ blamed for crash; Washington hosts nuclear summit; Dym...
TODAY: Russian response to fatal Polish crash praised as thousands gather to meet bodies in Warsaw; Bastrykin rules out technical failure, conspiracy theories inevitable; Russia pledges aid to Kyrgystan; police awarded for refusing bribe offer; Mo...
Evgeny Morozov at the FP Net Effect blog has some ideas about why there was no Twitter-revolution behind the civil unrest and change of government in Kyrgyzstan … it’s not only because it’s harder to pronounce than Iran. Finally,...
Below are two video interviews with Alexei Navalny, a minority shareholder rights lawyer in Russia (which is a courageous profession). Navalny has been at the vanguard of various lawsuits seeking to bring transparency and rule of law to Russ...
Though my home country Canada often has the reputation as the world’s boy scout, seeking the approval of others for its moral conduct, there is also a sense of healthy chauvinism when it comes to defending basic independence, terri...
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