Well this one is entertaining but not surprising. RFE/RL picks up on a a controversial argument from a blogger generating a buzz in Russia which proposes that the only way forward out of the crisis of poor governance in Russia is… well...
TODAY: Journalist censored for critique of over-centralization; Council of Europe to assess human rights in Russia; a look at North Koreans seeking asylum. Analysis of START slow down; Russian Defense Minister in Vietnam. Smuggling-cor...
Head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, recently came up with the brilliant idea of fingerprinting and DNA registering the entire population of the country, or at least that’s what is stated in his report the coll...
Fareed Zakaria does a good job of holding back on this short report of yet another Marlboro man photo shoot of Vladimir Putin doing all that tough guy stuff out in Siberia. Really? Do we still need this?
TODAY: Protests over the weekend disappoint opposition despite large numbers; Kaliningrad sees 5,000-strong crowd brandish tangerines; United Russia to grant amnesty to 300,000, Gryzlov foresees tandem rule; new opposition to Sochi as workers̵...
In response to the news that President Dmitry Medvedev may be pursuing the formation of a new political party to support his modernization agenda, Vladimir Frolov has a new piece arguing that he needs a different kind of party, of the “tea&#...
Over the years, Russia’s safety record on fires and other accidents has significantly worsened, highlighted more recently by the nightclub fire in Perm which prompted widespread criticism and anger over government standards and bureaucratic ...
On Russia Profile, Stephen Blank throws in his comment on Dmitry Medvedev’s proposal for a new political party, among other opinions: In Russia’s system it is apparent that Medvedev needs his own power base and this appears to be what ...
TODAY: Clash over Iran nuclear plant clouds Clinton’s Moscow visit; US Secretary of State will meet with Putin for the first time; UN Secretary General agrees on cooperation with CSTO. Afghanistan to ask for reparations? Opposition pol...
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