Russia

July 2, 2009

Grigory Pasko: Screening the Nord Stream Doc in Germany

Remember this number Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. I recently had the pleasure of participating in a screening of my short documentary film on the Nord Stream pipeline pro...
July 2, 2009

War is Always the Enemy’s Fault

From Cathy Young in the Wall Street Journal: Given all this, a war seems unlikely. What’s more probable is that Russia will seek to destabilize Georgia without military action. This saber-rattling may be meant to boost Georgian opposition to...
July 2, 2009

A Bouquet of Russian Myths

We believe that David Ignatius’s article in the Washington Post is very well worth reading today, as he discusses some of the dominant themes that came up during a recent conference sponsored by the Russian Institute entitled “What Doe...
July 2, 2009

How to Avoid Traveling to Russia

I’ve heard of some really wild excuses by diplomats to avoid having to travel to Russia, but throwing yourself to the ground in an airport and shattering your elbow really takes the cake. CBS News:  Clinton Won’t Travel to Russia ...
July 2, 2009

Taking on Hate Crimes in Russia

In relation to the video posted below, Paul LeGendre of Human Rights First has an opinion piece up over on Huffington Post: In a week, President Obama will travel to Moscow to meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The agenda items of the su...
July 2, 2009

Video: Obama on Human Rights in Russia

Glad to see we are not the only ones asking that President Barack Obama raise the issue of human rights during his visit to Russia. The following video, focused on the growing problem of hate crimes in Russia, was produced as part of a campaign by...
July 2, 2009

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 2, 2009

TODAY: Re-set still top of the headlines; military disarmament a benefit or a loss for Russia?; Caucasus talks see no resolution; Russian academy invitation to denounce ‘falsifiers’; legendary Soviet singer dies The Moscow Times report...
July 1, 2009

Video: What Russia Wants

I am still digging up good clips from my last interview with Paul Goble.  Here he reacts to the argument from Anatol Lieven’s National Interest article which argued that Piontkovsky, Shevtsova, and other Russian liberals serve as “...
July 1, 2009

Goulash and Gas

A friend of mine sharply rebuked me the other day for not writing enough on my blog.  While I can assure you all I haven’t exactly been napping in the recliner, I will do my best to start picking up the slack while still juggling my leg...
July 1, 2009

Russia’s Dissident Revival

The New York Times is running an article about the return of “apartment concerts” and dissident songs, as those artists who once braved the violence of the Soviet dictatorship to protest are once again finding themselves in a similar s...