Forum Discussions of Yelena Maglevannaya
In relation to my interview with Yelena Maglevannaya posted a moment ago, below we have some translated comments from a forum discussing the case. – G.P.
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No Free Press in the Gulag
[Editor’s note: last week there were reports of a shocking story from Russia of a journalist, Yelena Maglevannaya, being convicted of libel for having written about alleged abuse and torture of one Chechen inmate. Today, our correspondent Gr...
Saving Face on the Missile Shield
Washington’s plans to install non-existent anti-ballistic missile technology into Poland and the Czech Republic in order to defend against non-existent Iranian missile technology has long been a sore point in the U.S.-Russia relationship.&nb...
Russia’s Eye on Opel
Yesterday we wrote about the potential political influence in Germany that could be obtained through a majority stake in the struggling GM car company Opel (never mind that the last thing the Russian economy needs right now is more automotive manu...
Putin: Kudrin is “Stressed Now”
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Abkhazia’s Divisions with Moscow
It would be a mistake to always assume that South Ossetia and Abkhazia are both identical Russian surrogate territories. South Ossetia, as described by some, is ruled by a group of bandits living off smuggling rents from the Roki tunnel, and...
Welcome Lenin, Goodbye Putin
I had meant to link over to this item on the Russia! blog a few days ago, but I guess I got caught up reading thousands of Twitter feeds on the elections in India (while learning nothing new). Trolling LiveJournal for the best of the best, Marina ...
Weathering the Storm in Russia, Putin Looks to Opel
Today the Russian government has announced a 16.9% drop in industrial production in the year to April, which was the sixth consecutive month of contraction, exceeding forecasts by the banks. The slowdown in industry has the potential to be p...
Inhuman Rights
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Video: Crackdown on the Slavic Pride Protest
There were few surprises this weekend over how the Russian police handled a sizable protest by gay rights activists in Moscow, who sought to take advantage of the televised Eurovision event to bring attention to their persecuted status. As h...