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Mikhail Khodorkovsky: The Consequences of Being Candid
The following is an exclusive English translation of an article published in German magazine Der Spiegel. Consequences of Being Candid Mikhail Khodorkovsky is looking at many years of imprisonment from the second trial as well, unless President Me...
Sechin Harkens Back to Victim Narrative in WSJ Interview
It’s a time honored tradition among Russian officials, especially in times of crisis or challenging moments, to speak about the country in terms of what we call “the victim narrative” – a presentation of all events occurrin...
RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 31, 2009
TODAY: Russia and China planning to push world currency at G20?; NATO highlights perceived tensions; industrial regions increasingly troubled; opposition activists charged for blog post; Russia calls for OSCE monitoring in South Ossetia; space ten...
Cracks in the Yukos Case
A very, very important article in the Moscow Times, wherein numerous third parties echo our views on the injustice being currently perpetrated by the Russian authorities in the case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky: But an examination by The Moscow Ti...
WHO IS REALLY ON TRIAL IN MOSCOW?
On Tuesday in Moscow the first hearings will be held for the so-called “second trial” of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, though to use such language of legalism may be misleading in describing this process. In the preliminary hearings lead...
RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 30, 2009
TODAY: Medvedev gives BBC interview; Nemtsov registered to run for mayor of Sochi; Duma passes pro-opposition bill readings; Medvedev and Obama to meet this week; Kremlin blocks European Court of Human Rights.President Dmitry Medvedev was intervie...
It’s “Summer Time” in Russia
It’s nice to know the State Duma of the Russian Federation doesn’t have anything more important on its agenda… To be honest, when we read this report on the «Regnum.ru» information agency website, we first thought it was so...
What Obama Should Do About Russia
Washington DC think tank Heritage Foundation has released a new report today containing “realistic policy proposals” for the administration of Barack Obama to address relations with Russia and strategy in Eurasia. The report is e...
Friendless Russia
Paul Goble points to an interesting comment by Vladimir Nadein points out in today’s Yezhednevny zhurnal. “Even Hitler,” even when it was obvious that he was losing the war “retained allies up to the end of 1944. But Putin,...
