From Seeking Alpha: We’ve just got ourselves a new economic teacher: Russian Prime Minister, nee President, Vladimir Putin. In his Davos speech he called on others not to allow too much government intervention into business, not to fall into...
TODAY: Thousands of protesters take to the streets all across Russia in widespread dissent; United Russia holds 30-minute pro-Kremlin rallies; Patriarch Kirill enthroned; gearing up for Russia-US meetings; Russians turn to internet for objective n...
Dear Sergey, I read with great interest your comments on NATO and global security published in the Guardian, and as Russia’s Minister of Defense, I should hope that others gave careful consideration to the conclusions of your article. ...
I believe that this article by Amartya Sen published in the New Republic makes some tremendously important points about the future of human rights law: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights made its contribution to practical reason and global ...
So nice to hear high-placed Russian officials such as Sergey Lavrov using the language of democracy and international law. It would be even nicer if it meant something. From his article in the Guardian. Plans to expand Nato seem aimed at tackling ...
The following is a translation of an interview by the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborzca with Robert Amsterdam: Markelov a victim of Putin’s regime The lawlessness built in Russia by Vladimir Putin is to be blamed for Stanislav Markelov’...
Despite efforts to help the ruble to find an equilibrium level, the currency continues to hit new lows, a drop apparently compounded by investors’ view of Vladimir Putin’s Davos speech as ‘absurd’. In a bid to stimula...
TODAY: Putin’s policies questioned; complicated ownership structures keep developments anonymous; former Mayor to be extradited to Moscow; Lavrov on EU security; missile debate exposes Poland’s security concerns.Alexander Lebedev, who ...
Things have been relatively quiet on the tit-for-tat spy games we saw going down last year, when the United States and Russia seemed to be going through some sort of strange ritual dance from the Cold War by presenting highly public awards to thei...
The previous posting by Grigory Pasko, which reported that Moscow spends more on housing its stray dogs than its homeless people, has prompted another related story (thanks to our translator) which we’ve seen going around in the Russian pres...
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