A new report in the Financial Times points to the continued weakening of oil prices caused by an overall flight from risky assets over the Christmas holiday. In related news, other reports indicate that Russia is facing its first budget defi...
TODAY: Russia to increase number of nuclear missiles; Duma to raise ‘financial literacy’, comedians avoiding the crisis; Russia wants UN corruption officials out; Nikita Belykh, Anna Politkovskaya.The State Duma is in the process of cr...
From a new column by Anders Aslund on Russian economic policy: Apart from Russia’s excellent fiscal policy, just about everything has been wrong with the country’s economic policy since authorities arrested former Yukos CEO Mikhail Kho...
Although it feels like a subject we have beaten to death with a heavy stick, today’s first official meeting of the gas cartel can’t go by without comment. We’ve written about why it’s different than the oil cartel, wh...
Phillip Pan of the Washington Post offers some ideas about the meaning of Nikita Belykh’s appointment as governor of Kirov province – a move which destroyed the Union of Right Forces in one swipe, but inserted an unexpectedly fresh fac...
TODAY: United Russia blocks logging enquiry, party leader resigns over car tariffs? Putin’s image suffering, no apparent plans to reverse tariff decision; confusion over supply of weapons to Iran, US calls for clarification; OSCE missi...
We’ve posted several articles already about the recent mass demonstrations in Vladivostok and other Russian cities against the recent steep increase in import duties on foreign cars – Vladimir Putin’s version of the recent Detroi...
In case you haven’t noticed, the Russian ruble appears to be in a lot of trouble, under tremendous pressure from sellers fleeing to other currencies like monetary refugees. Although the Central Bank widened the band and allowed the rub...
Russia Profile is carrying the following opinion article by Alexander Arkhangelsky. December 22, 2008 Mercy for the Fallen Comment by Alexander Arkhangelsky Special to RIA Novosti Acts of compassion should be the rule, not the exception In the pas...
Are hangmen sad at night? Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. President of the RF Dmitry Medvedev, appearing at the beginning of December at the All-Russian Congress of Judges, ...
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