Archive for Mig Greengard
Editor of theotherrussia.org.
Another for the Clinic
The case of United Civil Front activist Larisa Arap’s illegal detention in a psychiatric hospital in Murmansk continues to draw worldwide attention to the Putin regime’s disdain for dissent and the law. Now we receive news that another member of an opposition group has received similar treatment. Nikolai Baluev, an associate of Eduard Limonov, leader […]
Aug 14, 2007 | Continued
Larisa Arap Update
The independent commission of Russian ombudsman Vladimir Lukin reached Larisa Arap at the hospital where she is being held in Apatity, Murmansk Oblast. Three psychiatrists from Moscow examined Ms. Arap and agreed that she was of sound mind and that there was no reason to hold her against her will. Head of Psychiatry Dr. Vladimir […]
Aug 10, 2007 | Continued
Putin’s Former Boss
In a recent interview with Foreign Policy magazine, former KGB general Oleg Kalugin shares some thoughts on former subordinate Vladimir Putin and the nature of his regime. He concludes with some chilling thoughts for the leaders of Other Russia and other opposition groups. FP: Do you believe, as Alexander Litvinenko did, that the apartment bombings […]
Aug 9, 2007 | Continued
Larisa Arap Hunger Strike Continues
Larisa Arap continues to be kept in the closed section of the Apatity hospital where she was moved last week instead of being moved to the open care area. Therefore she has continued a hunger strike against her detention. Two days ago the deputy chief medical officer said Larisa Arap was not a danger to […]
Aug 8, 2007 | Continued
Larisa Arap: One Month Gone
The outrageous kidnapping of writer and United Civil Front / Other Russia activist Larisa Arap took place at a Murmansk medical clinic on July 5. (Our previous report. A recent report that includes an interview with Larisa’s husband.) The clinic officials who orchestrated her abduction and detention still refuse to discuss her case history or […]
Aug 7, 2007 | Continued
Volodya Bukovsky for President?
Famous Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky just received a Russian passport in order to return to the country to discuss his potential candidacy for the 2008 presidential elections. But within hours, Russia’s Central Election Committee stated that Bukovsky would not be eligible to run. The Committee gave two reasons: that Bukovsky has dual citizenship with the […]
Aug 6, 2007 | Continued
Nashi Democracy
In what might be considered a warm-up for the March 08 Russian presidential elections, the Kremlin-backed “Nashi” youth group held a leadership election at its summer camp last week. Other camp activities included games ridiculing Russian pro-democracy leaders and an air show with Su-27 military jets that cost an estimated $200,000. The Kremlin’s favorites parade […]
Aug 5, 2007 | Continued
Kremlin Oligarch Shakeup Continues
As the inevitable power struggle builds toward the March 2008 presidential elections, we are continuing to see purges and punishments within the structure of the Putinocracy. The latest loser is Mikhail Gutseriyev, president of Russneft, who has been under pressure for over a year. The Kremlin is increasingly eager to place as many assets as […]
Aug 4, 2007 | Continued
Pointkovsky on Homo Putinicus
Our friend Andrei Piontkovsky has written an informative column in the Moscow Times. In it, the author of the essential collection “Another Look Into Putin’s Soul” examines the phenomenon of accused murder Andrei Lugovoi’s popularity in Russia today. Sharp tongue firmly in cheek, Piontkovsky wonders if Lugovoi should take seriously a Russian interviewer’s thought about […]
Aug 3, 2007 | Continued
Shim Jae Hoon and Old Dictator’s Tricks
Veteran Seoul-based journalist Shim Jae Hoon gives his take on the Litvinenko/Lugovoi murder case and the Kremlin’s attempts to demonize internal and external opposition in this article. The problem with this kind of criminal case is that dictators are able to exploit it to condemn foreign interference, imagined or otherwise. That’s exactly what happened under […]
Jul 31, 2007 | Continued