Archive for Mig Greengard
Editor of theotherrussia.org.
United Civil Front Activist Larisa Arap Held
Larisa Arap is a writer and an activist for the United Civil Front, the opposition group founded and chaired by Garry Kasparov in 2005. The UCF has been an integral force in the Other Russia since its inception and Larisa Arap has been active in our activities in Murmansk and elsewhere. Ms. Arap also wrote […]
Jul 29, 2007 | Continued
Kasparov on the Putin Mafia
The western media has struggled to understand the motivations of the Putin regime since the KGB lieutenant-colonel came to power. Ideology is absent; Russian national interest seems secondary. The answer is perhaps too simple for politicians and pundits who cut their teeth as tea leaf-reading Kremlinologists. Putin and his gang want money and their entire […]
Jul 28, 2007 | Continued
The Kremlin Gets Religion
The ominous rise of nationalism and xenophobia promoted by the Kremlin is gaining a religious aspect, a strictly Russian Orthodox one. The latest step comes when, in districts around the country, the next school year will include religious instruction even for elementary school students. This article at a Canadian site is one of the few […]
Jul 27, 2007 | Continued
Fascism Spreads in Russia
Despite the Putin administration’s best efforts to portray the opposition, Other Russia members included, as fascists and extremists, it has becoming increasingly clear that fascism is in the eye of the beholder — and sponsored by the government. In the New Statesman, Gavin Knight discusses the Kremlin’s intimidation domestically and abroad while allowing the Russian […]
Jul 25, 2007 | Continued
Murder Not Relevant
This week the United Kingdom expelled four Russian diplomats in response to the Kremlin’s refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoi on the charge of murdering Alexander Litvinenko with the radioactive substance polonium-210. We see that at last someone is reacting to Putin’s disregard for the rule of law. This disregard is symbolic of a regime that […]
Jul 23, 2007 | Continued
Putin’s History Books
The Washington Post has a depressing account of how the Putin administration is bringing his cult of personality and campaign of misinformation to Russia’s children. The old joke about the USSR, that it was a “country with an uncertain past” can now be revived. We believe in a strong Russia, but not an isolated, xenophobic, […]
Jul 20, 2007 | Continued
Boris Nemtsov Speaks His Mind
His Union of Right Forces (SPS) party may still be trying to reach accommodation with the Kremlin, but one SPS founder, Boris Nemtsov, has not let the party’s increasing disillusionment cloud his mind. He speaks out in the English-language Moscow Times editorial. Excerpts: It is disgusting to watch the “Vremya” nightly news on Channel One, […]
Jul 19, 2007 | Continued
WSJ: Putin’s Russia a Fascist State
In today’s Wall Street Journal, Global View columnist Bret Stephens hits various nails on their heads. We are particularly gratified to at last see Putin’s infamous “popularity” not taken at face value in the media. It is a must-read article and we encourage you to share it widely. “For the Sake of One Man” – […]
Jul 17, 2007 | Continued
Conference Report
In the days before the Other Russia conference in Moscow on July 7-8, the Russian media was celebrating the collapse of the Other Russia coalition. It was no surprise that the Kremlin organs that dominate the media here were delighted at the prospect of another election season with no opposition and no accountability. Even the […]
Jul 16, 2007 | Continued
Riyadh on the Volga
The Putin administration has seen many aggressive takeovers of domestic and foreign energy holdings by Putin and his closest allies at Gazprom and Rosneft. Yukos was dismembered and parceled out like loot from a pirate raid. The Russian licensing agency Rosnedra has become a tool to squeeze foreign companies out. Meanwhile, the gang in charge […]
Jul 11, 2007 | Continued