Archive for Danila
Russians Unite in Satirizing the State (gallery)
The Ekho Moskvy radio station has held several contests for its listeners to create political cartoons and collages. Theotherrussia.org translates some of the best.
Feb 11, 2009 | Continued
Kasparov: Russia’s Allies Should Not Help Vladimir Putin
Writing for BusinessWeek, Garry Kasparov argues that the myth of Vladimir Putin’s Russia has finally collapsed, and that the economic crisis is showing how unstable the Russian economy truly is.
Feb 11, 2009 | Continued
Russian Journalists Step Out to Support Shuttered Newspaper
Local journalists in several Russian regions have taken to the streets to support the Tambovsky Meridian newspaper. The Russian postal service refused to deliver and sell the paper after it ran an article questioning regional authorities.
Feb 10, 2009 | Continued
Day of Protest Marked Around Russia
Thousands took part in anti-government protests across Russia Saturday. In Moscow, preliminary reports said around 50 people were arrested.
Jan 31, 2009 | Continued
Arrests and Intimidation Before Russian Opposition Protests
Ahead of a series of protests put on by the democratic opposition in Russia, authorities have ramped up efforts to intimidate activists around the country. Round-up by theotherrussia.org.
Jan 30, 2009 | Continued
Russia Will Revise Controversial Treason Bill
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has ordered his staff to revise a controversial bill which would loosen the definition of treason. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s cabinet had originally backed the bill.
Jan 29, 2009 | Continued
Russian Police Press University to Expel Students Who Protested
Moscow police are pressing one Russian university to take action against students who protested against the government.
Jan 28, 2009 | Continued
Russia to Print Maps Showing Georgian Regions as Independent
In the near future, Russia will print maps showing the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and Georgia as distinct from Georgia.
Jan 28, 2009 | Continued
Independent Candidate Blocked From Moscow Suburb Election
Yevgenia Chirikova, an independent mayoral candidate in the Moscow suburb of Khimki, has been pulled from the ballot for what supporters call ridiculous reasons.
Jan 27, 2009 | Continued
Why Was Stanislav Markelov Killed?
Journalist Olga Malysh explores the theories surrounding the murders of human rights attorney Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, posing the question: “How many more deaths like this are still to come?” Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org
Jan 23, 2009 | Continued