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Russians Withdrew 37 Billion Rubles in September
As a liquidity crisis continues in Russia’s financial sector, the Vedomosti newspaper reports that Russian depositors withdrew 37 billion rubles from private sector banks in September.
Oct 13, 2008 | Continued
Khodorkovsky In Isolation Ward for Press Interview
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil company, has been put into solitary confinement for 12 days, allegedly for speaking with Esquire author Boris Akunin.
Oct 10, 2008 | Continued
Russian Lawmakers Want Broader Powers for FSB
A group of Russian lawmakers are jumping at anti-corruption measures proposed by President Dmitri Medvedev to hand greater authority to the country’s security agencies, particularly the Federal Security Service (FSB).
Oct 8, 2008 | Continued
Two Years On, Russia Remembers Anna Politkovskaya
On the two-year anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, theotherrussia.org provides exclusive quotes from Russian public figures, who describe what has changed in the country since her death.
Oct 7, 2008 | Continued
Gorbachev to Form New Political Party
The New York Times reports that Mikhail Gorbachev will join banker Alexander Lebedev and create a new political party in Russia.
Oct 4, 2008 | Continued
Nemtsov and Milov: Russia Needs a Unified Democratic Force
In an open letter, Boris Nemtsov and Vladimir Milov discuss the dissolution of the Union of Right Forces (SPS), calling on its members to leave a political party set to become a Kremlin marionette, and work on forming a unified democratic movement instead.
Oct 2, 2008 | Continued
Ingushetia Descending into Civil War — Aushev
Present-day Ingushetia has “elements of a slow civil war,” according to former Ingush president Ruslan Aushev.
Sep 30, 2008 | Continued
Real Inflation in Russia is 40 % –Research Group
The Romir Group, a Russian polling agency and market research firm, has published a new report that serves as an alternative to official inflation figures in Russia. Urban residents have seen expenses rise 40.7%, Romir finds.
Sep 29, 2008 | Continued
Russia and Venezuela Discuss Nuclear Cooperation
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Thursday, announcing that their respective countries were prepared to cooperate on nuclear energy.
Sep 26, 2008 | Continued
Powerful Chechen Clan Leader Killed in Moscow
Ruslan Yamadayev, a former lawmaker in Russia’s lower house of Parliament, was shot to death in his car after he left meetings in the Kremlin.
Sep 25, 2008 | Continued