International
Thousands March in Anti-US Protest in Moscow
The Kremlin-backed Nashi youth movement staged a mass protest criticizing the United States on Sunday. Attendance estimates range from 3 to 20 thousand.
Nov 3, 2008 | Continued
Russian Experts Talk McCain and Obama
Russian experts on the United States discuss the American presidential race in Moscow, and the future of Kremlin-White House relations.
Oct 23, 2008 | Continued
Dutch Journalist Killed By Russian Cluster Bomb–Report
A report by the Dutch government has revealed that cameraman Stan Storimans was killed by a Russian cluster bomb. Storimans died in Gori, Georgia on August 12th.
Oct 21, 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
Russian TV Teaches “9/11 Truth”
On Friday, Russian State television aired an Italian documentary that questioned the official version of what happened on September 11th, 2001. Boris Sokolov questions the channel’s motives, asking why it chose to screen a one-sided film to 30 million viewers during prime time. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.
Sep 16, 2008 | Continued
Drunken Soldiers Ignore Looting in South Ossetia – Rights Workers
The Memorial human rights group has released a new report on the war in South Ossetia, which finds Russian soldiers turning a blind eye as serious looting continues in the region.
Sep 12, 2008 | Continued
Russia Started the Georgian War – Analysis
A Russian blogger has analyzed an interview of a Russian company commander, who was wounded in the war over South Ossetia. Russian troops, he finds, were on South Ossetian soil before Georgia began shelling Tskhinvali.
Sep 11, 2008 | Continued
Russia Considers Siting Nuclear Arms in Kaliningrad
Russia may locate precision-guided weapons in Kaliningrad, the Western enclave region which borders Poland, in response to an American missile defense system in Eastern Europe. Nuclear arms deployment also remains on the table.
Sep 7, 2008 | Continued
Putin the Staunch Republican?
Russian journalist Ilya Milshtein argues that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is a staunch supporter of the US Republican Party. Exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.
Aug 30, 2008 | Continued
Russian Opposition Party Decries Recognition of Georgian Breakaway Regions
The United Civil Front, the Russian opposition political party led by Garry Kasparov, has released a statement denouncing President Dmitri Medvedev’s decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two breakaway regions within Georgia.
Aug 27, 2008 | Continued