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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
Medvedev to Business: Stop Whimpering
At a meeting on the development of the Magadan Oblast, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev told representatives of the gold-mining industry to stop “whimpering.”
Sep 24, 2008 | Continued
Russian State Hints at Plans for a New Youth TV Channel
Russia’s 2×2 channel, which is under threat of losing its license for broadcasting cartoons deemed offensive, may be replaced by a state-run channel aimed at specifically at children.
Sep 24, 2008 | Continued
Situation in Ingushetia Threatens All of Russia – Alexeyeva
Human right activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva speaks on the situation in Ingushetia, where disappearances and killings happen on a daily basis. The atmosphere of fear, she says, is comparable to Chechnya, and the Soviet Union in the 1930s.
Sep 22, 2008 | Continued
Russian Channel Bows to Pressure and Cuts Cartoons
The Russian 2×2 television channel has bowed to state pressure, and will pull 12 animated series from its lineup as it awaits a court decision. The offending cartoons include the Simpsons, Family Guy and South Park.
Sep 19, 2008 | Continued
Putin Is Ruining Russia’s Economy – Kasparov
Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov links the Russian stock market collapse to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitri Medvedev. “Until Russia has a government that is accountable to its citizens, no company or individual will be safe here,” he writes.
Sep 19, 2008 | Continued
Experts Comment on the Russian Market’s Downward Spiral
Russian experts were asked for their take on the consequences of Russia’s crashing stock market for the country’s economic and political future. Translation by theotherrussia.org
Sep 18, 2008 | Continued
Putin Slams Radio Station for Reporting on Georgian War
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin personally criticized one of the country’s only independent radio stations over its reporting of the war in Georgia. At a meeting with journalists, he told the editor-in-chief “You have to answer for this, Aleksei Alekseevich!”
Sep 17, 2008 | Continued