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Kasparov: Hold On, Sergei!

Garry Kasparov addresses jailed leftist opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov, who has been jailed under trumped-up charges and on a dry hunger strike since December 4.

Dec 28, 2011 | Continued
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Kasparov: A Chance for Change of Another Illusion?

In the wake of a wave of protest against fraudulent parliamentary election results, opposition leader Garry Kasparov calls upon the Russian systemic opposition to agree to finally rise up against Vladimir Putin and the United Russia party.

Dec 12, 2011 | Continued
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The Russian March to Nothingness

In light of this past week’s Russian March, noted political analyst Andrei Piontkovsky examines the growing Russian nationalist movement and its origins in the Second Chechen War and ongoing conflicts in the North Caucasus.

Nov 6, 2011 | Continued
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Kasparov: “How I ‘Called’ for War on Russia”

Garry Kasparov responds to Kremlin propagandists accusing him of declaring war on Russia during a conference in Washington, DC on the US-Russia reset.

Oct 31, 2011 | Continued
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Kasparov Tells Daily Beast the Reset is a ‘Disaster’

The Daily Beast’s Eli Lake interviews Garry Kasparov on the US-Russia reset, Putin’s return to power, and how comparisons to Hitler can sometimes be appropriate.

Oct 27, 2011 | Continued
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Turning the Chessboard

Despite Medvedev’s return of the presidential gauntlet to Putin, some of the president’s supporters continue to look for a “liberating tsar” in the president. Opposition leader Garry Kasparov attempts to disavow them of this notion. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.

Oct 9, 2011 | Continued
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Kasparov: Look to Medvedev in Yaroslavl Tragedy

Garry Kasparov looks at the recent fatal plane crash in Yaroslavl in a broader context of the failures of Russia to reform it’s antiquated aviation industry and, more importantly, the chaos at the airport on the day of the tragedy that may have caused the accident.

Sep 18, 2011 | Continued
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Khodorkovsky: British PM Should Discuss Corruption on Russia Visit

Mikhail Khodorkovsky gives his two cents on British-Russian relations on the eve of British PM David Cameron’s first visit to Russia.

Sep 10, 2011 | Continued
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Garry Kasparov: We Must Boycott the Elections

With Parnas denied registration by Russian authorities, Garry Kasparov makes his case for a full-on boycott of upcoming Russian elections.

Jul 10, 2011 | Continued
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Kasparov: There’d Be No Putin Regime if Sakharov Lived

Opposition leader Garry Kasparov speaks about what Russia would look like today if physicist and dissident Andrei Sakharov was still alive.

May 21, 2011 | Continued