Politics
A Record Harvest of Spies
Yulia Latynina writes an insightful piece on the recent spate of espionage cases in Russia, wondering at the capability of a law enforcement agency that can readily expose presumed infiltrators, but can’t even solve simple domestic crimes.
Apr 2, 2008 | Continued
Russian Military Officers Quitting In Protest of Reforms
Russian military officers among the highest ranks of the Service are preparing to quit in protest of reforms instituted by Anatoly Serdyukov, the current minister of Defense.
Mar 26, 2008 | Continued
Week in Review. Interregnum.
Aleksandr Golts reviews the past week in Russian affairs, noting the secrecy and uncertainty of the current period, as Russia’s elite hold their breath to see how the power structure will work with Dmitri Medvedev as president and Vladimir Putin as his prime minister.
Mar 16, 2008 | Continued
Russian Vote Inundated With Violations and Fraud – Observers
Russian electoral monitors across the country are reporting disturbing and widespread instances of electoral fraud. Theotherrussia.org examines some of the violations.
Mar 3, 2008 | Continued
Evidence of Vote Rigging Mounts
The Golos Association, a Russian NGO dedicated to protecting voter rights, has documented a series of violations taking place during the March 2nd presidential election.
Mar 2, 2008 | Continued
Moscow Workers Pressured to Vote
In an apparent effort to increase turnout, employees of Moscow companies are being forced to vote in Russia’s presidential election.
Feb 29, 2008 | Continued
Voters Lured With Pies and Cheerleaders in St. Petersburg
The administration of the Petrovsky Municipal District in St. Petersburg has hatched a plan to bring voters to Sunday’s presidential election.
Feb 27, 2008 | Continued
Russia Has Enough Electoral Monitors – Churov
Russia’s Central Electoral Commission has reiterated that electoral monitors will be on hand to observe many regions, even as nearly every international delegation has withdrawn its teams.
Feb 27, 2008 | Continued
Today’s Russia After Putin’s Years in Office
A long and thoroughly researched report on the results of Putin’s time in office has been published in Moscow. Its authors, Boris Nemtsov and Vladimir Milov, take a hard look at the outcomes of Putin’s tenure on Russia as a whole.
Feb 24, 2008 | Continued
Russian Members of Parliament Challenge Legitimacy of Presidential Campaign
31 deputies of Russia’s State Duma have filed a motion questioning the legitimacy of the presidential electoral campaign in Russia.
Feb 20, 2008 | Continued