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‘Ruleaks’ Posts Pictures of ‘Putin’s Black Sea Palace’
Photographs of a sprawling Black Sea mansion suspected to have been built for Vladimir Putin have been posted on Ruleaks, the Russian analog of Wikileaks.
Jan 21, 2011 | Continued
Russia ‘A Danger the West Dismisses at its Peril’
Former Canadian policy advisor Oksana Bashuk Hepburn explains the dangers of international appeasement of Russia’s criminal behavior in the name of good relations.
Jan 20, 2011 | Continued
Houses Built for Fire Victims ‘Impossible to Live In’
Houses built to compensate victims of Russia’s summer wildfires are turning out to be more of a curse than a blessing, as residents struggle to compensate for shoddy construction that has left them freezing cold.
Jan 12, 2011 | Continued
Khimki Official Arrested in Fetisov Beating Case
Federal investigators have arrested a Khimki city official under suspicion of organizing an attack on an ecologist who worked to defend the Khimki Forest.
Dec 28, 2010 | Continued
Protest for Slain Football Fan Sparks Ultranationalist Violence
Racially-charged riots erupted in Moscow and St. Petersburg over the weekend, with football fans and radical nationalists chanting “Russia for the Russians” and violently assaulting anyone with North Caucasian characteristics.
Dec 13, 2010 | Continued
Sobyanin Proposes Relocating Pensioners Out of Moscow (updated)
The newly-appointed mayor of Moscow is apparently suggesting that the elderly be relocated to “pensioner villages” in remote districts to solve the city’s problem of high-cost construction.
Dec 11, 2010 | Continued
Terrorist Attacks Up 100% in Russia in 2010
The number of terrorist attacks in Russia has doubled over the past year despite dozens of counter-terrorism operations, according to a statement from the Prosecutor General’s office.
Dec 8, 2010 | Continued
Beaten Khimki Journalist Convicted of Slander
A Russian journalist who was left disabled after an unsolved attack has been convicted of slander against a local official and ordered to pay a fine; his lawyer plans to appeal.
Nov 11, 2010 | Continued
Transparency Intl: Corruption in Russia Getting Worse
Russia has become more corrupt over the past year, according to a new report out by Transparency International.
Oct 26, 2010 | Continued
‘Strategy 31’ Organizers at a Crossroads Over City Proposal
Moscow authorities say they’re willing to allow 800 people to take part in an opposition rally on October 31, but rally organizers disagree on whether to accept the proposal.
Oct 25, 2010 | Continued