All Posts Tagged With: "Gazeta.ru"

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Russian Oligarch Admits Ties to Mafia

Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has admitted that he gave money to criminal organizations in the 1990s to protect his business interests.

May 14, 2010 | Continued
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Gazeta.ru: Moscow’s Construction Plan Exemplifies Corruption

The editorial team at Gazeta.ru argues that Moscow’s controversial 15-year construction plan approved by the city last week is emblematic of corruption throughout the Russian government.

May 11, 2010 | Continued
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Russian Cop Charged After Killing and Burying Jaywalker

A police officer in the Urals region of Chelyabinsk has been charged with accidentally hitting and killing a pedestrian, whose body he buried in a roadside ditch in an attempt to cover up the crime.

Apr 15, 2010 | Continued
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Slain Moscow Judge is a Lesson for Russian Gov’t

The editorial team at Gazeta.ru explains why the Russian government needs to pay special attention to the shooting this week of Judge Eduard Chuvashov, known for prosecuting violent ultranationalists.

Apr 14, 2010 | Continued
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A Crooked Broadcast

Having chosen to air dramas instead of covering Moscow’s worst terrorist attacks in the past six years, Russia’s state-controlled television has become “a virtual form of reality,” writes Gazeta.ru columnist Natalia Gevorkyan.

Apr 2, 2010 | Continued
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Prosecution Rests in Exhaustive Khodorkovsky Case

After thirteen months and fifty-one witnesses, the prosecution has concluded its presentation of evidence in the second court case against jailed oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who will take the stand in his own defense in early April.

Mar 30, 2010 | Continued
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Protests Gaining Visibility, Attracting More Russians

As thousands of Russians get ready for an upcoming series of massive protests throughout the country, a new poll indicates that such protests are gaining higher visibility and attracting more people to take part.

Mar 19, 2010 | Continued
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Moscow Traffic Cops Create Unwitting Human Shield

The Moscow highway patrol has allegedly used civilian vehicles, including one carrying a pregnant woman, as human shields in an attempt to catch armed criminals.

Mar 9, 2010 | Continued
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Police Claim to Identify Estemirova’s Killer

Law enforcement agents are claiming that they have solved last summer’s scandalous murder of human rights activist Natalya Estemirova, but the activist’s colleagues are already refuting the announcement.

Feb 25, 2010 | Continued
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Anger at Putin Flares in Irkutsk and Samara

Russians called for Prime Minister Putin to step down in two large but unrelated protests over the weekend, following a trend set by a massive anti-governmental rally in Kaliningrad in late January.

Feb 16, 2010 | Continued