All Posts Tagged With: "oil"
Yulia Latynina on Russia’s Squandered Billions
Award-winning Russian journalist Yulia Latynina discusses what happens when a country spends it’s money on presidential palaces instead of infrastructure and roads. An exclusive from theotherrussia.org
Mar 26, 2010 | Continued
Russia Worries About the Price of Oil, Not a Nuclear Iran
Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov calls for President Barack Obama to face the reality of Russia’s interests in continued high tensions in the Middle East, and to take a serious stance in talks with Moscow over Iran’s nuclear program.
Oct 28, 2009 | Continued
Why Russia Stokes Mideast Mayhem – Kasparov
In his latest editorial for the Wall Street Journal, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov calls on the international community to step up to dictatorships around the world. Repressive petroleum-funded governments like Russia, he argues, have an interest in destabilizing the Middle East, and failing to respond may have catastrophic results.
Jan 13, 2009 | Continued
Russian Markets Collapse, Trading Halted
Russian stock markets experienced another collapse today, dropping to new lows. Trading on both the RTS and MICEX exchanges has been halted until Tuesday October 28th.
Oct 24, 2008 | Continued
Falling Oil Prices May Send Russian Budget into Deficit
Oil prices have dipped to levels dangerous for Russia’s federal budget, dropping near or below $70 per barrel on the London, Tokyo and New York exchanges.
Oct 17, 2008 | Continued
On Science, Putin Worse than Stalin
From this story in the UK Telegraph: Since it was founded by Tsar Peter I in 1724, the Academy [of Sciences] has enjoyed immunity from government interference. Freedom to think and work unfettered has enabled 17 of its alumni since 1904 to win science’s highest plaudit, the Nobel prize. Of those, 14 have been within […]
May 8, 2007 | Continued