All Posts Tagged With: "Putin"
From the New Times: Putin and His ‘Family’ – Gazprom
The New Times magazine has published a handy chart of some concrete examples of cronyism between Vladimir Putin, Gazprom, and the Russian government.
Apr 20, 2010 | Continued
Scientist Critical of Olympic Construction Flees Russia
A top geologist working as a consultant for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi has fled to Ukraine, fearing that he may be arrested on trumped-up charges motivated by his warnings about construction for the games.
Apr 19, 2010 | Continued
The Moscow Times on Nashi’s Fifth Anniversary
The radical pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi held its fifth anniversary celebration yesterday, with government leaders present to urge them to “remain in the fight.”
Apr 16, 2010 | Continued
Nearly 3/4 of Russians Prefer Order to Democracy
Two new polls out this week show that fewer Russians (but still most of them) value order more than democracy and that few think their president is really in charge of their country.
Apr 13, 2010 | Continued
‘YouTube Cop’ Gives Medvedev a Deadline and a Warning
Whistleblower cop Aleksei Dymovsky has issued a final video address to the Russian president, giving him a deadline of November 12, 2010, to address police corruption or step down from his post.
Apr 12, 2010 | Continued
In the War on Terrorism, Medvedev Follows in Putin’s Tracks
Yezhednevny Zhurnal columnists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan discuss why President Medvedev’s policy response to last week’s Moscow metro bombings will do nothing to prevent future terrorist attacks.
Apr 8, 2010 | Continued
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
United Civil Front on Metro Bombings: Don’t Believe Putin
The United Civil Front is warning that the Russian government may use the March 29 Moscow metro bombings as an excuse to infringe upon the rights and freedoms of its citizens further than ever before.
Mar 31, 2010 | Continued
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
Solidarity Releases Statement on Moscow Metro Attacks
The opposition movement Solidarity has released a statement regarding two suicide attacks on the Moscow metro that killed at least 38 people and injured more than 70 during the Monday morning rush hour.
Mar 29, 2010 | Continued