All Posts Tagged With: "Yezhednevny Zhurnal"
An Alternative Agenda: Part 2
Solidarity activist Ilya Yashin gives his two cents on the new Coordination Council and the future of the united opposition.
Oct 28, 2012 | Continued
An Alternative Agenda: Part 1
The editors at Yezhednevny Zhurnal sat down with some of the freshly-elected representatives to the Russian opposition’s new Coordination Council to ask what they thought about the election results, the Council’s initial tasks, and what difficulties they might have to face.
Oct 24, 2012 | Continued
Part of their Repertory
Satirist Victor Shenderovich discusses an ironic but all too representative instance of corruption within the Russian government, and issues a warning to politicians who think their impunity will last forever.
Jul 19, 2012 | Continued
Enemies or Fools
Political scientist Anton Orekh delves into the blatantly illogical nature of the Kremlin’s current attempt to label NGOs that accept international funding as “foreign agents.”
Jul 5, 2012 | Continued
The Degradation of Putin’s Dictatorship
In a column for Yezhednevny Zhurnal, former Yeltsin aid and specialist in political corruption Georgy Satarov discusses the current regression of Putin’s dictatorial regime and provides advice – and hope – for opposition protesters. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.
Jun 19, 2012 | Continued
Yulia Latynina: Legalizing the Loot
Renowned journalist Yulia Latynina describes the blatant corruption that influences whether the Russian state decides a company should be privatized or nationalized.
May 26, 2012 | Continued
Putin’s Deceit
Former Yeltsin aide Georgy Satarov responds to Putin’s criticism that Russia’s popular anti-electoral fraud protests have no clear leader or message.
Dec 30, 2011 | Continued
Victory Day, or a Holiday of Militarism?
Journalist and military expert Aleksandr Golts explores why Moscow insists on showing off its anitquated military equipment every Victory Day while failing to help bring society together with the natural feeling of unity the holiday evokes.
May 10, 2011 | Continued
Anatoly Bershtein: Medvedev is Not a Proper Tsar
Writing for Yezhednevny Zhurnal, journalist Anatoly Bershtein explores how the history of the relationship between Russians and their leaders might affect the outcome of the 2012 presidential elections.
Apr 19, 2011 | Continued
Latynina: February 1917 is in the Air
Writing for the Moscow Times, Yulia Latynina offers a scathing assessment of “Russia’s extraordinarily weak leaders.”
Mar 2, 2011 | Continued