The Euroblog roundup will be hosted at Siberian Light this week, as Nosemonkey’s computer has packed in. Clearly, he should have bought the latest Russian model. Anyway, without further ado, I bring you the best...
Archive - April 2007
AndyPoland and Ukraine to host Euro 2012
In a bit of a shock result, the joint bid from Ukraine and Poland has beaten hot favourites Italy to the right to host the Euro 2012 football tournament. There had been fears that the current political crisis in...
Miss Yakutia finalist was a man
Scandal hit the Miss Virtual Yakutia contest this year, when it was revealed that one of the finalists… was a man. Newslab.ru reports: Anzhela Adamova was a young man called Oleg Goncharov, who decided to take...
Berezovsky says he wants to overthrow Putin – by force
Boris Berezovsky hit the headlines again today, claiming in an interview with a British newspaper that he was actively “plotting a new Russian revolution” – using force, if necessary. Apparently, he...
What’s Google Maps hiding?
The image below is from Google Maps. Notice the blur in the middle? I didn’t put it there – Google did. Click on this link to check for yourself. Then scroll out a bit, using the controls of the left of the...
Russian opposition to pick unified Presidential candidate
A couple of stories have come out this week, saying that The Other Russia, an umbrella group of opposition parties, are meeting soon to pick a unified Presidential candidate to oppose any Kremlin-backed candidate in the...
Euroblog roundup
The second Euroblog roundup came out last weekend. One post in particular caught my eye – 1948 Blog’s article about how Russia is “hijacking” the European Court of Human Rights. Apparently...
The best books about Russia… on the radio
All through this week, BBC Radio 4 are reading a series of excerpts from the latest and best books on Russia. You can either listen live, or the shows will be archived on the BBC website. The books include: Monday...
Ozon.ru (Russia’s Amazon) gets $18m venture capital
Ozon.ru, Russia’s largest online bookstore, has received $18 million in venture capital funding from Cisco systems and German firm Index Ventures. The money will go primarily on expanding Ozon’s logistical...
Russian blogs under legal threat?
Interesting post at Publius Pundit about a loophole in the law that could mean Russian bloggers being held to the same standards as fully fledged media publications. Publius worries that this could lead to a crackdown...