Archive - 2008

Ah, Christmas. A time for family, opening presents, and eating far too much. Oh, and time for the annual Russo-Ukrainian gas crisis. In a move that has become almost as traditional as Santa’s squeeze down the...

Note: I thought about not publishing this post, and just using it as one of those cathartic rants that stays forever in the drafts folder but makes one feel better. But I’m grumpy today. So here it is. It’s...

Expatriates.ru is a new social networking site for expats in Russia. Expatriates.ru is a pretty new site, but it’s membership looks to be growing rapidly. If it continues to grow at this pace, it could turn into...

Russian loony Far Right leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky has been setting working hard to save his roubles in the current financial crisis. Clearly no fan of personal hygeine, he explains his money saving regime: “I...

Before I kick of this week’s best posts, I wanted to point you in the direction of Misha’s Russia Blog.  Scroll down to the Gorbachev Obama post for the coolest picture of the week. Now, on to this...

The MIT World Policy Journal is celebrating its 25th anniversary by making access to its Fall 2008 journal for free until the end of November. The 25th anniversary issue looks ahead to the next 25 years and, in...

Martin Gilbert, writing in the Times, imagines an entirely different end to the First World War: Imagine: in October 1918, Lloyd George’s Cabinet is planning for a prolonged struggle in 1919. Haig’s solution promises to...

Before I kick off this week’s (or, rather, last week’s – sorry, running a bit behind!) roundup of the best blog posts about Russia, I just wanted to remind you that I launched a new website this week:...