David McDuff points to what he sees as a trend towards censorship of English language translations of Russian media reports. With the Kremlin’s increasing stranglehold on the flow of information out of Russia...
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AndyUS military bases – the economic impact
Intel Dump has a post about US basing strategy which, as part of its argument repeats a claim that the US base in Manas, Kyrgyzstan, contributes so heavily to the local economy that it is worth around 5% of...
2008 Presidential election – an opening salvo?
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov is the subject of a criminal investigation over an illegal property purchase. Kasyanov, who was Prime Minister through almost all of Putin’s first term, has...
London bombings – some thoughts on the day after
24 hours on, and life in London seems to be getting pretty much back to normal. The transport network, with a few exceptions, is running pretty smoothly for short journeys in and out of the capital, although the...
Russian reaction to London blasts
Now I’m back home safely (thanks to all for your concern and kind words) lets get back to what this blog is all about – Russia or, for today at least, Russia’s reaction to today’s terrorist...
Explosions in London – but I’m safe
Those of you who read this blog regularly will know that I’m based in London and no longer live anywhere near Siberia. There have been a number of explosions here in London today – official sources so far...
Confessions of CCCP wearers
In a tale that in many ways mirrors my own ‘spiritual t-shirt wearing development’, Tim Newman explains his attachment to his CCCP t-shirt: In some way I’m trying to project the image that I have a...
Russia’s big business / small business paradox
Tim Worstall, who runs a company that trades extensively in Russia, has a few observations on the Russian business climate, from the perspective of the smaller business owner: The annual global market for one material...
Putin to re-nationalise vodka production
In a bid to reduce the number of vodka related deaths in Russia, President Putin has suggested re-nationalising the vodka production industry. This is in contrast to his ministers, who until recently, were trying...
Russian solider tried to assassinate President Bush
Remember how someone threw a hand grenade at George Bush during his recent visit to Georgia? Well, now the Georgian authorities look to have found the culprit and, according to Mosnews, he might be Russian. ...