A Sochi court kicks Alexander Lebedev out of the race to become Sochi's next mayor.
AndyBritish Foreign Office bloggers in Russia
An introduction to the growing number of Russia bloggers in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Moldovan Protesters Storm Parliament in Orangey, Twittery Revolution
A 10,000 strong demonstration by (mostly) pro-Western, pro-Liberal protestors in Moldova has turned into an opportunistic storming of the Parliament building in Chisnau and the whiff of revolution is in the air. The...
Rugby: Georgia beat Russia to top European Nations Cup table
Note: This post was updated on 6 April 2009 to make clear that the European Nations Cup is a two year tournament, and that neither Russia nor Georgia have yet qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Georgia beat Russia...
Tiger Lillies Russia Concert
If you’re in Russia and looking for an unusual night out, you might want to check out British band the Tiger Lillies (here’s the Russian Tiger Lillies site), who are playing at the Cisterna Hall, Moscow on...
Did Putin meet Reagan?
Speculation is whizzing around the internet that a photo from the 1980s shows a KGB-era Vladimir Putin standing next to US President Ronald Reagan in Red Square, pretending to be a tourist. Here’s the picture...
Siberian Light through the years
I was looking back the archives earlier today, and realized that Siberian Light is now more than five years old. (Yes, I forgot my own blog’s fifth birthday). If you’ll indulge me, I thought it would be fun...
Kasparov: In the Holy Fire of Revolution
Garry Kasparov – from the world’s greatest chess player to a minor Russian politician with lousy choice in friends. And now, film star. In the Holy Fire of Revolution, directed by Masha Novikova, follows...
Russian Eurovision – Mamo song creates controversy
In a move sure to delight conspiracy theorists and bloggers everywhere, Mamu by Anastasia Prikhodko was picked to represent Russia at this year’s Eurovision. The controversy? Well, Prikhodko is Ukrainian, and...
Medvedev rips into Politkovskaya prosecutors
I’m really beginning to enjoy Dmitry Medvedev’s no-nonsense approach to assessing Russia’s weaknesses and to telling people off. He certainly doesn’t mince words, but what I particularly like is...