A quick roundup of my favourite blog posts about Russia this week
AndyRussia ‘wins’ British Council battle?
The British Council's offices are to finally close amid fears for the safety of the Council's Russian staff
British Gov’t: Russia intimidating British Council staff
The British Council's Russian staff are questioned by the FSB, and the son of a prominent former British politician is arrested as tensions rise
British Council opens in defiance of Russian ban
The British Council has raised the stakes in its dispute with the Russian government by opening two of its offices in defiance of a Russian ban
Mothers of Beslan victims charged with ‘Extremism’
A Russian Court will today consider whether grieving mothers who lost their children at Beslan are extremists
British Council refuses to close offices in Russia
The British Council looks set for an unlikely showdown with the Russian government, who are insisting that the Council close two of its offices
Yukos shareholders sue Russia for $100 billion
Disgruntled Yukos shareholders are to push for international arbitration. They claim the Russian government acted illegally, and owes them up to $100 billion
Best of Siberian Light in 2007
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