Israel beat Russia 2-1 on Saturday, a result which leaves Russia’s hopes of qualifying for football’s Euro 2008 hanging by a slender thread and proves comprehensively that Israel are the most honest team in...
AndyBook Review: The New Cold War by Mark MacKinnon
Review by Michael Averko The thought of a re-ignited Cold War can send a chill down some people’s spines. “The New Cold War” (Carroll & Graf, New York, 2007) is about a different kind of Cold War...
Wannabe Russian spy arrested in Britain
There are a few, relatively low key stories in the British papers today about the ‘capture’ of a Russian spy in England, but it’s a bit of an odd story. Peter Hill, the 23 year old ex Territorial Army...
How the nimble Russian bear pushes around the EU’s lumbering herd of elephants
Russia is brilliantly playing divide and conquer with European Union nations, argues a new paper from the European Council on Foreign Relations. In “A Power Audit of EU – Russia Relations“, authors...
Japanese vote Putin world’s fifth sexiest politician
Now, I know Vladimir Putin has a certain… mystique. But I must confess, I’d never thought of Russia’s President as particularly sexy. But, apparently, Putin’s good looks send the Japanese weak at...
Russian bloggers expose Gravikol 21 pharmaceutical scam targeting pensioners
Russian bloggers unite to stop a pharmaceutical scam, and make 21 million phone calls in the process.
England World Cup bid deal with Russia?
Following England’s announcement that it will definitely bid to host the 2018 football World Cup, rumours are flying that England’s World Cup bid could be subject to a deal with Russia. Russia are also...
New Russian Visa Regulations
Just a quick heads up to let you know that there have been a few changes to Russian Visa regulations recently. Firstly, and probably most significantly, Russian visa applications can usually only be made in the country...
EU-Russia summit begins amidst tensions
Hooray – it’s EU summit time again – this year we’re off to Portugal! As usual, the summit begins amongst tensions between the two European powerhouses (but, then again, if there were no...
Row brewing over Russian art exhibition in London
A row seems to be on the verge of starting over a Russian art exhibition in London. The London Royal Academy of Arts is to host an exhibition of Russian and French masterpieces in January next year, but concerns are...