Nov
29
Kazakh Oppositionist Nurkadilov Found Dead, Ruled "Suicide"
November 29, 2005 | 1 Comment
Let me see if I get this straight. Prominent Kazakh opposition member, Zamanbek Nurkadilov, is found dead with two gunshots to the chest and one to the head and it’s ruled a suicide!? I mean forget the fact that shooting oneself in the chest not once but twice and then turning the gun [...]
Nov
29
Moscow is the Metro
November 29, 2005 | 2 Comments
You haven’t seen Moscow until you’ve taken the metro. Despite its need for modernization, the system is flawless. You can be almost anywhere in the city in 45 minutes. The stations are palaces. The metro is such a part of Moscow culture and aesthetics it is hard to imagine going there [...]
Nov
28
Новости 20.11 до 27.11
November 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment
I haven’t done a news roundup in a few weeks. It’s time to get back on schedule.
—Newsru.com is reporting that an anti-fascist rally in front of the Moscow city hall was broken up by OMON on Sunday. About two hundred protesters gathered in response to the rise in nationalism and racism. Shortly [...]
Nov
28
??????? 20.11 ?? 27.11
November 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment
I haven’t done a news roundup in a few weeks. It’s time to get back on schedule.
—Newsru.com is reporting that an anti-fascist rally in front of the Moscow city hall was broken up by OMON on Sunday. About two hundred protesters gathered in response to the rise in nationalism and racism. Shortly [...]
Nov
21
Revolution Fades, Youth Emerges
November 21, 2005 | 3 Comments
Opposition parties are struggling to keep momentum going in Azerbaijan. The results of the recent Azeri parliamentary elections left the 125 seat legislature in control of the ruling Yeni Party. The Opposition received only 10 seats and claim that the elections were rife with fraud, a claim that has been supported by the [...]
