Archive for December, 2005
Gazprom-Ukraine
By Sean at 30 December, 2005, 6:59 pm
Konstantin over at Russian Blog has taken exception to my thoughts on the Gazprom-Ukraine dispute and has provided some interesting counterpoints. I urge readers to check it out.
Read More >>Illarionov Resigns, Charges Russia with "Corporatism"
By Sean at 28 December, 2005, 7:47 pm
Putin economic advisor Andrei Illarionov resigned yesterday, citing reasons that will surely confirm the fears of Russia watchers in the West. Illarionov said all the right things to reaffirm his liberal economic credentials, saying that Russia isn’t the liberal economic darling that the West hopes for, but instead, in his words, is “corporatist.” No surprise there. Corporatism harkens [...]
Read More >>Russia, NGOs, and the Globalization of Sovereignty
By Sean at 22 December, 2005, 6:31 pm
The law restricting NGOs operations in Russia passed a second reading yesterday. According to the Moscow Times, the Duma threw out over 80 provisions based on recommendations from the Duma’s Public and Religious Organizations Committee. The debate took less than an hour. The revisions however don’t amount to much. Duma deputy [...]
Read More >>Amnesty International Report on Domestic Violence in Russia
By Sean at 18 December, 2005, 12:33 am
Amnesty International released a report this week on domestic violence in Russia. The report gives some horrifying statistics on violence against women perpetrated by husbands, boyfriends and relatives. Here is the rundown:
70 per cent of women said that they had been subjected to one or another form of violence (psychological, sexual, physical and [...]
Read More >>Natsbols Win Victory in and outside Court
By Sean at 13 December, 2005, 1:50 am
After a five month trial, the Moscow courts finally made a ruling in the case of the 39 National Bolshevik activists who took over a government building on December 14, 2004. 31 activists received suspended sentences of 18 months to 3 ? years and were freed on Friday. Eight others are looking at [...]
Read More >>Siberianlight.net Closes Shop
By Sean at 13 December, 2005, 1:05 am
English language blogs on Russia and the CIS suffered a major setback last week. After almost two years of providing news and commentary on all things Russia, Andy from siberianlight.net has called it quits. This is a loss for us all. There was some indication that this might happen when Andy took [...]
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