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Кто мог бы быть президентом?

October 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment

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Oct

31

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October 31, 2006 | 1 Comment

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31

Anna Politkovskaya and the Politics of Memory

October 31, 2006 | 43 Comments

Anna Politkovskaya’s murder continues to reverberate in the Russian and Western press. It is no surprise that her memory has become one of either martyr or demon, and where one stands in this sordid binary depends more often on one’s political perspective than an appreciation or thoughtful criticism of her work. The dead […]

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Oct

30

Rebels in the Name of the Tsar

October 30, 2006 | 24 Comments

No matter how many times he denies it, people keep asking Vladimir Putin if he will seek a third term. He was asked again during Wednesday’s “Hot Line with President of Russia Vladimir Putin”. A driver named Arkady Kokayev asked, “What will happen to us, to the country after 2008?” In addition […]

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Oct

27

Recommended Reading: Matt Taibbi on "The Worst Congress Ever"

October 27, 2006 | 15 Comments

Matt Taibbi’s new article in Rolling Stone, “The Worst Congress Ever,” is only tangentially connected to Russia. Many of you will remember as the co-founder of the Moscow expat weekly, the Exile. I always felt that Taibbi was too smart for its sophomoric antics. But I think cutting his journalistic teeth on […]

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Oct

27

The Kremlin’s Youthful Folly

October 27, 2006 | 8 Comments

Aleksandr Potkin, 30, changed his name a few years ago. The name change had a double effect. It was at once an gesture to distance himself from his past and an act of rebirth for the future. You see, until 2002, Potkin was a member of a little known nationalist group in […]

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Oct

25

Appearing on Open Source Radio

October 25, 2006 | 9 Comments

Tonight I will be appearing on the radio show Open Source with Christopher Lydon. The show airs 7-8 EST. The show is also podcast for those who can’t catch the live feed. The topic is “Georgia (and Russia) Off Our Minds.” NYU Professor Stephen Cohen and Edward Lucas, the Central and […]

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Oct

25

Politkovskaya as Political Football

October 25, 2006 | 18 Comments

In the meantime, the politics of Politkovskaya’s death rumbles on. As Wally Shedd reports on his blog, Accidental Russophile, Exile editor Mark Ames has weighed in on the Western media’s sudden infatuation with Politkovskaya. Always looking for a chance to twist his pen into the sides of the American media, Ames reviews American […]

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Oct

25

Update on Politkovskaya Murder Case

October 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Kommersant reports that police investigating Anna Politkovskaya’s murder have settled on a dominant theory about who killed her. Police have descended on the Siberian city of Nizhnevartovsk because they suspect that the killer is linked to former policemen there. Kommersant reporter Sergei Mashkin writes,
“Information received from Khant-Mansiiskii police was the reason why investigators […]

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Oct

24

Russia Ranked 147th in Press Freedom Index

October 24, 2006 | 6 Comments

Reporters Without Borders has released its annual index on worldwide press freedom. The questionnaire the group used to calculate the index can be found here. According to the report Russia ranks 147th, where it is sandwiched between Singapore and Tunisia. Last year, Russia was ranked 138th. RWB explains the reason for […]

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