Archive for January, 2007
Russian Media on the State of the Union
By Sean at 26 January, 2007, 9:59 pm
By most American commentators’ assessment, George Bush’s seventh State of the Union Address was significant for the ritual of it, rather than the substance. The LA Times stated that it “felt even more compulsory than usual” and that Bush “seemed at times to be going through the motions.” On Iraq, the proverbial elephant [...]
Read More >>Opportunities Lost
By Sean at 26 January, 2007, 8:35 pm
January 26, 2007
The Soviet Union, the U.S. and Russia: Opportunities Lost
Washington Profile
An interview with Stephen F. Cohen, Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at New York University and author of several books, including Failed Crusade: America and the Tragedy of Post-Communist Russia.
Washington Profile: There have been several prominent theories proposed as to why [...]
Kremlin Inc.
By Sean at 26 January, 2007, 8:26 pm
This week’s New Yorker has a lengthy article by Michael Specter entitled “Kremlin Inc.: Why are Vladimir Putin’s Opponents Dying?” The article is not available online. But lawyer Robert Amsterdam has provided a .pdf scan of it for those who don’t have access to the New Yorker. You can read it here.
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Russia’s Crude Paradox
By Sean at 21 January, 2007, 11:25 pm
As of Friday, the price of oil on the world market stood at $50 a barrel, the lowest it’s been since May 25, 2005. This is both bad and good news for Russia. As the world’s largest oil producer, Russia’s economy and international standing is measured in its ability to pump and sell [...]
Read More >>Spare Organs
By Sean at 21 January, 2007, 5:28 pm
Despite the sharp differences and disagreements Kim Zigfield and I have had over Russia and its nature, I have to give credit where credit is due. I highly recommend reading La Russophobe’s translation of Igor Korolkov’s article “Spare Organs” published in Novaya Gazeta. The original Russian version can be found here.
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From Knives to Bombs: The New Wave of Nazi Terror in Russia
By Sean at 20 January, 2007, 2:31 pm
By Vlad Tupikin
Translated by Thomas Campbell
Last Wednesday, the case of the murder of antifascist Alexander Riukhin (who was nine days away from his twentieth birthday when he was killed) was remitted to the courts for trial. On April 16, 2006, while on his way to a hardcore punk concert (hardcore is popular amongst Moscow’s young [...]
