Sep
29
The Short Happy Life of a Russian Anti-Corruption Investigator
September 29, 2007 | 1 Comment
My newest article on Pajamas Media, “The Short Happy Life of a Russian Anti-Corruption Investigator,” is now up.
Sep
27
From the Archive: “A small piece of brown colored mass” Part 1/3
September 27, 2007 | 7 Comments
Presidential Archive of the Russian Federation, f. 3, op. 3, d. 65, l. 25-26
To: Cde. Stalin
Copy to Cde. Kaganovich
On 16 October an employee of the Special Department, Cde. Sentaretskaya, opened the daily mail addressed to Cde. Stalin.
In one of the open packages there seemed to be a letter with a small piece of brown colored [...]
Sep
25
On Political Vindication Radio
September 25, 2007 | 131 Comments
I’ll be appearing on Political Vindication Radio at 6:10 pm PST to talk about Putin and the state of Russia. Political Vindication Radio emphatically portends to be “doing the work blue blood Republicans just won’t do.” I’m not sure what that means but having a stanch lefty like myself as a guest should [...]
Sep
25
Political Upgrades
September 25, 2007 | 169 Comments
Sergei Mironov, the leader of Just Russia, calls it “Socialism 3.0″. An interesting choice of words considering that this year marks the 90th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Anniversaries tend to function as both remembrance and rebirth, and the talk of “socialism” at Just Russia’s party congress might certainly be a rebirth of sorts. Even [...]
Sep
24
More on Nashi’s Brigades
September 24, 2007 | 16 Comments
Rubashov from Darkness at Noon has been hibernating for the past month or so after returning from research. He has returned with an great post titled “The Sound of Marching Boots . . .” about DMD and Nashi and their role in the upcoming Duma elections. He also links the informative Moscow Times article on [...]
