Oct
30
Where’s Vladimir?
October 30, 2008 | 70 Comments
The Putin cult continues. Even though he’s no longer President, he’s still the man. Russians are still curious about Putin’s many movements, appearances, and events reports the Moscow Times. Where will he be today? What did the vozhd say on his working trip to Kazakhstan? Just who are those lucky personages graced with his exalted [...]
Oct
29
“It was the best school for managers!”
October 29, 2008 | 30 Comments
The Russian media is abuzz with reports on the 90th Anniversary of the Komsomol. Local celebrations, museum exhibits, and conferences are planned all over the country to commemorate the youth organization. In Pskov, the local office of the Committee for Youth Policy and Sport has organized festival called “My Komsomol Youth.” Arkhangelsk has a series [...]
Oct
27
The Komsomol at 90
October 27, 2008 | 31 Comments
Ninety years ago this week, 194 delegates from youth groups from all over revolutionary Russia met to consolidate themselves into an all-Russian youth organization. Of the 194 delegates, 176 had voting rights, (the rest had the right to speak but not vote). The voting delegates claimed to represent 120 different youth groups with a total [...]
Oct
24
Georgia’s World Bankroll
October 24, 2008 | 60 Comments
The BBC aren’t the only ones still sorting out South Ossetia. Mark Ames dismantles the NY Times coverage in “The Cold War that Wasn’t“. Like most American media, the Times was fully on board with the Russia = bad, Georgia = good crusade. That is until facts made it too difficult to blindly sustain that [...]
Oct
23
Sorting Out South Ossetia
October 23, 2008 | 4 Comments
What happened in South Ossetia? The war may be over but questions linger. Who started the war? Was there ethnic cleansing of Georgians? What role did South Ossetian militas play in the conflict. BBC has made available the first part of Tim Whewell audio documentary on South Ossetia where he uncover more pieces of the [...]
