Archive for November 20th, 2008

Russia’s Average Joe No Longer Spared

By Sean at 20 November, 2008, 11:08 am

Oil drops below $50 a barrel.  The global auto industry slashes jobs in France, Thailand, Japan, and the United States. The world’s investors look for a safe haven to run to but none is to be found. Perhaps it’s time to stop referring to the current economic situation as a “financial crisis” and call it [...]

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Politkovskaya Juror Denies Barring Media

By Sean at 20 November, 2008, 9:42 am

Evgenii Kolesov, one of the jurors in the Politkovskaya murder trial, was on Ekho Moskvy today and said the following about the sudden closing of the trial to the media:
“I can’t say that the initiative originated from us.  In no way did any of us demand this,” the juror emphasized.  According to him, the court [...]

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Event: “What is Russia Thinking?”

By Sean at 20 November, 2008, 9:11 am

For those of you in the New York area, I will be a participant in “What is Russia Thinking? The Word from the Last of the Independent Media.” The event is organized by the Paul Klebnikov Fund, a foundation started by the late journalist’s family, and the Eurasia Foundation to honor Mikhail Fishman, this year’s [...]

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Stalin and the Betrayal of Leningrad

By Sean at 20 November, 2008, 1:22 am

From BBC in 2001.
Stalin and the Betrayal of Leningrad
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