Litvinenko
Not Much to Gawk About
By Sean at 6 September, 2009, 5:11 pm
Scott Anderson’s article “Vladimir Putin’s Dark Rise to Power” is a throwback to the 1990s when ex-KGBmen turned mafioso, private security, or hired hands to execute nefarious plots. It is also a showcase of bygone figures. Once powerful, influential, or at least in the public eye who have since drifted into memory only to be [...]
Read More >>Nashi Pisses on Nemtsov
By Sean at 23 March, 2009, 8:59 am
A suspected murderer, an ex-KGB turned oligarch, and a “dissident” liberal are all part of what will prove to be a mayoral election of the year. The three aren’t the only candidates. Of course, every official Russian political party has thrown their hat into the race. The aforementioned Lugovoi will run on the LDPR ticket, [...]
Read More >>Russia’s “Fierce Critics”
By Sean at 18 October, 2008, 12:28 am
I was reading Amy Knight’s review of Letter to Anna: The Story of Journalist Politkovskaya’s Death and there were those two words again: “fierce critic.” This phrase has become a mantra; a verbal medal pinned on those who oppose the Russian government. For them, getting “fierce critic” following your name is like winning an Oscar [...]
Read More >>Poisonmania!
By Sean at 8 July, 2008, 1:33 pm
The Russians are evil and pose a clear and present danger to Britain. That’s at least what being spewed in the British press. Recent days have been a reminder of the frozen relations between Britain and Russia.
First there was the short but tense meeting between British PM Gordon Brown and Russian President Medvedev at the [...]
Cutting Smoke and Smashing Mirrors
By Sean at 3 May, 2008, 10:47 am
The Litvinenko Affair continues to be the story that just won’t go away. Perhaps for good reason. The British and Russians have done a lot of diplomatic posturing as a result. So much so that it’s appropriate to say that Litvinenko’s death was the beginning of a renewed souring between the two [...]
Read More >>Litvinenko Murder Saga Continues
By Sean at 3 April, 2008, 12:33 pm
The recent flurry in the comments section over the polonium poisoning of Aleksandr Litvinenko has inspired me to revisit the issue. When I last left the case, it was reveled that Litvinenko was on retainer with MI6. Andrei Lugovoi, Britain’s chief suspect in the crime, was listed as a Duma candidate on the LDPR ticket. [...]
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