POLITICS

Nomina-Obscura watch: Yegor and Surkov

16/03/2012 17:59

The popular nationalist blogger has come out and called himself an “ideologist”

Genes, blood, death and Putin

24/02/2012 17:46

Revolt of the well-fed, well-dressed and well-informed

16/02/2012 15:06

For today’s middle-class Russians, the 1990s are as far removed as Ivan the Terrible’s reign

Chulpan Khamatova – hostage?

15/02/2012 18:31

The angelic celebrity and charity worker has starred in a pro-Putin ad – prompting speculation that she was forced to do so

That sweet, sweet Kremlin smell

08/02/2012 14:10

The scandal about opposition blogger Ilya Varlamov allegedly taking money from Nashi is sad – but not for the reasons you expect

Navalny launches vote monitors’ group

23/01/2012 19:05

The anti-corruption campaigner joins forces with Yabloko, the Communists and Just Russia to form ‘RosVybory’

Don’t cry for me, Mother Fotinya

23/01/2012 18:53

A Russian religious sect has taken to worshipping icons of Vladimir Putin

Celebrity voters fight back

18/01/2012 13:47

TV host Tatyana Lazareva takes the initiative to form a League of Voters, and explains why she feels the need to protest

Governor elections? They’re not buying it

17/01/2012 21:13

Medvedev’s move to bring back direct popular votes for governors is being seen as caving to pressure from street protests

Vladimir Putin’s Top 10

13/01/2012 10:37

LiveJournal bloggers get busy delving into the brand-new presidential campaign website

Belykh’s blog: normal political dialog at last?

12/01/2012 12:33

If a liberal governor can talk back to Putin, it could mean that politics is really coming back to the imperial court

Navalny: ‘No lying, no stealing’

11/01/2012 16:19

Russia’s top anti-corruption blogger puts forward his wish list of reforms

Russia’s new Decembrists

12/12/2011 21:20

Not 1917, but maybe 1905?

12/12/2011 21:15

A clash between people power and firepower is unlikely – unless an accident occurs

What the FARC?

08/12/2011 21:14

Colombia’s guerilla leader is inspired by a Soviet hero. But can he follow his example and show humanity to hostages?

It’s that 1913 feeling

28/11/2011 20:46

Moralizing – the last refuge of the 1%

28/11/2011 20:38

Nationalism and homophobia will not placate the people following budget cuts

A race of fear and irritation

28/11/2011 20:34

United Russia is taking advantage of people’s anxiety over the future, experts say

Tolerance, not gay bans

17/11/2011 21:05

When sterilization becomes genocide

17/11/2011 21:00

Under U.S. influence, forced sterilization of indigenous Quecha women was carried out in Peru

October 2011

USD	17/05	30.9758	+0.6459
EUR	17/05	39.33	+0.3470