 RFE/RL Russia Report 10/26/2010 7:37:09 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about domestic and foreign-policy developments in Russia. For more stories on Russia, please visit and bookmark our Russia page . |
| Russia Unveils Restored Chornobyl Monument A restored monument to those who participated in the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster cleanup was officially unveiled today in the southern Russian city of Azov. More  Activists Protesting Moscow Hotel Construction Arrested Moscow police have arrested five activists protesting the construction of a new seven-story hotel in the Patriarch's Ponds district. More  Medvedev Adviser Backs Rally Right Russian Presidential Human Rights Council head Mikhail Fedotov says the Moscow Mayoral Office should allow the opposition to hold meetings in support of freedom of assembly. More  Deputy Prosecutor Lambasts Caucasus' Police On October 25, Russia's Deputy Prosecutor Ivan Sydoruk lambasted law enforcement, military, and security personnel in the North Caucasus, affirming that unprofessionalism, inefficiency, and corruption within their ranks is playing into the hands of the Islamic insurgency. More  Meet Kabardino-Balkaria's New Cabinet Second-term president of Kabardino Balkaria, Arsen Kanokov has reshuffled his cabinet. But, due to a rosier economic outlook, the change is not as drastic as expected. More  Russian President Dismisses Head Of Infamous Military Unit Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has discharged the commander of a notorious military unit in the town of Kamenka near St. Petersburg and two other military officials. More  Moscow Remembers Dubrovka Victims Some 500 people have gathered in Moscow's Dubrovka Theater to remember the victims of a 2002 standoff in which 130 hostages died. More  Analysis of Legatum Prosperity Index A recent survey of world prosperity finds that many of the countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have relatively strong health and education programs but suffer from bad governance, and that, on a global scale, economic growth is not enough to keep a nation happy. More  Russian Award Winner Urges Journalists To 'Stand Together' Ilya Barabanov, a young investigative journalist for the magazine "The New Times," one of Russia's few opposition-minded publications, last week received Reporters Without Borders' (RSF) Peter Mackler Award For Courageous And Ethical Journalism. Barabanov talked about exposing corruption in the ranks of Russia's notorious riot police and standing firm with those same police demanding to know his sources. More  Moscow To Discuss '31' Protest OK The Moscow mayor's office has agreed to hold talks on the possibility of officially sanctioning a "Strategy 31" demonstration in the Russian capital. More |
