RFE/RL Russia Report
11/23/2010 8:53:19 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about domestic and foreign-policy developments in Russia.
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Beaten Russian Journalist In New Surgery
Russian journalist Oleg Kashin, who was severely beaten earlier this month, has undergone further surgery. More 
Documents Indicate Russian Role In Litvinenko Poisoning
London's "Sunday Times" newspaper reports that documents acquired from an unnamed source by Litvinenko's widow, Marina, appear to show the FSB obtained polonium from a Russian nuclear power station in 2006. If real, the evidence would be the strongest to date that Russian special forces were behind the murder of Litvinenko, a former intelligence agent turned staunch Kremlin critic who died four years ago. More 
CPJ Honorees Awarded For Courageous Reporting In Face Of Oppression
This year's International Press Freedom Awards seek to honor four journalists who have shown exceptional courage defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats, or imprisonment. More 
NATO Prepared For 'Global Threats and Challenges'
Following the Lisbon summit, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder spoke with RFE/RL about NATO's new mission statement and the beginning and meaning behind of its new relationship with Russia. More 
Caspian Summit Fails To Clarify Status, Resource Issues
Third attempt in eight years fails to advance vital questions as Caspian summit has ends in Baku apparently without major breakthroughs. More 
Restoring Russian Greatness One Toilet At A Time
Pity Vladimir Moksunov, the head of an industrial association that wants Russia to regain its former global leadership in toilets. More 
Oleg Kashin Talks Of Attack
A Russian journalist who was nearly beaten to death by unknown assailants has given an account of the attack for the first time. More 
Breaking Internet Censorship Will Take More Than Circumvention Tools
Many press reports have portrayed circumvention tools as a clear path toward Internet (and possibly even broader political) freedom. But The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University's recent findings challenege this theory, with numbers that indicate that only about 3 percent of people in filtering countries use circumvention tools. More 
Joining Russia's Customs Union Would Be A Disaster For Kyrgyzstan
Russia has been fighting for WTO membership for 17 years, longer than anyone else in the world, and 2010 has been a disappointing year for Moscow. Frustrated by the lack of progress, the Kremlin this year created a customs union that would emphasize its regional dominance. But whether participation in the customs union will benefit the other members is far less certain. More In 2008, Moscow attorney Sergei Magnitsky implicated top Russian officials in what he said was a massive fraud scheme. The authorities responded by arresting him. One year after his agonizing death in custody, his own case has overshadowed the one he sought to prosecute. Magnitsky’s supporters around the world are marking the day with renewed vows to continue their fight for justice. More |
