RFE/RL Russia Report
12/29/2010 9:02:09 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about domestic and foreign-policy developments in Russia.
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Moscow Mayor's Kiosk Purge Draws Fire
In a move that has defined the start of his tenure, Moscow's new mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, has purged the Russian capital's streets one of the legacies of 1990s capitalism -- kiosks. More 
Ilf And Petrov's Excellent Adventure: A Look Back At Soviet Writers' 1935 U.S. Trip
It's been 75 years since two Soviet journalists with a taste for adventure set off on a two-month journey through the United States. More Russian authorities say three people have been detained on suspicion of involvement in the beating of an environmental activist opposed to a controversial highway project near Moscow. More 
Russia Blasts Khodorkovsky Pressure
Russia's Foreign Ministry has described as "unacceptable" what it says are attempts to influence the trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, following Western criticism of the former oil tycoon's conviction for embezzlement and money laundering. More 
Why The Khodorkovsky Verdict Is Taking So Long
Russian judges continue the Soviet-era practice of reading verdicts' every word before handing down sentences. More Russian officials say the situation is improving at Moscow airports, where thousands of passengers have been stranded over the past three days. More Viktor and Marina Kalashnikov are freelance journalists and commentators who have strongly criticized the Kremlin. The German magazine "Focus" reported that doctors had found dangerous levels of mercury in their blood after they left Russia in September. More 
As Russia Claims Democracy, Is It Redefining The Word?
President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia is a developing democracy. But does he mean democracy in the same way the West does? More With the premiere of Peter Weir's "The Way Back," a film about the Soviet gulag, RFE/RL spoke to Anne Applebaum, author of the Pulitzer-prize winning book "Gulag: A History," who served as a consultant on the project. More 
2010: As Economic Woes Go On, Stances Harden On Immigration
As immigration debate turned conservative, a broader conversation emerged in 2010 about multiculturalism and what it means to be "native." More 
Setting The Stage For Putin To Save The Day
Aleksandr Golts says he doesn't go in for conspiracy theories, but wonders aloud at how, at the very moment when the matter of the possible return of our national leader to the Kremlin is on everyone's lips, a bunch of "out-of-control fanatics" start begin beating up anyone with a "non-Russian face" in Moscow. More 
'Squirrel From Hell' Takes On Russian Alcoholism
An animated short film titled "Squirrel From Hell," designed to fight alcoholism in Russia, has had over 2 million hits on YouTube since its launch in late November. More |
