RFE/RL Russia Report
1/18/2011 9:01:00 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about domestic and foreign-policy developments in Russia.
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Russian Orthodox Church Wants A Dress Code
A senior spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church has proposed the introduction of a dress code for all Russian men and women. Well, mostly women. More 
Handler, Dissident And RFE/RL Veteran, Dies
Seventy-four-year-old Yury Handler, a Soviet dissident and former director of RFE/RL's Russian Service, died in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York. More 
Latvia Rejects Moscow Ex-Mayor's Residency Bid
Former Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov's bid for residency in neighboring Latvia has been rejected because of hostile statements he allegedly made in the past about that country. More 
Vienna Murder Suspect Wounded In Chechnya Attack
A man wounded in an attack on Chechen members of the Russian military unit has belatedly been identified as a Chechen policeman wanted in Austria in connection with the murder in Vienna two years ago of Umar Israilov, a former member of Chechen leader's bodyguard. More 
Mikhail Prokhorov's Thankless NBA Task
Has the National Basketball Association's second most widely known Russian, Mikhail Prokhorov, misread the U.S. market and tragically mishandled his headline-grabbing American acquisition? More Hundreds of people have demonstrated in the Russian capital to commemorate the shooting death last month during a brawl of a football fan. More 
Warning Of New Russian-Georgian War
A former member of the pro-Georgian South Ossetian leadership has warned that the Georgian leadership needs to embark immediately on talks with Russia to avert a new conflict. More 
Ramzan Kadyrov: Bring Me Snow!
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, not generally know for his rationality, has recently displayed increasingly erratic behavior, reportedly shipping 100 dump trucks of snow to Grozny for children to play in on New Year's Eve. More 
Report Says Decline In Freedom Continues Across Former Soviet Union
The latest "Freedom in The World" report by the U.S.-based rights watchdog Freedom House indicates that authoritarian regimes across a broad geographical range are stepping up their suppression of freedom. More 
Russia's Foreign Minister Praises Better Relations With West
Russia's foreign minister has praised Moscow's improving relations with the West, saying they wouldn’t be affected by international condemnation over the conviction of former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. But he warned there can be no European security without Russia's inclusion as an "equal partner." More 
New International Nuclear-Fuel Bank Likely To Find Few Customers
The alternative of the nuclear fuel bank makes uranium-enrichment unnecessary for Iran’s economic development objectives. Yet Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has made it clear that the government has not halted enrichment. Iran’s choices draw greater attention to the irony of the fuel bank. More 
Poles Angry Over Russian Report On Kaczynski Crash
Russian investigators have handed over to Poland the final version of a report into the April airplane crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski. More |
