RFE/RL Russia Report
1/4/2011 7:14:00 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about domestic and foreign-policy developments in Russia.
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Kyrgyzstan Could Name Mountain Peak After Putin
There was no word whether Putin -- who has cultivated a masculine image through photo ops on horseback, in submersibles, tracking tigers, bare-chestedly toting a rifle, flying aircraft, and martial-arts training, among other things -- has any plans to try and tackle the Kyrgyz summit. More 
Russian Regional Leader Blames Insurgency For Scholar's Killing
The president of the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria has blamed the local wing of the North Caucasus insurgency for the killing of a Circassian scholar. More 
Dozens Jailed In Anti-Kremlin Protests
Dozens of people have been detained during anti-Kremlin protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg. More 
Boney M's Bobby Farrell: Gone But Never Forgotten In Former Soviet Bloc
As perestroika brought new artistic freedoms to the Soviet Union, Boney M's popularity faded but never completely vanished. Farrell, however, remained a constant, continuing to tour throughout the former Soviet bloc. More 
Khodorkovsky Appeal Filed
Lawyers for the jailed Russian former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev have filed preliminary appeals following a second court conviction and a new sentence that will leave both men in jail until 2017. More 
Grozny In The Holiday Spirit
After an unsuccessful search far and wide for a suitably ostentatious tree, Grozny's planners decided to fasten together smaller trees together to produce a massive centerpiece that lacked only a dusting of snow during unseasonably warm temperatures in the area. More 
Fresh Outcry Over Khodorkovsky Case
Human Rights Watch is the latest to weigh in, saying the sentence against former oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a "blow to the rule of law in Russia." More 
Russia's Khodorkovsky Jailed To 2017
Former Russian oil oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his one-time business partner, Platon Lebedev, are to spend another six years in prison, following their sentencing for embezzlement and money laundering at the end of their controversial trial in Moscow. More 
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 |
