RFE/RL Russia Report
2/15/2011 6:39:45 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about domestic and foreign-policy developments in Russia.
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Interview: Criticizing Russia's Ruling Tandem, Gorbachev Calls For Democratic Revival
In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev says he is "ashamed" of a system in which the two leaders agree who will head the country without the participation of the population. More 
Russia, UK Paper Over Cracks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in London on a visit aimed at improving rocky relations between Russia and Britain. He and his British counterpart William Hague said they were working to overcome "serious disagreements." More 
Trial Of Russia's 'Pearl Ensign' Starts
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Call For Probe Into Khodorkovsky Judge
Russia's leading human rights defenders are urging the prosecutor-general to fully investigate claims by a court employee that a judge was pressured into convicting former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on fresh fraud charges. More 
Chechnya's Youngest Insurgents
Despite the threats and reprisals meted out over the past couple of years by the pro-Russian Chechen leadership to the parents of young men and women who "head to the forest" to join the insurgency, there are few signs of that exodus abating. More 
Lavrov Travels To London For Talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov begins a two-day visit to Britain today that will include meetings with Prime Minister David Cameron and British Foreign Minister William Hague. The trip comes amid what agency reports characterize as strained ties between the countries. More |
