Tornado Wreaks Havoc Near Moscow

On the night of June 3, 2009 a tornado hit a town 30 kilometers from Moscow, killing a 12 year old boy, and injurying 60. "Moscow and the Moscow region found themselves in the middle of a natural disaster on...

Thoughts on Pravda, Izvestia and President Obama

Jake Tapper’s Political Punch post, about a “newsgathering” effort (see video above) launched recently by the Obama Administration, reminded of something I learned during my brief tenure as a graduate...

"The Truth" on the Georgian conflict

"As heavy clashes are reported in South Ossetia, Russia and Georgia have swapped increasingly angry accusations.Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili has called upon his country to "mobilise" in the face of...