Russian youth organization Nashi (meaning "Ours"), affiliated with Vladimir Putin, has listed Lyudmila Alexeyeva, a former Soviet dissident, as one of their enemies. My response to them is: How low can you go? I met Lyudmila Alexeyeva in 1988, when my family moved to...
Putin will run again He must be eating lots of yogurt and honey. At a still young age of 58, Vladimir Putin has much experience for certain. Continuity in government can be an asset. Functioning government is...
By Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited"I. Putin's Twilight Putin is losing his grip on power. His allies – not least former KGB and current FSB operatives – are deserting him in droves, put off by his recent economic failures, the ...
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once the richest man in Russia, is in jail. Everybody agrees to say that his trial was far from being fair and no one knows if he’ll eventually be freed one day! Nonetheless, Khodorkovsky’s American lawyer (and PR guy) Robert...
Are any suspicions 'crazy'? I wondered. "Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says “there is something incredibly evil” in the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his entourage this weekend." Poles...
This is an article I wrote comparing what is happening to a Minnesota Group seeking Judicial Reform and Accountability to KGB style tactics they are encountering. " A few years ago I bristled at a statement by then...
Trust but verify, that seems to be the motto for Russia's PM Vladimir Putin. On Tuesday Russian PM Vladimir Putin urged Washington to disclose its missile defence plans before talks on a new Strategic Arms...
NowPublic already reported today that several carriages came off the tracks as an express passenger train was en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg in Russia.The President of the Russian Federation Dmitry...
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The Russian city of Ulyanovsk was rocked by blasts after a fire triggered multiple explosions at a military depot located on the outskirts of the city. The city is located in the Volga region. At least 2 people are...
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Obama’s Misstep On Iran We cannot listen to Iran’s Ahmadinejad posturing on the expansion of the Iranian atomic energy program, without recalling Obama’s dramatic reversal on the U.S. land based missile defense system in Europe only days ago. The blunder was not...
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has praised President Obama's decision to scrap plans for missile defence as a right and brave move.Putin is also urging that the United States to scrap trade...
Spy master, Judo expert, University professor, Politician, President, Prime Minister, gay icon... Looks like Russians are not going to get tired of the multi-dimentional personality of Vladimir Putin. The noises...
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" Polish President Lech Kaczynski has voiced his anger at the Soviet role in World War II at commemorations marking the beginning of the global conflict. In front of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and other...
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Nearly 50 protesters were arrested on Triumfalnaya Square in Moscow after attending an anti-Kremlin rally. The Russian opposition leader Eduard Limonov was also detained. Nearly 200 protesters had gathered on the square and were shouting anti-Putin slogans, but the rally was...
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