Politics
Fading away into oblivion

Fading away into oblivion

May 13, 2013 Stanislav Kuvaldin, specially for RIR

The most vocal opponents of the Russian president have not been able to gather the kind of mass support that they had hoped for since they started protesting last year’s election

12 months of Putin’s presidency

12 months of Putin’s presidency

May 12, 2013 RIA Novosti

Vladimir Putin’s first year in his latest term as president has been highly eventful. Here is a look at the most notable facts and quotations of the past 12 months

Kremlin’s long term ideologue Surkov leaves government

Kremlin’s long term ideologue Surkov leaves government

May 8, 2013 Anna Arutunyan, The Moscow News

The news comes soon after a publicised dispute broke out between Surkov, widely seen as the creative force behind the Skolkovo innovation hub, and Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin

Opposition rally in Moscow attracts thousands

Opposition rally in Moscow attracts thousands

May 8, 2013 Yulia Ponomareva, specially for RIR

In a mass opposition rally on the first anniversary of President Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin, protestors demanded that the Bolotnaya Square case against 27 political activists to be dropped

Jailed Russian activist complains to European Court

Jailed Russian activist complains to European Court

May 7, 2013 RIA Novosti

Lawyers for a Russian political activist’s wife, whose eight-year prison sentence was slammed last year by then-President Dmitry Medvedev as “harsh,” have filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights

Brookings book looks to de-mystify Putin

Brookings book looks to de-mystify Putin

May 1, 2013 Alexander Gasyuk, specially for RIR

“Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin,” a new book analyses the Russian President's personality instead of surrounding stereotypes

Russian politician asks media to hush up mass killings

Russian politician asks media to hush up mass killings

April 23, 2013 RIA Novosti

Populist Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the nationalist LDPR party, called on the media on Tuesday to stop covering mass killings in order to avoid sparking copycat incidents

Khlebnikov murder suspect found in UAE

Khlebnikov murder suspect found in UAE

April 19, 2013 Yuri Vershov, Rosbalt

Chechen Kazbek Dukuzov, a suspect in the murder of the editor of Forbes Russia Paul Khlebnikov was found imprisoned in Dubai

Geopolitics makes a global comeback

Geopolitics makes a global comeback

April 15, 2013 Sergei Karaganov, Vedomosti.ru

The growing and increasingly open rivalry between the US and China is adding to Russia’s weight in matters of foreign policy

Putin to face German wrath over NGO raids

Putin to face German wrath over NGO raids

April 6, 2013 RIA Novosti

Inspections of two Russia-based German foundations by prosecutors as part of a blanket audit of NGOs launched in February have triggered a strong reaction from the German government

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