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Siberia
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ISW: Russian conscripts deployed to defend border ahead of sham presidential elections
Russia uses conscripts to defend its border with Ukraine against limited incursions ahead of the Russian presidential election,…
Russian company relocated to Siberia 2,000 Ukrainian miners with their families
The Russian company, which is owned, in particular, by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s friend Gennady Tymchenko, doesn’t hide…
Dekulakization. How Stalin liquidated the Ukrainian peasant class (Part 2)
[editorial]On January 30, 1930, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) issued a resolution ‘On measures…
Dekulakization. How Stalin liquidated the Ukrainian peasant class (Part 1)
[editorial]On January 30, 1930, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) issued a resolution ‘On measures…
Russia has nothing to offer China except raw materials and empty words, Russian analyst says
Vladimir Putin’s flatfooted offer to China to combine Beijing’s plans for an east-west transit network with Russian hopes…
New Siberian website provides data on Russification of non-Russians and repression of Russians
At a time when most Russian sites are devoted to promoting an entirely positive image of the Russian…
China reopens Siberian river diversion debate that divided Soviet society before 1991
Beijing’s proposal for the diversion of part of the flow of rivers from the Altai inside the borders…
Five common notions about Russia’s disintegration all defective, Shtepa says
The five most common stereotypical notions about how the Russian Federation might fall apart do not reflect realities…
October 21: 70th anniversary of Soviet Operation Zapad
The main organizers and executors of the deportation were the Ministry of State Security and the Ministry of…
In addition to massive Siberian land lease, Beijing wants Moscow to agree to massive Chinese settlement
Transbaikal officials are working on a deal with China that would allow Chinese firms to lease more than…
Siberian activist: Non-Russian republics must block Moscow from sending their sons to Ukraine
Sayana Mongush, a prominent Tyvan* activist who earlier served in that republic’s parliament, says that the governments of…
New Russian law making Siberia ‘a state within a state’ and opening the way to separatism
Over the holidays, Russians have nonetheless paid attention to many things, including the war in Ukraine and the…
Putin “leading Russia into Chinese slavery” – Nemtsov
As Andrey Illarionov has wisely put it, the debate among Russian opposition figures concerning what should be done…
March for federalizing Siberia, August 17: liveblog
On August 17, a March for federalizing Siberia will be held in the unofficial Siberian capital of Novosibirsk.…
Siberian autonomy march organizers threatened, arrested
Organizers of the Siberian autonomy march and their relatives receive threats, OVD-info reports. Alexey Baranov, coordinator of Novosibirsk’s National…
Novosibirsk city admin refuses March for inviolability of constitutional order
The Novosibirsk city administration did not agree with organizers holding the March for inviolability of constitutional order –…
Moscow freaks out about federalization rally…in Siberia
For months, Moscow has applauded a separatist movement in eastern Ukraine as a justified quest for “federalization.” But…
Moscow bans march for federalizing Siberia, but organizers don’t give up
The march for federalizing Siberia, planned for August 17th in the unofficial Siberian capital of Novosibirsk under the…
Russia protests synchronized and scheduled online: Kremlin panics
Novosibirsk, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg … Who’s next? Activists online have begun synchronizing protests in different regions of Russia. Apparently it will…
Putin policies threaten Moscow’s control of two World War II trophy territories
Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine are echoing across the Russian Federation and now are calling into question Moscow’s…