How bad are things in Russia? Children ask Grandfather Frost to send them to the dentist
There are many ways to measure how bad things are in any country but perhaps the best way…
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“Moscow can’t find builder for new military base on Ukrainian border” and other neglected Russian stories
Putin’s Rating Falls as Russians Trust Their Own Eyes More and His TV Less. Polls show that Vladimir…
World oil prices, Russian production both predicted to fall over the next 25 years
Just how disastrous Vladimir Putin’s decision to rely on the export of oil rather than to modernize and…
“Putin is a Russian Trump” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Chinese to become second largest ethnicity in Russia, Moscow demographer says
If current trends continue, with ever fewer immigrants from Central Asia and the Caucasus coming to Russia and…
“Russians make big money killing Ukrainians” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“Moscow borrowed Dracula’s management techniques” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“Russian troops not terrorists killed Beslan hostages” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Deteriorating situation in Russian Far East becoming a disaster for Moscow
Five news stories over the past few days suggest that Moscow faces a set of disasters in the…
“Reposts are the Soviet anecdotes of today” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“How many Putins are there?” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“Chinese tourists laugh at Russia” and dozen more of neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Expert: Ukraine’s increasing multi-dimensional crisis – result of Minsk Accords
In addition to all the other ways in which he has profited from the Minsk Accords over the…
When crises become permanent: Russia vs. Ukraine
Man is not a pig, Dostoevsky observed; he can get used to anything. But the process of adapting…
Popov demolishes last KrymNash myth — that Crimean Anschluss hasn’t cost Russia anything
This week, Moscow historian Arkady Popov completes his demolition of what he calls the eight myths of the…
How Ukraine can overcome financial meltdown and zero growth
The new Ukrainian government that will be formed as a result of the parliamentary elections will face the…