Does Sobchak have a winning message for Russia beyond Moscow’s Ring Road?
Kseniya Sobchak has made her first foray outside of Moscow, a step that appears almost obligatory these days,…
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Sobchak’s statement on Crimea has profound consequences for the future, Portnikov says
Kseniya Sobchak’s statement that Crimea is Ukrainian under international law may not matter too much in the short…
Sobchak says ‘Crimea is Ukraine. Period’
Kseniya Sobchak, the Kremlin-promoted “sparring partner” for Vladimir Putin in the upcoming presidential elections, says that “Crimea is…
Putin will restore Iron Curtain after elections, Agora’s Chikov says
Pavel Chikov, head of the Kazan-based Agora Human Rights Organization, says that after Vladimir Putin is re-elected, the…
Russia’s long-haul truckers add a political dimension to strike against Plato system
The long-haul truckers, who have been striking against the Plato fee system, have decided to extend their action…
Putin’s pocket parliament just made it easier for him to falsify presidential election
Yesterday, the Russian State Duma approved on first voting amendments to the law governing presidential elections, including one…
Kremlin has lost control of the future, but also the past
Russia, it is sometime said, is a country with an unpredictable past; but Russian governments have worked hard…