More than 20 Russian regions now at third world levels economically
According to official statistics, approximately every fourth subject of the Russian Federation has a GDP per capita that…
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“Putin’s three greatest ‘achievements’ – unifying Ukraine, the US and the West” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Russia achieving ever more anti-records under Putin
“There are achievements which it would be better not to have,” opposition Russian politician Gennady Gudkov says, and…
‘Syrian war has cost Russia $2.2 billion already’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Putin’s Donbas tactics won’t work in Baltic countries for economic reasons, Ilves says
Moscow won’t be able to use “the Russian speaking diaspora” in Estonia and other Baltic countries as it…
‘Lavrov confirms Russian forces intervened in Ukraine’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Russia has as many as 5 million homeless, not the 64,000 Rosstat reports
Sergey Mironov, head of the Just Russia Party, says there may be as many as five million homeless…
Russia caught between economic decline and potentially explosive demographic change
Russia’s economic development ministry says that the country’s GDP growth will be approximately half of one percent lower…
Kremlin telling Russians to face falling living standards for years to come, Shelin says
“For the first time in the 21st century, the [Russian] regime is seeking to accustom its citizens to…
Even direct costs of Putin’s aggression unsustainable, Pashkov says
The indirect costs of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea as well as his military…
Putin doesn’t want Russians to continue focusing on Crimea, Goryunova says
Vladimir Putin, who exploited Russian euphoria over the Anschluss of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea three years ago…
“Putin backers to ‘bare their breasts’ for Kremlin leader” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
A new “scissors crisis” in Russia: Oil prices up but GDP down
Over the past year, the editors of Nezavisimaya gazeta point out, the price of oil has risen by…
‘Kremlin’s greatest worry: will the siloviki shoot at the people?’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘Trump has betrayed Russia to escape impeachment’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
US sanctions on Russia effective, don’t hurt American economy, report finds
A new independent report released on 22 March 2017 shows that US sanctions against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine have…
Three years later: Russia’s suicide by Crimea
As long as Russia maintains its grip on the Ukrainian peninsula, significant changes for the better at home are…
“Even large Russian cities are beginning to die” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Putin to the Russian Far East: ‘Why do you need cars? You don’t have roads.’
Many Russians believe that Dmitry Medvedev long ago retired the Marie Antoinette prize for the most insensitive statement…
“Putin is War; Putin is Death” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…