Putin's 2012 President Comment on Live Show Was Staged

Seeded on Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:33 PM EST (TIME)

When Vladimir Putin took to the airwaves on Dec. 3 for his annual call-in show on state-run television, the questions and Putin's answers appeared natural and unprompted.

russia, putin, world-news, medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev - Russia's Fake Reformist

Seeded on Wed Dec 9, 2009 5:35 PM EST (www2.macleans.ca)

Why Russia's President can't get anything done, despite a lot of talk.

russia, yukos, khodorkovsky, putin, world-news

In death, jailed Russian lawyer Magnitsky sparks debate on civil society - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 10:16 AM EST (The Washington Post)

Dead lawyer's jailcell confessions shock even Russians.

human-rights, russia, world-news

Robert Amsterdam: Putin's Big Lie about Khodorkovsky

Seeded on Fri Dec 4, 2009 12:24 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

I have been getting a number of calls and emails about Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's impromptu attack against Mikhail Khodorkovsky during the televised call-in show this week, and there was one thing remarkably different from back when I would receive such calls just a …

russia, khodorkovsky, putin, world-news

Russian justice still headed in the wrong direction

Seeded on Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:29 PM EST (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Heritage Foundation scholar Ariel Cohen on the perversion of Russia's alleged "modernization."

energy, russia, corruption, u-s, world-news

Political prisoner Khodorkovsky interviewed from prison on Russia's energy woes

Seeded on Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:22 PM EST (Obama Postpones Trip for Health Care Vote)

Russia's most prominent political prisoner, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, is interviewed from prison on the future of Russia's oil reserves, the need develop alternative energy, and Russia's role in the shifting oil and gas geopolitical landscape in light of alternative energy developmen …

energy, oil, russia, gas, world-news

Medvedev pledges money to human rights activists

Seeded on Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:15 PM EST (Google)

President Dmitry Medvedev promised Russian activists Monday to push new laws to support NGOs, moving to burnish his image as a liberal reformer and further distancing himself from Vladimir Putin.

russia, world-news

Russian Prime Minister Putin Calls Hip-Hop a Cure for Booze, Drugs

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:42 PM EST (The Moscow Times)

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he thought that hip-hop could be a cure for alcohol and drug abuse and praised the country's rappers for refining an otherwise alien culture by putting "Russian charm" into it.

russia, drugs, rap, world-news, addiction, alcohol, hip-hop

In warning to Russia, Iran says it can build S-300

Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:37 AM EST (presstv.ir)

Are Iran's nukes a Macguffin, and the S-300 anti-aircraft missile targeting Israel the true threat?

russia, israel, iran, nuclear, world-news

The Editor Of 'Forbes Russia' Picks The Seven Most Powerful People In Russia

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:34 PM EST (Forbes)

In Russia the question of who is more powerful is not a theoretical one. One has to know where to find friends and whom not to irritate.

russia, power, putin, world-news

Igor Sechin: The Kremlin's Oil Man, Russia's Darth Vader

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:28 PM EST (Forbes)

Vladimir Putin keeps a close eye on Russia's vital oil sector through a man who has proved his loyalty--but also has his own interests at heart.

oil, russia, police, world-news

Russia's Top Cop in No Mood to Celebrate Police Day

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:15 PM EST (The Moscow Times)

What with execution-style murders and a YouTube whistleblower alleging rampant corruption, Russia's top cop is in a bad place on the country's National Police Day.

russia, police, corruption, world-news, youtube