February 14, 2011 №16

Chechnya is worth defending

The murder of Anna Politkovskaya in October 2006 dealt a heavy blow to the law enforcement system that had taken shape during the Chechen wars and, in some ways, drew a line under the historical period of open confrontation between Russia...

Elena Milashina

Far Eastern retreat for Russian president

Vladivostok and surrounding areas are all abuzz with rush construction projects in connection with the APEC 2012 summit. There is one, however, which for some reason does not feature in the regular press releases of the Primorsky District...

740 square metre palace

St. Petersburg businessman Sergei Kolesnikov, who wrote to President Medvedev on New Year’s Eve that a sumptuous palace was being built on the Black Sea coast for Prime Minister Putin’s “personal use”, did not choose a very auspicious time...

Roman Anin

Russia faces court dilemma

A statement issued by the Council of Judges on the impermissibility of public expert evaluations in high-profile court cases throws into bold relief the condition of our court system and the phase of the crisis into which the second...

Kyril Rogov, Columnist

The well-fed cannot understand the hungry

The inhabitants of the Zhandat and Nikolskoye villages of the Uyarsky district of the Kranoyarsk region must take care of their health like never before. The poor villagers simply cannot afford to fall ill. Unlike many other settlements in...

Alexei Tarasov

High-capacity stadium

St Petersburg Governor Valentina Matvienko asked Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to “co-finance” the construction of a new football stadium on Krestovsky Island to the tune of 10 billion roubles. In this way, the St Petersburg administration...

Boris Vishnevsky