Not long ago it appeared that the Kremlin wouldn’t do drastic renewal of governors’ staff on the eve of the parliament and presidential election, as in the current situation the election’s result will depend greatly on the effectiveness of...

Last week Vladimir Putin had a regular secret meeting, we would say the traditional one, with journalists of different degree of loyalty. It has been the third meeting during last two years. We won’t read about this meeting in the...

This week a source in Rosoboronexport announced about its interest for Magnitogorsky integrated iron-and-steel works (MIW). MIW produces special steel, needed for defense purposes, and so it may come under control of Russpezstal, a close...

I’m kept in pre-trial prison 29/1. During my stay here I’ve changed many ward-mates. I’ve got acquainted with many interesting people – murderers, robbers, drug dealers, and a racketeer. My new ward-mate is a man in whose case record is...

It’s been several months that strategic aviation of the 37 Army has been doing practice flights reaching same positions like those of cold war times. Now it was cleared that it is not just regular season checking of aircraft and crews...

It’s been two weeks that a missile fell near the village of Tsitelubani in Goriysky district of Georgia. Unceasing comments by our military officials are making me astonished more and more about this story. Air Force Chief of Staff...

Tuesday the leaders of Byelorussian democratic forces got together and announced that European March would be held in Minsk on 14 October. After one more election was rigged in March 2006 and protest meetings done, with thousands arrested...

The Prosecutor Office General has searched in the offices of biggest companies selling mobile phones and also flats of some employees. Euroset’, Betalink, Tsifrograd and Dixis were involved. Such was the continuation of the criminal case...

Mikhail Gutseriev, chairman of Rusneft’, has stated in his open letter that he has to sell his company being pressured by the authorities. It’s clear that such letters are never left without response. Before publishing the letter,...

Ministry of Economic Development creates nice scenarios. Looks like a faculty of Letters in contemporary Russian history. Experts and officials read those scenarios and an exiting movie is going on in their mind’s eye. Here is the freshest...

If we take a look at all the election campaigns that have been done in Russia all the way starting from Yeltsin’s accession and finishing with today’s apotheosis of Putin, one may see one interesting point. Every time when a Russian...

Interview with Nikita Belykh, the leader of SPS (Russian abbreviation for “the Union of Right Forces”). Nikita Yurievich, how do you see the today’s voter? What are the differences between present supporters of SPS and those of four years...

Georgian authorities have published the findings of the expertise done about the missile fallen in the evening of 6 August in the outskirts of the village of Tsitelubani. As Georgian defense ministry reports this was a tactic anti-radar...

11 members of folkloric dance party named Jovkhar have applied for political asylum to Finnish authorities. It happened just after their arrival in Helsinki where the artists were to make a tour. Seven children of the artists also came...

Last week Vladimir Putin added more to the quite damaged relationship with the West. Speaking at the meeting with the youth loyal to the Kremlin he found “colonial thinking” with the British and suggested that they “replace their brains”....