Some months ago Novaya Gazeta wrote about the scandal broken in the well-known holiday village of Peredelkino where the land was taken from Literature Fund. Now it turns out that it’s not only writers, but also poor pensioners, who are...

At the beginning of October the Duma approved in the first reading the amendments to the law titled “On narcotic drugs and mind benders”. The amendments define the list of the precursors, i.e. substances used for making drugs, and...

There is the main principle for special services: if you have something to say, keep silence. If you have nothing, keep silence all the more. There is the main principle of the Kremlin’s clans: never apply to the public. Apply to the...

Such consent to become “tripersonal” and probably to become the Prime Minister is the second stage of the special Return operation about which the Novaya wrote on the day when the government was changed. Actually, there is no issue of...

An officer of defense ministry and chief of an inspection of the Chamber of Accounts Yuri Gaidukov was arrested 6 Sept. for taking a bribe in the amount of € 1,000,000. At the beginning, everything was clear. Gaidukov was caught by FSB...

It is well known that President Putin doesn’t like taking decisions. He usually delays with it and when he finally takes the decision it is usually a compromise. Replacement of the premier is the perfect example of that. What does it mean...