· December, 2005

Stories about Russia from December, 2005

Russia: Corporatism

President Putin's economic adviser Andrei Illarionov resigned, charging Russia with corporatism. Sean Guillory examines the charges, looks at capitalism in Russia, and asks how far it is from the global...

29 December 2005

Russia: Gas War

br23 blog weighs in on the Ukraine-Russia gas war, calling it one of the most important regional battles since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

28 December 2005

Russia: Free Product Placement

Russia Marketing Blog discusses how free PR and product placement made a certain Russian brand that has never advertised one of the world's most recognizable.

24 December 2005

Russia: Not Enough Cows

Alistair reports that demand for dairy is on the rise in Russia while the number of cows in the country is falling.

24 December 2005

Russia: NGO Bill

Sean Guillory notes that Russia's controversial new bill on NGOs has passed a second reading in the State Duma. It has undergone minor technical changes, but it is still set...

23 December 2005

Russia: Heavy Traffic

Cyber-Generation reports that it's the busiest time of year in Moscow as people prepare for the holidays and has photos of some of the horrible traffic.

22 December 2005

Russia: Ded Moroz

Russia's Ded Moroz (Old Man Frost) is often mistaken for a Russian version of Santa Claus who brings gifts on New Year's. And while the comparison more or less works...

20 December 2005

Russia: End of the Line

Scraps of Moscow continues its “End of the Line” series with photos from the southern end of Moscow's green line, Red Guard station.

17 December 2005

Russia: The Revolving Door

Scraps of Moscow reports on the revolving Russo-German door–in which Gerhard Schroeder has taken a position with a major (Russia's) Gazprom-led gas pipeline project shortly after leaving office.

13 December 2005

Russia: Volgas

Carpetblogger reports the demise of a beloved (well, by some people anyway) Russian automobile, the Volga.

13 December 2005

Russia: Moscow Municipals

Sean Guillory reports on the Moscow municipal elections, which many view as a preview of the 2007 parliamentary and 2008 presidential elections.

6 December 2005