Stories about Russia from February, 2006
Russia: 50th Anniversary of Khrushchev's Speech
Nikita Khrushchev began the process of de-Stalinization 50 years ago, with a speech given at the 20th Communist Party Congress, held February 14-25, 1956. Sean Guillory of Sean's Russia Blog...
Russia: Voice of Beslan and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Louise Arbour, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, is in Russia and is expected to arrive in Beslan, North Ossetia, on Wednesday. Women from the Voice of Beslan organization, who...
Russia: Moscow Gay Pride Parade Banned
Andy Young of Taking Aim explains how the general bias against homosexuality in Russia has led to the cancellation of gay pride parade in Moscow.
Russia: Journalist Anna Politkovskaya
Raffi Aftandelian of Maaskva: Nashimi Glazami shares his thoughts on one of Russia's most prominent war journalists, Anna Politkovskaya, the nature of her writing, and the practice of reading newspapers...
Belarus: Moscow Solidarity Rally
LJ user greenmih, a Russian photographer, posts black-and-white photos from an anti-Lukashenko, pro-Belarus solidarity rally that took place in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow this past...
Russia: Film Industry Revival
Snowsquare.com writes about the revival of Russia's film industry: the opening of Dnevnoi Dozor (Day Watch, a sequel to Nochnoi Dozor, Night Watch) in the United States today, and the...
Russia: Sandunov Bath House in Moscow
Two-Zero writes of how he became a fan of the Russian banya while living in New York City's East Village, and explains why he hasn't been to Moscow's famous Sanduny...
Russia: Fake Fireworks for Lenin
Snowsquare.com shares a glimpse of an inconspicuous corner of one of Moscow's best-known squares. (Not Red Square, though.)
Russian Pirate Sales
Reacting to a report that U.S. copyright holders “lost $1.756 billion through forgeries in Russia last year,” Alistair of Ruminations on Russia argues that it's not pirate copies that these...
Hamas’ Chechnya Connection
Yuri Mamchur of Russia Blog reports on Hamas’ alleged connection to the Chechen rebels, recently brought to light by the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
Danish Cartoons’ Russia Link
Alex(ei) of The Russian Dilettante's Weblog writes about the Russian connection of Flemming Rose, the man who authorized the Danish cartoons.
Illustrated Guide to “Dedovshchina”
Sergey Belyakov of RUBLog cites the Russian defense ministry's report on violence in the army and links to an illustrated guide to “dedovshchina”, published in Bolshoi Gorod (RUS). “Dedovshchina” is...
A Mysterious Blast in Moscow
A very strange thing happened in Moscow today: at 2:08 PM, people all over the city felt and heard a really forceful blast. There was no official explanation, though one...
Photo-Marathon: A Day in the Life of Children with Cancer
Yekaterina Chistyakova reports (RUS) that photo-marathon “Through My Eyes: A Day in the Life of Children with Cancer Around the World,” which took place Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Children’s...
World Chechnya Day 2006
David McDuff at A Step At A Time alerts his readers to the upcoming World Chechnya Day, to be marked on Feb. 23, 2006, in order to recognize “the suffering...
Another Chechen Perspective on Danish Cartoons
As Ilias Musayev, Copenhagen spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Independent Chechen Republic of Ichkeriya, shares his views on the Danish cartoons and other issues, David McDuff...
Russian Diplomacy
Ayuna Nechayeva at Wanabehuman marks the Diplomat's Day in Russia (Feb. 10) with a review of the past and present of the Russian diplomacy.
Putin's Dissertation and Russian Energy Sector
Sean Guillory looks at Vladimir Putin's dissertation, “Strategic Planning of Regional Raw Material Operations in a Market Economy,” which he wrote as a student of the St. Petersburg Mining Academy...
More of Russian DIY Design
Two more additions to Konstantin Dlutskiy's photo collection of DIY design at the Russian Marketing Blog: wedding flowers sold with a discount for loyal customers, and a “Baby” store selling...
Russian Road Rules: Oleg Shcherbinsky's Case
In her latest column, Masha Gessen writes about a court verdict that has caused mass protests in Russia: a driver happened to be in the way of a speeding governor;...
Tukui-Mekteb Battle
Andy of Taking Aim looks at reports on the battle that took place in a Southern Russian village this past Friday, “one of the largest battles seen in outside of...
