· March, 2010

Stories about Russia from March, 2010

Moldova: Fear for a fifth column

Zimbru of Morning in Moldova argues that Moldova's centre-right politicians underestimate the power of political forces aligned with Russia and thus put the country's democratization and plans to join the...

24 March 2010

Is Russia an Enemy of Internet?

RuNet Echo

The degree of freedom on the Russian Internet is an issue for debates. Some put Russia on the same list of "Internet enemies" with China and Iran. Others strongly oppose this kind of generalization and claim that Russian Internet is the most liberal and unrestricted public sphere in the country.

23 March 2010

New requirements for Russian E-Gov Sites.

The Russian Ministry for Economical Development published a list of requirements for governmental Web sites that provide online services, reports lenta.ru. All the documents on the sites should be accessed...

21 March 2010

Russia: Activists Burns Effigy of Policeman

RuNet Echo

Activists of the movement “Autonomous Action” burnt an effigy a policeman during the “political Maslenitsa“, indymedia reports (photos and footage available). The action was dedicated to Seva Ostapov, a young...

21 March 2010

Russia: Putin pros and cons go cyber

RuNet Echo

LJ user Anton Igorevich reports [RUS] that recent demonstrations against and for Russian Premier, Vladimir Putin, now have gone cyber, with websites against and in support of Putin, the latter...

21 March 2010

Russia-US: A Derogatory Dilemma

Streetwise Professor reflects upon US Secretary of State's, Hillary Clinton, visit to Moscow and reacts against her not responding to insults from Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, fearing this will...

21 March 2010

Russia: Bloggers Expose Election Fraud Techniques

RuNet Echo

The recent elections for local administrative offices in Russian regions were the first to show the power of Web 2.0. in uncovering voting violations. Bloggers would gather evidence with their cell phone cameras and published them online.

20 March 2010

Russia to Investigate Closure of iFolder

RuNet Echo

Russian Minister of Interior Rashid Nurgaliev gave an order to check  if the action of police against a popular Russian hosting ifolder.ru was legal. According to Lenta.ru, the order was given following...

20 March 2010

Russia: “Battle for Khimki Forest”

RuNet Echo

A detailed account of the ongoing “battle for Khimki Forest” – by Yevgeniya Chirikova at OpenDemocracy.net: “The plan to construct a section of the new Moscow-St.Petersburg motorway through the legally-protected...

19 March 2010

Russia: Andrei Loshak's Text on Corruption

RuNet Echo

Andrei Loshak's much-discussed text about corruption and “the normal functioning of an irrational system” in Russia has been translated into English by OpenDemocracy.net (the Russian-language original is at OpenSpace.ru).

19 March 2010