· October, 2006

Stories about Russia from October, 2006

Russia: Anna Politkovskaya's Murder

  9 October 2006

Vilhelm Konnander writes about Anna Politkovskaya murder and Vladimir Putin's silence: “The fact remains: When Russia's “first journalist” is silenced, Russia's “first person” stays silent. No word from Putin, no word from the Kremlin when the freedom of the press is trampled on by brutal suppression. The tacit message thus...

Russia: Violence Filmed by Perpetrators

  9 October 2006

English Russia re-posts a video from a Russian Nazi site – their “most non violent video”: “We at englishrussia.com are against violence, so we would not put such violent videos here. This is just a light version in order to give the readers an example of what’s going on in...

Russia: Anna Politkovskaya's Murder

  8 October 2006

Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian journalist famous for her critical coverage of Chechnya and Vladimir Putin's policies, was shot to death in Moscow Saturday. Russian-language blogs are awash in speculation on who might be behind the murder. Anton Nossik (LJ user dolboeb, aka “the Guru of Russian Internet“) points (RUS) at...

Russia: “Ruled by Lunatics”

  6 October 2006

The Russian Dilettante thinks “the Kremlin has gone mad”: “This hunt for people with Georgian last names the Kremlin is leading is beyond belief. (Clearly it is ethnic Georgians who are targeted regardless of nationality — not just “illegal immigrants.”) I have a feeling this country is ruled by lunatics....

Russia, Georgia: Crisis Continues

  6 October 2006

As the confrontation between Georgia and Russia continues, so does the discussion of it in the Russian blogosphere. Below are some of the exchanges, translated from Russian. LJ user plushev writes: I don't even remember when nearly everyone was writing on one subject. Beslan, perhaps. Was there anything like this...

Poland: Czech Flag Faux Pas

  5 October 2006

Warsaw Station reports on how Polish foreign ministry welcomed the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov with a Czech flag.

Russia: 13 Years Ago

  5 October 2006

Sean's Russia Blog marks the 13th anniversary of “Boris Yeltsin’s military suppression of the Supreme Soviet”: “Despite what anyone says about Putin, even poor Russians prefer Russia now than what it was when Yeltsin was lobbing shells at the White House. Plus Putin has made it acceptable to appreciate the...

Russia: Two Film Reviews

  4 October 2006

The Accidental Russophile reviews Railway Station for Two, a 1982 Soviet movie. Russia Blog reviews a recent sequel to the Russian film Bumer.

Russia: Moscow Photos

  4 October 2006

English Russia writes about and posts pictures of the changes taking place in Moscow: the demolition of the Rossiya Hotel and a photo comparison of a certain Moscow area. Two-Zero's diary has pictures of Moscow's new and old subway trains, as well as a couple of pictures taken during a...

Russia, Georgia: Unfriendly Relationship

  4 October 2006

A Tbilisi, Georgia, spice seller: “I was taking some photos in the Tbilisi's market and this lady, instead trying to sell me something, she asked me a portrait.” – by tomaradze Georgia (population approx. 4.4 million) arrested four Russian soldiers last week, charging them with espionage. Russia (population approx. 142.4...