Stories about Russia from July, 2007
Russia: Corruption Not a Problem?
The nEUrosis feels that Russia may not be as corrupt as it seems: “So why are Westerners so convinced of Russia’s rampant corruption problem? Probably because they pay a lot...
Russia: White Night Graduation
Darkness at Noon posts pictures of St. Petersburg high school graduates’ celebration that took place during this year's White Nights season.
Russia: Sochi-2014 Hotel Reservation
Sochi Travel reports on the first hotel reservation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Russia: Photos of Beslan Terrorists
A Step At A Time links to a Russian newspaper article with photos of those who, according to the official inquiry, carried out the school siege in Beslan in 2004:...
Japan: Baby Mammoth Discovery
Edo at Pink Tentacle reports that the frozen body of a baby mammoth, preserved in ice about 10,000 years ago, was discovered in northwest Siberia by a local reindeer herder....
Russia: “The Other ‘Other Russia'”
Along with Gary Kasparov and Eduard Limonov, Mikhail Kasyanov was a leading member of the Other Russia coalition, until he quit last week because of the failure to reach consensus on a single presidential candidate from the opposition. According to media reports, he is planning to run for the presidency himself. Eight months remain before the 2008 vote, and it looks like there are going to be a number of sequels to the June 27 Global Voices translation about the Russian opposition's lack of unity. Here's the first one.
Russia: Soviet Sports and the 2014 Winter Olympics
Vilhelm Konnander wonders what Russia will be like in 2014, and what the Winter Olympics will do to it and Sochi, and also writes about sports in the Soviet Union.
Russia: Archives
Sean's Russia Blog posts a very interesting entry on the Russian and Soviet archives.
Russia: Cheerleaders
The Accidental Russophile attempts to sound “intellectual” as he posts pictures of the Russian cheerleaders. Siberian Light points out in a comment that some of these cheerleaders “haven't quite figured...
Russia: “Khodorkovsky's Land”
A few photos from Chita – “Khodorkovsky's Land” – by Oleg Klimov are here. The last one allegedly shows windows of the former billionaire's cell. (The text is in Russian.)
Russia: Sochi Victory
Siberian Light writes: “I suspect that the people of Sochi are especially pleased by their victory. As well as all the business possibilities opened up by their victory […].” Megan...
Russia: Tesak Arrested
Leader of a neo-Nazi group (a college student as well as a blogger) is arrested in Moscow, and Sean's Russia Blog “for once [stands] with the Interior Ministry.”
Ukraine, Russia: Sochi and Visas
Ukraine Today congratulates Sochi with winning the 2014 Winter Olympics bid and writes: “Ukraine should seek to encourage Russia to free up its visa requirements for short term visits bringing...
Russia: “See You In Sochi”
Inside Krasnodar announces in the middle of the Russian night: “SOCHI WINS! Sochi has just been awarded the 2014 Winter Olympics!! Molodetz Sochi.”
Russia: Jokes
Darkness at Noon links to a collection of Soviet jokes translated into English.
Russia: Allofmp3.com Shut Down
Siberian Light writes: “The Russian government has finally bitten the bullet, decided it wants to be in the World Trade Organisation more than it wants to be seen as a...
Russia: Sochi-2014? We'll Know Today.
The Accidental Russophile and Sochi Travel Info await the announcement of the winner of the 2014 Winter Olympics bid in Guatemala today: one of the candidate cities is Sochi.
Serbia, Montenegro: “Bringing the Soviets to Heel”
Anegdote tells an old story about a Communist Party council in a remote Montenegrin village.
Russia: Irkutsk Photos
Photographer Oleg Klimov images of Irkutsk – here (RUS) and here.
Russia: St. Basil's Cathedral
Instead of a post on the battle of Kosovo, De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis writes about St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow – and posts a photo of a graffiti in...
Russia: Getting Used to Moscow, Russian Food, etc.
Darkness at Noon writes about his “newfound acceptance of Russia.”
