Stories about Russia from November, 2007
Russia: Siemens Bribery Scandal
Robert Amsterdam writes about “only 2 million euros” in bribes paid by Siemens to 38 Russian officials.
Russia: Election and the OSCE
A discussion of the upcoming Russian election and the situation with the OSCE observers over at Crooked Timber.
Serbia: Kosovo Election, Before and After
Balkan Baby writes about the post-election Kosovo: “Will the parliament be truly representative though, including members not only of the Kosovar and Serbian communities but also the other minorities participating...
Russia: More on Khodrkovsky's Case
Robert Amsterdam posts an update on Mikhail Khodrkovsky's case: “The State’s conduct in this case is in clear violation of Russian and international law, and true rule of law courts...
Russia: “From Russia With Hate”
Via Moscow Through Brown Eyes, a rather shocking video story about the Russian neo-Nazi, posted on Current.com.
Russia: Moscow's Gastarbeiter
Moscow Through Brown Eyes offers an approach to writing about migrant workers in Moscow: “[…] it demands the excavation of Russia’s imperial pasts, a detailed examination of the labor question...
Russia, Israel: Football Game
Siberian Light writes about Israel's football victory over Russia.
Russia: Thoughts on the Election
Mark MacKinnon thinks that “there's going to be nothing like a real election to observe” in Russia on Dec. 2.
Russia: Itar-Tass Reviews ‘The New Cold War’
Mark MacKinnon is surprised that his book – The New Cold War – gets a positive review from the Russian state-run Itar-Tass news agency: “Now maybe, just maybe, the Kremlin...
Russia: “Health Care”
La Russophobe re-posts a TOL story on Russia's prescription medicine and “the nightmarish ordeal of millions of cancer, diabetes, and heart patients.”
Russia, Mexico: Yuri Knorozov
De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis writes about life and work of Yuri Knorozov, a scientist renowned, among many other things, for his role in the deciphering of the Maya script.
Russia: To Vote, or Not To Vote?
To vote - or not to vote? To "vote with your feet" - or to follow Mikhail Khodorkovsky's advice and vote for one of the smaller parties that you don't "despise"? To boycott the election - or to spoil the ballot? To be proper and check one of the ballot's squares - or to get mischievous and write a swear word across the page? These are the questions that quite a few Russian bloggers seem to be considering right now.
Estonia: “In the Soviet Times”
Itching for Eestimaa shares a few “in the Soviet times” stories, Estonian and otherwise.
Russia: Muslim Neighborhoods in Moscow
Window on Eurasia writes about Moscow's Muslim “enclaves.”
Russia: Political Cartoons
Robert Amsterdam re-posts Russian political cartoons – here and here.
Russia: Pepsi/Coca Cola in the USSR
De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis writes about the complex – and sometimes scary – relationship between Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola, the Soviet and U.S. leaders, as well as the ordinary...
Russia, Ukraine: Kerch Strait Disaster Podcasts
Yegor Timofeyev of Greenpeace Russia is podcasting (RUS) from the scene of the ecological catastrophe in the Kerch Strait over at PODstantsiya, a podcasting project of the Moscow-based Foundation for...
Russia: Tatarstan Warns Against Karabakh Independence
Window on Eurasia writes: “By recognizing Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia, South Osetia or Transdniestria as independent, as many in Moscow are now urging, the Russian government would undermine the territorial integrity of...
Russia: Money for North Caucasus
According to Window on Eurasia, Moscow invests too much tax-payers’ money to keep the loyal North Caucasian elites afloat.
Russia: Alcohol Consumption
According to Window on Eurasia, Russians drink three times what the World Health Organization says is dangerous and […] eight times the amount Americans drink.
Russia: Review of MacKinnon's ‘The New Cold War’
Michael Averko reviews Mark MacKinnon's The New Cold War at Siberian Light.
