Is Russia Dreaming Back Its Older Days?
Region: Russian FederationWhen the Soviet Union was alive, it used to bag most of the medals in the Olympics. It used to use its collective strength. Today, while the Olympics is going on in Mao’s country, Russia has invaded Georgia. Georgia, one of the most important members of the former Soviet Union, has today become a staunch pro-Western force. It has been one of the favorites of the Western forces. But Russia has got little attentio... more
Views: 1232Russia Foreign Minister Says Georgian President 'Must Go'
Region: Russian Federation
The following is a verbatim firsthand account from the US Mission to the United Nations in New York City. I want to focus however, on one point that Ambassador Churkin made. Ambassador Churkin referred to his minister’s phone conversation with Secretary of State Rice this morning. That conversation raises serious questions about Russian objectives. In that conversation, Foreign Minister Lavrov told U.S. Secret... more
Views: 800Russian troops Entered South Ossetia
Region: Russian FederationRussian army troops invaded breakaway province South Ossetia and attacked on a Georgian army base by air raids, after Georgian army capture the capital, Tskhinvali of the breakaway province. Georgia also warned Russia that they would not tolerate Russian interference in the issue. Otherwise, they should prepare for war. Georgian Official said that they also attacked on Russian aircrafts and bombed a convey of R... more
Views: 1514Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian Novelist, Dies
Region: Russian Federation
Posted by Veronica Khokhlova to Global Voices Online Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Gulag Archipelago, has died on Sunday. He was 89. Reactions to Solzhenitsyn's death are already beginning to appear in the Russophone blogosphere, and here's one post on the writer's legacy (RUS), by LJ user markgrigorian: Solzhenitsyn has died This kind of news always comes unexpectedly. He was 89 y... more
Views: 827Solar Eclipse Embarasses Government Tail in Russia
Region: Russian Federation
Posted by Veronica Khokhlova to Global Voices Online Russian photojournalist Oleg Klimov was in the city of Samara on August 1, the day of a total eclipse of the Sun, to meet with representatives of the local opposition. On his blog, he described (RUS) a rare case of conjunction of Russian politics and astronomy: [Please click here to see four photos by Oleg Klimov that are part of this post.] The so... more
Views: 1006Medvedev Tells Russian Government to Go Online or Go Home
Region: Russian Federation
Posted by Liz Colville to findingDulcinea Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has vowed to eliminate corruption by putting all documents online, but computer literacy among government officials is an obstacle. During a nationally televised meeting on July 17, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that government officials need to have good computer skills or they will be out of a job. They “either should learn o... more
Views: 894Russia's 'New Elite' Have Special Qualifications
Region: Russian Federation
Posted by Lyndon Allin to Global Voices Online Journalist Ilya Barabanov, who writes for the New Times and blogs engagingly as LJ user barabanch, wrote a laconic post a couple weeks ago that drew some interesting comments (RUS): A young lady came to interview for a job with a friend of mine. She's a [Young Russia] activist. Under “Professional Accomplishments” [on her resume] the first and only line r... more
Views: 1276Russian Blogger's Guilty Verdict Raises Free Speech issues
Region: Russian Federation
Posted by Veronica Khokhlova to Global Voices Online On July 7, Savva Terentyev, 22, a Russian blogger and musician from Syktyvkar, received a one-year suspended jail sentence for a comment (RUS) he posted on Feb. 15, 2007, on the blog of a local journalist Boris Suranov. Here is a rough translation of the comment: I hate cops [menty], [swear word omitted] I don't agree with the thesis that “policemen still... more
Views: 1013Laser Show Blinds Thirty people in Russia
Region: Russian FederationAt least 30 concertgoers lost their eyesight up to 80% when laser falls on them during Aquamarine Music Festival held in Kommersant on July 5, a Russian newspaper, Kommersant daily reported. About 20 concertgoers were under treatment in different hospitals of Moscow. The sufferers are mostly young and between the ages of 16 and 30 years. According to concertgoers, the dance floor was covered with canopy as sky was r... more
Views: 3682Euro 2008 Semifinal Preview Russia vs. Spain
Region: Russian Federation
Thursday, 2:45 pm Eastern – ESPN 2 The only rematch in the Soccer Betting Euro 2008 so far will take place in Thursday’s semifinal as Russia takes on Spain. The two teams met in group play when Spain routed Russia by a score of 4-1. Since that loss the Russians have turned it on with victories against Greece, Sweden and the Netherlands. One of the biggest reasons for the improved play for Russi... more
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