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 […]
Russian newspapers reporting US mercenaries operating in Ukraine against anti government protesters near Slavyansk
RT news is reporting that around 400 US mercenaries from the US private security firm Academi (formerly Blackwater) are taking part in the Ukrainian military operation against anti-government protesters in southeastern regions of the country. The cite their source as a German newspapers, 1) the Bild am Sonntag (which is the largest-selling German national Sunday newspaper, with […]
Russian Anti-Government Protest Covered By Bloggers, Ignored By Media
At least 7,000 protesters gathered on the streets of Kaliningrad [ENG], the country’s westernmost city, on January 30 to demand, among other things, the resignation of the regional governor Georgy Boos [ENG] and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. But don’t count on the leading Russian media outlets to tell you about it. The biggest and […]
Diluted Ammonia: The Largest Russian Chemical Plant Stolen from Workers
In December the Ukrainian pipeline stopped pumping ammonia for Togliattiazot. Being unable to agree on a price the parties got entangled in legal disputes, with ToAZ claiming $11 million in damages and threatening to switch to rail transit if the matter is not resolved. Late in 2016 numerous outlets reported that ammonia manufactured by the […]
War in Donbas: in the wake of Russian orders
The medal of the Russian Ministry of Defense “For Distinction in Combat” is presented to the servicemen directly participating in the combat operations. This truly significant decoration is awarded for “valor and selflessness demonstrated while carrying out tasks in field conditions and in the course of special operations in the death-defying conditions” as well as […]
Russian authorities are cleansing media space
Russia is preparing for parliamentary election that is to take place on September 18th 2016. Officials have already completed the last preparation: the most well-known and in fact the only independent organization Yurii Levada’s Analytical Center has been added to the register of foreign agents by Russian Ministry of Justice. Two weeks before the State […]
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