On September 18, election to the State Duma – the supreme state legislative body is going to be held in Russia. One would think why does it matter? Parliamentary elections are held in all the states. However, the forthcoming Russian elections have particular feature – Russia is going to hold elections in Crimea and Sebastopol […]
Putin’s Gamble and the Double Standards of German Business
It cost much effort two years ago for the chancellor Angela Merkel to force German business to put up with the political decision about Germany’s involvement in sanctions against Russia. Russia was in fact an important trade partner for Germany. The total business volume between two countries by the year 2014 reached nearly 80 billion […]