Fragments of a blog
Fragments of a blog
Yesterday, AP reported from Moscow: Russians angered by the impending inauguration of Vladimir Putin to a new term as president protested Saturday in scores of cities across the country — and police responded by reportedly arresting nearly 1,600 of them.…
Shaun Walker reports from Moscow for The Guardian: A Moscow court has sentenced a former Russian economy minister to eight years in a high-security prison for corruption, in a verdict that is likely to send chills through the Russian elite……
Julia Ioffe expects Russian propagandists to capitalize on the excessive force that cops have used against protesters in Ferguson, MO. The arrests of two reporters and an alderman will certainly gladden the cynical hearts of Kremlinophiles. But there’s one big…
Last Monday, eight Bolotnaya protesters received sentences of up to 4 years instead of the five-six years requested by the prosecution. The only woman among them received a suspended sentence. The president’s spokesman has made it clear that clemency requests…
The trial of eight people charged with attacking police during the mass protest on May 6, 2011, has been going on for months in Moscow. The prosecution’s version of the events was largely discredited during the hearing. For the most…
What we saw in Moscow today was a legal, peaceful demonstration that ended in police violence. But something tells me the fight will do more to end the rule of the twin dwarf usurpers than the earlier, peaceful rallies.