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Putin's inauguration: satire and violence

(Russia, Russian politics, Vladimir Putin, New Yorker) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2012-05-08 15:09 - 0 comments

A White Cube in a Black Box

of the Venice Biennale gardens, and you get a wistful pause. He skips Russia’s Tsarist gingerbread villa, ...

The Monthly - Deyan Sudjic - 2012-05-03 11:53 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Toys cannot hold protest because they are not citizens of Russia, officials rule

they are not citizens of Russia, officials rule " There hadn't been many - indeed any - rallies like it before in  Russia .  Last month saw dozens of toys, from teddy bears to Lego figurines , standing out ... (Russia, Russian politics, Guardian) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2012-02-16 14:08 - 0 comments

For Russia and China, the Arab Spring only offers a warning

For Russia and China, the Arab Spring only offers a warning "Tomorrow's visit to Damascus by Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei ... It is possible that Russia will try to put together a Syrian transition deal." ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2012-02-06 14:16 - 0 comments

How Gogol explains the post-Soviet world

(Russia, Russian politics, Foreign Policy) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2012-03-01 14:42 - 0 comments

Kerimov, the secret oligarch

(Russia, Russian politics, Financial Times) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2012-02-14 14:03 - 0 comments

Putin is already dead

(Russia, Russian politics, Vladimir Putin, Foreign Policy) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2012-02-08 13:55 - 0 comments

As Robert Was Saying

Dessaix, Russia) ...

The Monthly - Gail Bell - 2012-03-01 10:43 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The Kremlin strikes back

General item (Russia, Russian politics, Vladimir Putin, New York Review ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2012-01-27 14:01 - 0 comments

Fred Schepisi & Vladimir Putin

On that occasion, he was there to direct the Cold War espionage drama The Russia House , the first major ... Film Festival, on his way to lunch with no less a personage than the president of Russia, Vladimir ... Fred Schepisi, George W Bush, Patrick White, Russia, Vladimir Putin, World cinema) ...

The Monthly - Shane Maloney - 2012-02-08 15:03 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Petrushka vs Mr Botox

Petrushka vs Mr Botox in Russia "So what comes next? Political analysts are talking about the possibility for one of the pseudo-opposition ... (Russia, Russian politics, Vladimir Putin, London Review of Books) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2011-12-14 13:35 - 0 comments

A startling account on Russian TV

A startling account on Russian TV "It is not clear what exactly is happening in Russia, and the shift in television coverage is just one cause ... General item (Russia, Russian politics, Vladimir Putin, Vladislav Surkov, New ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2011-12-12 14:38 - 0 comments

In the Picture

was a necessary step, it bears worrying comparison to Russia’s post-Soviet liberalisation, which resulted ...

The Monthly - Sebastian Strangio - 2012-02-07 16:15 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

A funny thing happened on the way to South Ossetia

A funny thing happened on the way to South Ossetia "Russia's unofficial electoral mantra (usually attributed to Stalin) is: ... (Russia, South Ossetia, Time) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2011-12-02 12:36 - 0 comments

Putin's big mistake?

(Russia, Russian politics, Vladimir Putin, New Yorker) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2011-12-07 13:24 - 0 comments

Make no mistake, the Iranians will have their nuclear way

Make no mistake, the Iranians will have their nuclear way "It is not hard to see why Iran wants nuclear weapons. One reason is fear. Iran lives in a fractious region surrounded by nuclear-armed neighbours - Russia to the north, China to the north-east, ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2011-12-06 14:03 - 0 comments

Putin set to lose majority amid complaints of electoral violations

(Russia, Russian politics, Vladimir Putin, Guardian) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2011-12-05 13:55 - 0 comments

Stalin's daughter dies at 85

(History, Russia, New York Times) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2011-11-29 14:36 - 0 comments

Top Reads of 2011

contemporary Russia but a new type of power politics, a breed of authoritarianism far subtler than ...

Blog - Monthly Wire - 2011-12-16 10:41 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The Cypherpunk Revolutionary

Julian Assange Robert Manne Less than twenty years ago Julian Ass ...

The Monthly - Robert Manne - 2011-12-19 13:24 - 9 comments - 0 attachments

Russia's leaders and their obsession with with opinion polling

Russia's leaders and their obsession ... to hear the latest installment of What Russia Thinks." ... (Russia, Russian politics, New York Times) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2011-08-17 15:20 - 0 comments

Russian grave digger dresses up 29 bodies in his apartment

(Russia, Telegraph) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2011-11-10 14:20 - 0 comments

The Bolshoi's latest act

(Russia, Russian Ballet, New York Review of Books) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2011-11-14 13:56 - 0 comments

How Gillard Sees the World: Australia’s foreign policy

in the replacement of the G8 by the G20, and the increasing cooperation between the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia ...

Blog - Dennis Altman - 2011-11-29 13:22 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Putin's Rasputin

Putin's Rasputin "Surkov is the real genius of the Putin era. Understand him and you understand not only contemporary Russia but a new ... (Russia, Vladimir Putin, Vladislav Surkov, London Review of Books) ...

The Shortlist Daily - admin - 2011-10-31 14:36 - 0 comments

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