We all know that Russia has been f**king up in the last few months. This ridiculous business with Georgia during the Olympics (pretty convenient timing if you ask me), the angry comments made towards the NATO countries while discussing the cease fire and paranoia about anti-missile defenses in ex-soviet States has the whole country giving [...]
Putin Shoots Tiger; Later, eats sandwich.
September 1, 2008 - 2:45 pm
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Understanding Russia’s Farcical Presidential Election
February 27, 2008 - 9:40 am
Russians will go to the polls on Saturday, March 2, to elect a new president. Unlike our suspenseful US elections, in Russia it is all but a foregone conclusion that Dmitry Medvedev will be the winner.
Why such a farce? While hardly anybody claims to “get” the Russian political system, it’s generally agreed that Putin’s power [...]
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