Russia’s Emerging Two Party System
There isnât much to say about the results of Sundayâs local elections in Russia. That is except that Putinâs âmanaged democracyâ seems to be going at full steam. The elections wielded few surprises, both in terms of results or scandals. In St. Petersburg, Yabloko found itself disqualified from the ballot. Other opposition parties claimed that […]
Polonium Smuggler?
Theories about Alexandr Litvinenkoâs death continue to swirl around the media. And while most suspect that the âfierce Kremlin criticâ was assassinated by Putin or persons connected to him, another less highlighted theory is that Litvinenko might have been caught up in a polonium smuggling ring. This idea isnât new. Russia Blog reported in December […]