The List

From Polit.ru: On Tuesday the tabloid Tvoi den’ published [the names of] all the arrested for Politkovskaya’s murder. It’s interesting that according to this newspaper there seems to be 11 not 10 as [Prosecutor General] Chaika said. 1. Alexei Berkin 2. Dmitri Lebedev 3. Tamerlan Makhmudov 4. Dzhabrail Makhmudov 5. Ibrahim Makhmudov 6. Oleg Alimov […]

Speculation Nation

One day later and Russia and world have reacted to the arrest of 10 suspects in Anna Politkovskaya’s murder. Most of the Russian media have led with the story.  The Kremlin funded English language Russia Today provided an overview of the story and the subsequent international reaction.  The popular daily Komsomolskaya pravda hyped the fact […]

Novaya in English

The acerbic and often controversial Novaya gazeta is now available in English.  Check it out.