Sochi’s Exploited Labor
My new Russia Magazine column, “Sochiās Workers: Invisible and Expendable,” “The final stage in such a massive undertaking is always difficult,ā PutinĀ told officials in a
December 19, 2013
Human Rights
Will Pussy Riot be Amnestied?
Will Pussy Riot, several Bolotnaya participants, and all Greenpeace activists be amnestied? So reports Izvestiia: The president has jointly decided with human rights activists who
December 9, 2013
The Let’s Pretend Game
This week’s Russia! Magazine column, “The Magnitsky Minstrelsy“: The passage of the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 last December sent US-Russia
April 18, 2013
Valentin Urusov Freed!
Good news from Russia is a rarity. But today is one of the those rare days. After four and a half years in prison on
March 15, 2013
A Worker’s Struggle
This translation is originally published on N+1 Magazine In August 2012, the magazine Russian Reporter published a long, detailed article on Valentin Urusov, a diamond
January 25, 2013
More on Kyrgyzstan
I haven’t done an update on Kyrgyzstan in several days.Ā While things seemed to have calmed in the southern part of the country, tensions are
June 21, 2010
June 15, 2010
The Kirov Law at 75
Yesterday, December 1, was 75 years since the assassination of Sergei Kirov, the first secretary of the Leningrad Party Organization, and Stalin ally.Ā It was
December 2, 2009
“The leading fighting brigade of our political system.”
It looks like Nashi might have crossed a line in their campaign against Alexander Podrabinek.Ā According to Vremya, the Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights
October 5, 2009
South Ossetia’s Documentary Displaced Persons
In the last few weeks, Georgia has sprung back into the news.Ā Protesters are calling for Saakashvili to resign as more and more people have
April 20, 2009
