A four-part series written in cooperation with The Daily Beast.
An In-Depth Examination Of Donald Trump’s Ties To Russia And Vladimir Putin
November 7, 2016
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Building a New Russia Means Rooting Out Stalin’s Destructive Soviet Legacy
March 8, 2016
The following is an excerpt from Paula Chertok’s East-West Blog: Historian Andrei Zubov presents a powerful lecture on the roots of the Soviet mentality and the resurgence of Stalin so jarringly visible in Russia today. He reviews the history of Russia’s destructive leadership from the 20th century to the present, a leadership that has left […]
How Boris Nemtsov Was Murdered: Novaya Gazeta’s Investigation
February 27, 2016
A number of different scenarios for how opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was assassinated on February 27, 2015 have been published in both the independent and pro-Kremlin Russian media this past year, notably by RosBalt, Novaya Gazeta, Moskovsky Komsomolets and REN-TV. The heads of the Investigative Committee, Federal Security Service and Interior Ministry were tasked by […]
"tenders" for hit jobs in Russia Aleksei Venediktov Anna Politkovskaya Anzor Gubashev Beslan Shavanov Boris Nemtsov Chechen suspects in Nemtsov murder Ilya Yashin Kseniya Sobchak Mikhail Khodorkovsky Novaya Gazeta Ramzan Kadyrov Ramzat Bakhayev Ruslan Geremeyev Ruslan Mukhutdinov Shagid Gubashev Tamerlan Eskerkhanov United Arab Emirates Zaur Dadayev
The Daily Vertical: Time For A Little Reality Check
February 10, 2016
The Daily Vertical is an RFE/RL video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. A transcript of today’s edition of The Daily Vertical can be found here.
The Daily Vertical: Putin Smells Blood
February 9, 2016
The Daily Vertical is an RFE/RL video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. A transcript of today’s edition of The Daily Vertical can be found here.
The Briefing: Yakunin’s Fall From Grace
February 8, 2016
NOTE: The Power Vertical Briefing is RFE/RL’s short look ahead to the stories expected to make news in Russia in the coming week. It is hosted by Brian Whitmore, author of the Power Vertical blog, and appears every Monday. Reports have surfaced that Vladimir Yakunin, a longtime crony of Vladimir Putin, is being investigated by […]
The Daily Vertical: Will Yakunin Be Putin’s Fall Guy
The Daily Vertical is an RFE/RL video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. A transcript of today’s edition of The Daily Vertical can be found here.
The Daily Vertical: Putin’s Bodyguards
February 5, 2016
The Daily Vertical is an RFE/RL video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page.
The Daily Vertical: Don’t Mention The Baltic War!
February 4, 2016
The Daily Vertical is an RFE/RL video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page.
The Tao Of Ramzan
The Power Vertical is a column and podcast by RFE/RL’s Brian Whitmore. He’s like a cartoon villain, except that he’s real. He can be pretty amusing, except when he’s terrifying. He’s a bit of a clown and more than a bit childish, but he’s also one of the most powerful men in Russia. It’s pretty […]