IN THE NEWS Russia is marking the 71st anniversary of the end of World War II with a Victory Day parade on Red Square. The personal file of Marshal Georgy Zhukov has been declassified. A Russian opposition activist in Voronezh has been forcibly sent to a psychiatric clinic. A whistle-blower has alleged additional doping by Russian […]
Tensions are running high today as events are held to commemorate the Soviet victory in World War Two.
As Russia began celebrating the 71st anniversary of Victory Day today, Interfax reported that two terrorists attacked a checkpoint in Grozny.
Many Russian commentators have pointed out that the way in which Vladimir Putin is exploiting Victory Day is about the legitimation of the Soviet past, but a Ukrainian analyst says that the most important function of this day is to exploit victory over Germany as the only positive thing linking the former Soviet republics together.
Ukraine Day 811: Ukraine and the US don’t mince words on who is responsible for Ukraine’s violence
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LIVE UPDATES: The Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill designated the war in Syria a “holy war.” Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. Recent Analysis and Translations: – Does it Matter if the Russian […]
Armed, masked police troops have raided a mosque in Russian-occupied Crimea, loading more than 100 worshippers onto buses.
ON MY MIND Given the news that convictions for extremism have increased threefold over the past five years, you can only reach two conclusions: Either Russians have become a nation of rabid extremists or the Kremlin is becoming more zealous in prosecuting citizens under its notoriously flexible anti-extremism laws. I’m going to go out on a […]
Four years ago today, tens of thousands of Russians protested in what was one of the largest demonstrations in Moscow since Vladimir Putin came to power. They demanded that Russia allow honest elections in which all candidates would have a chance in place of “the managed democracy” the Kremlin had offered.
