Russia has seen a significant spike in racial incidents and inter-ethnic rioting in the last two weeks. In Moscow, in the Buryulyovo district, an anti-immigrant pogrom began on October 13th after an ethnic minority reportedly killed a native Russian. In Moscow and in St. Petersburg, there were more riots over the weekend. However, police are […]
Yesterday, a suicide bomber targeted a bus in Volgograd, formerly Stalingrad, killing 6 people. This was the first article that The Interpreter encountered, published on the pro-Kremlin Izvestia within hours of the explosions, not long after authorities began to release additional information about the identity of the bomber. Officials now say that the bomber, Nadia […]
On Friday night, there were more anti-immigrant riots in southern Moscow, this time in the southwest suburb of Lyubertsy (map). This follows last week’s riots in Biryulyovo (map), which have heightened ethnic tensions across the country. Nationalists also led riots in St. Petersburg on Sunday. – Ed. In Lyubertsy, just outside Moscow, police prevented a […]
There were several anti-immigrant riots across Russia this weekend, including in St. Petersburg. This follows a week of intense inter-racial tension, following last weekend’s anti-minority riots in Moscow – Ed. NTV.Ru got the first footage of the events in St. Petersburg, where nationalists rioted after an authorized rally In the footage, taken after a meeting […]
All bordering states dream of unconditional sovereignty over the Arctic where, according to estimates from the US Geological Survey, up to 13% of the world’s oil reserves are located (90 billion barrels) and up to 30% of the world’s gas (47.3 trillion cubic meters). Vladimir Putin himself called the suggestion of a Russian scientist to […]
Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny has had his prison sentence suspended, though his conviction for fraud still precludes him from running for public office, at least for now (read our full analysis of here). Below, Slon, an independent news outlet, has posted comments from several high-profile politicians and political thinkers. – Ed. Pavlovsky: “I don’t think […]
We’ve been writing about not only the events concerning the race riots in Moscow, but also the reaction of the government and the various politicians and media outlets. One concern cited by several voices is that the Russian government was only pushed into action by the rioters in the streets. Earlier we posted a translation […]
The southern Moscow district of Biryulyovo was the site of race riots after the murder of a Muscovite by a migrant. A wave of protesters descended upon a vegetable warehouse and a nearby shopping center, both of which are often populated by immigrants. Pro-Kremlin news outlets and nationalist leaders have both been pushing the narrative […]
In the wake of last Sunday’s race riots in Moscow, we have been translating the voices of various Russians in order to better understand how this topic is being discussed in the press and public spheres. We have already translated an editorial from a former Moscow mayor, as well as a statement from opposition leader […]
Yevgenia Albats is a Russian investigative journalist who worked for the Newsweek International in the late 1990s. She is the chief editor of The New Times. – Ed. September 30, 2013 will go down in history. On this day, President Putin signed decrees №№ 739-742, increasing by 2-2.5 times the monetary remuneration (salary plus bonuses) of […]
