Sources close to the investigation of the crash of the Metrojet airliner in the Sinai peninsula say the black boxes have not helped to establish the reason for the flight’s sudden plunge, Kommersant reports. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign […]
Sergei Guriev, the former dean of the Russian Economic School, a prominent Russian economist who left Russia in 2013 citing political pressure, has been named as chief economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (ERBD). Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the […]
This week, Interpreter’s managing editor James Miller and Boston College professor Matt Sienkiewicz are joined by The Interpreter’s Pierre Vaux to discuss internet trolls and Russian propaganda. In particular, we discuss Kremlin-run “troll farms” which attempt to influence, and ultimately distort, the narrative surrounding world events. Click here to hear our previous podcasts. You now […]
Russian businessman Aleksandr Grigoryev has been detained on suspicions of money-laundering $1.6 million from banks that lost their licenses, and could be involved in as much as $46 billion, Moscow Times reported, citing Kommersant. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign […]
News has been published today November 3 about a police shootout that ended with the death of two suspected Islamist militants in Russia’s North Caucasus. 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 […]
Officials of Metrojet, the airliner leasing the Russian plane which crashed in Egypt on October 31, says the plane could have been brought down by “external influences,” but an investigator told Reuters that there is no evidence of outside impact on the Airbus 32. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely […]
This time of year Russians have several days of activities to mark the mass murder of civilians in the Soviet era. 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 Translations: –The Non-Hybrid War […]
Natalya Sharina, director of the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow has been arrested on charges of “extremism” related to materials found in the library’s collection during a search. 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 […]
Turkey announced that it was suing Russia’s state gas monopoly Gazprom, in the latest deterioration of relations between Moscow and Ankara following Russia’s air strikes in Syria and Russia’s encroachment on Turkish air space Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign […]
Today, the Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK) led by opposition leader Alexey Navalny published information indicating that Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu has properties that his existing salary and assets cannot have paid for. 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. […]
