(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Mikhail Sokolov and Luke Johnson – February 28, 2015) Slain opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was looking ahead to a planned March […]
Russia & Ukraine
RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2015-#41 table of contents with links :: Monday 2 March 2015
[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2015-#41 :: Monday 2 March 2015 A […]
RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2015-#40 table of contents with links :: Saturday 28 February 2015
[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2015-#40 :: Saturday 28 February 2015 A […]
RUSSIA & UKRAINE: JRL 2015-#39 table of contents with links :: Friday 27 February 2015
[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2015-#39 :: Friday 27 February 2015 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A […]
Ukraine Left Behind as Russian Stock Gains Are Unmatched
(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Elena Popina – February 26, 2015) Russia is emerging as the world’s best stock market after putting in the worst performance […]
RIA Novosti: Russians’ interest in Ukrainian developments on the rise – poll
(RIA Novosti – Moscow, February 26, 2015) According to the data for February, over a half of the Russian population (51 per cent) follow the […]
U.S.-Russian Relations, U.S.-Ukrainian Relations
U.S. State Department bans government bodies from cooperating with Russia on climate issues
(Interfax – February 25, 2015) The U.S. State Department has banned the cooperation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with Russian counterparts in […]
Economy, Business, Investment, Trade
Interfax: Over 73 percent of Russians admit crisis in Russia
(Interfax – February 27, 2015) A public opinion poll conducted by the Institute of Priority Regional Projects in February 2015 4 showed that three-fourths of […]
Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Putin’s Russia between the Reichstag Fire and the Kirov Murder
(Paul Goble – Window on Eurasia – Staunton, March 1, 2015) No one can disagree with Yuliya Latynina that with the murder of Boris Nemtsov, Russia […]
Oil, Gas, Energy
Russia’s dependence on oil prices may threaten national security – official
(Interfax – February 25, 2015) Moscow, 25 February: Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev thinks that the aim of the Western sanctions is to put pressure […]
Media, Internet, Social Media, Television
‘Propaganda Bullhorn’ Or ‘Alternative Perspective’? U.S. Students Put Kremlin-Funded RT Under Microscope
(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Carl Schreck – February 25, 2015) Few global media outlets elicit such polarized opinions of its coverage as Russia’s state-funded television network […]
