As the economic crisis hits Russia’s regions, Samara’s governor is trying to hold on to the kingdom he’s built for himself.
Three bloggers have been arrested in Samara, Russia on suspected extortion charges. The ripples from the arrest are spreading fast. на русском языке
В Самаре арестованы трое известных блогеров. Их обвиняют в создании организованной преступной группы и вымогательстве 3 миллионов рублей у предпринимателя. Правозащитники называют арест блогеров репрессиями властей.
Down in Samara on the Volga river, the city’s higher education institutions are facing cuts and closure. And many people are far from happy.
Valery Pavlukevich, who recently passed away, was a regular contributor to oDR. In his last appearance on these pages, he tells Michael Lawrence about the samizdat scene in his home city of Kuibyshev, now Samara.
