Kakha Bendukidze died in November 2014 at the age of 58. Bendukidze directed the whirlwind of economic reform that characterised Georgia from 2004 to 2008-2009.
There have been protests in the capital. Could Moscow really go the way of Kyiv – bring down the president and install a less authoritarian government?
A behind-the-scenes look at power struggles inside the Kremlin reveals potential scenarios for the future. And a possible new president.
The Russian government is determined to maintain the legal pressure on Alexei Navalny, a trained lawyer and leading opposition activist. But what is the Kremlin afraid of? На русском языке
Security think-tanks and expert communities in the Western world are perpetuating the dangerous myth that Muslim radicalisation is rife in Central Asia.
Central Asian security services have been abducting their countries’ citizens from Russia to stand trial on trumped-up charges. And the Russian police have been helping them.
Russia’s present troubles would suggest that the left-wing opposition finally has a chance to be heard. But how is that possible when so many of them have been in bed with Putin for years …
Until Black Tuesday on 16 December 2014, 15 years after Vladimir Putin first took power, there were no grounds to suggest he might resign or call snap elections. Now there are. На русском языке
До «черного вторника» 16 декабря вопрос об отставке Путина и досрочных выборах выглядел совершенно безосновательно. Но сейчас необходимо и этот пусть и по-прежнему маловероятный сценарий обсуждать. In English
Even as the Russian rouble responds to Central Bank intervention, people are taking to the streets in search of imported goods. Meanwhile, President Putin makes a few phone calls.
As the rouble collapses, residents of Tomsk have long memories — from Black Tuesday 1994 to Black Tuesday 2014.
Americans can no longer adopt Russian children, so now the government is encouraging more Russians to adopt. But without much success.
