Russian Federation
The life and times of Emir Magas: Ingushetia’s most wanted
June 20, 2010by Mairbek Vachagaev Moscow’s biggest victory over the North Caucasus rebels since fall 2000 The Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation announced that on June 9, the leader of the Ingush Jamaat, Emir Magas (aka, Ahmed Yevloev...
Defense ministry plan to shut down most military towns compounds Russia’s company town problem
June 16, 2010by Paul Goble Staunton, June 13 –Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has called for reducing the number of military towns in the Russian Federation from approximately 8,000 to 184, a measure that if implemented will hit some parts of the country...
Soviet Discourse serves Russian elites, not ex-Soviet republics
December 09, 2009By Paul Goble Presenting the Russian Federation as the Soviet Union of today is “becoming ever more popular not only in Russia but also in the West,” a leading Moscow commentator says, but it does little to help Russia and the other...
Ukraine’s Options Limited as Russia’s Time Runs Out
September 22, 2009By Paul Goble Russia has only a limited window of time in which it can hope to achieve its maximum hopes in Ukraine, and Ukraine has only a limited number of options to develop its relations with the Russian Federation in order to ensure its survival...
The Party „Spravedlivaya Rossia”, more and more interested in the Transnistrian problem
February 08, 2008The Party „Spravedlivaya Rosia” from the Russian Federation is more and more interested in the situation from the Transnistrian region. This faction announced about its intention to regularly monitor the problems the Transnistrian society...
Moldova doesn't know yet if it will have observers at the elections from Russia
February 01, 2008Moldova doesn't know yet if it will send observers at the presidential elections from the Russian Federation scheduled for March 2nd, DECA-press transmits. The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) affirms that the participation invitations with observers...
- January 29, 2008
The Russian Federation intends to open polling stations in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova for the presidential elections from March 2008 too – officials from Moscow announced, DECA-press Agency transmits. According to them...
