All Russian NGOs Could Become “Foreign Agents”
[This article examines the amendments proposed by Russia’s Ministry of Justice which would expand the state’s ability to inspect and interfere in the activities of NGOs, regardless of their funding...
View Article“Golos” Has Been Suspended
[Golos, Russia's only independent election monitor, is the first NGO to succumb to the controversial new law forcing groups that receive foreign funds or engage in "political" activities to register as...
View Article“Obama Has Ordered the Release Of Navalny”
Below is the transcript between between Aleksandr Bogomolov (Federal Patriotic Herald) and State Duma Deputy Yevgeny Fyodorov after opposition leader Alexei Navalny was temporarily released from prison...
View ArticleAlexei Navalny’s Support Challenged
This is a translation of an article describing the allegations levied against the opposition candidate for Moscow Mayor, Alexei Navalny, that his campaign is foreign-funded. Navalny has responded to...
View ArticleThe Communists Looked Into the “United Russia” Wallet
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation has accused the United Russia party of accepting foreign funds into its campaign chest, funds that could conceivably be put into use during Moscow’s...
View ArticleIn its Dialogue with Kiev, Moscow Could Get Personal
Russia has levied sanctions against Ukraine, backing up hundreds of freight trucks at the border, all in protest of Ukraine’s decision to enter the European Union instead of the Moscow-centric Customs...
View ArticleRussian Legislators Propose a Tax On Foreign Names
Nationalism and patriotism are rampant in Russia. The Interpreter has been following many stories that indicate that this sentiment is often manifested in unhealthy policies. Russia has threatened its...
View ArticleThe Last Battle of the “Slavonic Corps”
A Syrian rebel group claims that it has ambushed and killed a group of Russian mercenaries who may have been working for a Chinese security contractor. The jihadist fighters from an Al Qaeda affiliate...
View ArticleKiev Takes a Timeout
Russia has arguably won its trade war with Ukraine, at least for now. After months of punitive measures because of Kiev’s desire to choose joining the European Union over the neo=Soviet Customs Union,...
View ArticleMaidan 2.0: A Protest With Reservations
Perhaps 50 to 100 thousand protesters took to the streets this weekend in Kiev, Ukraine, demanding that their President, Viktor Yanukovych, sign the agreement with the European Union. As we’ve been...
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