Anti-Putin Protests

Russian President Vladimir Putin was born in Leningrad, now modern-day St. Petersburg, on Oct. 7, 1952.He grew up in a communal apartment and his father was a factory foreman. Putin graduated from Leningrad State University in 1975 with a law degree and joined the KGB -- the main security agency operating at the…

A little over two years ago, Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland, announced he was being hired to host a show on RT, the Kremlin-funded network once known as Russia Today. The response from his colleagues in the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) was unmistakable: “What the fuck…

The Paris mayoral candidate picked by President Macron has ended his campaign a month before the election, following a sex scandal. His run was torpedoed by a self-exiled Russian shock artist, who released the compromising tapes. Benjamin Griveaux, who ran for the top office in France’s capital with Emmanuel Macron’s…

Preface.  Long before Russia bombarded the U.S. with fake news in the 2016 election campaign, Ukraine was the target, where Russia honed its propaganda skills.  The parallels with their fake news assault on the U.S. are striking, perhaps if more people were aware of how Russia attacked Ukraine with propaganda…

Extreme weather conditions can damage a piano. Swings in humidity and heat shrink the wood and crack the soundboard, and misshapen felt, swollen by damp, mutes the keys. For pianists and tuners, a continental subarctic climate such as Siberia’s, with an annual average temperature of -5°C, makes for trying conditions.…

Elena Milashina. Photo: facebook.comThis Week’s Highlights An attack on our journalist, the opposition rallies to fight changes to the Constitution, the coronavirus outbreak threatens the economy and other top stories Russia has been reading this week.  Want to get the full story? Click the links below for full-length articles in…

February 11, 2020 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment DEATH STAR. The billion-dollar disinformation campaign to reelect Trump: “Both parties will rely on micro-targeted ads this year, but the president is likely to have a distinct advantage. The Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign have reportedly compiled an average…

A top-level politician in St. Petersburg has resigned from his post as head of a municipal precinct and been expelled from the ruling United Russia party after a raid on his apartment uncovered an illegal casino operation.Anti-corruption officers in Russia's second city raided the property of Oleg Kalyadin, with video…

Russian prosecutors on Monday sentenced members of a left-wing youth group to prison terms ranging from six to 18 years on terrorism-related charges, prompting outrage from human rights activists who say that the case is fabricated. A three-judge panel of a Russian militant court in Penza found the members of…

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