Sergey Levchenko On a Tight Leash
Sergey Levchenko, the governor of Irkutsk region in eastern Siberia has announced his intention to run for a second term. The news has triggered a new PR attack against him. Predictably, the...
Archive for November 2019
November 2019
Privatization Going On But Not For Everyone
Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development has made up its mind on the list of state assets to be privatized in the period of 2020 through 2022. Now the government is to examine it and make a decision...
Nikita’s Death in the Tambov-Moscow Train Carriage
Why does the mysterious death of Nikita Isayev, the Kremlin-affiliated person, make us look askance on the administration of the Tambov Governorate? Might a visit to three restaurants in Tambov that...
Who Wins From Suppressing Novotrans?
The cargo company Novotrans, one of the top ten largest Russian railway operators, has been suddenly accused of money laundering. How might it be connected with a bond-secured loan of over 50 bln...
Usolyekhimprom’s Demercurization: One Step At a Time
The July statement by Svetlana Radionova, the chair of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage (Rosprirodnadzor), who said the “ecological Chernobyl” is located in the Irkutsk...
Bosov's Attack: Sibanthracite’s Owner Covering Up His Failures With “Black PR?”
Mikhail Abyzov's legal problems have affected not only the ex-minister but also some of his partners, too. The owner of Sibanthracite Group Dmitry Bosov associated with Abyzov, who has been caught in...
Lukashenko Admits the Suspending of Integration With Russia
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has mentioned the impossibility of the process of integration with Russia, if it contradicts the fundamental law of the Republic of Belarus. He called...
Accounts Chamber Claims an “Anti-Record” of Budget Expenditure
The execution of the federal budget for the first three quarters turned out to be unsatisfactory -- budget expenditure was used by less than two thirds, which is an anti-record for the past ten years.
Operation Reshuffle 2.0: the Expert Predicts What Happens in Russia in 2024
According to some information, Vladimir Putin is not thinking about the successor, and his press secretary Dmitry Peskov says that now “it’s not the right time for talking” but, rather, “time to...
Human Rights Activists In Need Of Protection
Russian human rights system is undergoing consistent destruction that embraces both governmental and non-governmental organizations. Officially, they are likely to continue their work, especially the...
Senator Representing Khabarovsk Territory Duma is Found to Have Previous Conviction
On 30 October, Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) said that it would hold an official investigation regarding the Election Commission of the Far-Eastern Khabarovsk territory in the wake of...
Why Merge Kamov And Mil?
Not only Lord works in mysterious ways but also many Russian economic managers. The illustrative example of this is the start of reforming the Russian helicopter industry. The merging of the two...
Russia To Take Over World's Financial System
Swedish economist Stefan Fölster has published a novel-prediction The Crash of 2024 in which he accused Russia of the intention to "destroy the world’s financial system". Western sanctions will...
“Destruction of the Institute of Civil Society:” Expert Predicts Failure of New Pension Plan
In mean time, economists are claiming in one voice that although the guaranteed pension plan (GPP) has really been drafted properly, people simply have no money for joining the new system.
Vladimir Posner Predicts Severe Problems for United Russia Party
According to some reports, the party leaders have decided to restore the reputation and people’s trust. Experts are confident that the main reason of falling popularity rankings was the pension...
Stavropol Territory Facing Radioactive Future
Stavropol territory is under threat of radioactive contamination. The Khiminvest LLC nitrocellulose plant associated with the dollar millionaire Albert Avdolyan and notorious Igor Yuzefovich might...
Shoygu's Attack On Army of Scandals
Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu’s policy interview with the newspaper "Moscow Komsomolets" is called a show-off. He has never indulged the press with such manifestos for the past seven years....
Auditing Chamber Rebukes Economic Development Ministry for Poor Draft Budget
The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation (MEDT of Russia) has presented a draft budget for the next three years. The document was immediately criticized by the Accounting...
Coming "Medicines Collapse" Discussed in the State Duma
State Duma deputy is convinced federal ministers must provide the Parliament in the long run with a list of planned measures to be taken by the government in order to avoid increases of prices of...
RUSAL Goads Environmentalists into Fight
A discussion of environmental protection plans caused a huge scandal at the RUSAL Krasnoyarsk aluminum producer. The hearings have shown that the ethics of such events are still extremely low in...
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