Politics & activism / Talking about the rouble, President Putin makes a few phone calls 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. By Aleksandra Romanycheva / 18 Dec 2014
Economics / Russia's new media law Amendments to Russia’s new media law limiting foreign ownership to 20% show there is no free market in the country. By Aleksandra Romanycheva / 27 Nov 2014
Economics / Russian Railways: quicker to walk Russian Railways is one of the three largest transport companies in the world, but its infrastructure is crumbling and standards dropping. By Aleksandra Romanycheva / 10 Sep 2014
