Moscow based journalist, editor of the op-ed section of Novaya Gazyeta, columnist of the Vedomosti daily and www.gazeta.ru web magazine. Author of six books, including biography of controversial politician Anatoly Chubais
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Published in: oDRGoverning on autopilot
Like a crippled Dreamliner, the Russian economy is slowing to a standstill; the bureaucrats are ignoring...
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Published in: oDRAfter Putin – who ?
Which ever way the forthcoming election swings, Russians will soon be looking for a new leader. With much of the...
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Published in: oDRPravoye delo: why the Kremlin puppeteers broke Prokhorov’s string
Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov’s appointment as leader of the pro-market liberal party ‘Right Cause’ was greeted with...
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Published in: oDRRight cause. (Pity about the party...)
Last week, controversial billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov stepped up to head “The Right Cause”, a right-liberal party...
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Published in: oDRThe Right Cause: a suitcase without a handle
Optimistic reports of the Kremlin embracing liberal party politics have proven highly exaggerated. Such an agenda...
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Published in: oDRPutin and Medvedev: a split in the tandem?
The differences between Putin and Medvedev over the sacking of Mayor Luzhkov in 2010 were the first real crack in...