Georgy Borodyansky is an Omsk-based correspondent for Novaya Gazeta.
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Published in: oDRRussia is swimming in oil
Russia’s oil industry lacks the infrastructure to avoid spills and leaks; and the environmental consequences are horrific.
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Published in: oDRCorruption, credits and bad luck in Siberia: the crisis of Russian agriculture
In Siberia, agriculture faces crisis after crisis as small farmers find themselves in debt caused by bad weather,...
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Published in: oDRLooking after yourself in Siberia
The ‘rationalisation’ of medical and social services in rural Russia has compelled people to acquire new skills in...
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Published in: oDRThe battle for the Siberian harvest
President Putin’s special envoy to the Urals, recently praised the region’s farmers for their heroic efforts to save...
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Published in: oDRThe Russian religious versus the hard rockers
In Novosibirsk ‘Orthodox activists’ have declared open war not only on rock fans but on the mayor and governor as...
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Published in: oDRDead and disappearing Russian soldiers
Andrei Balobanov, a radio telephonist in a Russian motorised rifle company, was serving in Ukraine; he was captured,...