Vladimir Pastukhov is visiting fellow at St Anthony's College, Oxford and advisor to the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
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Published in: oDRA Pyrrhic victory for Abramovich?The judgment in the Berezovsky vs Abramovich case was a long time coming. Berezovsky lost comprehensively, but...
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Published in: oDR‘Pussysteria’, or the awakening of Russia’s conscienceOn 10th July a Moscow court extended the pre-trial detention of three members of feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot,...
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Published in: oDRVladimir Putin: his place in history
Vladimir Putin’s one great achievement is the restoration of bureaucratic order after its near destruction by...
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Published in: oDRSergei Sobyanin: man after Russia’s heart?As new mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin inherited a hugely wealthy city and a mass of problems. Putin’s vertical of...
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Published in: oDRPutin’s retreat — beginning at the gates of MoscowPresident Medvedev recently sacked the longstanding Moscow mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, despite his closeness to Putin. This...
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Published in: oDRForget Luzhkov: bulldogs under the carpet againThe struggle between Moscow’s mayor Luzhkov and President Medvedev has gripped Russia. What are those’ bulldogs...