The crisis in Ukraine put the Azerbaijani government in an uncomfortable position.
Natural gas diplomacy is rather like gunboat diplomacy – only effective if the other side has no gunboats.
A cult novel by one of Russia’s most provocative and original writers has just come out in English translation.
On their TV channels, Ukrainians and Russians have been getting completely different versions of what has been happening in Ukraine in recent months. Just like The Matrix. На русском языке
Русские и украиские СМИ совершенно по-разному освещают украинский кризис. Эта ситуация напоминает фильм «Матрица». In English
Russians spend about $30 billion (£18 billion) a year on sorcerers, fortune-tellers, magi, and psychics. Because they want to believe in something…
Moscow's peace march was a demonstration against war, and a declaration of a tacit middle-class war with the Kremlin.
In the recent regional elections, Governor Nikita Belykh of Kirov Region – the man who used to call Aleksei Navalny his friend – was again running for office.
Astana has introduced a new patent system for its guest workers, the ‘gastarbaitery.’ But does the new system work for Kazakhstan’s guest workers?
For children with disabilities in Russia the state is a harsh parent.
14 сентября, впервые за много лет, избиратели Самарской области смогли проголосовать за своего губернатора – в спектакле, дирижированном «Единой Россией». In English
On 14 September, voters in Samara Region were able to vote for their governor, for the first time in many years – an electoral show choreographed by United Russia. На русском языке
