Sixty years after its founding, Akademgorodok continues to innovate, despite a brain drain and legal challenges confronting some of its most successful entrepreneurs.
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Far From Moscow, Thousands Turn Out To Protest Putin In Siberia’s Capital
“I believed that Putin would make things better,” Galina Vorivoda, 62, said. “But it didn’t work out. He made things better only for a few people.”
Banned From Russian TV, A Putin Critic Gets His Message Out On YouTube
Navalny at 20:18 is part-Jon Stewart in its righteous skewering of the powers that be, but also part-Vladimir Putin in its know-it-all approach to that which ails Russia.
With Trump In Office, Did The Kremlin Get More Than It Bargained For?
“Initially we were amused,” Putin said. “But now the spectacle is becoming quite simply sad, and it is causing us concern.”
After U.S. Strikes On Syria, The Gloves Come Off In Moscow
“The real estate billionaire has repeated the deplorable experience of his predecessors,” the Russian government newspaper said.
Paul Manafort’s Activities Arouse Interest Of Ukrainian Prosecutors
Ukrainian investigators are seeking to understand Paul Manafort’s ties, if any, to President Viktor Yanukovych at the time of the shootings on the Maidan.
What Russia’s Protests Mean For Putin’s Opposition
If Alexei Navalny was one of many opposition figures during the winter of 2011-2012, Sunday’s protests have established him as today’s undisputed leader.
Potemkin Village
As a friend and I sat on one of Moscow’s ubiquitous summer verandas one evening, quaint trams trundled by. For a moment, it almost felt like Prague.
In Ukraine, Some Signs Of Progress In Uphill Battle Against Corruption
“The old guys left, new guys came in,” said Yevgeniy Bulgakov. “Since independence, we’ve been fighting corruption without any result. It’s how we live.”
In Moscow, New Barbershops Trim Away Old Notions Of Russian Masculinity
The fact that barbershops are now in vogue in Moscow is a reflection of what could be called the emancipation of the Russian male.
