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Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Friday, 23 Nov 2007 07:01 PM View Comments ![]() Kasparov Arrested and Sentenced ![]() On November 24, 2007, former world chess champion Garry Kasparov was arrested and sentenced to five days in prison after he helped lead a protest against President Vladimir Putin.<... » Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Saturday, 24 Nov 2007 11:41 PM View Comments ![]() OSCE: No Monitors for Russian Election ![]() Vladimir Churov, head of the Russian Central Election Commission is not disappointed with the the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE ODIHR) not to send observers to the upcoming Russian Parliamentary...» Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Friday, 23 Nov 2007 01:32 PM View Comments ![]() Putin Decries Western Meddling in Russian Elections ![]() Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked opponents and has accused the West of meddling in Russian politics.Putin's attack on his opponents came as he seeks to secure a high turnout and strong support for...»
Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Wednesday, 21 Nov 2007 03:36 PM View Comments ![]() Iran: Accusers, Supporters, and Leaders ![]() U.S. officials have accused Iran of many things: Developing nuclear weapons. Sponsoring terrorism. Killing Americans in Iraq. Planning Israel's destruction.Does the U.S. have evidence? <... » Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Sunday, 25 Nov 2007 12:16 AM View Comments ![]() Russia and China -v- US and EU Over Iranian Nuclear Program ![]() On November 23, 2007 Iran stated Western nations’ efforts to impose seeking harsher U.N. sanctions against it could halt its steps to clarify nuclear activity to U.N. inspectors.Earlier in the week, U.N. nuclear watchdog stated that believed that...» Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Saturday, 24 Nov 2007 12:29 AM View Comments ![]() Ukrainian Government Resigns ![]() On November 23, 2007 Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych presented his government's resignation at the first session of a new parliament on Friday, in the aftermath of the September elections.Yanukovych's declaration, as required by...» Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Friday, 23 Nov 2007 02:14 PM View Comments ![]() Iran + Russia + Venezuela = Dissent at OPEC Summit ![]() On November 18, 2007, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have expressed interest in converting their cash reserves into a currency other than the rapidly depreciating U.S. dollar.
The meeting was held in the Saudi capital...»
Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Monday, 19 Nov 2007 12:41 AM View Comments ![]() US "Thanksgiving Proposal" to Russia: Missiles, Treaties, and Troops ![]() On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, the United States submitted a proposal to Russia for cooperation on missile defense in eastern Europe against a supposed threat from Iran. <... » Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Thursday, 22 Nov 2007 04:52 AM View Comments ![]() United Russia's One Name: Putin ![]() On November 13, 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that victory for his United Russia party in upcoming parliamentary elections would give him a moral mandate to lead Russia. <... » Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Tuesday, 13 Nov 2007 01:49 PM View Comments ![]() Fission at the UN? ![]() Iran has answered questions about its past nuclear activities posed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), but the IAEA does not believe that Iran is being completely truthful.The IAEA’s report warns that knowledge about Iran's current nuclear program...» Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Thursday, 15 Nov 2007 07:50 PM View Comments ![]() Waiting in Warsaw ![]() The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has claimed that it will not be able to monitor the Russian Parliamentary elections in December 2007 because Russia did not grant visas in time.<...» Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Friday, 16 Nov 2007 04:01 PM View Comments ![]() Robert Kocharyan ![]() Robert Sedraki Kocharyan is the second president of the third republic of Armenia.Kocharyan was born in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh on August 31, 1954. <... » Read more...Posted
By Galina Ivanova Saturday, 24 Nov 2007 03:57 PM View Comments ![]()
??? ?????? ???? ?????????? ??? ![]() Babii Yar is a ravine in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. In the course of two days, September 29—30, 1941, German Nazis, aided by their collaborators murdered 33,771 Jewish civilians. The Babii Yar massacre is considered to be the largest single massacre in the history of the Holocaust.<... » Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Sunday, 18 Nov 2007 12:38 AM View Comments ![]() Latvian Language and Citizenship ![]() Latvia’s current citizenship law was enacted in 1998 after pressure from and debate with both Russia and the European Union.Latvian citizens are defined as those persons who had Latvian citizenship prior to June 17, 1940, and their...» Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Saturday, 17 Nov 2007 03:54 PM View Comments ![]() Politics in Azerbaijan ![]() Azerbaijan declared its independence from the former Soviet Union on August 30, 1991.
Ayaz Mutalibov, former First Secretary of the Azerbaijani Communist Party became the country's first President.
A...» Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Friday, 16 Nov 2007 04:25 AM View Comments ![]() Black Sea Oil Spill: Ukraine's Yanukovich Intervenes for Environmentalists ![]() On November 11, 2007, the Volgoneft-132, a small Russian tanker, broke up and spilled between 1,300 and 2,000 tons of oil.
The result is that Russia's Black Sea coast could face an ecological catastrophe.Three seamen were...» Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Monday, 12 Nov 2007 08:23 PM View Comments ![]() Yuliya Tymoshenko ![]() Yuliya Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko is a Ukrainian politician, former Prime Minister of Ukraine, and the leader of the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" party and the Yuliya Tymoshenko Bloc. <... » Read more...Posted By Galina Ivanova Monday, 12 Nov 2007 05:15 PM View Comments Previous posts you may have missed... Sent to jessie@xxxxxxxxxxx by russian_election_2008@xxxxxxxxx Russian Media Analysis Russian Media Analysis Loehmanns Plaza 7307
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