Yakunin Will Report For All
Vladimir Yakunin, the head of Russian Railways, has been accused by opposition leader Alexei Navalny of spending more money than he makes each year. Now, the government has approved a list of...
View ArticleA Witness in the Oboronservis Case Convicted
The Oboronservis case was opened in the fall of 2012. According to the investigation, real estate and land owned by the Ministry of Defense was sold off at reduced prices through a holding company...
View ArticleAn Offshore Company is Suddenly in Love with a Cultural Heritage Site
The Oboronservis case was opened in the fall of 2012. According to the investigation, real estate and land owned by the Ministry of Defense was sold off at reduced prices through a holding company...
View ArticleAccounts Chamber Comes Up Short on Weapons
Oboronsevis, a firm with ties to the former Defense Minister, has illegally been granted contracts for arms recycling and disposal – contracts, it seems, that it has either subcontracted (for profit)...
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What Does Yakunin Have To Do With All This?
Vladimir Yakunin, the head of Russian Railways, has been accused by opposition leader Alexei Navalny of spending more money than he makes each year. Furthermore, Navalny has helped show how Yakunin has...
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Yet Another Daughter. Yet Another Apartment. Yet Another Question for Civil...
Alexei Navalny, candidate for Moscow’s mayor, writes about the daughter of the current mayor and the extravagant lifestyle of the Sobyanins. – Ed. Oh, Sergei Semyonovich [Sobyanin], so it’s that...
View ArticlePolonsky Arrested In Absentia
Sergei Polonsky is wanted in connection with a £120m fraud case involving luxury real estate. He was recently released from prison in Cambodia, and is suspected of hiding in Israel. Polonsky is also...
View ArticleCompany Run by Sobyanin’s Daughter Receiving “Too Much Attention From The Media”
Alexei Navalny, the leading opposition candidate in the Moscow mayoral race, has been extremely critical of incumbent Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Sobyanin, who claims to make less money than many of his...
View ArticleNo Ban On Officials’ Cars Worth More than 1.5m Roubles
Alexei Navalny, the opposition candidate for Moscow’s mayor who was just beaten in Sunday’s election (according to official results) had proposed a hard limit on the cost of cars purchased for public...
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How to Make 100,000 People Laugh, Be Insulted, and Mad, All At Once
In the United States, the White House launched an initiative where people could organize a petition drive, and if they got enough signatures then the White House would officially respond by either...
View ArticleMoscow Deputies Were Improperly Rewarded
A new system would pay Moscow officials an extra 20,000 rubles (approximately $620) for extra work done at their places of employment, including work done in the community, and landscaping. However,...
View ArticleCourt Clears Putin of Suspicion of Illegally Promoting Sobyanin
A Moscow court has decided that the results of the september mayoral election will stand, thus dismissing the complaints brought forward by opposition candidate Alexei Navalny. Most notably, the court...
View ArticleInternet Surveillance Isn’t Outrageous, Data Being For Sale Is
Guarantees of privacy and secrecy of correspondence are becoming more elusive. The Federal Security Service (FSB) intends to require providers to install new equipment for comprehensive monitoring of...
View ArticleRussian Deputies Ready to Allow Criminals to Run For Office
Current election law in Russia bans anyone convicted of a serious crime from ever holding public office. This is one reason that the court case against opposition candidate Alexei Navalny is...
View ArticleDisgraced Russian Defense Minister Seeks Forgiveness
Former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov’s fall from grace is a thread that has unraveled a culture of corruption inside the Russian government. The case also led to the imprisonment, death, and...
View ArticleAmerican Ballerina Accuses Bolshoi Leadership of Extortion
The Bolshoi Ballet Company is one of the most renowned dance troupes in the world, but recently is has been rocked by one scandal after another. In January, Bolshoi director Sergei Filin had acid...
View ArticleCriminal Case Opened Against the Mayor of Astrakhan
The Central Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia (SKR) has opened a criminal case against the detained mayor of Astrakhan, a member of United Russia, Mikhail Stolyarov....
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Winter Olympics in the Sub-Tropics: Corruption and Abuse in Sochi | UPDATE
The following is a translation a report written by opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and Solidarity activist Leonid Martynyuk, detailing allegations of rampant corruption in the preparations for the 2014...
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