The Moscow Times ran a story on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s declining public popularity in the face of Russia’s economic troubles. The article presented a couple of interesting theories as to why, after 8 years, the public is turning on the former president: 1) The presidency – not the president – is the sacred cow: [...]
Protests, police brutality and maybe-missiles
The Russian Federation earned two briefs in the New York times today, both casting a negative light on the government’s policies during the global economic crisis. An increase of tariffs on foreign automobiles led to protests in several Russian cities. In Vladivostok, Russia’s largest port city on the Pacific coast, OMON police detained about 100 [...]
