Putin foe Alexei Navalny dies in jail, West holds Russia responsible
By Guy Faulconbridge and Felix Light From Reuters Alexei Navalny – Wikipedia “If this (news of Navalny’s death) is true, then it’s not ‘Navalny died’, but ‘Putin killed Navalny’,” Leonid Volkov, Navalny’s chief of staff, said. The Kremlin did not respond to the…
Russian military pay: Does size matter?
By Peter Polack In a modern world where military conscription has almost been erased except in obsolete authoritarian regimes, one glaring example has been Russia’s one year military service requirement reduced from two years in 2008 for those 18-27 years…
Green faces
Why people are painting their faces green in Russia BY GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE From Mashable Alexei Navalny is an anti-corruption blogger who over the years became opposition leader and leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. As such, he’s often exposed…
