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Road Map to Solidarity: Part I
The Russian liberal democratic organization Solidarity (Солидарность) was founded in December 2008 by a range of opposition activists. These included several members of the political…
Political Organizations
Right Cause Searches for Right Path: Part IV
Part I Part II Part III Part IV «Капитализм для всех»: предсказуемая внешняя политика “Capitalism For All:” consistent foreign policy Современная страна, национальная экономика не…
Right Cause Searches for Right Path: Part III
Right Cause’s problems started early. Shortly after it was formed, Yevgeny Chichvarkin, the flamboyant young founder of Russia’s largest mobile phone retailer, was accused of…
Right Cause Searches for Right Path: Part II
Continued from Part I. Right Cause has positioned itself as a pro-business party in favor of free market reforms, privatization, and protecting the interests of…
Right Cause Searches for Right Path: Part I
Established in November of 2008, Right Cause (Правое Дело) is one of Russia’s youngest political parties. Right Cause formed from a merger of three smaller…
President Obama’s NES Speech in Russian Translation
Simultaneous interpretation and written translation are two very different arts. A translator working on a text-to-text translation might take several days to complete and polish…
A Comparative Look at Hate Crime in Russia and the U.S.
In recent years, as an important issue in foreign relations between the United States and Russia, the United States has focused on bringing attention to…
Security Forces Sweep Bishkek Clean
Bishkek entered its ninth straight day of protests on April 19 with the promise by opposition leaders to dramatically increase the number of demonstrators in…
Kyrgyzstan’s Latest Revolution
The March 2005 overthrow of President Askar Akayev in Kyrgyzstan did not immediately revolutionize Kyrgyz politics. The Kyrgyz people initially heralded their “Tulip Revolution,” but…
Russian Political Culture Since 1985
The traditional view of Russian political culture has been that, due to historical experience, Russians have favored strong autocratic rule. After nearly seventy years of…
Georgia’s Young Ministers and Younger Democracy
When discussing Georgia, most Americans (if they realize you are not talking about Atlanta) will laud the democratic achievements of that former soviet republic. To…
Russian Bill on NGOs to Become Law
Moscow – President Vladimir Putin, responding to the international public outcry surrounding Russia’s proposed law on NGOs, issued an executive opinion on the bill that,…
The Effects of the Mongol Empire on Russia
The history of Russia has always been a relatively sad and tumultuous one wrought with wars, power struggles, and abrupt changes. These changes have often…