Moscow plans to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Hitler’s Germany with a spectacular parade on Sunday. But this year a shadow has been cast over the festivities by a row over whether posters of Stalin can be hung in the city. Five decades after his death, Russians are still arguing over whether the dictator [...]
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May 6, 2010
May 6, 2010
ROAR: Stalin’s portraits appear and disappear in Russian cities
The idea of decorating a commuter bus in St. Petersburg with a portrait of the former Soviet leader was floated and realized by blogger Viktor Loginov and his supporters, who financed the project. The advertising space was bought for two weeks. The bus started circulating through the city on May 5 on the 187 route, [...]
May 6, 2010
Europe’s big fat Greek crisis
In order for Greece to be eligible to receive a 110 billion euro ($145 billion) bailout of its financial system, Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said it was necessary for the nation to accept tough cost-cutting measures set down by the EU and International Monetary Fund. But his request comes at a time when the [...]
May 6, 2010
Medvedev vows to 'punish' Somali pirates
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pledged on Thursday to punish pirates who seize vessels off the Somali coast. “What is the problem? We are all aware of this evil and cannot agree on how to fight it,” Medvedev told Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. The statement came after a Russian assault operation freed the Moscow University [...]