Iran MP: Seeing Russia’s Putin in Power very difficult for USA to Accept… Head of Iran Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says the US is not happy with the reelection of the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s ruling party. Pointing to recent parliamentary election in Russia which was won by Putin’s ruling party, [...]
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December 15, 2011
December 12, 2011
Russia launches fourth unit at Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant
UDOMLYA (Tver region), December 12 (RIA Novosti) – Unit 4 of the Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant in central Russia went online on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The unit with a total capacity of 1,000 MW will be operated at half capacity for the time being. Its construction began in 2007 [...]
December 6, 2011
Podcast: Russia’s New Politics
The Power Vertical Political and social activist Aleksandr Navalny speaks during an opposition protest in central Moscow on December 5. December 06, 2011 Sunday’s legislative elections in Russia appear to have crystallized mounting discontent with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s rule. Moscow this week witnessed its largest demonstrations in a decade. The Kremlin, meanwhile, appears increasingly [...]
December 2, 2011
Siemens realises assets to re-invest in new gas turbine joint venture
Germany’s Siemens has sold it’s stake in engine manufacturer Power Machines to another core shareholder Highstat owned by Alexi Mordashov. Power Machines and Siemens will now create a new joint venture to produce gas turbines in St Petersburg. The German company will own two-thirds of the new venture, Power Machines the rest. Investment from Siemens [...]
November 30, 2011
The Legitimacy Crisis
The Power Vertical President Dmitry Medvedev (back) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wave to delegates at the United Russia congress on November 27. November 29, 2011 So the coronation has begun in earnest. Amid deafening chants and thunderous applause, United Russia this weekend formally — and unanimously — nominated Vladimir Putin for a third term [...]
November 26, 2011
Power of attraction: Pilgrims flock to Our Lady’s Belt
Freezing weather and long hours of waiting did not stop hundreds of thousands of Orthodox Christian pilgrims from flocking to see the Cincture of the Virgin Mary as the holy relic makes a once-in-a-lifetime appearance in Moscow. Twenty six hours – this was the average waiting time for pilgrims intent on seeing the belt. On [...]
November 15, 2011
London Trial Provides Rare Peek Into Russian Wealth And Power
It’s being called historic. Inside a London courtroom, two of Russia’s most famous and — at various times — powerful oligarchs are facing off in a case that’s providing a fascinating view into how that country’s Soviet spoils were snapped up by a handful of super-rich men. On one side of the courtroom is billionaire [...]
November 12, 2011
Putin Defends Decision To Seek More Years In Power
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has defended his decision to seek more years in power, saying the system that has developed under his leadership since 2000 is not exhausted. Putin made the comment on November 11 in discussions with a group of Russian and Western political analysts, known as the Valdai Club, at a gathering [...]
October 22, 2011
Pentagon to monitor soldiers’ dreams
The Pentagon will be taking a page from the liner notes of classic rockers Cheap Trick as the DoD hopes to become the military’s official dream police with some spooky new sci-tech spectacles that they hope will curb PTSD-nightmares. The US army is trying to perfect technology that will help soldiers suffering from post-traumatic [...]
October 21, 2011
Resetting The Siloviki
The Power Vertical Twilight on Red Square near the Kremlin in Moscow. In anticipation of his return to the Kremlin, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing — or at least considering — an overhaul of the country’s security services. The official government daily “Rossiiskaya gazeta” reported on September 28 that General Aleksandr Shlyakhturov, [...]
October 15, 2011
Power stability enables problem solution
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday the only way to address problems in Russia was via power stability. On September 24, President Dmitry Medvedev backed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, former president, for Russia’s next president. Both officials said Medvedev was the most likely premier if Putin were elected in March 2012. “I will tell [...]
October 13, 2011
Stability Delayed As Russia’s Elite Remain Jittery
The Power Vertical Matryoshka dolls depicting Russian and Soviet leaders One thing United Russia’s congress on September 24 was supposed to do was to provide the elite with some measure of certainty about the country’s future. With the question of the tandem settled and Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin a virtual certainty, everybody can [...]
October 12, 2011
Grigory Yavlinsky: ‘Change Is Only Possible If There Is An Alternative’
The Power Vertical Grigory Yavlinsky gestures as he delivers a speech during the 15th Forum 2000 Conference in Prague on October 10. I caught up with Yabloko founder Grigory Yavlinsky, who was in Prague this week to participate in the Forum 2000 conference. In a brief on-the-record chat, we discussed Vladimir Putin’s decision to return [...]
October 7, 2011
Activist Sues Belarusian President Over Nuclear Power Plant
ASTRAVETS, Belarus — An antinuclear activist in western Belarus is suing President Alyaksandr Lukashenka over plans to build a contentious nuclear power station there, RFE/RL’s Belarus Service reports. Mikalay Ulasevich, who helps coordinate the “A Nuclear Power Station in Astravets Is A Crime” campaign, told journalists on October 7 that he has submitted his lawsuit [...]