Tag Archives: Medvedev

Plot twist: Battle against corruption produces more corruption

Posted on July 27, 2010 by

The Interior Ministry’s Department of Economic Security reports today that as President Dmitry Medvedev’s war on corruption heats up, so has corruption. In the first six months of 2010, the size of the average bribe has nearly doubled, from 23,000 … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs, Medvedev, and the iPhone of Corruption

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

So here’s the thing: the Russian media heard this thing that today Apple CEO Steve Jobs will give visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev an iPhone 4 the day before the plebes get to get at it. Well, here’s the other … Continue reading →

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BRIC to the face

Posted on April 13, 2010 by

Today, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev published a glowing op-ed in the Russian business daily Vedomosti about the upcoming second annual BRIC summit. Called “Common Goals, Common Actions,” the piece talks about all the wonderful things the BRIC countries are doing to … Continue reading →

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Putin and Medvedev blood brothers. Really.

Posted on February 25, 2010 by

In an interview with French journal Paris Match, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev laughed when his interlocutor reminded him of Vladimir Putin’s September remarks about the 2012 elections and which one of them will run. “We shall come to an agreement,” Putin … Continue reading →

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