Tag Archives: Prime minister
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Presid– Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is an hour into his three-hour state of the nation address to the State Duma (the parliament). This was a tradition instituted, conveniently, when Putin became prime minister. Today, Putin clearly has a bad, bad … Continue reading
Putin on Kyrgyzstan Revolution: Wasn't me
While Putin was off commemorating the 70th anniversary of the massacre of 20,000 Polish officers by Russian secret police at Katyn, Kyrgyzstan was going up in the flames of revolution. By nightfall, the opposition — still unclear who they are … Continue reading
Putin's actual wife not dead
Yesterday, Russians celebrated Easter, but special Russians — like President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin — attended the masstravaganza at the opulently restored Cathedral of Christ the Savior, right on the bank of the Moscow River. One person was … Continue reading
Putin opens Moscow Fashion Week with a mystery photo
It’s fashion week in Moscow, so I thought it fitting that we open it with this photograph of Dear Leader Vladimir Putin. Unlike prior photographs of DLVP, which show him mastering nature with his bare chest, this one is, um, … Continue reading
From the Counterintuitive Department: Russia takes lead in Vancouver Paralympics medal count
After a disappointing result at the Vancouver Olympics, the Russians had but one hope left: its disabled athletes. The X Paralympic Winter Games opened on Friday in Vancouver, and since then, the Russians have bounded into first place, gobbling up … Continue reading
Putin's favorite clown furnishes his castle in Dirtville
Three years ago, Maxim Galkin, Russia’s favorite comedian-slash-crooner-slash-TV-host of the Russian “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”, started construction of a bungalow just outside of Moscow in a little hamlet called Gryaz’, which can only be translated as “Dirt.” The … Continue reading
Putin and Medvedev blood brothers. Really.
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
The government water-filter self-endorsement wars (WTF)
A ZF-MChS (Shoygu) water filter may set you back $4o, but it comes with several apparent guarantees: It has MChS in its name — which is the acronym for the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry; It has Shoygu in its name … Continue reading
Tymoshenko cheating at Monopoly?
The Ukrainian Central Election Committee has counted 99.94% of the ballots and prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is down by almost 3.5%. The European Union has endorsed Sunday’s election, praising it for its “calm atmosphere,” “open campaign,” and the “genuine choice” … Continue reading
At least they'll admit it
I’ve just spent the last couple of days holed up inside Moscow’s World Trade Center for the Troika Dialog Russia 2010 Forum, an economic conference where I was surprised to hear some refreshing honesty from the Russian political elite who made … Continue reading
