That’s Russian journalist Yelena Tregubova, holding a copy of her 2003 book Tales of a Kremlin Digger. In June 2007, The Independent newspaper published Tregubova’s “Open Letter to the G-8″ in which she cried out to the leaders...

Pajamas Media has an amazing photo essay from a blogger who attended the American protests against the China Olympics in San Fransisco as the Olympic Torch made its way perilously through the city.

As if the world didn’t already have enough proof that Russia’s proud KGB spy ruler, Vladimir Putin, intends to return his nation to the days of cold war and totalitarianism, next month something will happen in Russia’s famous Red...

Russia is a nation with yearly medical doctor salaries that average $5,160 to $6,120 while nurses make an average of $2,760 to $3,780 annually. That means a top-end doctor, like a surgeon, is only making about $500 per month, less than the national...

In a shocking statement reminiscent of Iran’s statements about Israel, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has denied that Ukraine has a right to exist independent of Russia, and threatened to annex it if it dares to join NATO.

Meet 42-year-old Suleiman Kerimov (pictured right). With a net worth of over $17 billion, according to Forbes magazine he’s the richest member of the richest parliament in the world — that belonging to Vladimir Putin’s Russia. After serving...

On April Fool’s Day, I reported on two more possible additions to the long list of critics of the regime of Russian ruler Vladimir Putin who have been the recipients of violent attacks — a list I laid out in detail for Instablog readers. I...

Last week there were two rather disturbing developments in the lower house of the Russian parliament (called the “Duma”) — disturbing at least to those who support basic democratic values. On Wednesday, as the International Herald...

Russia has suffered a breathtaking series of foreign policy defeats this week. On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution which, essentially, accuses the Russian government of state-sponsored murder in the killing of KGB defector...

A prestigious Russian state academy has given an award to North Korea’s dictator for his contribution to world peace and close relations with Russia.