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Posted on May 7, 2012 - by Venik
Vladimir Putin inaugurated as Russian president amid Moscow protests
Putin sworn in as riot police, backed by armoured cars, empty streets of protesters and detain more than 100 Walking a long red carpet through gilded doors, Vladimir Putin returned to the Russian presidency on Monday in an inauguration fit for a king. Followed by police motorcycles, Putin sped in a black Mercedes through streets [...]
Posted on May 7, 2012 - by Venik
Vladimir Putin inaugurated amid Russian discontent – video
Vladimir Putin is sworn in for a six-year term as president of Russia in the Kremlin on Monday. Putin appeals for unity, and pledges to respect and protect the people Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit [...]
Posted on May 7, 2012 - by Venik
Vladimir Putin sworn in as Russian president amid protests
Dozens detained in Moscow as riot police break up protests against Putin taking oath to become president for third time Vladimir Putin has taken the oath of office for a third term as Russia’s president, saying he considers “service to the fatherland and our nation to be the meaning of my life”. Putin was president [...]
Posted on May 6, 2012 - by Venik
Anti-Putin protests in Moscow turn violent – in pictures
Protesters clashed with riot police in Moscow on Sunday on the eve of Vladimir Putin return to the presidency Original article Share on bebo Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on [...]
Posted on May 6, 2012 - by Venik
Vladimir Putin’s return to presidency preceded by violent protests in Moscow
More than 250 people detained, including protest movement leaders, in ‘March of Millions’ against inauguration Protesters clashed with riot police in Moscow on Sunday in the most violent demonstration yet against Vladimir Putin’s rule, on the eve of his return to the presidency. At least six protesters and three police officersneeded hospital treatment, and dozens [...]
Posted on May 6, 2012 - by Venik
Violent protests erupt in Russia on eve of Putin’s return as president
Moscow riot police beat protesters and arrest dozens, including opposition leaders Alexei Navalny, Boris Nemtsov and Sergei Udaltsov Russian riot police beat protesters with batons and hauled away dozens on Sunday after skirmishes broke out at a demonstration in Moscow against Vladimir Putin on the eve of his return to the presidency. Opposition leaders Alexei [...]
Posted on May 4, 2012 - by Venik
Evgeny Lebedev: Don’t call me an oligarch
Evgeny Lebedev is a Russian billionaire. As a child, he wanted to be a cosmonaut ‘like all good Soviet children’. Today he owns a couple of British newspaper titles, dates glamorous women and has a pet wolf called Boris. But he’s no ordinary playboy After giving evidence to the Leveson inquiry last week, Britain’s youngest [...]
Posted on May 4, 2012 - by Venik
Vladimir Putin’s return to be marked with lavish ceremony
Putin’s critics decry event’s 26m rouble (£545,000) budget and plan protest against returning president on Sunday Bells will ring, the air will fill with music and 5,000 bottles of champagne will be uncorked next week during a lavish ceremony due to mark Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin. Around 2,000 guests, including Putin’s best foreign [...]
Posted on May 3, 2012 - by Venik
Explosions hit police post in Russia’s Dagestan region
Blasts went off 15 minutes apart in area plagued by attacks by Islamist insurgents Two powerful explosions went off on Thursday night near a traffic police post in the capital of Russia’s Dagestan region. Interior ministry spokesman Vyacheslav Gasanov said preliminary information indicated four people were killed and three wounded. State news agency RIA Novosti [...]
Posted on May 2, 2012 - by Venik
Russia Today’s vile rape apologia for Ched Evans reflects the country’s attitude | Miriam Elder
That a vile rant defending rape is masquerading as journalism is sadly no surprise, given Russia’s record on women’s rights When Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans was sentenced to five years in jail last month for raping a 19-year-old woman, the backlash was immediate. Fellow footballers called the victim a “slag”. Online commenters spewed vile [...]
Posted on May 1, 2012 - by Venik
Russian police arrest gay rights activists at May Day rally
Seventeen protesters detained while trying to unfurl rainbow flags at rally in St Petersburg Russian police have arrested 17 gay rights activists at a May Day rally in St Petersburg. Members of the group were detained while trying to unfurl rainbow flags at a rally organised by opposition groups, activists said. Police said they were [...]
Posted on April 29, 2012 - by Venik
Activist beaten after trying to enter cathedral for anti-Putin prayer
Riot police prevent youth leader of group opposed to Kremlin from entering Moscow church An opposition activist was detained and beaten on Sunday after he tried to enter Moscow’s landmark Christ the Saviour Cathedral to pray to deliver Russia from Vladimir Putin. Several riot police officers forced Roman Dobrokhotov into a police car just metres [...]
Posted on April 28, 2012 - by Venik
Beware PR men bearing dictators’ gifts | Nick Cohen
From Hungary to Kazakhstan and Putin’s Russia, despots see the British as the masters of the black art of spin Press officers for the alarmingly rightwing Hungarian government were touring London last week. No one they met knew whether to bellow with rage or laugh them to scorn. Project Associates, a PR outfit, wanted journalists, [...]
Posted on April 27, 2012 - by Venik
Gallery as art: Moscow ruin lures Rem Koolhaas
Architect Rem Koolhaas and Russian socialite Dasha Zhukova have unveiled plans for a new space for the Garage art gallery A ruined Soviet-era restaurant in Moscow’s Gorky Park is to become the unlikely new home for one of Russia’s hippest contemporary arts centres: the Garage, founded four years ago by the Russian socialite Dasha Zhukova. [...]
