7 hours ago by Xnihilator

Everyone has a gut instinct, possibly, "a visionary" possesses a faculty more defined and developed? Jean Parvulesco, a French writer, strikes a resonant chord with his view Russian leader, Vladimir Putin is a principal figure to play crucial role in our changing world. Philip Coppens writes in arti ...

1 day ago by Kenneth Rapoza

[1]Image by AFP/Getty Images via @daylife Russia's Communist Party won't leave Vladimir Putin alone. More protests are scheduled for this month. Moscow city government awarded protesters a permit to march in Manezhnaya Square on Feb. 23 in the heart of the city. The country's No. 2 party after Putin ...

1 day ago by filesatweb com

MOSCOW (AP) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has "exhausted himself" as Russia's leader and his inability to change the Kremlin's political system might prompt more massive protests.Putin, who was president in 2000-2008, is almost certain to win the upcomin ...

1 day ago by Daniele Faravelli

Thousands of Syrians are being killed by Bashar el-Assad army with Russian weapons. UNICEF estimates at 400 the children killed this past month. Torture, also to kids, is common, possibly done following the training given by Russian instructors. But Russia and China oppose any UN resolution on Syria ...

1 day ago by Mats Johansson

Veckans nummer av Svensk Tidskrift - nu med 11 000 läsare under januari (nytt läsarrekord) - har fokus på Ryssland inför presidentvalet 4 mars. - Den ryska överheten har samma inställning till oppositionen som auktoritära regimer i arabvärlden, skriver Bo Ture Larsson, apropå Putins stöd för Assads ...

1 day ago by Redazione

di Giovanni Bensi Lo staff elettorale del maggior candidato alle presidenziali del 4 marzo, il premier Vladimir Putin, insieme con il “Fronte Popolare Panrusso” (FPP), creatura dello stesso Putin, ma senza, formalmente, la partecipazione di “Russia Unita”, stanno preparando a Mosca, per il 23 febbra ...

2 days ago by lissnup

The Pope “Not Going to Iran” Duh. Right up there with “Queen Elizabeth Not Joining Space Shuttle Programme”. In case you thought it might be on the cards, the Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI receives many invitations and that a trip to Lebanon is under consideration but that there are no plans for a ...

2 days ago by filesatweb com

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, seeking to return to the presidency in an election next month, said on Thursday large Russian companies privatized "dishonestly" in the 1990s should pay a fee to win public acceptance for the deals. "We need to close the period of the '90s, of what, ...

2 days ago by Harry Haller

2 days ago by anywhereannie

PC104010 Russian protest (Lo Res), a photo by pete riches on Flickr.. (A Free Internet, Smart Use of Technology and Revolution) “because they trust themselves they have no need to convince others by deception since their confidence has never deteriorated they need not be fearful of others” - poem by ...