Home » russian

Russia: Blogging the Winter in Yakutia

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 20/11/2009

Winter is yet to arrive in much of Europe, but one of its geopolitical attributes is already back in the spotlight: fears of disruptions of Russian gas deliveries are growing more intense, due to the recurring dispute between Russia and Ukraine. Politics aside, though, in some of Russia's region ...

Cyber-Activism Eastern & Central Europe Energy English Environment Indigenous International Relations Photos Russia Russian Travel Weblog

---

Russia: Local Authorities Slow Broadband Development

Posted by Alexey Sidorenko on 20/11/2009

On November 10, activists held a rally calling for broadband Internet and protesting against Internet provider monopoly in the township of Kraskovo (Moscow region, 10 km from the Moscow beltroad). This is the first known case of a protest dedicated to the defense of the Internet rights in Russia. Th ...

Business Cyber-Activism Eastern & Central Europe Governance Human Rights Internet & Telecoms Politics Protest Russia Russian Video Weblog

---

Russia: Young People Trust Internet

Posted by Alexey Sidorenko on 18/11/2009

Fifty one percent of young Russians (ages 16 - 24) consider the Internet a reliable source of information. This makes the Internet the second most trustworthy source  after TV among the youth.  This and other findings are available in a newly published report [RUS] by the Public Opinion Foundation ...

Eastern & Central Europe Media Roundups Russia Russian

---

Russia: 1999 Chechen Diary, Part 4

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 16/11/2009

The final part (part 4) of Polina Zherebtsovas 1999 Chechen Diary - at Sundry Translations and Other Tangentialia. (More links: intro, part 1, part 2, part 3, Russian-language original.)

Cyber-Activism Eastern & Central Europe English Ethnicity Governance History Human Rights Politics Refugees Roundups Russia Russian War & Conflict

---

Ukraine: Flu Stats, Panic, Gauze Masks (and Some Lingerie)

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 10/11/2009

According to Ukraine's Health Ministry, 1,031,597 people in Ukraine have fallen ill with "flu, acute respiratory illness and their complications (pneumonia, etc.)" between Oct. 29 and Nov. 9 - and 174 of them have died. In the Ukrainian blogosphere, much of the discussion of the current medical ...

Belarus Bulgaria Cyber-Activism Eastern & Central Europe Elections Freedom of Speech Governance Health Hungary Poland Politics Russia Russian Ukraine Ukrainian Weblog

---