Some analysts have already begun to suggest that the Russian government is anxious to row back from its veto on Syria at the UN and is already looking for a more nuanced position that would pressure Damascus into ceasing its... more ››
This past Sunday, a few minutes before two in the afternoon, the Garden Ring road in Moscow, a ten-mile-long, multilane circle that wraps around the city center, was covered in a light, wet snowfall. The organizers of the Russian... more ››
When Russians get rid of their fear and scrap their armored-steel front doors, they may be ready for an ordered, lawful and incorruptible free state. Until then, if not Putin, who? more ››
Mr. Putin still has plenty of cards to play. Opposition leaders are warning the new activists that the struggle could take years. "A lot of people are under the narcotic influence of the revolutionary air," says Vladimir... more ››
The country he will get the chance to lead for another six years after an election on Sunday has changed, and he is on a collision course with Western powers and a newly confident middle class demanding a freer and fairer... more ››