Limonov’s Phone, Books, Chairs, and Heater Seized
While everyone is focused on Medvedev’s recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, life goes on as usual in Russia . Perhaps, all too usual. Yesterday,
August 27, 2008
Natsbols
Mass Graves, Football, Labor, and Prisons in Russia
As regular readers can see, my blogging has been sparse over the last few weeks. I just finished a three week teaching blitz of a
July 20, 2008
(An)other Russia Rally
http://www.kommersant.ru/media/00000434.swf Things are looking bad for Russia’s floundering “opposition”. I say “opposition” because the Western media has declared the Russia’s liberal forces–Yabloko, SPS, and Other
November 25, 2007
Samara Wages Preemptive War on Dissenters
By Dmitri Minaev and Sean Guillory The biannual EU-Russia Summit is taking place today in the provincial town of Samara. European-Russian relations, the Middle East,
May 18, 2007
Wither National Bolsheviks?
It was only a matter of time before this was going to happen. The Moscow City Court has ruled that the National Bolshevik Party constitutes
April 19, 2007
National Bolsheviks Deemed Extremist
Moscow courts have moved one step closer to banning the National Bolshevik Party. According to Kommersant, The group was engaged in activities that violate
March 23, 2007
Russia’s Two Youths
Youth political activism in Russia is a tale of two youths. One stands in front of a line of police in riot gear in St.
July 18, 2006
Natsbols Banned Again and Russia’s Anti-Fascist Skins
It looks like Eduard Limonov’s National Bolshevik Party can’t catch a break. Once again the radical organization has been denied registration as a political party.
April 15, 2006
“Puppeteers and Puppets”
I promised to write an update on Russian youth organizations, especially the August 29th attack on a meeting of the National Bolsheviks and other youth
October 4, 2005
The Natsbols Rise Again [Updated]
It seems that many of Russia’s opposition parties can now breath a sigh of relief. Today, the Russian Supreme Court overturned the Moscow Regional Court’s
August 16, 2005
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