The Funniest Part Of Putin, Chapter 3

16 November 2008

As many will have noticed this weekend, Russia slipped even further from the landfall of democracy, as Putin’s handpicked legislature voted almost unanimously to increase the presidential term from four to six years.  Not only does Vlad intend to serve those next two sixers himself, but the smart money is on Medvedev stepping down early [...]

BP’s Russian Adventure

7 August 2008

I haven’t written about British Petroleum’s current and future experiences in Russia, mostly because – it’s so sad, and so predictable.  Perhaps it’s also because I happen to be a shareholder, which means it bothers me on a personal level, and because I’m so fed up with the Putin/Stalin thread and Putin’s obvious puppet.
And, perhaps [...]