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Observations and Impressions from Russia
This report by Rick Sterling is from May 2017, but still highly relevant. In this Westerner’s view of contemporary...
VIDEO: "Rethinking Putin: A talk by Prof. Steven F Cohen"
Prof. Stephen Cohen offers a rare, thoughtful and objective consideration of Vladimir Putin – not as a demon or...
WATCH: The Unknown Putin part 1
This two-part Russian documentary is pretty tabloid & makes no attempt at objectivity. It’s also not easy to follow...
WATCH: The Putin Files: PBS interviews John Beyrle
Published here as part of our ongoing look at the mythology and reality of Putin during the run-up to...
Is Putin profoundly corrupt or “incorruptible?"
Sharon Tennison recounts her personal experience of and observations about Vladimir Putin first published in 2014 and first appearing...
Russian election 2018: why Navalny with 2% support & a criminal conviction is the West’s ‘only’ opposition to Putin
March 2018 will almost certainly see Vladimir Putin re-elected to the presidency of the Russian Federation. His overwhelming popularity...
VIDEO: Putin Q&A 2017
For those who missed it, here are all 3+ hours of Russian president Putin’s 2017 live Q&A with the...
The Litvinenko inquiry – a legal critique and alternative view
In this detailed analysis of the 2016 Litvinenko inquiry Alexander Mercouris, a lawyer who practiced for 12 years at...
WATCH: The President, a profile of Vladimir Putin from Russian TV
As a counterpoint to PBS’s recent “documentary” PUTIN’S REVENGE, in which complete lies are employed in a sub-intelligent attempt...
PBS Frontline: “Putin’s Revenge” – unintentionally hilarious
PBS’s Frontline series offers what it calls the “inside story of how Vladimir Putin came to see the United...
Vladimir Putin’s 17 years in power: The scorecard
Alex Krainer The Naked Hedgie Today, October 7, 2017, Russia celebrates the 65th birthday of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. To...
