Tue, May 22, 2012

Does Russia Hate Gays?

Posted 3 months, 1 week ago

Well, that might be an overstatement. But let’s start with St. Petersburg, the country’s intellectual capital.

The local legislature in St. Petersburg is only one, largely formal reading away from passing a law that would outlaw “homosexual propaganda.” The fines for violators would…

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What The Russian Spy Scandal Is Really About

Posted 1 year, 10 months ago

Former Russian chief-spook Nikolai Kovalyov complains that the FBI’s case against the 11 alleged Russian deep-cover spies arrested across the United States on Sunday and Monday has all the elements of a “bad spy novel.” Personally, I think it makes a cracking read.

Lovers of the great John…

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Russia is Burning: Moscow Mayor Vacations as Residents Fall Sick

Posted 1 year, 9 months ago

The Russian capital is literally choking in the smog of forest and peat bog fires that have taken at least 52 lives and left thousands more homeless. Air pollution is five times normal levels, and city officials have told people to stay indoors because of dangerous levels of carbon monoxide….

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