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Russia has seen these sorts of irregularities before—in December’s parliamentary elections, where United Russia, a party that doesn’t have much of a platform except unwavering support for Putin, scored a tremendous victory. If this trend continues, the Russian Federation may eventually become about as democratic as Khrushchev was well-balanced...
...oligarchs” who ruled Russia during the Yeltsin years have also been neutralized. All of these reforms will attract more foreign investment, which is desperately needed in a country historically short of capital. And as long as Putin proceeds to better the business climate—along with Russian civil society and the middle class—the country’s leadership may eventually be forced to suppress its authoritarian instincts...
After winning a National Championship and the NCAA tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler Award, the list of Jesse Jantzen’s accomplishments now seems longer than a 19th century Russian epic novel...
...that the ambassador planned to make off with $4 million kept in embassy bank accounts. He allegedly withdrew the cash, used it to buy certificates of deposit in his wife's name and apparently hoped to fade away. But the U.S. government got wind of his scheme and asked Russian officials to freeze the suspect accounts. His alleged kitty will be sent to the Development Fund for Iraq, which is helping underwrite the country's reconstruction...
...first-hand and was appalled at the inaccuracies that were being published. “The [radiation] levels reported in the American media made no sense,” he says. “It’s incredible what non-technical people will believe.” Using Russian reports, Wilson was able to determine the true extent of the crisis. In 1988, he made a documentary, Back to Chernobyl, which aired on public television...