Tag Archives | Vladimir Putin

Un-friending Dmitry Medvedev

By on 21/09/2011

If you are a Russia watcher (and if you aren’t, why on earth are you reading this blog?) you will be up to speed about the big announcement over the weekend that Putin will be running for president of Russia in 2012.

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FIFA: The Only Organization That Finds Putin Sexier than Prince William!

By on 02/12/2010

Normally I don’t give a toss (pun intended) about where or when the World Cup happens, so what I want to know today is what are the FIFA people on and where can I get some of it? What can they be thinking?

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Day of Russian Guards Regiments/День российской гвардии: Boyhood Games to Military Might

By on 02/09/2010

In the Putin era, the Guards are brought out of retirement, dusted off, and put to work again for the greater glory of Russia’s new empire: along with double-headed eagles, the Orthodox Church, money, and good old Russian excess.

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Day of the Black Sea Fleet /День Черноморского флота: The Boys Who Brought You The Battleship Potemkin!

By on 13/05/2010

This would be like Great Britain having its Naval Headquarters in Galway, Ireland. So likely.

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