MOSCOW (Reuters)- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was not returning Russia to the era of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and denied any political motive in the prosecution and jailing of opponents. In response to a question from a liberal journalist at his annual phone-in, Putin said he saw “no element of Stalinism” [...]
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Israeli President on State Visit to Russia, Inaugurates Jewish Museum
Today, Israeli President Shimon Peres inaugurated the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as part of his state visit to the Russian Federation. It is one of the biggest Jewish museums in the world and has been partially financed by President Vladimir Putin and billionaire Viktor Vekselberg. At [...]
UCSJ Report: Racism in Russia, February 2012
Public authorities have once again shown interest in the problems of nationalism. President Dmitry Medvedev said that the fight against extremism and in particular the opposition to attempts to “play the ethnic card”
Setbacks for democrats and multi-culturalists
State obstruction will keep the Russian democratic party of the ballot this year. They were required to collect two million signatures, which they did, but since a portion were scanned and not originals–something they had to restort to to meet the dealine–their entire petition was discarded. Putin’s party will benefit as a result: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/yavlinsky-says-yabloko-is-in-the-right/452038.html This is [...]
Statement of Solidarity
Union of Councils expresses solidarity with democratic forces in Russia who strongly protest against the falsification of parliamentary election results. Today, big rallies in Moscow, Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg, and many other cities and towns across Russia showed that Russian civil society not only exists, but is fighting for democratization and political-economic reforms. We support the [...]
