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November 12, 2008

International Relations

Grigory Pasko: New and Old Enemies of the People

Aggregated from: Robert Amsterdam

On the internet you can find even today a list of enemies of the Russian people. I write the word "enemies" without quotation marks, just like it’s written on the site. It was written long ago: this list has been hanging there since the year 2005. Three years it’s been there. And it doesn’t ap...

November 11, 2008

International Relations

Russians Cautious on Obama; No Major Changes Expected

Aggregated from: Russia Blog

Reality is catching up fast for the Russian Federation, which begun to slowly orient its expectations towards Barack Obama's win about two weeks prior to November 4. As the Russian government and its policy analysts expected, Obama's nascent presidency will have mixed results for US-Russia relations...

Russia: Obama Wins, Medvedev Speaks

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova · 3:09 am · History · Human Rights · International Relations · War & Conflict

Just hours after Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential election, Russia's president Dmitry Medvedev delivered his first address to the Russian Federal Assembly, making statements that grabbed attention both at home and in the West. Below is a selection of Russian bloggers' thoughts regarding the address and its timing. 0 comments · read »

November 7, 2008

International Relations

Russia, U.S.: Reactions to Medvedev's Address

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Reactions to president Medvedev's address to Russia's Federal Council, delivered shortly after Obama's election as the new U.S. president: Irina Filatova writes that Medvedev “talks tough, but in reality the moment may be past for an aggressive, Putin-style posture towards the US&#...

November 5, 2008

International Relations

Russia, U.S.: “Obama, Palin, and Russian Glamour”

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Anna Ershova asks her friends outside the United States - “the real outsiders” - who they'd vote for: “The vast majority of my Russian and Ukrainian friends and acquaintances — the younger crowd — would vote for Barack Obama if they could. But in general, the older Russians...

International Relations

Russia, U.S.: A Song for Sarah Palin

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Scraps of Moscow reports on Russians' preferences in the U.S. election and re-posts a YouTube video of a “mildly entertaining contribution to the online body of material (growing fast, but probably with a short shelf life) poking fun at Sarah Palin. It seems to be by a couple of faux Russi...

International Relations

Central & Eastern Europe, U.S.: “Cloudy Vision”

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Leopolis discusses the possible impact of “a McCain or Obama presidency” for Central Europe. ...

November 4, 2008

Russian Bloggers Predict US Vote

Posted by Simon Maghakyan · 12:04 pm · Government & Politics · International Relations · War & Conflict

Anti-Americanism and racism may be big in Russia, but discussions on US presidential elections mostly reflect worldwide reactions: excitement, fear, hope, and some Obamania. Hours before America votes, many Russian-language bloggers are making predictions about the US race. While most posts are short and, often, sweet, some are still arguing for or against the candidates. Simon Maghakyan brings us the buzz from Russian-speaking blogs. 1 comments · read »

November 3, 2008

Global Experts Liveblog the Election

Posted by Jillian York · 9:32 pm · International Relations · Media & Internet

The Morningside Post (a publication of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs) will be liveblogging Election Day results. Bloggers from Brazil, France, Germany, Singapore, Japan, Russia and the UK will be joining Americans in covering the event. 2 comments · read »

November 2, 2008

International Relations,
Media & Internet

Russia, U.S.: Election Coverage

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Russia Blog writes that, in addition to writing regularly on McCain/Palin and Obama/Biden, “Russian mainstream media also give a fair amount of coverage to minor party American presidential candidates, who, somehow, are left unnoticed in their own country.” ...