Articles:

Russia's Upside in the Georgia Conflict - 22.08.2008, 16:55:06

Fortunately, the Russia-Georgia war was short-lived, but its repercussions will be felt for quite a long time. By defeating Georgia and showing that Washington was unable to defend its own ally, Russia humiliated the United States in front of the whole... Read more

Bad Habits are Contagious - 16.08.2008, 15:48:16

Pyrrhic Olympic Victory for China - 12.08.2008, 01:07:37

Radovan Karadzic Faces Trial. But Who Can Judge? - 04.08.2008, 15:15:02

Capitalism in One State - 25.07.2008, 00:32:32

News:

Workers of Kronstadt shipyard being fired - 26.08.2008, 05:32:55

Full staff reduction is announced at the oldest shipyard in the country – Kronstadt sea plant. About 700 people will be fired – all workers of the shipyard. According to the data of Saint-Petersburg federation of trade unions, lockout at the plant is organized in the frames of realization of the arbitrage decision. In April 2008 arbitrage supported suit of the Ministry of Defense of Russian Federation and acknowledged registration of the Public Corporation “Kronstadt sea port” as illegal. According to the decision all plant’s property including 70 hectare land must return to the status of Federal state-run unitary... Read more

Strike of sugar mill workers in Orel - 22.08.2008, 16:53:04

Strike of the Tuapse dockers is continuing - 22.08.2008, 16:51:54

Workers leave SUBR - 22.08.2008, 16:50:45

Dockers of Nakhodka sea port start the labor dispute - 12.08.2008, 20:11:57

Books:

Empire of the Periphery - 09.04.2008, 21:20:05

Leading writer Boris Kagarlitsky offers an ambitious account of 1000 years of Russian history. Encompassing all key periods in Russia's dramatic development, the book covers everything from early settlers, through medieval decline, Ivan the Terrible - the 'English Tsar', Peter the Great, the Crimean War and the rise of capitalism, the revolution, the Soviet period, finally ending with the return of capitalism after... Read more

Multimedia:

Forum: “The Left and Labour in Russia Under Putin” - 18.04.2008, 10:26:40

Since the collapse of the old Soviet Union in the 1990s and the end of the politically bankrupt regime of Boris Yeltsin in 2000, Vladimir Putin has consolidated power in... Read more