Europe
Microsoft blankets NGOs and media with free licences in Russia
Legal: Software giant seeks to aid grass-roots movements in Russia Microsoft has decided to legalise pirated software used by Russian independent media and NGOs in ……Read More
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If it’s cold, it must be Russia
When it’s time to pull out the winter coat, my daughter, who can’t decide if she’s Russian or American, starts looking for her snow boots. ……Read More
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Sina Naroei and Ozgur Ozdemir convicted of firearm offences in London, England
A man has today, Tuesday, 2 November 2010, been convicted at Snaresbrook Crown Court in connection with a shooting in Kingsland Road, Hackney on 14 ……Read More
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Roshonara Choudhry convicted for stabbing MP Stephen Timms in London, England
A 21-year-old woman who stabbed an MP as his punishment for voting in favour of the Iraq war was today (2 November) found guilty of ……Read More
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Russian Newsweek: A predictable failure
While many want to attribute the failure of Russian Newsweek to politics, it may just be a question of economics The Russian version of ……Read More
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Learning modernization the hard way in Russia
Is democracy the most effective institutional “model” for carrying out modernization? Can political democracy be an effective tool in building a modern economy? What are ……Read More