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Back to the 1990s? Members Public

Hello! This week our top story is on the almost simultaneous suicide of a billionaire and arrest of a mafia leader who were both prominent figures in Russia’s bloody ‘aluminium wars’ of the 1990s. We also look at Russia’s accelerating coronavirus outbreak, and why Putin’s approval ratings

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Top liberal journalist embroiled in #MeToo scandal Members Public

The BBC Russian Service published an in-depth profile (Rus) of prominent Russian journalist Alexey Venediktov on Thursday in which two women made allegations of sexual harassment. The editor-in-chief of liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy is the third public figure to face such accusations after top Duma deputy Leonid Slutsky and

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Rosneft and Putin’s daughter lead search for ‘Russian gene’ Members Public

Poutine a annoncé un programme génétique de 1,7 milliard de dollars en 2018, comparant (Rus) le potentiel du génie génétique à une nouvelle "bombe nucléaire". L'année suivante, la fille aînée du président, Maria Vorontsova, a rejoint le conseil consultatif du programme et, cette semaine, le géant pétrolier public Rosneft y a participé (Rus). La cloche

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COVID-19 in the Cabinet Members Public

Hello! Our top story this week is how the coronavirus has reached the top of Russian government, and what consequences this may have. We also look at a #MeToo scandal in the media industry, why state-owned oil giant Rosneft is investing in genetic research and Pavel Durov’s offer to

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Investors in Durov’s TON in dark as deadline approaches Members Public

There is only a week until the promised launch date for tech billionaire Pavel Durov’s TON blockchain platform. Durov pledged investors would get their money back if the platform was not up-and-running by April 30. The delay has largely been the result of a legal attempt by the Securities

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Russian oil price pain intensifies Members Public

Hello! This week our top story is on what the oil price crash means for Russia and whether the country’s finances can survive. We also have all the latest developments on Russia’s coronavirus epidemic, which is showing signs of plateauing, and look at investor sentiment as Pavel Durov’

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Moscow’s digital permit rollout is a shambles Members Public

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has been accruing political capital. He introduced lockdown earlier than the federal authorities (here we explain why) and repeatedly urged people to take the epidemic seriously. But his heroic image crumbled this week when the introduction of a new

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How wealthy Russians are coping with coronavirus Members Public

The coronavirus has been a test for everyone, but some Russians have more options than most. The Bell investigated (Rus) how Russia’s wealthiest citizens are dealing with the pandemic: self-isolating in mansions, buying ventilators and fueling a black market in tests.  * One of Russia’s top-100 richest people told

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The bookmakers that almost wangled anti-coronavirus support Members Public

L'une des mesures destinées à aider l'économie pendant l'épidémie qui frappe la Russie est le soutien de l'État aux entreprises d'importance systémique. Une liste des entreprises ayant cette désignation a été publiée la semaine dernière et comprenait Fonbet, le plus grand et le plus ancien bookmaker de Russie. The Bell s'est penché sur les liens de Fonbet

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Digital permit chaos Members Public

Hello! This week our top story is the chaotic rollout of Moscow’s lockdown permit system that created big crowds at subway entrances. We also look at how wealthy Russians are coping with the pandemic and the criminal connections of a bookmaker that got itself in line for anti-crisis handouts

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