Novaya Gazeta

Russia's Novaya Gazeta Web Site Hacked, Paralyzed

AP | DAVID NOWAK | Posted 05.25.2011

MOSCOW — The Web site of Russia's highest-profile independent newspaper has been paralyzed for a week by a sustained attack from hackers, its de...

Stalin's Grandson Sues Newspaper Over Defamation

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

Joseph Stalin's grandson has launched a court action claiming a liberal Russian newspaper has defamed the former Soviet dictator....

Stalin Libel Suit: Josef Stalin's Grandson Loses Case Against Newspaper

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

MOSCOW (AP)- A Russian court ruled against Josef Stalin's grandson Tuesday in a libel suit over a newspaper article that said the Soviet dictator sent...

Medvedev Interview: Russian President Breaks From Putin In Landmark Interview With Opposition Newspaper

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

Breaking with the tone established by his predecessor Vladimir Putin, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev stated outright in an interview with a well-kn...

Is There a Split in Kremlin?

Neil Hicks | Posted 05.25.2011

Neil Hicks

Medvedev's conciliatory gestures may be a good cop/bad cop tactic orchestrated by Putin. Churchill's famous analogy to "bulldogs fighting under a rug" to describe Russian politics remains apt.

Anna Politkovskaya Trial: Accused Found Not Guilty

Guardian.co.uk | Luke Harding in Moscow | Posted 05.25.2011

Four men accused of helping to organise the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya were today acquitted by a court in Moscow, amid claims...

Prosecutors Know Who Killed Russian Journalist

New York Times | CJ Chivers | Posted 05.25.2011

The independent Novaya Gazeta newspaper and Russian prosecutors know the identity of the man who killed Anna Politkovskaya, the newspaper's correspond...