Political agendas seem to be of little value in this year’s midterm elections. The idea instead is to come up with an alarming narrative and make a video clip out of it.
There was a time, not that long ago, when the question of whether “Asian values” — whatever they meant — were compatible with democracy was being hotly debated.
Three days before the election and the Russian media is torn between doom, gloom, resignation and barely veiled threats…. Read our media review to find out why.
While few doubt the authenticity of the plot, some commentators are asking if the timing of the report’s release has anything to do with the election campaign.
Russia’s most famous socialite and TV presenter Ksenya Sobchak, has abruptly decided to join the Putin supporters‘ roaster of celebrities, creating an online sensation. Here's why.
5 years after Obama’s revolutionary online campaign, the Russians are re-writing the manual on web campaigning! Here’s their recipe for getting 500 000 internet hits (and counting).
On 4th March, Russians will be heading to the polls to elect a new President. Here's why we decided to live-blog the presidential campaign and the elections in real time.
Less than two weeks to go now to Russia’s presidential election and Vladimir Putin is not having everything his way. Robert Parsons, our International Affairs Editor, shares his analysis.
MTV Russia has cancelled "State Department", a weekly politics show presented by socialite and popular TV host Ksenya Sobchak, just hours before a prominent opposition leader was due to appear.
