Tom Balmforth

GlobalPost

Russian parliament votes to restrict internet, speech and NGOs

July 31, 2016Agence France-Presse

Human rights groups have condemned measures to criminalize slander and label some NGOs “foreign agents.”

What is Pussy Riot?

July 31, 2016Lifestyle

Behind the Pussy Riot headlines, Russia wages a battle against the opposition

July 31, 2016Politics

Russian opposition prepares protest amid crackdown

July 31, 2016Politics

EU probe sets up confrontation with Russia

July 31, 2016Business, Economics and Jobs

Russians back a second term for Obama

July 31, 2016Politics

However, the country’s leaders may find Mitt Romney’s confrontational stance more useful.

US-Russia “reset” buckles under new Putin term

July 31, 2016Politics

President Barack Obama took office saying he’d try to improve Cold War-like ties with Moscow. But despite some success, anti-Americanism is on the rise again.

Once a giant, Russia struggles in the small-arms market

July 31, 2016Economics

The birthplace of the Kalashnikov is looking to new markets to make up for shrinking military sales. You may be surprised where most exported AK-47s end up.

Russia’s J. Edgar Hoover aims high

July 31, 2016Politics

The man spearheading Vladimir Putin’s political repression is becoming one of Russia’s most powerful figures.

Health care disparity reveals Russia’s income inequality crisis

July 31, 2016Agence France-Presse

When citizens become patients, the country’s growing economic divide is painfully evident.