A Georgian woman claims that Vladimir Putin is her son. This conflicts with Putin’s official life story, but Vera Putina, 82, has a few interesting facts to back up her claim.
Putina claims that when she first saw Putin on television in 1999, she instantly recognized him as her estranged son.
In Mrs Putina’s account, Mr Putin’s [...]
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Russian Communists Hope Economic Turmoil Brings Them To Power
Posted in December 1st, 2008
The world’s economic turmoil has lifted the spirits of Russian communists. Russia has been particularly hard hit by the collapse of oil prices and general economic downturn. Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov sees hope in that.
“The wind of history is blowing in our sails again … At this time of crisis the world of imperialism [...]
Putin Halted Russian Invasion Of Georgia Because He Didn’t Want To End Up Like Bush
Posted in November 14th, 2008
What stopped Russia from completely overrunning Georgia last August? According to comments leaked from French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s administration, Vladimir Putin decided not to overthrow the Georgian government because he did not want to end up like George Bush.
Sarkozy travelled to Moscow in August to appeal for a ceasefire. Prior to leaving, Bush called him [...]
Russia Decides Not To Send Observers To Monitor U.S. Election
Posted in October 28th, 2008
Russia has announced that it will not be sending a team to monitor the U.S. elections. The Russians were to be part of an Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) team that will evaluate if the U.S. elections are up to international standards.
An OSCE team opened an office in Washington on October 10. [...]
Putin Releases Video “Let’s Learn Judo With Vladimir Putin”
Posted in October 7th, 2008
To celebrate his 56th birthday, Vladimir Putin has released an instructional video on judo. “Let’s Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin” is a collaboration between Putin and Judo experts. Putin is a black belt.
Putin is a one-time Judo champion of St. Petersburg. He mentioned that French President Nicolas Sarkozy has expressed interest in learning some lessons [...]
Palin Continues To Stumble In Media Interviews
Posted in September 26th, 2008
(TEXT — “As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where do they go? It’s Alaska.” — Sarah Palin)
Sarah Palin appears to be becoming less confident with the media. In her interview with Katie Couric, she sounds hesitant and speaks with uncertainty. It is almost as [...]
Russia Makes Claims To Arctic Circle
Posted in September 18th, 2008
Now that the Arctic region is becoming more accessible from melting ice, the undersea wealth is becoming tantalizing to the five countries laying claim to the region. It is estimated that 90 billion barrels of oil and 30% of the world’s natural gas are there.
Russia has been the most aggressive in making claims. Last year, [...]
Russian President Tells Officials To Learn Computer Skills Or Lose Job
Posted in July 18th, 2008
With just 12 percent of the population over the age of 15 online, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev figures it’s time to lay the law down. Medvedev says it’s time for bureaucrats to learn how to use a computer or lose their job.
Russia still conducts little of its official business with computers. The Russian [...]
NATO Head Offers to Eat Necktie
Posted in May 1st, 2008
Russian claims that a NATO Mig-29 shot down a Georgian drone are not true according to NATO. The Russians deny that one of their planes shot down the Georgian drone. Relations between Georgia and Russia have been tense for years. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says he will eat his necktie if the [...]
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Medvedev Election Rigged?
Posted in April 23rd, 2008
According to a study by Sergei Shpilkin this is exactly what happened in last month’s election. Vladimir Putin’s protégé Dmitri Medvedev won that election with 70.3 percent of the vote. That was not a surprise as Putin is extremely popular. Shpilkin estimates the vote should have been just under 63 percent. He attributes the difference [...]