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Sat, 25 May 2013 18:16:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/banking-on-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/banking-on-change/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/banking-on-change/feed/ 0 Russia has its first woman to oversee the country's central bank. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/boris-berezovsky-self-exiled-russian-tycoon-and-putin-rival-found-dead-in-england/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/boris-berezovsky-self-exiled-russian-tycoon-and-putin-rival-found-dead-in-england/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:51:04 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364294 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/boris-berezovsky-self-exiled-russian-tycoon-and-putin-rival-found-dead-in-england/feed/ 0 Spokesman for Putin says Russian tycoon had penned letter acknowledging past mistakes http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/death-of-adopted-russian-child-ignites-firestorm-of-nationalism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/death-of-adopted-russian-child-ignites-firestorm-of-nationalism/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:16:14 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354385 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/death-of-adopted-russian-child-ignites-firestorm-of-nationalism/feed/ 0 Foreign ministry vows 'murderers' of three-year-old Max Shatto will be punished http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/schooled-in-mother-russia-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/schooled-in-mother-russia-2/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/schooled-in-mother-russia-2/feed/ 0 Inside Russia's first elite military academy for girls http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/star-in-the-wings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/star-in-the-wings/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347402 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/star-in-the-wings/feed/ 0 Bolshoi ballerina Svetlana Lunkina explains what she's doing with an unused return ticket to Moscow http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-real-melodrama-at-the-bolshoi-ballet-is-offstage/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-real-melodrama-at-the-bolshoi-ballet-is-offstage/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:42:38 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344613 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/the-real-melodrama-at-the-bolshoi-ballet-is-offstage/feed/ 0 Why one of Russia's most beloved institutions is so cutthroat http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/wandering-once-more/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/wandering-once-more/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:06:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333029 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/wandering-once-more/feed/ 0 A community that left Manitoba a century ago is eyeing Russia http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hitting-russias-crooks-and-abusers-where-it-hurts-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hitting-russias-crooks-and-abusers-where-it-hurts-in-canada/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:36:54 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327980 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hitting-russias-crooks-and-abusers-where-it-hurts-in-canada/feed/ 0 Russian politician urges House to pass private member's bill http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/a-global-tour-of-carbon-pricing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/a-global-tour-of-carbon-pricing/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:24:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311824 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/a-global-tour-of-carbon-pricing/feed/ 0 As noted yesterday, Stephen Harper is presently in India, a country that has a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/post-soviet-politics/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/post-soviet-politics/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:50:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299661 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/11/post-soviet-politics/feed/ 0 The long-time ruling party loses to an upstart coalition led by a shadowy billionaire http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/georgia-just-had-its-first-peaceful-power-transition-ever/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/georgia-just-had-its-first-peaceful-power-transition-ever/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:54:05 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/03/georgia-just-had-its-first-peaceful-power-transition-ever/feed/ 0 In unprecedented move, President Saakashvili gracefully conceded his party's defeat http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/review-former-people-the-final-days-of-the-russian-aristocracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/review-former-people-the-final-days-of-the-russian-aristocracy/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:51:01 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297104 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/29/review-former-people-the-final-days-of-the-russian-aristocracy/feed/ 0 Book by Douglas Smith http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/what-putin-said-to-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/what-putin-said-to-harper/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:48:02 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293493 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/what-putin-said-to-harper/feed/ 0 David Akin reports details of the conversation between the Prime Minister and Vladimir Putin... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/yaroslavl-marks-anniversary-of-plane-crash-that-wiped-out-hockey-team/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/yaroslavl-marks-anniversary-of-plane-crash-that-wiped-out-hockey-team/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:22:53 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290665 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/07/yaroslavl-marks-anniversary-of-plane-crash-that-wiped-out-hockey-team/feed/ 0 MOSCOW, Ohio - The Russian city of Yaroslavl paid its respects today to the 44 people who were killed in a plane crash that wiped out a hockey team a year ago today. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/putin-endorses-obama-defends-role-in-syria-and-looks-to-eject-critic-from-parliament/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/putin-endorses-obama-defends-role-in-syria-and-looks-to-eject-critic-from-parliament/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:52:04 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=290102 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/06/putin-endorses-obama-defends-role-in-syria-and-looks-to-eject-critic-from-parliament/feed/ 0 Gennady Gudkov, a former KGB officer, and one of a small group of Russian... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/police-make-arrest-in-pussy-riot-killings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/police-make-arrest-in-pussy-riot-killings/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:33:52 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288228 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/police-make-arrest-in-pussy-riot-killings/feed/ 0 The day after two women were found dead in a central Russian city, police... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/28/the-new-cds-on-the-f-35/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/28/the-new-cds-on-the-f-35/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:09:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286772 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/28/the-new-cds-on-the-f-35/feed/ 0 As John Geddes notes, Lt.-Gen. Tom Lawson is an avowed fan of the F-35.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/the-russians-arent-coming/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/the-russians-arent-coming/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:57:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285047 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/the-russians-arent-coming/feed/ 0 Despite what you might have heard, David Pugliese reports that the Defence department isn’t... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/pussy-riot-found-guilty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/pussy-riot-found-guilty/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:07:35 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284499 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/pussy-riot-found-guilty/feed/ 0 Members of Russian punk band sentenced for 'hooliganism' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/10/smile-when-your-lungs-are-aching-smile-when-your-heart-is-breaking/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/10/smile-when-your-lungs-are-aching-smile-when-your-heart-is-breaking/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:41:31 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=282738 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/10/smile-when-your-lungs-are-aching-smile-when-your-heart-is-breaking/feed/ 0 Synchronized swimming is one of the rare smiling sports at these the London 2012... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/pussy-riot-vs-putin/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/pussy-riot-vs-putin/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:27:26 +0000 Mika Rekai http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=280865 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/03/pussy-riot-vs-putin/feed/ 0 Protesters and social media track feminist punk band on trial for hooliganism in Moscow http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/young-russian-oligarch-take-manhattan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/young-russian-oligarch-take-manhattan/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:01:01 +0000 Claire Ward http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245723 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/young-russian-oligarch-take-manhattan/feed/ 0 Russian billionaires are buying up high-end real estate in New York for their young daughters http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/john-baird-warns-gay-travellers-to-beware-in-st-petersburg/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/john-baird-warns-gay-travellers-to-beware-in-st-petersburg/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:36:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/john-baird-warns-gay-travellers-to-beware-in-st-petersburg/feed/ 0 A new law effective Saturday, March 17 may affect Canadian travellers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/russias-spring/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/russias-spring/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:25:41 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243827 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/russias-spring/feed/ 0 Around 550 anti-Putin protesters are arrested at rallies in Moscow and St. Petersburg http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/live-from-russia-scenes-from-an-anti-putin-rally/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/live-from-russia-scenes-from-an-anti-putin-rally/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:38:33 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243710 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/live-from-russia-scenes-from-an-anti-putin-rally/feed/ 0 Thousands gather in Moscow to protest election results http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/election-monitors-report-fraud-during-russian-vote-frankly-were-shocked/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/election-monitors-report-fraud-during-russian-vote-frankly-were-shocked/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:12:27 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243685 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/election-monitors-report-fraud-during-russian-vote-frankly-were-shocked/feed/ 0 Just hours after a weeping Vladimir Putin claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential election in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/04/live-from-russia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/04/live-from-russia/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:07:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243632 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/04/live-from-russia/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou is in Moscow to cover the celebrations and/or protests http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/putin-set-to-win-russian-election-wink-wink/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/putin-set-to-win-russian-election-wink-wink/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:30:32 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=243410 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/02/putin-set-to-win-russian-election-wink-wink/feed/ 0 With pollsters predicting he will secure 66 per cent of the popular vote, Vladimir... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/were-shooting-polar-bears/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/were-shooting-polar-bears/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:10:01 +0000 Nicholas Köhler http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238592 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/were-shooting-polar-bears/feed/ 0 International fur buyers are snapping up pelts at record prices. Nicholas Kohler went inside the auction house. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/cozying-up-to-the-bear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/cozying-up-to-the-bear/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:10:38 +0000 Jen Cutts http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238811 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/cozying-up-to-the-bear/feed/ 0 Cypriot officials let a Russian ship loaded with ammunition sail on to Syria http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/fresh-voices-against-an-old-regime/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/fresh-voices-against-an-old-regime/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:20:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/19/fresh-voices-against-an-old-regime/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/fresh-voices-against-an-old-regime/feed/ 0 A new generation of Russians is saying, enough is enough http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/russian-protests-encourage-putin-challengers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/russian-protests-encourage-putin-challengers/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:41:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229359 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/russian-protests-encourage-putin-challengers/feed/ 0 Former finance minister calls for new party, Russian billionaire to run for president http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/arms-and-the-man/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/arms-and-the-man/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:30:01 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/arms-and-the-man/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/14/arms-and-the-man/feed/ 0 Victor Bout’s native Russia is heaping scorn on his Nov. 3 conviction on four charges of trying to sell weapons to Colombia’s FARC rebels http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/jailhouse-rock-in-volgograd/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/jailhouse-rock-in-volgograd/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:15:07 +0000 Jen Cutts http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220704 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/27/jailhouse-rock-in-volgograd/feed/ 0 Russian authorities found mafia bosses serving time in three secret, pimped-out rooms http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/putin%e2%80%99s-unhappy-country/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/putin%e2%80%99s-unhappy-country/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:10:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/20/putin%e2%80%99s-unhappy-country/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/19/putin%e2%80%99s-unhappy-country/feed/ 15 The Russian leader is now clear to be president until 2024, but many Russians are voting with their feet http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/rallying-against-russia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/rallying-against-russia/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:10:39 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=219274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/10/rallying-against-russia/feed/ 0 Jaroslaw Kaczynski has been rallying Poles against Russia, which he accuses of being involved in his brother’s death http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/saying-nyet-to-a-soviet-emblem/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/saying-nyet-to-a-soviet-emblem/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:55:34 +0000 Alex Derry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217514 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/03/saying-nyet-to-a-soviet-emblem/feed/ 0 Europe's highest court bans the hammer and sickle from being trademarked http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/russian-finance-minister-pushed-out-of-office/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/russian-finance-minister-pushed-out-of-office/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:04:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=217301 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/russian-finance-minister-pushed-out-of-office/feed/ 0 Medvedev angrily decries minister’s open talk on disagreements http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/a-tunnel-to-alaska/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/a-tunnel-to-alaska/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:00:01 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/a-tunnel-to-alaska/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/27/a-tunnel-to-alaska/feed/ 2 Russia re-visits plans to build an underwater railway line to North America http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/nhl-prepared-for-catastrophe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/nhl-prepared-for-catastrophe/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:40:35 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215097 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/nhl-prepared-for-catastrophe/feed/ 0 The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl tragedy was devastating, but not unpredictable http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/who-owns-the-north-pole/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/who-owns-the-north-pole/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:00:11 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/25/who-owns-the-north-pole/feed/ 1 We used to think it was ours. But Russia has staked a claim, and the Danes will be next. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/08/newsmakers-june-30-july-7-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/08/newsmakers-june-30-july-7-2011/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:50:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=200892 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/08/newsmakers-june-30-july-7-2011/feed/ 0 Prince Harry has a new gal, Thailand elects a woman, and at least one Canadian mayor will march at Pride http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/review-the-hottest-dishes-of-the-tartar-cuisine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/review-the-hottest-dishes-of-the-tartar-cuisine/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:25:57 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197329 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/review-the-hottest-dishes-of-the-tartar-cuisine/feed/ 0 Book by Alina Bronsky http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/now-i-want-to-be-an-editor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/now-i-want-to-be-an-editor/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:20:30 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196300 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/14/now-i-want-to-be-an-editor/feed/ 0 Anna Chapman is ready for her next job http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/27/the-russians-are-mocking/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/27/the-russians-are-mocking/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 16:02:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=194436 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/27/the-russians-are-mocking/feed/ 25 Russia’s Arctic ambassador questions the Harper government’s fears of invasion. “It could come from...