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Articles by Andrei Sinitsyn

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Only the Names Have Changed

Russian propaganda lacks subtlety but finesse is no longer needed.
opinion Andrei Sinitsyn

Putin Is Learning the Hard Way That in Sports Rules Still Matter

We promised to be honest but fabricated the truth, again.

Non-Combat Losses in Russia's Ill-Defined War

The victims of the crash of the Tu-154 airplane near Sochi were peaceful people – performers, journalists, and even the renowned doctor. They are casualties...
opinion Andrei Sinitsyn

We Could All Use a DeLorean

It seems as if all of progressive humanity celebrated Oct. 21, 2015 as the date in the distant future that Marty McFly visited in the 1989 hit film...
opinion Andrei Sinitsyn

Nobody Wins in Transaero Sale

Aeroflot's upcoming purchase and reorganization of Transaero Airlines follows the traditional Russian quasi-state-controlled business model.
opinion Andrei Sinitsyn

For Russians, Loyalty to Putin Is Loyalty to State

The continuing deterioration of the economic situation, falling incomes and rising prices are increasingly affecting Russians. A new survey released...
opinion Andrei Sinitsyn

The Kremlin's Guide to Budget Cuts

In an effort to economize, the Finance Ministry encroached on sacred ground by suggesting that the country celebrate anniversaries of major historical...
opinion Andrei Sinitsyn

Kremlin Ignores Domestic Issues at Its Own Peril

From January to April, Russia's mortality rate rose by 3.7 percent as measured for the year, and by 5.2 percent for that quarter alone, according...
opinion Andrei Sinitsyn

State Company CEOs Lead Charmed Lives

Under government orders, the Rosneft board of directors recently extended the term for CEO Igor Sechin by five years. Last Tuesday Rosneft published...
opinion Andrei Sinitsyn

Russia's Growing Army of Censors

Last Wednesday, the day before it was to begin appearing in Russian movie theaters, the authorities canceled screenings of the Hollywood film "Child...
opinion Andrei Sinitsyn

Russia's War on Corruption Is Over


The top managers of major state-owned companies won their recent dispute with the Russian government as to whether they must publish declarations...
opinion Andrei Sinitsyn

Russia's Laws Are Always Negotiable

More legislative news coming after the State Duma retired for its summer recess provides yet another reminder that laws in Russia are anything but permanent...
opinion Andrei Sinitsyn

Russian Cash Hurts Breakaway Republics

The president of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab, resigned on Sunday. This political crisis came as no surprise to observers: the internal conflicts in that...