Olga Kryshtanovskaya

Russian Power Tandem Wobbles as Medvedev Spars With Putin

Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin cemented his position atop Russia’s pecking order. Dmitry Medvedev, the protege he pushed aside, is having difficulty accepting that.

Amazon, Diane Von Furstenberg, AOL: Intellectual Property

Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest online retailer, received a patent on a technology that provides airbags and other forms of impact protection for mobile phones and other portable devices.

Putin Vetoes Proposed Breaks for Medvedev Innovation Hub

Russian President Vladimir Putin vetoed legislation passed by parliament on changes to the Skolkovo innovation hub, a project championed by Premier Dmitry Medvedev, threatening to widen a rift between the two men.

Russian Protesters Break Out Their Walking Shoes

In the wake of Vladimir Putin's surreal inauguration as president of Russia, both protesters and police are struggling to figure out what their new rules of engagement should be.

Russian Punks Found Guilty After Anti-Putin Church Protest

A Moscow court found three female punk performers guilty of hooliganism and inciting religious hatred in a trial that’s become an international symbol of President Vladimir Putin’s intolerance for dissent.

Russian Anti-Putin Punk Band Sentenced to Two Years in Jail

A Russian court jailed three female punk performers for two years for inciting religious hatred and hooliganism, prompting international condemnation of the case that’s become a symbol of President Vladimir Putin’s intolerance for dissent.

Pussy Riot Sensation Challenges Putin Crackdown on Dissent

A Moscow court is scheduled to deliver its verdict today in the trial of three female punk performers whose prosecution has become an international symbol of President Vladimir Putin’s intolerance for dissent.

Khodorkovsky May Benefit From Kremlin Panel’s Proposal for Crime Amnesty

The Kremlin’s human rights council called for an amnesty for economic crimes that would apply to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the jailed former billionaire head of Yukos Oil Co.

Putin Braces for First Russian Election Since Kremlin Return

Russia’s regional elections, including the first gubernatorial polls in eight years, are testing President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to reassert control after the largest protests in more than a decade.

Medvedev Collides With Russian Bureaucracy as Third Year in Office Begins

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev begins his third year in office today still seeking to tame a bureaucracy that has resisted his initiatives and shake an image of powerlessness.

"This may signal another fight between elite groups, and it's a blow for Medvedev, who masterminded the project."

- Olga Kryshtanovskaya on Dec 12, 2012

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Bomb Threats That Aborted China Flights Unfounded, Xinhua Says

Shell Targeted With BP in EU Price Fixing Probe for Oil: Energy

Taiwan Rebuffs Philippine Apology as Spat Threatens Trade

Soldier Who Led Sex-Abuse Prevention Under Investigation

Hon Hai Profit Misses Estimates on Slowing Apple Orders