RUSSIA
January/February 2012
In 1984, 17 years after defecting from the Soviet Union, Stalin's daughter Svetlana agreed to give an interview for the Observer, explaining why she had become disillusioned with the West
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December 2011
Russia and China's deep-running antagonism makes them awkward allies
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November 2011
To its shame the international community has acquiesced in the Kremlin's mafia-style state capitalism. This appeasement stifles any chance of democratic progress
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September 2011
David Cameron's forthcoming visit to the Kremlin should not just be another exercise in deferential "diplomacy"
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