Is Russia about to develop a coronavirus vaccine? Paid Members Public
The Ministry of Health this week approved human trials for two coronavirus vaccines as Russia races to become the first country in the world to launch the industrial production of a coronavirus vaccine. The Bell looked into how two state-owned research institutes are competing against each other to be the
Putin defends the Soviet Union and proposes new Yalta conference Paid Members Public
It was a week of articles. President Vladimir Putin wrote a long article about the Second World War while Nikolai Patrushev, the influential head of the Security Council, published a column on how Russian conservative values will save the world. Even former president Dmitry Medvedev took to print to examine
Putin defends the Soviet Union and proposes new Yalta conference Paid Members Public
Hello! This week our top story is Putin’s foray into op-ed writing with a long article on how the Soviet Union wasn’t responsible for the Second World War and why the world needs another Yalta conference. We also look at Russia’s efforts to find a coronavirus vaccine,
A famous actor’s lethal drunk driving splits Russia’s elite Paid Members Public
A fatal car crash took place late Monday in downtown Moscow when a jeep drove into oncoming traffic and hit a van at high speed. The driver of the van died in hospital. The man behind the jeep’s wheel was Mikhail Yefremov, a famous actor who has not shied
Kremlin puts constitutional referendum above all else Paid Members Public
Lockdown in Moscow was lifted suddenly last week. The explanation is simple: the government wants people to have a breather before a constitutional referendum scheduled for July 1. Amid rising social disaffection, every weapon in the Kremlin’s armory has been deployed to secure a ‘yes’ result. All the constitutional
Referendum, referendum, referendum Paid Members Public
Hello! This week our main story is about the upcoming constitutional referendum for which the Kremlin is doing everything it can to secure a ‘yes’ vote. We also look at the case of famous actor Mikhail Yefremov whose drink-driving caused a fatal car accident and the arrest of the head
Yandex and Sberbank give up on ‘Russian Amazon’ Paid Members Public
Russia’s biggest internet company, Yandex, and the country’s largest bank, state-owned Sberbank, have ended their ‘Russian Amazon’ project. The Bell learnt this week that the JV created by the two companies in 2018 to dominate the local e-commerce market will be broken up. At the same time, Yandex
Constitutional referendum set for 1 July amid fraud fears Paid Members Public
Skeptics believe Russia’s race to ease lockdown is because Putin wants to hold a vote on constitutional reform — that would allow him to remain president until 2036 — as soon as possible. This week, Putin announced that the referendum will be held on 1 July. From the Kremlin’s point
