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THE BELL WEEKLY: Will Russia block Telegram, again? Paid Members Public
Hello! This week we look at Russian officials’ attempts to get more control over Telegram, the most popular messaging app in the country. We also provide a snapshot of a new The Bell investigation into one of the major Russian winners from the mass departure of foreign firms. Russian officials
THE BELL WEEKLY: Russia’s worst terror attack in 20 years Paid Members Public
Hello! This week we look at the worst terror attack in Russia for two decades. We cover what happened at Crocus City Hall on Friday evening and how the authorities are responding. The shadow of the 1990s looms over concert hall massacre In the late 1990s and early 2000s, terrorist
THE BELL WEEKLY: Putin’s implausible landslide Paid Members Public
Hello. This week we dig into Vladimir Putin’s inevitable election victory. We cover the official results, claims of manipulation and how the Kremlin orchestrated the “record” figures. We also look at an escalation in Ukrainian attacks on the eve of the poll and analyze the opposition’s attempts to
THE BELL WEEKLY: Russia’s new business elite Paid Members Public
Hello! Apologies for the late arrival of this week’s newsletter. This time we are presenting The Bell’s latest project — a ranking of the new Russian business elite, the winners from the exodus of Western firms. We also cover how Putin’s friends are trying to use the election
THE BELL WEEKLY: Russia targets foreign agents’ advertising income Paid Members Public
Hello! This week we cover a new law designed to strip critical independent media of a key revenue stream. We also look at how Russians bid a final farewell to Alexei Navalny, and analyze more problems for the aviation industry. New Russian law robs critical independent media of income Russian
THE BELL WEEKLY: Navalny’s body released Paid Members Public
Hello! This week we look at the unsavoury battle to secure the release of Alexei Navanly’s body. We also cover an escalation in raids against the LGBT+ community and how Moscow largely ignored the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine. Alexei Navalny’s body handed over after public
THE BELL WEEKLY: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison Paid Members Public
Hello! Instead of the usual economic analysis, our newsletter this week is devoted to the announcement Friday of the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. We look at what we know so far about his death, how events unfolded after the announcement, and what the reaction has been among world
THE BELL WEEKLY: Tucker Carlson – A Russian Love Affair Paid Members Public
Hello. This week we look at how Russia fell in love with controversial American TV figure Tucker Carlson. We also go deeper into the $5.2-billion Yandex deal and cover anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin being blocked from the presidential election. How Russia fell in love with Tucker Carlson Conservative journalist
