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US think tanks are interested in the migration processes in Russia and religious situation among migrants

US think tanks are interested in the migration processes in Russia and religious situation among migrants

03.09.2010 10:40 msk Migration Russia

US think tanks, specifically, the Kennan Institute and Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), explore various aspects of labor migration in Russia. In order to collect preliminary information about migration flows, statistics and opinions of Russian experts the research teams visited

From Lenin square to Shakhidon square: 20 years after February massacre in Dushanbe

From Lenin square to Shakhidon square: 20 years after February massacre in Dushanbe

16.02.2010 15:36 msk Analytics Russia

On February 12 it has been twenty years since the Dushanbe tragedy when dozens of people were killed and hundreds were injured in the dispersal of the opposition forces in the Tajik capital. The bloody drama in Dushanbe is similar to Tbilisi-1989, Baku-1990, and Vilnius-1991 that accompanied the col

Children of immigrants

Children of immigrants

16.07.2009 18:53 msk Russia

Everything began with a call from friends in Europe. Resolved to adopt a child in Russia, they regularly scan the web sites featuring data on prospective kids (photos, ages, names). "How come there are so many abandoned children in Russia with Moslem names and Asian features?" they wanted to know on

Russia: SCO Summit Promises to be "Afghani"

Russia: SCO Summit Promises to be "Afghani"

15.06.2009 11:36 msk Politics Russia

The heads of states comprising the Shanghai Cooperation Organization converge on Yekaterinburg for another, two-day, summit. The presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are coming from Moscow where they attended a meeting of the CIS Collective Security Council, yeste

Pavel Bardin: It is possible to bring skinheads round

Pavel Bardin: It is possible to bring skinheads round

30.04.2009 12:34 msk Interview Russia

Russia 88, a story of skinheads, is finally released. Officially certified, the film by Pavel Bardin is shunned by movie theaters. When it was to be run within the framework of Spirit of Fire film festival in Khanty-Mansiisk, organizers of the film festival got a call from the Kremlin. They were tol

Russia: No two runs in a row

Russia: No two runs in a row

21.04.2009 09:38 msk Arts Russia

"Russia 88" was to be run in Rolan movie theater in Moscow on April 18 but the management changed its mind at the last possible moment and replaced the movie with something else. Odds are that the Muscovites will never see the scandalous film about modern Nazis again, official permit for release or

Irina Zvyagelskaya: People come to Islamic radicals in despair

Irina Zvyagelskaya: People come to Islamic radicals in despair

20.03.2009 15:32 msk Religious life Russia

Today, the growth of religious tunes in Central Asia is viewed by experts as the time bomb and limited continuation of free development in these countries; even Soviet regime with its systematic atheism closed eyes to Islamic factor in Central Asian republics, viewing it as one of the public life re

International Union of Labor Immigration Support established in Russia

International Union of Labor Immigration Support established in Russia

26.02.2009 11:54 msk Interview Russia

Foundation conference of the movement International Union of Labor Immigration Support took place in Yekaterinburg (Urals) on February 21. Heydar Jemal , Russian Islamic Committee Chairman and movement leader, explained that Yekaterinburg had been chosen deliberately. First, this city is regarded as

Ferghana.ru launches a comprehensive guide on Central Asia for the Russians

Ferghana.ru launches a comprehensive guide on Central Asia for the Russians

21.02.2009 15:00 msk Russia

Ferghana.ru , one of the most popular independent sources for up-to-date news and analysis from Central Asia , launches Afisha – a comprehensive entertaining guide on Central Asia for the Russian audience, We’ve worked on this initiative for a while and now the time has come to launch it into the wo

Arkadiy Dubnov: «The countries, lacking the culture of discussion, are not able to cooperate»

Arkadiy Dubnov: «The countries, lacking the culture of discussion, are not able to cooperate»

10.02.2009 13:06 msk Interview Russia

The extraordinary summits of EurAsEC and CSTO, which took place in Moscow on February 4th, have resulted in, at first glance, important decisions that require substantial financial investment and strong political will from the member countries. The “Ferghana.ru” correspondent interviewed Arkadiy Dub

Ajdar Kurtov: I wouldn't call this base a real pain in the neck for Russia

Ajdar Kurtov: I wouldn't call this base a real pain in the neck for Russia

05.02.2009 13:15 msk Interview Russia

Experts and political scientists comment on the intention of the president of Kyrgyzstan to close the NATO airbase. Here is an interview with Ajdar Kurtov , an expert with the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies.

Eurasian Economic Comunity: Forget illusions

Eurasian Economic Comunity: Forget illusions

29.01.2009 12:28 msk Business Russia

The Moscow Carnegie Center organized a seminar "Eurasian Economic Community: Prospects of Development" on January 27. Organization Secretary General Tair Mansurov started it off with a brief (not more than 30 minutes) report on what the Eurasian Economic Community was about. The audience understood

Medvedev's visit to Tashkent is extremely opportune

Medvedev's visit to Tashkent is extremely opportune

26.01.2009 12:33 msk Analytics Russia

Photo by Russian presidential press service ( Kremlin.ru )

Alimjan Tokhtakhunov and his Silk Road

Alimjan Tokhtakhunov and his Silk Road

21.01.2009 13:11 msk Russia

Businessman Alimjan Tokhtakhunov (he was born in Tashkent but lives in Moscow) better known as Taivanchik wrote a book My Silk Road . Plot of the story begins with his arrest in Italy and ends with his release and return to Moscow. It is not a story of the ten months spent in Italian jail, it is a c

Yuri Krupnov: Russia should industrialize Afghanistan and Central Asian countries

Yuri Krupnov: Russia should industrialize Afghanistan and Central Asian countries

08.12.2008 10:18 msk Analytics Russia

The Russian Movement of Development suggested New Middle East , a new geopolitical project. Founders of the movement maintain that Russian diplomacy should propose establishment of a new region that will comprise Russia, China, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Pakistan, and Central Asian c

Russia: New web site for Gastarbeiters from Kyrgyzstan presented in Moscow

Russia: New web site for Gastarbeiters from Kyrgyzstan presented in Moscow

01.12.2008 17:36 msk Migration Russia

KGinfo.ru was presented in Moscow as a web site for labor immigrants from Kyrgyzstan . Authors of the project believe that information posted on the web site will make adaptation in Russia easier.

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