Commentaries by Konstantin Akinsha

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  Sep. 14, 2012

  Putin’s Kulturkampf

  MOSCOW – August is often an unlucky month in Russia, particularly President Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Submarines have sunk, neighbors have be…

• Dec. 7, 2004

  Putin’s Ark

  Recently I visited Moscow after five years away. The city, which looked different and strange, impressed me by its ability to change. My day…

• Jun. 17, 2004

  Rushdie a la Russe

  June will be a cruel month in Russia's courts. On June 16th, the rebellious oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his comrade-in-arms Platon Leb…