Commentary & Opinion

  • Possible Scenarios of the Khodorkovsky Case

    3 Sep 2010 | Nezavisimaya Gazeta

    Russian experts discuss possible scenarios for the end of the Khodorkovsky-Lebedev trial.

  • Feigning Ignorance and Real Ignorance

    2 Sep 2010 | Khodorkovsky and Lebedev Communications Center

    The suggestion that the Prime Minister was confused over the nature of Khodorkovsky's current second trial is clearly 1) a joke, 2) an insult, or 3) a desperate attempt to distance himself from a slow motion abortion of rule of law, or a combination of all three at once.

  • The Art of Protest and Crackdown

    27 Aug 2010 | Khodorkovsky and Lebedev Communications Center

    The recent protests in Russia which have achieved concrete results, should make the country's political opposition feel encouraged to ask for even more.

  • Forecasts on Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev's Release

    27 Aug 2010 | Slon.ru

    Slon.ru has asked a number of experts on possible scenarios around the release of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev.

  • The Wrong Prisoner

    25 Aug 2010 | Khodorkovsky and Lebedev Communications Center

    Russia will fight tooth and nail for its imprisoned citizens ... so long as they are also friends of the siloviki, instead of their victims.