Is it possible to seriously talk about Putin's unpredictability To the next carnival in Dusseldorf (Germany), the German cartoonist Jacques Tilly (in the picture) made a giant “portrait” of Vladimir Putin from Papier Masha. March 2014 A typical mistake of the well -meaning domestic thinkers: first invent (or borrow in the media) a fabulous image of the owner of the Kremlin, and then, clapping the knee, is surprised at the break between the fairy tale and the past.

What is behind the arrest of the Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash The arrest in the Vienna of the Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash puzzled many. Why did Firtash fall under the distribution, in the recent past, one of Gazprom's main business partners? Why, at the request of the American FBI? Why in March, at the peak of the Ukrainian crisis? And does his release mean € 125 million, that there will be no continuation?

Crimean Crimean Campaign and Russian wallets More than 70 % of the Levada Center surveyed by sociologists are confident that the accession of Crimea will have “exceptionally positive” and “rather positive” economic and political consequences for the country. The hangover will be heavy Whether patriotic Russians will go to Crimea is a big question. Feodosia, March 24, 2014 *The survey was carried out 21–24.03.