Alastair Gee

In Russia, the Favorite Pastime of Draft Dodging

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - December 29, 2008

Russia's Army relies heavily on conscripts, but Russians are working harder than ever to avoid service. more >>

How Tough-Talking Russia Sees Obama

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - November 7, 2008

Moscow lays down its political markers but doesn't want to upset business cooperation. more >>

How Russia Is Trying to Regain Influence in Latin America

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - October 14, 2008

Planned naval exercises with Venezuela, plus big energy deals, get Washington's notice. more >>

Russia Is Slammed Hard by Credit Crisis

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - October 9, 2008

Stock market volatility leads to frequent trading halts as foreign investors bail out. more >>

Russia's Dissident Bloggers Fear for Their Lives

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - September 30, 2008

The gunshot death of a Web journalist heightens alarm about efforts to muzzle dissent on the Internet. more >>

Is Ukraine's Crimea the Next Flash Point With Russia?

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - August 26, 2008

Ukraine fears that Moscow may try to use its military power to reclaim the strategic peninsula. more >>

Russian Lawyers Claim Kremlin Abuses

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - July 28, 2008

Exhibit A: Boris Kuznetsov, who has won U.S. asylum after Russian authorities threatened prosecution. more >>

In Russia, Gays and Lesbians Struggle Against Widespread Hostility

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - May 29, 2008

Plans for a Moscow gay parade raise concerns that past violence will be repeated. more >>

Chernobyl Victims Struggle With Consequences of Radiation Exposure

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - April 24, 2008

Former workers say the Russian government adds to their suffering. more >>

Moscow's Building Boom Brings Glitz to a Dowdy City

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - March 27, 2008

New skyscrapers tower over the old landmark Stalinist buildings and onion-domed churches. more >>

Putin Protégé Dmitry Medvedev Rocks the Kremlin

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - March 3, 2008

The new Russian president's style of music—and politics—may be different, but who will call the tune? more >>

Murder by Polonium-210: A Widow's Stalled Quest for Justice

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - February 14, 2008

In the Litvinenko murder, the key suspect is safe in Russia. more >>

Rising Anti-Americanism in Russia

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - January 18, 2008

President Vladimir Putin and the government-controlled media encourage public hostility toward the West more >>

The Great and Powerful Putin

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - December 6, 2007

After two terms as president, Vladimir Putin plans his next moves more >>

Sentenced to Silence

By Alastair Gee - Nation & World - November 16, 2007

Psych wards mute dissent, straitjacketing government critics more >>