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Kim Zigfeld

Kim Zigfeld is a New York City-based writer who publishes her own Russia specialty blog, La Russophobe. She also writes about Russia for the American Thinker and for Russia! magazine and is researching a book on the rise of dictatorship in Putin’s Russia.
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Clueless: Obama Still Trying To ‘Reset’ with Russia

Friday, January 27th, 2012 - by Kim Zigfeld

Putin threatens war over U.S. policy, but see-no-evil Obama continues "smart diplomacy."

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Occupy Pravda: MSM Pretends Putin Faces Revolution

Monday, December 26th, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

Hoping for another protest movement, mainstream outlets irresponsibly report on Russia.

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Role Player: Prokhorov Candidacy a Ploy To Aid Putin?

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

Prokhorov is likely a foil, as Putin wants to split the opposition vote.

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Despite Massive Fraud, Putin Loses Seats

Monday, December 5th, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

Had the U.S. taken a part in denouncing him, Putin could have lost his majority.

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GOP Finally Confronts Obama’s Russian ‘Reset’ Failure

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

But are they all talk? Some advice for where to take action.

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Obama’s ‘Reset’ Legacy: A Return of the USSR

Thursday, September 29th, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

Obama ignored truth for "smart diplomacy." Now only Putin's death can end his rule of Russia.

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An Arrest in Politkovskaya Murder Case

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

A high ranking Moscow security official has been charged in the crusading journalist's gangland-style killing.

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Obama Takes Putin’s Side in Magnitsky Case

Thursday, July 28th, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

The president has sacrificed American honor in service to a political agenda.

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Putin to Retake Presidency as a ‘Reformer’?

Friday, July 8th, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

The dictator may force Dmitri Medvedev out for being too “autocratic.”

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Nomination of New U.S. Ambassador to Russia Should Be Defeated

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

It’s the only way of sending a clear message to Obama that he must reverse course on Russia.

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As Obama Stands Silent, Putin Crushes Freedom Online

Friday, May 13th, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

Moscow zeroes in on another lonely voice of opposition.

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As Putin Crushes Russia’s Internet, Obama Stands By

Sunday, April 17th, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

The technologically hip president is abetting the ruin of online freedom. (Also read: "The Russian Kleptocracy File: Bank Records and Real Estate.")

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Holy Russian Empire, Batman!

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

His earthly power faltering, Putin turns to the church.

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Russian Journalist: ‘Violence Is the Price of Freedom.’ Statistics: ‘Uh, No.’

Monday, January 17th, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

A state-sponsored Russian journalist asks a propaganda-tinged question of Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. Gibbs fumbles the answer.

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White House Cowardice: Not a Word Spoken in Defense of Boris Nemtsov

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 - by Kim Zigfeld

The Russian opposition journalist — whom Obama has personally met — did not receive a word of support after his recent jailing for speaking against Putin.

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Putin’s ‘Justice’ a Nightmare for One American Citizen

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 - by Kim Zigfeld

Arkady Gontmakher, an American citizen from Seattle, is languishing in a Russian jail even though he has been acquitted of the crime they re-arrested him for.

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Chechnya Burns, Putin Kills, but Obama Talks Treaty

Saturday, December 4th, 2010 - by Kim Zigfeld

As more neo-Soviet horrors are revealed to the public, it's time to call U.S. policy towards Russia its proper name: appeasement.

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Yet Another Anti-Putin Journalist Brutally Beaten

Saturday, November 20th, 2010 - by Kim Zigfeld

Oleg Kashin is the latest victim of Putin's brutality, as Washington cravenly sticks to its "reset" policy.

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Capitulation: Obama Admin Mum as Russia Squeezes Opposition Press

Friday, October 29th, 2010 - by Kim Zigfeld

Leading independent paper Novaya Gazeta is on the ropes and Russian internet media is next, but Obama would prefer to keep up appearances.

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Putin Steps Up Crackdown on Opposition Press

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 - by Kim Zigfeld

Amidst office raids, he threatens to "crack the skulls" of protesters who assemble without police permission.

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It’s Springtime for Stalin at Emmy-Nominated Russia Today

Sunday, August 29th, 2010 - by Kim Zigfeld

Russia Today thinks of Stalin as a romantic poet, and terminates reporters who won’t toe the Kremlin’s party line, but that hasn't stopped the TV network from being nominated for an Emmy Award.

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Why Is Accounting Firm KPMG Funding Putin’s Version of Hitler Youth?

Friday, August 20th, 2010 - by Kim Zigfeld

The firm's Russia website proclaims financial support for Putin's virulently racist youth group.

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American PR Firm Helping Putin Bamboozle Hapless Investors in Russia

Thursday, July 29th, 2010 - by Kim Zigfeld

The new website "Modern Russia" was created by the same outfit that bribed Armstrong Williams to propagandize for the Bush administration. It now seeks to corral naive investors for Putin's Russia.

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Putin Thumbing His Nose at U.S. Efforts to Stop Iran’s Nukes

Saturday, July 17th, 2010 - by Kim Zigfeld

Last week, the foreign policy architecture of the United States collapsed in truly spectacular fashion.

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How’s That ‘Reset’ with Russia Going? Disastrously, of Course

Saturday, June 12th, 2010 - by Kim Zigfeld

Obama's "appearances are everything" approach has done nothing less than allow the possible rebirth of the Cold War.

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