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Kim Zigfeld
It’s the Russians, Stupid
It's up to the GOP to work to prevent a neo-Soviet state in Russia: the Obama administration certainly won't.
Obama Hopelessly Adrift on Foreign Policy
Monday's press conference was one of the most frightening in presidential history.
Surprise: Political Murders Continue in Russia
It's time for Western leaders, including Barack Obama, to demand a stop to Putin's thuggery.
Standing Up to Putin
Roman Dobrokhotov is just the latest in a line of young heroes who have stood against the neo-Sovietization of Russia.
Who Really Started the Russian-Georgian Conflict?
Leaks from a report by a group investigating Moscow's aggression add fuel to a controversy.
Is Wired Magazine’s ‘Military Correspondent’ a Kremlin Dupe? (Part 2)
More evidence that we should take Russia-Georgia reporting by David Axe with a grain of salt.
Is Wired Magazine’s ‘Military Correspondent’ a Kremlin Dupe?
Wired unplugs from reality in its coverage of the Russia-Georgia war.
Russia’s Pathetic Defenders
Those trying to justify Russia's actions come off looking like morons or maniacs — or both.
Russian Hate Crimes on the Rise
Here's what happens when a country that dislikes foreigners must rely on immigrant labor.
Warning: Opposing Putin Hazardous to Your Health
New evidence that standing up to the Kremlin can be a poisonous proposition — literally.
How Putin Muzzled the Moscow Times
The Moscow Times was once a fearless champion for freedom of the press. But Vladmir Putin's relentless crackdown on the media has changed that.
Curt Weldon: The Congressman Who Came In from the Cold
Was Pennsylvania's former congressman spying — knowingly or unknowingly — for the Kremlin?
A Russian Documents the Truth About Russia
Politician and activist Boris Nemtsov has produced an eye-opening study that outlines the failure and looming disaster of Putin's Russia. Not many people inside his country will get to read it, though.
Russia’s 2014 Olympics a Disaster in the Making
Putin admits that the city of Sochi has "no proper sewage system, electricity supply, or infrastructure." And Chechnya is right next door.
Ethnic Cleansing in Russia
Great Russian Chauvinism is back, as Moscow tries to expel all "illegal" immigrants of "Caucasian nationality."
Russia vs. Blogging
Arresting bloggers can be added to the long list of the Kremlin's encroachments on human rights, writes Kim Zigfeld. So much for free speech in Russia.
The New Cold War With Russia
Kim Zigfeld is glad the tide is turning on the Western perception of Putinism. Two new books focus on the menacing signs coming from the Kremlin.
Is Mikhail Kasyanov the Latest Putin Victim?
Vladimir Putin has now not only disqualified his former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov from running for president, he's threatened him with prison. It's just the latest in a long series of dictatorial intimidation in the New Russia, argues Kim Zigfeld.
Putin in Europe’s Legal Crosshairs
The autocratic regime of Vladimir Putin is increasingly falling afoul of international law. As Kim Zigfeld reports, Russia is now faced with European lawsuits by the former shareholders of Yukos Oil, verdicts of state-sponsored murders in Chechnya, thwarted attempts to undermine Georgian democracy, and plans to shut down the British Council.
A Thorn in Putin’s Side Named Oleg Kozlovsky
Meet Russian opposition leader Oleg Kozlovsky, who has "effectively held the Kremlin's feet to the fire of democracy." So much so that he has been "terrorized and silenced," writes Kim Zigfeld.
TIME ® Is Not on Our Side
Why would a senior editor of Time write an article so favorable to Russia that it could have come directly from the Kremlin? Kim Zigfeld wonders about the magazine's agenda.
Putin Wins, Russia Loses
Vladimir Putin's landslide victory in Russia's weekend elections is worrisome whether or not the accusations of fraud and "dirty tricks" prove true, writes Kim Zigfeld. If they were legit, "it means the population of Russia is willingly embracing what can only be called a neo-Soviet dictatorship. If they were fraudulent, "it means we already see before us a fully realized totalitarian state. Either way, it's a dark new age for Russia."
Putin Out to Fix Russian Election
Russians head to the polls on Sunday to vote in their country's parliamentary elections. Kim Zigfeld warns that it won't be a fine moment for democracy because President Vladimir Putin is determined to manipulate the outcome.
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