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Ukraine is Putin’s, not Russia’s, war

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04 March 2014

Vladimir Kara-Murza

On March 5, the Washington Post published an op-ed by IMR Senior Advisor Vladimir Kara-Murza on Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine and the reactions in Russian society. Below is the text of the op-ed, as published.

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$50 Billion Sochi Games Priciest Winter Olympics Ever

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29 January 2014

The Sochi Winter Games wins a gold medal for costing more than all previous Winter Olympics — combined — weighing in at a staggering $50 billion price tag, according to a report released Thursday by the Institute of Modern Russia, a United States-based think tank.

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Boris Nemtsov: The construction of the Adler–Krasnaya Polyana Highway cost Russia more than the Mars flight program cost the USA

The Winter Olympics in the Sub-Tropics report was presented in Washington, DC

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29 January 2014

On Thursday, in the National Press Club, Russian opposition activists in association with the Institute of Modern Russia presented the English-language publication of the report Winter Olympics in the Sub-Tropics: Corruption and Abuse in Sochi.

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Sochi Games the Most Expensive Winter Olympics in History

More money spent than on the sport buildings of all previous Winter Olympics combined

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29 January 2014

The Sochi games will be the most expensive in history at a total cost of more than $50 billion—more money than was spent on the sport buildings for all of the previous Winter Olympics combined, according to the Institute of Modern Russia (IMR).

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Institute Founded by Khodorkovsky’s Son Welcomes Pardon

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18 December 2013

The Washington-based Institute of Modern Russia, founded by Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s son Pavel, has welcomed the decision of the president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to pardon the former owner and head of the Yukos oil company.

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Khodorkovsky Ten Years On, Or The Tip of an Iceberg

Conference on the 10th Anniversary of the Arrest of Former Yukos CEO Held on Capitol Hill

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23 October 2013

Conference on the 10th Anniversary of the Arrest of Former Yukos CEO Held on Capitol Hill.

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Human Rights Groups Commemorate Injustice in Russia

‘Decade of Injustice’ event highlights activists imprisoned by Putin regime

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23 October 2013

Human rights groups commemorated on Tuesday [October 22] the 10th anniversary of the imprisonment of Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky and said recent electoral successes by opposition activists offer hope for the future of political prisoners in Russia.

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Ten Years of Injustice

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22 October 2013

The imprisonment of Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky ten years ago was arguably a turning point in the Russian government’s attack on the rights and freedoms of its citizens—an attack that is culminating today. This topic was discussed by the participants of Tuesday’s conference in Washington DC, entitled “Russia: Ten Years of Injustice.”

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Opening of Exhibition Dedicated to Khodorkovsky

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08 October 2013

The exhibition features a series of photos by photographer Mikhail Friedman, titled "Photo 51," as well as photos from Mikhail Khodorkovsky's archive. Alongside the photos, visitors can see documents, items, and books belonging to Khodorkovsky. The exhibition was organized in cooperation with the Institute of Modern Russia.

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Khodorkovsky’s Son: “Possibility of Father’s Release is Tangible”

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02 October 2013

Pavel Khodorkovsky, the son of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, lives in the United States and says he is in touch with his father—who has been in prison in Russia for almost a decade—at least every other week. But they don’t talk about politics; they talk about family.