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Ukraine is Putin’s, not Russia’s, war

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Ukraine is Putin’s, not Russia’s, war

Details: 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.

Sochi Games the Most Expensive Winter Olympics in History

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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

Details: 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).

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

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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

Details: 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.

$50 Billion Sochi Games Priciest Winter Olympics Ever

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$50 Billion Sochi Games Priciest Winter Olympics Ever

Details: 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.

Human Rights Groups Commemorate Injustice in Russia

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Human Rights Groups Commemorate Injustice in Russia

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

Details: 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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