Jacob Greaves
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Jacob Greaves is a reporter and broadcaster who’s spent four years in Russia. A keen blogger, he draws upon his experience covering elections, protests and politics, in Russia and the Eurozone, to offer his two cents.

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Who, What, When - Now It's Time to Ask Why

(0) Comments | Posted 17 May 2013 | (04:12)

Russia is a country that's never short of jaw-dropping stories.

Be it Moscow traffic police calling on drivers to form a human road block to stop a fleeing suspect, or perhaps more harrowing, a woman confessing to killing and freezing her newborn children for five years in a local food...

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The 85%

(0) Comments | Posted 4 April 2013 | (02:11)

Moves by some Russian legislators to adopt a bill against 'gay propaganda', may be shocking, but they're not unexpected.

Having recently passed its first reading in the State Duma- and with just two more to go before becoming law- plans to establish a nationwide ban on what's deemed gay propaganda...

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Gerard Depardieu: The Cost of Paying Less in Russia

(0) Comments | Posted 9 January 2013 | (23:59)

French actor, Gerard Depardieu just accepted a Russian passport, sealing the deal by embracing President Vladimir Putin. With it comes a tidy 13% tax rate - if and its still an if - he's willing to live in Russia for around half the year. Here are some of the more...

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Childish Behaviour

(0) Comments | Posted 3 January 2013 | (14:58)

Tit for tat politics may appear prominent in US-Russian relations, but when it impacts the welfare of children, its petty and childish.

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently signed off on a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, a riposte to the long awaited Magnitsky Act- US sanctions on certain Russian...

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