The Russia Guy

Today (Oct. 2), Kevin discusses three stories: Alexey Navalny's return to jail (and world headlines); a long report on how the Russian govt is saving money by denying compensation payments to dead soldiers' families; and how social workers in Yekaterinburg seized a woman's two adopted kids after her elective double mastectomy.How Alexey Navalny and his campaign manager landed in jail again for another 20 dayshttps://meduza.io/en/feature/2017/10/03/how-alexey-navalny-and-his-campaign-manager-landed-in-jail-again-for-another-20-daysDead but not killed: How the Russian government is saving money by denying compensation payments to dead soldiers' familieshttps://meduza.io/en/feature/2017/09/29/dead-but-not-killedRussian social workers seize woman's two adopted children after she undergoes elective double mastectomyhttps://meduza.io/en/shapito/2017/09/29/russian-social-workers-seize-woman-s-two-adopted-children-after-she-undergoes-elective-double-mastectomySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/kevinrothrock)

On today's episode of The Russia Guy(Sept. 28, 2017), Kevin talks about a new op-ed by former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and a weird new “parental control” service offered by a Russian tech company specializing in big data.McFaul's op-ed: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/09/28/enough-is-enough-how-to-stop-russias-cyber-interference/?utm_term=.ead20f0639acMeduza's story on “Parental Control”: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2017/09/28/better-us-than-the-fsbSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/kevinrothrock)

In today's episode (recorded Sept. 26), Kevin discusses the “Straight Out of the Kremlin’s Toolkit: Strategies of State Actors” panel at the Atlantic Council's “StratComDC” conference, and a ridiculous defense by the city of Izhevsk against Alexey Navalny's presidential campaign.

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On today's episode, Kevin talks about a really gross crime story out of Krasnodar (involving cannibals and maybe the worst selfies ever), a film review of “Matilda” (Russia's most controversial movie in years), and the Russian government's weird, love-hate fascination with Telegram channels.

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