Russian people, society, and law

Crossing the line
Are the Allies and the Nazi now alike?

The escapism problem

Is America good enough for Russian children?

The Russian holiday

Why Russians celebrate the Woman’s Day

Vanity fair

On self-irony, lawyers, and value of discussion
Hansel and Gretel, paedophiles, and law

The state tends to take a simplistic approach to complicated problems.

Organised for crime

The cause of crime is the organisation of Russian society: its structure and response to crime.

That special deal

The plea bargain, an agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant, has been brought into Russian law. The very culture of criminal justice will now be different.

Sometimes they fight

Our people are our most valued asset, they used to say; workforce must be optimized, they say now.
Auditors refuse to unwrap but win

The Supreme Arbitrazhniy (Commercial) Court decided in favour of PWC. This might seem like another tax avoidance case, but a closer look suggests a more complicated picture.