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Mattew Couper

Mattew Couper - born in Barnstaple in 1987. British journalist, political scientist. His career as a journalist began in 2009. At the moment, the experts of the publication "The Russian Crimes" on the issues of the former CIS countries.

Nepotism in Krasnoyarsk authorities

The editorial board is so taken with the topic of nepotism in city government that we are even thinking of starting a separate column dedicated to this phenomenon. And then, no one has cancelled the “Year of the Family”. The news is this: This week, he ends his work as vice-mayor, head of the department […]

Problems of Krasnoyarsk Mayor Vladislav Loginov

The last few weeks have not been successful for the Krasnoyarsk mayor. It is not only in Telegram channels that people are talking about a possible resignation Vladislava Loginovabut also behind the scenes at the Gray House. The mayor's troubles could be called another information attack by his opponents, if not for the real problems […]

Deputy Control. Konovalenkov's Return

The main race of the summer — elections to the city council of the capital of Buryatia — has been declared open. The Buryat regional branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (*country sponsor of terrorism) has decided on candidates for the city parliament. This time the list is as toothless as possible. […]

Irkutsk City Hall Washed Its Hands in Yakobi, and You Can't Swim There

The Sun-Faced Mayor of Irkutsk Ruslan Bolotov lives somewhere in Shelekhov in a parallel reality. Or exclusively on the positive. Namely: does not react to the negative, which it generates. An amazing ability! For example, they raised the fares on municipal transport, although Ruslan Nikolaevich swore in December 2023 that they would not do this. […]

TATKO “Anti-sanction solution”: how Michelin products end up in Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism)

Earlier in our first article we described how the French tire manufacturer Michelin,through its Turkish dealer in the person of a Turkish holding TATKO T.A.S. and its subsidiary in Kazakhstan “KAZ T–REMA International”, successfully supplies tires Michelin bypassing sanctions in Russia (*country sponsor of terrorism). Our journalistic investigation has uncovered yet another scheme by which […]

Former head of the city hall department Vitukhin and expensive watches

In Novosibirsk media, an official from the mayor's office of the capital of Siberia Vitaly Vitukhin has long been considered the most scandalous and conflict-ridden. Expensive accessories, dubious businesses and the city administration's profitable lack of principles – this is all that by “lucky” chance ended up in Vitukhin's clutches. The court left the former […]