Gregory Feifer

Also by Gregory Feifer

• February 04, 2010

  Pre-Vote Tensions Rise In Ukraine

  Fears are rising in Ukraine over the fate of this weekend's presidential election after outgoing President Viktor Yushchenko today signed a law changing the voting rules.

• February 04, 2010

  In Ukrainian Election, A Battle For Orange Legacy

  Ukrainians go to the polls on February 7 in a runoff election for their first new president since the 2004 Orange Revolution. Many say there's little difference between the two candidates. But others believe Yulia Tymoshenko is the only hope of guaranteeing the country's democratic gains.

• January 21, 2010

  The Man Of The Moment In Ukraine

  Orange Revolution heroine Yulia Tymoshenko and her rival, pro-Moscow Viktor Yanukovych, have won the top two spots in Ukraine’s presidential election on January 17. But as they face off ahead of the final round next month, someone else is at the center of attention. Third-place finisher Serhiy Tihipko says he won't endorse either candidate, but there's intense competition to get him to change his mind.

• January 18, 2010

  Ukraine Girds For Round Two

  Pro-Moscow Viktor Yanukovych and Orange Revolution leader Yulia Tymoshenko will try to woo "the rest."

• January 18, 2010

  Ukrainian Election Heading To February 7 Runoff

  Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko, the top two finishers in Ukraine's presidential election, must now rally their challengers' supporters ahead of the second-round vote on February 7.

• January 18, 2010

  Surprise Showing For Tymoshenko In Ukraine

  The Orange Revolution appears set to stay in Ukraine. Exit polls have given pro-Moscow candidate Viktor Yanukovych the lead in the first round of presidential elections. But it's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko who's seen as the big winner. The Orange Revolution heroine finished second, but strongly enough to seem poised to win the second round vote next month.

• January 16, 2010

  Ukraine Voting For Post-Orange Leader

  Ukrainians are voting today for a new president for the first time since the Orange Revolution five years ago. Remarkably, the pro-Moscow candidate who lost the presidency over massive fraud allegations then is now leading the polls to win.

• January 14, 2010

  Orange Revolution's Fate Hinges On Eastern Ukraine

  In this gritty town in eastern Ukraine, a small, derelict-looking brick cottage with a corrugated metal roof stands at the end of a snow-covered dirt track lined by bigger, wooden village houses. Barking dogs make the only sound here.

• December 24, 2009

  Soviet Veterans Remember Afghanistan 30 Years On

  Thirty years ago this week, Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan, launching an ill-fated, 10-year war that ended in humiliating withdrawal. The conflict helped expose the ailing state of a collapsing empire, but at least one expert believes the Soviets almost succeeded in Afghanistan.

• December 10, 2009

  Up In Smoke: Russia's Tobacco 'Epidemic'

  Hundreds of thousands of Russians die each year from smoking-related illnesses. But as more people drop the habit in Western countries, Russia is becoming an increasingly important market for international tobacco companies.

• December 08, 2009

  What's Happened To Social Democracy In Europe?

  Amid the global financial crisis, left-wing parties struggle to offer a credible alternative.

• December 03, 2009

  Russia Pushes European Security Proposal

  Russia is meeting with NATO after threatening to cancel the talks over what it said was the alliance's refusal to consider Moscow's proposal for a new European security structure. The Kremlin is calling for a new agreement to replace precisely such institutions as NATO. Is Moscow's plan aimed at updating Cold War-era arrangements or at undermining Western organizations?

• November 28, 2009

  How Russia Is Ruled

  Russian authorities say corruption is so rife, it threatens the country's very stability. But observers say the problem is critical precisely because it starts at the very top of the political system. In the last of a three-part series, RFE/RL's Gregory Feifer reports on allegations that corruption is central to the workings of Russian power.

• November 28, 2009

  Corrupt Cops

  In Russia, law enforcers are sometimes the worst offenders.

• November 27, 2009

  Corruption in Russia, Part 1: A Normal Part Of Everyday Life

  Bribery is an institution in Russia: students pay teachers for better grades and patients pay doctors for "free" health care. In the first of a three-part series, RFE/RL's Gregory Feifer reports from Moscow on a culture of corruption that even the president says is threatening Russia's viability as a state.

• November 27, 2009

  Introduction To The Series

  The numbers are staggering by any measure: Russians pay $300 billion in bribes each year, according to the government's own figures. Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers says Russia hosts more "economic crime" than any other country; a new study by the firm shows that more than 70 percent of companies polled said they had experienced bribery, fraud, or other such crimes in the past year. And it's getting worse -- fast. Despite the economic crisis, officials say the average bribe has tripled in size since last year.

• November 14, 2009

  European Intellectuals Warn Of Democracy Crisis

  Public cynicism and corruption in politics are threatening democracy in Europe. That's according to a group of writers and scholars taking part in a conference today marking the 20th anniversary of the democratic revolutions that swept Central and Eastern Europe in 1989.

• November 14, 2009

  Calling Time On Russia's Time Zones

  It's the biggest country in the world, a sprawling landmass stretching 11 time zones from Europe to the Far East. Now experts in Russia are studying a proposal to reduce the number of time zones after a speech by President Dmitry Medvedev this week.

• November 12, 2009

  Russian President Calls For Massive Modernization

  President Dmitry Medvedev has called for a major overhaul of Russian society to transform the country into a great power. Repeating his call for a Soviet-style modernization program, Medvedev presented a laundry list of areas for reform in a state-of-the-nation speech today.

• November 04, 2009

  Experts Downplay Fears Over Ukraine-Russia Gas Crisis

  A recent exchange of barbs between Russia and Ukraine is raising worries in Kyiv over a possible new natural-gas crisis this winter. Moscow's shutoff last winter left millions of Europeans without heat in the bitter cold, but observers say they doubt there will be a repeat this year.

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