Residents of the Srednyaya Akhtuba district in Russia’s Volgorgad region did not elect Guinea-Bissau native Joachim Crima to the post of District chief or to the local parliament in October 11 elections Russian press Newsru.com, Ria Novosti, and Interfax (below) report. VOLGOGRAD Oct 12 (Interfax) – Afro-Russians who competed for heading the administration of the [...]

An update on the Joachim Crima “Obama” story. Russian press reports on Sept. 2 that his candidacy for the Srednyaya Akhtuba district chief has been officially registered. Elections are scheduled for October 11. Some recent background by Russian journalist blogger Samson Sholademi, left, shaking hands with Crima, right. The following is a direct translation of Sholademi’s [...]

Joaquim “Vasya” Crima, a 37-year-old native of Guinea-Bissau, now of Russian citizenship, is running for District Chief in the small village of Srednyaya Akhtuba in central Russia’s Volgograd region. Original story in Russian here.