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> Putin Ratchets Up Anti-U.S Rhetoric as Kremlin Race Grows - Bloomberg 1.26.12
> Russian US Ties 'Have Not Deteriorated' Despite Major Differences - Medvedev - Interfax 1.24.12
> Obama May Push for Jackson-Vanik Repeal - MT 1.25.12
> Reporters Without Borders Downgrade Russia Freedom Rating - RIAN 1.26.12
> Europe's Rights Chief Offers Advice on Russia - MT 1.25.12
> Privatisation plans move on in face of opposition - BNE 1.26.12
> Internet Opens Russia for Democracy Movement - VOA 1.25.12
> Russian Opposition Figures Say Ready To Meet President - RIAN 1.25.12
> The Medvedev Legacy - RFE/RL 1.26.12
> TRANSCRIPT: [Medvedev] Meeting with students from Lomonosov Moscow State University's Journalism Faculty - kremlin.ru 1.25.12
> It's 'Too Early' to Celebrate the Return of Elected Governors, URA.ru Says - Window on Eurasia 1.25.12
> Russians Divided Over Trust on Elections Pollster Chief - RIAN 1.26.12
> Putin's Party Says It Hopes for Fairer Elections - RIAN 1.26.12
> Pavlovsky Extremely Skeptical About Medvedev's Chance to Be President Again - Interfax 1.25.12
> Taking Back Zhurfak: Medvedev's Return to "Zhurfak" Calms Some of the Anger Left by His Last Visit - RP 1.25.12
> Half of Russians See NATO as Aggressive Alliance - Poll - Interfax 1.25.12
> Economic Crisis behind 'Winds of Change' in Post-Soviet States, Analyst Says - Window on Eurasia 1.24.12
> 'Russia without Fools' website flooded with foolishness - MN 1.24.12
> Russians Think Economic Prosperity Far Off Poll - RIAN 1.25.12
> Russian Experts Say EU Sanctions Will Not Be 'Fatal Blow' For Iran - RIAN 1.25.12
> Medvedev's Future Dims as Term Ends - MT 1.25.12
> Medvedev Says May Run for President in Future - RIAN 1.25.12
> Kremlin Human Rights Council Campaigns for Fair Elections - RIAN 1.25.12
> A Playwright for Putin - MT 1.25.12
> Kudrin Says Job Swap Not Decided in 2007 - MT 1.25.12
> Sour Apples: Yavlinsky's Possible Exclusion from the Presidential Race Raises Speculation of More Kremlin Machinations - RP 1.25.12
> Problems With Yavlinsky Signatures a Surprise For Kremlin - Newspaper - Interfax 1.24.12
> Info on Faulty Signatures in Yavlinsky's Support Is Most Likely True - Expert - Interfax 1.24.12
> Russian Election NGO To Launch Website, Hotline, SMS Service To Report Breaches - Interfax 1.24.12
> Navalny Launches Portal to Monitor Suspicious Polling Stations - Interfax 1.24.12
> Medvedev Reminds McFaul He's in Russia, Not U.S. - RIAN 1.25.12
> U.S. Envoy Rejects Russian Accusation He's Advocating Revolution - Bloomberg 1.25.12
> Magnitsky's Family Skeptical About New Forensic Study Into His Death - Interfax 1.24.12
:: NEWSLINK: Rally For Honest Elections due on February 4 in centre of Moscow - ITAR-TASS 1.25.12
:: NEWSLINK: Election Fraud Cases Tossed by Russia Judges - WSJ 1.25.12
:: NEWSLINK: Yabloko to appeal after CEC officially denies to register Yavlinsky - ITAR-TASS 1.25.12
:: NEWSLINK: Russian billionaire cleared to stand for president - AFP 1.26.12
:: NEWSLINK: Heated, Open Discussions at the Gaidar Forum - Anders Aslund/MT 1.24.12
:: NEWSLINK: Russia says it opposes sanctions on Syria - Reuters 1.25.12
:: NEWSLINK: Watch Out for the Oil Curse - Dieter Wermuth/MT 1.25.12
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev on Georgia, Saakashvili - Civil Georgia 1.25.12
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev gives thumbs up to ‘Russia without fools’ - RT 1.24.12
:: NEWSLINK: Kremlin turns its face to eastern frontier - Globe and Mail 1.23.12
:: NEWSLINK: In Russia, New U.S. Envoy, McFaul, Ruffles Feathers - NYT 1.24.12
:: NEWSLINK: Skolkovo begins exchange with MIT - RBTH 1.24.12
:: NEWSLINK: Russians shun self-employment - RT 1.24.12
:: NEWSLINK: Losing Confidence in the Direct Election Bill - Nikolai Petrov/MT 1.23.12
:: NEWSLINK: Putin's liberal challenger faces exclusion from poll - AFP 1.25.12
:: NEWSLINK: Putin 2.0 in the making - RT 1.23.12
:: NEWSLINK: Putin’s chances at the elections - ITAR-TASS 1.24.12
:: NEWSLINK: Putin calls for return to basic values - ITAR-TASS 1.23.12
:: NEWSLINK: Many election fraud videos are fakes, CEC chairman claims - ITAR-TASS 1.23.12
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Government, Politics, Elections, Protests - archive:: VIDEOS: Russia interviews [Reuters talks with Kasparov, Cohen, Kasparov]
"We have two new videos up that might be of interest today... The second part of Professor Cohen's interview and a new interview with Garry Kasparov ...." [JRL post includes embedded videos; Cohen segment also includes clips from Prokhorov interview] ...
:: PACE Set to Discuss Election Fraud
Moscow likely faces a barrage of criticism from European lawmakers when the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) holds two debates on last month's disputed State Duma elections ...
:: Putin's emotions spill over
"'But I don't get hurt when you pour diarrhea on me from morning till night,' Putin said, according to the official transcript. 'I just said two words, and you're already hurt.'" ...
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> New era is beginning in Russia's political life - Kudrin - Interfax 1.24.12
> Requiem For A Power Broker? - RFE/RL 1.24.12
> Most Russians Aware Of Rallies Against Election Fraud, Poll Shows - Interfax 1.23.12
> Putin Says Nationalism a Danger to the State - MT 1.24.12
> Analyst: article on ethnic relations to increase Putin's chances of electoral victory - Interfax 1.23.12
> Kissinger advises Putin - MN 1.23.12
> Putin's List: 100 Books For Russian Readers - RFE/RL 1.24.12
> Supreme Court Cancels Opposition Party Ban - RIAN 1.23.12
> Election Watchdog to Lose Office - RIAN 1.24.12
> Lack of 'Political Will' Is Blamed for Election Mess - MT 1.24.12
> 10 Issues to Watch in Russian Politics for 2012 - Josh Wilson - The School of Russian and Asian Studies 1.20.12
> Putin's second thesis tackles nationality question - BNE 1.23.12
> Dear Russia Letter: Putin Addresses the National Question But Misses the Mark, Experts Said - RP 1.23.12
> Poll Shows More Russians Support Democracy Than Socialism, Communism - Interfax 1.20.12
> Quite Many in Russia Will Question Legitimacy of March 4 Presidential Vote - Public Opinion Survey Group Head - Interfax 1.20.12
> Russian Pollster Expects Putin To Regain Presidency In First Round Of Voting - Interfax 1.20.12
> Why Putin Will Never, Ever Give Up Power - MT 1.20.12
> PACE Set to Disuss Election Fraud - MT 1.20.12
> Putin's emotions spill over - MN 1.19.12
> TRANSCRIPT: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with heads and editors-in-chief of domestic television and radio broadcasting companies and print media - premier.gov.ru - 1.18.12
> Observers Unhappy About Russian Prosecutors' Report On Election Fraud- RIAN 1.18.12
> Local Elections across Russia Give Opposition Chance for Gains, Moscow Paper Suggests - Window on Eurasia 1.19.12
> Most Russians Dislike Idea of New Parties Emerging - Poll - Interfax 1.19.12
> Latest Russian Poll Shows Support For Putin, Medvedev Edging Up Again - Interfax 1.19.12
> No Political Instability in Russia - Shuvalov - Interfax 1.18.12
> Voters Create League, and Putin Offers Talks - MT 1.19.12
> Ekho Moskvy Editor Surprised By Putin's Criticism, But Accepts It - Interfax 1.19.12
> Elected Governors To Benefit Investors - MT 1.19.12
> Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's article for the newspaper Izvestia: Russia muscles up - the challenges we must rise to face - premier.gov.ru 1.16.12
> Russian Politicians Take Issue With Putin Policy Article - Interfax 1.16.12
> In New Tact, Putin Courts Middle Class - MT 1.17.12
> Putin's Policy Hit-and-Run: Putin's Grab for Several Percentage Points Unlikely to Succeed, Say Analysts - RP 1.17.12
> Kremlin Makes Concession on Gubernatorial Vote - MT 1.17.12
> Medvedev's Weakness Triggered Protests - Ex-Kremlin Youth Chief - RIAN 1.17.12
> Authorities, opposition must start talks - Kudrin - Interfax 1.16.12
> New Group to Train Election Observers - MT 1.17.12
> Russia: Future Should Must Be Based on Legitimate Authority - Yavlinsky - Interfax 1.16.12
> Russia's Communists join forces with radicals ahead of polls - RIAN 1.17.12
> No Crisis Exists in Russia But Dangers Abound, Pavlova Says - Window on Eurasia 1.13.12
> Russian Authorities 'Not Ready For Talks' - Opposition Leader - RIAN 1.17.12
:: NEWSLINK: Putin's Loneliness - lucianinmoscow.blogspot.com 1.18.12
:: NEWSLINK: Battle Raging at Heart of Russian Elite - Reuters 1.20.12
:: NEWSLINK: Movement opposed to Russia leader Putin shows signs of strain - LA Times 1.18.12
:: NEWSLINK: Billionaire Kremlin hopeful says Putin must change - Reuters 1.17.12
:: NEWSLINK: The Decembrists' Manifesto - MT 1.17.12
:: NEWSLINK: Vladimir Putin says he’s Russia’s indispensable man - WP 1.16.12
:: NEWSLINK: Meeting Fails to Bridge Opposition and Kremlin - NYT 1.16.12
:: NEWSLINK: Between Change and Status Quo - MT 1.16.12
:: NEWSLINK: The very model of a modern military president - MN 1.6.12
:: NEWSLINK: Meeting Fails to Bridge Opposition and Kremlin - NYT 1.16.12
:: NEWSLINK: GLASNOST’ 2.0, PERESTROIKA 2.0, AND THE NASCENT WHITE REVOLUTION - ROPV 1.17.12
:: JRL NEWSLINK BLOG: Internet Activism Increases in Russia: WSJE
:: JRL NEWSLINK BLOG: Putin allies urge him to talk to opponents: WP
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U.S.-Russian Relations - archive
:: Swearing-In Ceremony for Ambassador-designate to Russia Mike McFaul
"Now when President Obama convinced Mike to temporarily leave Palo Alto to serve as senior director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council, he became one of the leading architects of what has been called the reset ..."
:: Reasserting American Exceptionalism in the U.S.-Russia Relationship
"Instead of downplaying Russia's disregard for democratic values and human rights, we should call them on it - publicly, forcefully, frequently. The United States should insist Russia 'reset' its own policies. If those appeals require teeth, the House stands ready to provide them. ..."
:: New U.S. ambassador to Russia McFaul sworn in
McFaul said his work will require a more intense dialogue to overcome differences between the countries ...
:: U.S. Ambassador John Beyrle Leaves Moscow With Optimism About Russia's Future
"I'm proud to say that since my arrival in 2008, thanks to the unceasing efforts of innumerable partners in both our countries, we have made the U.S.-Russian relationship more constructive and productive ..."
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> New U.S. Ambassador Meets With Opposition - MT 1.17.12
> McFaul Arrives to Keep 'Reset' Alive - MT 1.17.12
> An Obama Yankee in Putin's court - MN 1.16.12
> McFaul's appointment as U.S. ambassador in Moscow won't change Russian-U.S. relations - analyst - Interfax 1.16.12
> Patrushev Accuses U.S. of Worldwide Imperialist Ambitions - Interfax 1.12.12
> McFaul to Begin Tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Russia on Saturday - Interfax 1.11.12
> The war of nerves around Iran - RIAN 1.12.12
> Mr. McFaul Goes to Moscow: As McFaul is Sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Russia, New Hopes Arise for United States-Russia Relationship - RP 1.12.12
> Swearing-In Ceremony for Ambassador-designate to Russia Mike McFaul - State Department - 1.10.12
> Reasserting American Exceptionalism in the U.S.-Russia Relationship - Speaker John Boehner/Heritage Foundation transcript 1.10.12
> U.S. Ambassador John Beyrle Leaves Moscow With Optimism About Russia's Future - Interfax 1.10.1
> New U.S. ambassador to Russia McFaul sworn in - RIAN 1.11.12
> The Year in Review: Reset Sunset - VOA 12.29.11
> Newly-confirmed U.S. Ambassador to Russia McFaul to Take Office in Late January - Interfax 1.2.12
> U.S., Russian Administrations Should Make Bilateral Relations Positive - Medvedev's Congratulation to Obama - Interfax - 12.30.11
> Russia wants better cooperation with U.S. Putin - RIAN
:: NEWSLINK: Russia Slams New U.S. Ambassador - WSJ 1.19.12
:: NEWSLINK: Diplomatic damage control: McFaul predicts repeal of Cold War-era legislation - RT 1.19.12
:: NEWSLINK: Mike McFaul: to Russia with love - RT 1.16.12
:: NEWSLINK: Russia-US reset entering ‘new phase’ – McFaul - RT 1.11.12
:: NEWSLINK: Will McFaul be able to improve Russia-US relations? - VOR 1.11.12
:: NEWSLINK: End is nigh for Russia's 'reset' with US - FT 1.2.12
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Opportunities - archive
:: Employment opportunity in US Embassy Moscow [Trade, Investment]
The U.S. Embassy in Moscow is seeking a dynamic, intelligent and self-motivated professional for the position of Economic Specialist. Successful candidate will join a dynamic team working to advance U.S.-Russian economic relations. ...
:: Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (SkTech) seeks Faculty Fellows
"The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (SkTech) is proud to announce the creation of a limited number of Founding Faculty Fellowships. Faculty Fellows will participate in launching and shaping this new university in its crucial formative stages...."
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Economy, Business, Trade - archive
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> Sberbank Swallows Troika Brand - MT 1.23.12
> The Political Economy Of The Russian Revolution In The Making - EDM 1.23.12
> Russia's offshore love affair palls - BNE 1.23.12
> Elected Governors To Benefit Investors - MT 1.19.12
> Battle for harvest remains in past, work continues as normal - Zubkov - Interfax 1.9.12
> U.S. wishes more progress in missile shield talks with Russia - RIAN 1.10.12
> Russia's inflation hits post-Soviet low - RIAN 1.10.12
> Illegal Turnover Equal to 10% of GDP Last Year - MT 1.10.12
> Free Exchange of the Ruble Marks 20-Year Anniversary - MT 1.10.12
> Russia marks lowest inflation yet in 2011 - MN 12.10.11
> OUTLOOK 2012: Russia muddling through (Part 1) - BNE
> What price stability? Russia's economic environment in 2012 hangs on an increasingly unpredictable oil price - MN
> Siluanov Confirmed As Finance Minister - MT
> WTO Â blessing or curse? - MN
> Yes No to WTO: With International Opposition to WTO Entry all but Defeated, the Kremlin Still Needs to Win Over Domestic Opposition to Retain Membership - RP
> Commerce Chamber Sees Positive Changes - MT
> Until Death Do Them Part: Russia's Demographic Crisis May Compel Russian Women to Bear Equal Economic Burden with Men - RP
> End of an era for Soviet housing - MN
> Factoring Instability Back on the Table for Investors - MT
:: USRBC President's Message: WTO and Prospects for 2012
By joining the WTO, Russia will accept the principle of international review and arbitration in the event of trade disputes ...
:: Russia to See Capital Outflow in 2011-2012, Inflow No Sooner Than 2013 - Klepach
Capital outflow from Russia could reach $80 billion this year and around $20 billion in 2012 ...
:: Apple Co-Founder Gives Innovation Pep Talk
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak visited Moscow to address the fourth annual Innovation Convention and young aspiring entrepreneurs ...
:: Russian WTO Membership Will Not Stimulate Economic Growth - Uralsib Capital
Russia's long-awaited accession to the World Trade Organization cannot provide a push for the country's economic growth, Uralsib Capital analysts said ...
> JRL NEWSLINK BLOG: Ruble Sweats Amid Russian Turmoil: WSJ
:: NEWSLINK: What's in it for me? Russians & WTO - RT 1.3.12
:: NEWSLINK: Russian economy to drag in year of Dragon - RT 1.3.12
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Life in Russia, Culture, Arts - archive
:: The Bolshoi gets its groove back
After six years, $730 million spent on renovations and copious delays, the Bolshoi Theater's storied main stage is finally set to reopen ...
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> Fishing: Russia's other civil battlefront - Oleg Pavlov/ opendemocracy.net 1.10.12
> Russia Abroad: Banya Finds an Appreciative New Audience - MT 1.10.12
> Russian provincial life: to be or not to be ... single - Elena Strelnikova/ opendemocracy.net 1.2.12
:: NEWSLINK: Why Cold War Is Back at the Movies in The Iron Lady, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy & Mission Impossible - Moviefone 1.16.12
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Bolshoi Theatre reopens after historic refit - AFP 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: The Bolshoi Theatre on YouTube - YouTube/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: Bolshoi reopening live on YouTube - Russia Today 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: Russia to keep daylight saving time, inconveniences to be minor - ITAR-TASS 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
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Media, Internet - archive
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> New Media, Print and Electronic, Aid Moscow Demonstrations - Window on Eurasia - 1.3.12
> Russia Accuses U.S. of Seeking Role of Global Web Regulator - Interfax
> Patrushev Not Ruling Out "reasonable Regulation" of Russian Internet - Interfax
> 'I am Putin's propaganda'- Polina Bykhovskaya - opendemocracy.net
> Two Nations, One Vision: The Internet Is Poised to Overtake Television as the Key Information Supplier - RP
:: RIA Novosti threatens legal action over censorship allegations
A storm is brewing at state-owned agency RIA Novosti, after a former non-staff employee accused the agency of censorship ...
:: Elections Watchdog Claims Harassment
Golos told The Moscow Times that NTV reporters approached the group's activists three times between Friday and Monday with "provocative questions" about whether it is funded by the CIA ...
:: Electoral Mutiny in TV Ad Ban
Opposition campaign ads have been banned on state television by order of the head of the Central Elections Commission, who has no authority to do so ...
:: NEWSLINK: TV censorship crosses time zones in Putin's Russia - AP 12-1-11/JRL 2011-216
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NATO - archive
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> Russians' support for cooperation with NATO growing - poll - Interfax
:: Russians fear NATO eastward enlargement - poll
The percentage of Russians surveyed who are certain that NATO's eastward enlargement is no threat to Russia has increased, but NATO's enlargement still worries the majority of the Russian population ...
:: NEWSLINK: U.S., NATO fail have failed to form efficient coalition in Afghanistan in 10 years – Russian Analyst - Interfax-AVN 1.2.12
:: NEWSLINK: Russia responds to NATO with radar station in Kaliningrad region - TASS 11-30-11/JRL 2011-215
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Environment - archive
:: A Pilgrim on the Volga: A Memoir from the '90s
Probably the nicest thing about the wilds of Russia is that they're always just 'round the corner ...
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> Global Warming In Russia Worse Than World's Average - Ministry - RIAN 1.16.12
> Kyoto Protocol Fails to Meet Declared Goals - Moscow - Interfax
> Russia Believes Continuation Of Kyoto Protocol Is 'False Goal' - Official - RIAN
:: NEWSLINK: North Sea Route is another corridor from Europe to Asia – Levitin - ITAR-TASS 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: The Vanishing Arctic - Moscow Times 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195
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Nuclear, Missile Defense - archive
:: Deadlock On NATO-Russian Cooperation On European Missile Defense and a New Nuclear Arms Race
With it appearing increasingly unlikely that NATO and Russia will come to an agreement on a joint European missile defense system, it seems certain that the US-Russian reset may be in serious trouble ...
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Assassinations, Beatings, Prison Deaths - archive
:: Lugovoi Declared Poison Victim, Too
While Britain has demanded that Lugovoi, alleged assassin and State Duma Deputy, be extradited to face trial in London, Russia's Investigative Committee has suddenly alleged that Lugavoi himself was poisoned by the rare radioactive substance that killed Litvinenko, prompting speculation of political motivations by the Investigative Committe heading into the Duma election ...
:: Report: Lawyer Beaten to Death
New evidence released Monday added weight to suspicions that Hermitage Capital corporate lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was beaten to death at the hands of "guards" while in government custody and did not die from health problems as previously claimed by the authorities ...
:: Hermitage Capital Publishes Explosive 75-Page Report Showing How Sergei Magnitsky Was Murdered in Russian Custody and the Subsequent Government Cover-Up
"Today, Hermitage Capital released a 75-page report with new documentary evidence showing how Sergei Magnitsky was murdered in Russian police custody and how the Russian government has consistently lied in public about Sergei Magnitsky's false arrest, torture and death to cover up the criminal liability of the Russian officials involved. ..."
:: NEWSLINK: ALEXANDER LITVINENKO: THE WHO-DONE-IT-FRAUD -- WAS HE REALLY MURDERED? - ROPV 1.14.12
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Public Health, Epidemics, Alcohol, Tobacco - archive
:: Free Health Care Not So Free Anymore
In Russia, public health care since the collapse of the Soviet Union has been underfunded, understaffed and underequipped ...
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Religion - archive
:: Patriarch Kirill moves to the Kremlin
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has moved into the Kremlin following his 65th birthday ...
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> Children of the Church: The Russian Christmas Season Is Unusually High on Politics - RP 1.9.12
> Church Chimes in on Political Crisis - MT 1.9.12
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Energy, Oil, Gas - archive
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> Ukraine Enters Final Russia Gas Push as Yanukovych Seeks to Duck Demands - Bloomberg 1.17.12
> YEAR IN REVIEW: Pursuing Pipelines - Interfax - 12.30.11
:: A pipeline for peace? [Russia-Koreas Gas Pipeline]
A trilateral agreement for a gas pipeline project between Russia, South Korea and North Korea envisions Gazprom supplying gas through a 1,000 km long pipeline from the Far East to South Korea through North Korea's territory in 2017 ...
:: Russia Must Use Oil As Foreign Policy Tool - President's Envoy
Russia's oil and gas policy should be one of Russia's main instruments of foreign policy, Kremlin envoy Mikhail Margelov said ...
:: Breaking the ice
Russia wants to invest $224 billion into Arctic oil and gas exploration through 2030, including $32 billion directly from the government, with the hope of profits of nearly half a trillion dollars ...
:: NEWSLINK: Russia 2011 oil output at new post-Soviet record high - Reuters 1.2.12
:: NEWSLINK: Turkey Approves Russian Gas Plan - WSJ 12.29.11
:: NEWSLINK: China finds promise and setbacks in pursuit of Russian energy - WP 12.28.11
:: NEWSLINK: Russia, Ukraine look to avert New Year gas row - Reuters 12.26.11
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Central Asia, Afghanistan - archive
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> Voting for Legitimacy: New Multiparty Parliament in Kazakhstan Is a Cover for Politics as Usual, Analysts Say - RP 1.16.12
> Over 98% of Kazakhstan Citizens Will Vote in Parliamentary Elections - Poll - Interfax 1.9.12
> Turkmen president calls for multiparty system - RIAN 1.9.12
> Tatar Nationalism Remains Vibrant Force in Volga Region - EDM 1.4.12
> Shaken Stability: Do the Mass Riots in Kazakhstan Highlight the Country's Growing Instability? - RP
:: Russia Expects U.S. Explanations on Plans to Keep Military Bases in Afghanistan After 2014 - Lavrov
Russia is reacting to U.S. plans to create military bases in Afghanistan after otherwise withdrawing troops in 2014 ...
:: NEWSLINK: U.S., NATO fail have failed to form efficient coalition in Afghanistan in 10 years – Russian Analyst - Interfax-AVN 1.2.12
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History, Soviet Union - archive
:: Thesis Survey Distribution [Survey on Usability of Russian Historical Archives]
"I am seeking researchers, professors, authors, graduate students, and other professionals who have utilized state archives, the private archives of the Memorial Society, or both ... I would be very grateful if scholars who have done research in this field would take a few minutes to complete this brief, 15-question survey I have designed ..."
:: NEW BOOK: The Craft of Political Analysis for Diplomats
"My book, The Craft of Political Analysis for Diplomats, has just been published by Potomac Press ..."
:: NEWSLINK: Why Cold War Is Back at the Movies in The Iron Lady, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy & Mission Impossible - Moviefone 1.16.12
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Iran - archive
:: Russia and China Side With Iran over IAEA Nuclear Report
The report marks the first time the IAEA directly linked Iran's nuclear program, which Teheran claimed was purely civilian and energy-related, to weapons production ...
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> Russia and Iran: Uneasy Neighbors - Since the 16th Century - VOA 1.23.12
> The war of nerves around Iran - RIAN 1.12.12
:: NEWSLINK: Will Russia protect Iran? - RT 1.13.12
:: NEWSLINK: ‘Iran enrichment move low, but West at fault too’ - RT 1.17.12
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Military - archive
:: Voters Will Pay For a Military Buildup After Electing Putin
Defense and security spending is skyrocketing in Russia ...
:: Russian military has 'no one left to draft'
The conscript service crisis is mainly due to demographic decline, bullying and brutal treatment of conscripts ...
:: NEWSLINK: No pain, no gain: Big defense spending to continue, says Medvedev - Russia Today 9-27-11/JRL 2011-173
Law, Corruption - archive
:: Hermitage Capital Publishes Explosive 75-Page Report Showing How Sergei Magnitsky Was Murdered in Russian Custody and the Subsequent Government Cover-Up
"Today, Hermitage Capital released a 75-page report with new documentary evidence showing how Sergei Magnitsky was murdered in Russian police custody and how the Russian government has consistently lied in public about Sergei Magnitsky's false arrest, torture and death to cover up the criminal liability of the Russian officials involved. ..."
:: Wild Days: As Berezovsky and Abramovich Face Off in UK Court, the Case Sheds Light on the Politics of Old and New
The irony is that the legal system in Russia, the country where they made the lions share of their wealth, is simply too unreliable and suspect to political machinations, especially when, as in the Berezovsky-Abramovich case, about $6.5 billion is at stake ...
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> Zubkov to Head Financial Crimes Task Force - MT 1.12.12
> Prosecutors prevent over one million violations of anti-corruption laws in 2011 - Ivanov - Interfax 1.12.12
> The Police International vs Russia's football fans - Irina Borogan, Andrei Soldatov/opendemocracy.net 1.4.12
> Tycoon's Graft Bill Fails to Impress - MT 1.12.12
:: NEWSLINK: Russia marks Constitutional Court’s 20th anniversary - ITAR-TASS 10-28-11/JRL 2011-195
:: NEWSLINK: Russia fights low-level corruption while bigger fish go free - Russia Today 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINKS: Anti-corruption drive to target bureaucrats in clover - Russia Today 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: Bribery charge perplexes Moscow school - Washington Post 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: Good news on Russian crime - Moscow News 9-12-11/JRL 2011-165
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Population Disaster - archive
:: Russian military has 'no one left to draft'
The conscript service crisis is mainly due to demographic decline, bullying and brutal treatment of conscripts ...
:: Pensions hit by demographic crisis
The Pension Fund's deficit in 2012 will increase by half to 1.75 trillion rubles, or 3 percent of GDP, as rhe number of pensioners rises by half a million, while the social tax levy actually falls ...
:: 'Voters I Shrunk the Nation' — A Slogan for Russia's Elections?
Abortions outnumber live births in Russia, and last July the CIA's World Factbook published a population estimate of 138.7 million, representing a 4.4 percent population fall in one decade ...
:: Three Russians Vie to Be 7 Billionth Person
The global population officially topped 7 billion on Monday, and a worldwide fight immediately erupted over which lucky baby was the first to reach the milestone ...
Mobile & More - JRL Simple
> Putin Reports Best Russian Demography Figures For Nearly Two Decades - Interfax 1.20.12
> Until Death Do Them Part: Russia's Demographic Crisis May Compel Russian Women to Bear Equal Economic Burden with Men - RP
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Commonwealth of Independent States - archive
:: Most Russians In Favour Of Ex-USSR Reintegration - Opinion Poll
The majority of Russians support the idea of creating an association on ex-USSR territory through reintegration ...
:: Russia: Rebuilding an Empire While It Can
Russia's ultimate plan is to re-establish control over much of its former territories, inevitably leading Moscow and Washington back into confrontation ...
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> Happy New Mini-USSR: Russia Is Recreating the Soviet Union, One Little Step at a Time - RP 1.5.12
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Russia and the West - archive
:: Putin's De Gaulle moment
There is plenty of evidence that Putin cares what the West thinks about Russia — just as he watches opinion poll results extremely carefully to check his popular mandate at home ...
:: Russians More Positive About EU Than About US - Poll
Russians surveyed in a recent poll are better disposed towards the EU than towards the United States ...
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North Caucasus, Chechnya Tragedy - archive
:: Radicalization Splitting Society In Russia's North Caucasus
Outside the violent North Caucasus, there may be a growing perception that a certain, even managed, level of instability suits one or more groups among the authorities in Moscow; but as Putin prepares to return to the presidency the situation in the Caucasus is anything but stable, and traditional society is tearing at the seams ...
> Chechen Leader Says Less Than 50 Militants Left In Chechnya - Interfax - 12.31.11
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Foreign Policy, Security - archive
:: Russia: Rebuilding an Empire While It Can
Russia's ultimate plan is to re-establish control over much of its former territories, inevitably leading Moscow and Washington back into confrontation ...
:: Russian Military Intelligence Expects Struggle For Resources To Intensify
Russia's GRU is issuing a warning about new challenges and threats relating to the struggle for natural resources, proliferation of nuclear technologies and man-triggered disasters ...
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Sports, Soccer, World Cup, Olympics - archive
:: Medvedev Swims, Plays Badminton, Cycles Almost Every Day
Medvedev has said he is trying to do sports in his spare time ...
Mobile & More - JRL Simple
> The Police International vs Russia's football fans - Irina Borogan, Andrei Soldatov/opendemocracy.net 1.4.12
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Europe - archive
:: Russia Ready to Offer Europe $10 Billion in Aid Through IMF
Russia is prepared to help Europe with its debt crisis by making as much as $10 billion available through the IMF, and possibly offering bilateral help to EU nations ...
Mobile & More - JRL Simple
> The Police International vs Russia's football fans - Irina Borogan, Andrei Soldatov/opendemocracy.net 1.4.12
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Espionage, Security Services, Spy Allegations - archive
:: The Russian state and surveillance technology
First in a series of investigations outlining how the Russian state is now monitoring its online public ...
NEWSLINK: Keeping tabs on Putin’s spooks - MN 12.26.11
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Science - archive
:: Nanotech to Play Big Role in Modernization Plans
Medvedev's modernization committee will review the status of the nanotechnology sector, including plans to invest in more than 13 domestic factories and develop local expertise via a partnership with MIT ...
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Human Rights - archive
:: Human Rights Ombudsman Calls Russia Democracy With Reservations
"Some countries have less democracy and some more. As for us, we perhaps have less of it. ..."
:: NEWSLINK: The Yahoos and Bullies Who Wear White Coats [re: patient abuse] - Transitions Online 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: Russian activists decry failure to denounce Stalin - AP 10-26-11/JRL 2011-194
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Middle East, North Africa, Libya - archive
:: For Russia, Qaddafi's Downfall Is No Cause For Celebration
Moscow had long enjoyed good relations with Qaddafi, going back to Soviet times, and Russia could now lose billions of dollars in arms sales and infrastructure projects in Libya, including deals signed by Qaddafi personally ...
:: Gone Are the Days: With Gaddafi Dead and Libya Declared "Liberated," How Will Russia Approach a New Libya?
The crux of Russian-Libyan relations during the Gaddafi era lay in a slew of lucrative contracts in several sectors, later flung into uncertainty upon the outbreak of the civil war ...
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YUKOS, Khodorkovsky - archive
:: Support Growing For Khodorkovsky Release on Parole - Poll
Among Russians surveyed, Khodorkovsky's sympathizers have grown in number in recent months, while those who trust the government charges against him have decreased ...
:: Khodorkovsky May Be Investigated for Money Laundering
German investigators reportedly found accounts under Khodorkovsky's name worth between 15 million euros and 20 million euros, by accident, during a tax evasion raid ...
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Ukraine - archive
JRL Simple - mobile & more
> Ukraine Enters Final Russia Gas Push as Yanukovych Seeks to Duck Demands - Bloomberg 1.17.12
:: Russia Doesn't Expect Gas Pact During Medvedev's Ukraine Visit
Russia doesn't expect to reach a new natural-gas supply agreement with Ukraine, which is seeking lower prices for the fuel, during Medvedev's visit ...
:: Putin Warns on Tymoshenko Verdict
Putin warned that a Ukrainian court's conviction of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko over a gas trade deal she brokered with Russia could endanger energy ties ...
:: A very tired nation
For Yanukovich, whose rigged victory in the 2004 election was annulled by Tymoshenko-led protests, it has been a complete turnaround ...
:: NEWSLINK: Russia, Ukraine look to avert New Year gas row - Reuters 12.26.11
:: NEWSLINK: Ukraine not to contest 2009 gas contracts with Russia - ITAR-TASS 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194
:: NEWSLINK: Medvedev criticizes Ukrainian "friends" for gas dispute - ITAR-TASS 9-9-11/JRL 2011-163
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Far East, China, Japan, Koreas - archive
JRL Simple - mobile & more
> Kim's Death 'Won't Hurt' Ties - MT
> Expert Malashenko doesn't expect radical reforms in North Korea - Interfax
:: Putin Says Russia Near China Deal on Supplying Natural Gas
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia is nearing an agreement with China to supply natural gas to the world's biggest energy consumer ...
:: Russia Seeks to Diversify Trade With China During Putin's Trip
A total of 17 agreements may be reached during Putin's visit ...
:: NEWSLINK: Last stand for Russia in China gas talks - Reuters 10-13-11/JRL 2011-185
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:: Latvia Strikes Blow to Corruption by Voting Out Oligarchs: View
Building a successful democracy requires more than holding multiparty, regular elections; and capitalist economics is more than just privatization ... :: Out of Harmony: Pro-Russian Parties Are Consolidating Support in the Baltic States, but Have Yet to Prove They Can Work in Coalition
Latvia leads the way in terms of pro-Russian politics among the Baltic states, although gains have also been made in Estonia ...
:: NEWSLINK: NATO plans to defend Baltics from Russia - AP 12-7-10/JRL 2010-227
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Terrorism - archive
:: As U.S. commemorates 9/11, Kremlin looks the other way
"Managers of Russia's tightly controlled state media were obviously told how to cover this anniversary. ..."
:: Terror Acts Neither Grow Or Decrease - Russians Say
Russians surveyed in a poll are not happy with the anti-terror fight ...
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Disasters - archive
:: Russian Plane Crash Clouds Putin's Goals
Repeated catastrophes highlight the failure to overhaul infrastructure in the world's largest country, even as the government has sought to modernize the economy and remake Moscow into a global financial hub ...
:: Grounded Flights: Medvedev Promises Big Changes for Airlines Following Yet Another Deadly Crash
A horrific plane crash in Yaroslavl has left 43 dead and two in critical condition, the ninth air crash in a summer that has made Russia one of the deadliest countries in the world for air travel ...
:: NEWSLINK: Detentions ordered after Russian riverboat sinking - Reuters 7-15-11/JRL 2011-126
:: NEWSLINK: Corruption, negligence plague former power Russia - Reuters 7-14-11/JRL 2011-125
:: NEWSLINK: Russia says 128 may be dead in Volga river accident - Reuters 7-11-11/JRL-121
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Twitter Revolutions, Mass Uprisings - archive
:: Russia to Fortify Military Ties With Allies to Preempt Revolts
Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Armenia agreed last year to re-equip a rapid-reaction force and set up "peacekeeping units" to target potential uprisings, particularly after seeing UN-authorized foreign troops carry out strikes against Khadafi loyalists in Libya ...
:: NEWSLINK: No Reason to Fear Arab Spring in Russia - Moscow Times 10-27-11/JRL 2011-194
Georgia - archive
:: Boehner Says Russia's Trade Status Depends on Georgia Border
House Speaker John Boehner is threatening to block WTO-related U.S. trade normalization with Russia until it respects Georgia's territorial integrity; Boehner also urged the U.S. administration to stop "downplaying Russia's disregard" for democracy and human rights ...
:: Presiding Over Nowhere: Abkhazia's New President Will Have to Walk a Fine Line to Maintain the Interests of the Republic, Russia and the West
With over 5,000 Russian soldiers stationed there, and Russian state business interests taking advantage of gas and oil deals, a fear that Abkhazia might be annexed or simply controlled by Moscow is ever present ...
:: NEWSLINK: Obama May Treat Georgia Section of U.S. Defense Act as 'Non-Binding' - Civil Ge 1.3.12
:: NEWSLINK: Saakashvili's New Year Address - Civil Ge 1.1.12
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Education - archive
:: Medvedev Asks Russia's Richest To Teach The Young How To Become Rich
Medvedev intends to propose that Russian businessmen whose wealth exceeds 1 billion dollars should teach lessons at schools ...
:: Teachers fret over racism in schools
One-quarter of Russian high school students support ultranationalist and fascist views ...
:: NEWSLINK: Bribery charge perplexes Moscow school - Washington Post 10-26-11/JRL 2011-193
:: NEWSLINK: My Family’s Experiment in Extreme Schooling - New York Times 9-18-11/JRL 2011-165
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Space - archive
:: The Final Frontier: Roskosmos' Budget Is Adequate to Develop Russia's Space Program as Long as It Doesn't Overextend Itself, Note Experts
Following a shake-up in the leadership at Roskosmos, the Russian space agency, its new head announced a major restructuring ...
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Belarus - archive
:: Belarus gas deal could be a warning to Ukraine
Ukraine is still a favored gas route to Europe, prompting Russia to renew its attempts to gain influence over Kiev's pipelines ...
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Germany:: Putin Snub, Visas Top Medvedev's Trip
Medvedev and Merkel also discussed gas trade in light of Germany's recent commitment to phase out nuclear power ...
:: Germans Snub Putin Before Medvedev Visit
Medvedev's visit to Merkel this week could prove awkward, after a German nonprofit dropped plans to honor Putin ...
:: Too Special A Friendship: Is Germany Questioning Russia's Embrace?
The Kremlin was cultivating European dependence on Russian, partly by collecting stakes in European energy companies, before the global financial crisis diminished energy consumption, compounding other developments threatening to undermine Moscow's strategy ...
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Poland - archive
:: Washington to send U.S. servicemen to maintain airbase in Poland
Washington and Warsaw have agreed to create a permanent deployment of U.S. Air Force assets in Poland that would service F-16 fighter jets, Hercules transport planes, and land personnel periodically visiting Poland for the military exercises ...
:: NEWSLINK: Leaders of Russia and Poland mark first anniversary of Polish plane crash as tensions simmer - AP 4-11-11/JRL 2011-64
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Arms Trade - archive
:: Russian Arms Exporter Lost 'Billions' In Profits In Libya Sanctions - Official
According to Isaykin, Rosoboronexport will resume sales to Libya once the s
anctions have been lifted ...
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History, Soviet Union - archive:: Nearly 60% of Russians Think Independence Is Good For Country - Poll
The percentage of respondents, who believe that independence is good for the country, has doubled since 2000 ...
:: NEWSLINK: Only Communists mark Lenin birthday, most Russians for his burial - ITAR-TASS 4-22-11/JRL 2011-73
:: NEWSLINK: Survivors' History - Dissent Magazine Spring 2011/JRL 2011-60
:: NEWSLINK: Moving Lenin's body won't cut Russia's ties to its Soviet past - Washington Post 2-6-11/JRL 2011-21
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Regions - archive
:: Moscow Must Develop Siberia In Order Not to Lose It, Chernyakhovsky Says
Moscow must come up with a development strategy for Siberia and the Russian Far East that links these regions with European Russia, or face the prospect that residents will see their fate connecting more with China and other Asian countries ...
Events, Calls for Papers, Lectures - archive
:: U.S. Premiere of KHODORKOVSKY in D.C. [Film Screening May 2, 2011; RSVP's requested]
"On Behalf of the Institute of Modern Russia and Director, Cyril Tuschi, and in celebration of World Press Freedom Day, we cordially invite you and your guest to the U.S. Premiere of 'the sensation of Berlin International Film Festival,' KHODORKOVSKY ..."
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Race, Extremism, Xenophobia - archive
:: Case Predates Nationalist Rally
Tensions are rising ahead of an annual nationalist rally next week, with a former co-organizer facing two criminal cases for inciting ethnic hatred and riotous statements ...
:: Teachers fret over racism in schools
One-quarter of Russian high school students support ultranationalist and fascist views ...
:: Putin talks multi-culturalism with religious leaders
Putin met with religious leaders sympathetic to his People's Front to address multiculturalism ...
:: Kremlin condemned over nationalist violence
Hitler's birthday is soon to come, when police, embassies and universities warn foreigners to steer clear of the streets ...
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Far East, China, Japan, Koreas - archive
:: Moscow Set Out Ambitious Asian Policy Goals
The Russian government has reiterated its pledges to spend billions of rubles in government funding to speed up the development of the country's Far East in a bid to create a gateway to the booming Asia-Pacific Region ...
:: A Chinese Game: Russia and China Set Aside Their Differences in Pursuit of Greater Economic Goals
Some analysts said China's decision to start paying off its debt shows that it may have caved in to the legal pressure ...
:: Fukushima Jackpot: Russia's Ambitions to Export Nuclear Technologies Will Not Buckle in Light of Japan's Nuclear Crisis, Say Analysts
Despite its status as a growing exporter of nuclear power plants, Russia looks set to weather the storm and even emerge a winner from Japan's disaster ...
:: Moscow Trusts in Quake Diplomacy
Officials in Moscow are hoping for a rapprochement with Tokyo as Russia is focusing on sending humanitarian aid to its eastern neighbor, struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami and is now facing a growing nuclear disaster ...
:: NEWSLINK: After Chernobyl, Russia’s Nuclear Industry Emphasizes Reactor Safety - New York Times 3-23-11/JRL 2011-53
:: NEWSLINK: Russia set to profit from Libya, Japan crises - AP 3-22-11/JRL 2011-53
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Yeltsin - archive
:: Democratic hero or drunken buffoon?
With Medvedev unveiling a Yeltsin monument in Yekaterinburg and a large-scale photo-exhibition in Moscow chronicling Russia's faltering steps away from Communism in the 1990s, the country's first president is firmly back on the agenda ...
:: Transcript: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a gala reception in honour of the 80th birthday of Boris Yeltsin
"The full extent of President Yeltsin's personality is yet to be evaluated by history and future generations ..."
:: Yeltsin's Correspondence Published With Medvedev's Preface
This book will help better understand Russia's current foreign policy, Medvedev writes in the preface ...
:: Monument to Russia's first President Boris Yeltsin unveiled in Yekaterinburg
Dmitry Medvedev and Naina Yeltsina took part in the unveiling ceremony ...
:: Boris Yeltsin - symbol of Russia's humiliation?
"Perhaps, Yeltsin loved democracy a lot. However, it did not stop him from committing the most horrible terrorist act in Russia's history - the artillery attack on the legitimately elected parliament ..."
:: NEWSLINK: Boris Yeltsin: Ups and downs in the eyes of the world - Russia Beyond the Headlines 2-3-11/JRL 2011-21
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Wikileaks - archive
:: WikiLeaks Joins Forces With Billionaire Lebedev
Anastasia Ustinova, Bloomberg; JRL #2010-234, Dec. 22, 2010
:: Russia "doesn't give a damn" about Wikileaks revelations
RIA Novosti; JRL #2010-234, Dec. 22, 2010
:: Putin Bristles Over Leaked U.S. Cables
Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2010-228; Dec. 10, 2010
:: NEWSLINK: PICKYPEEKS — RUSSIAN SECRETS WITHOUT THE EMBARRASSING LEAKS - Business Insider 2-18-11/JRL 2011-30
:: NEWSLINK: Wikileaks about Saakashvili’s talk with Vershbow - Times (Armenia) 2-17-11/JRL 2011-30
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Activists, Nonprofits - archive
:: Medvedev Praises Adjustments in Laws on Nonprofit Organizations
Dmitry Medvedev argued that laws on nonprofit organizations have improved over the past few years ...
:: NEWSLINK: Russian civil society emerges on roads - ITAR-TASS 12-6-10/JRL 2010-227
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Children:: Re: treatment of children in Russia
From Robert Belenky; JRL #2009-219, Nov. 30, 2009.
:: RAS #45 ~ Special Issue, November 2009: CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN THE USSR AND POST-SOVIET RUSSIA
Editor's introduction to the issue :: Vladimir Sirotin: a brief sketch of my life and thought :: A monster of pedagogy: my objections to Makarenko and the Soviet education system :: A manifesto for children's and adolescents' rights :: A few observations on the situation of children and adolescents in the USSR / Russia
:: THE HIV EPIDEMIC AMONG STREET YOUTH: Rights Based Approaches and Replicable Solutions From Russia [Dec. 1 event in Washington]
From Bobby Argabrite; JRL #2009-214, Nov. 23, 2009.
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JRL Research & Analytical Supplement - archive
:: RAS #45 ~ Special Issue, November 2009
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN THE USSR AND POST-SOVIET RUSSIA
Editor's introduction to the issue :: Vladimir Sirotin: a brief sketch of my life and thought :: A monster of pedagogy: my objections to Makarenko and the Soviet education system :: A manifesto for children's and adolescents' rights :: A few observations on the situation of children and adolescents in the USSR / Russia
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G-8, G-20 - archive
:: [Medvedev] News Conference following G20 Summit
Kremlin transcript; JRL 2009-178, Sept. 28, 2009.
:: Russia to Play Supporting Role at G20 Summit
By Alex Anishyuk, from The Moscow Times; JRL 2009-178, Sept. 25, 2009.
:: Russia's diminishing role in G20 calls for new allies, say pundits
From Russian (government) Information Agency Novosti; JRL #2009-179, Sept. 28, 2009.
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Moldova - archive
:: Moldova Enters Post-Voronin Era -- Or Maybe Not
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-164, Sept. 4, 2009.
:: NEWSLINK: Biden in Moldova: The U.S. Veep Ruffles Moscow Nicely - Time 3-12-11/JRL 2011-146
:: NEWSLINK: Europe's poorest nation chooses between east, west - AP 11-28-10/JRL 2010-220
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Transdniester
> Unfrozen Conflict? Will Regime Change in Transdnestr Help Thaw the Frozen Conflict? - RP 1.6.12
> Berlin, Washington Call For Demilitarization of Dniester Security Zone - Interfax 1.6.12
:: No End Of Frozen Conflict In Moldova's Transdniester
By Gregory Feifer, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; JRL #2009-154, Aug. 19, 2009.
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David Johnson interview in The Moscow News; JRL 2007-93, April 20, 2007.
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:: RAS #45 ~ Special Issue, November 2009:
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN THE USSR AND POST-SOVIET RUSSIA
Editor's introduction to the issue :: Vladimir Sirotin: a brief sketch of my life and thought :: A monster of pedagogy: my objections to Makarenko and the Soviet education system :: A manifesto for children's and adolescents' rights :: A few observations on the situation of children and adolescents in the USSR / Russia
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