Thanks to Dmitri Medvedev, the West’s hands are no longer tied
President Dmitri Medvedev announced on August 26 that Russia has recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Experts say that the Russian-Georgian conflict...
Running out of St. Petersburg people
On Wednesday, July 23, President Dmitri Medvedev attended a human resources policy meeting held at Gorky, outside Moscow. He said: "Senior appointment decisions are...
Russia is giving up ideology-based investment
This week, the Russian media have focused their attention on Russia's new foreign policy concept, the Communist Party's court appeal against the Duma election...
Medvedev’s G8 summit debut: the charm offensive
President Dmitri Medvedev made his debut before his G8 counterparts with the idea of turning the ruble into a global reserve currency and reforming...
Casting Tsars: Medvedev and Putin will share parties and media coverage
Some journalists and political analysts have been saying that the Medvedev-Putin tandem is certain to fall apart. Now a number of other newsmakers have...
The Yabloko party will purge its ranks
Grigory Yavlinsky has a challenger: Maxim Reznik, head of the Yabloko party's St. Petersburg branch, says he would be prepared to replace Yavlinsky as...
Back to East Germany
The changeover in the Cabinet and the presidential administration has been very neatly done. As Expert magazine points out, there were hardly any leaks...
Welcoming the new president
The inauguration ceremony for Dmitri Medvedev, the new president of the Russian Federation, was held in Moscow on May 7. After being sworn in,...
Just Russia: aboard the same ship
The Just Russia party (Spravedlivaya Rossiya) is holding its third congress on April 25 at the State Kremlin Palace. Just Russia plans to completely...
The President’s future: between honorable retirement and totalitarianism
For several days now, President-elect Dmitri Medvedev has been enjoying coffee and rolls from the Kremlin bakehouse at the taxpayer's expense. As Frankfurter Rundschau...