Farewell, Georgia!
The topic of Georgia has certainly dominated the headlines over the past few days. Sharply-worded statements from senior officials, a rare unanimity among Duma...
SKINHEADS AND REFORMS: SMALL, VULNERABLE MOTHS AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF RUSSIAN REALITY
Last weekend the Vremya Novostei newspaper reported an attack by a skinhead gang, which happened on the Arbat in Moscow. Two African-Americans were attacked...
Mikhail Kasyanov: the "other face" of Russian democracy?
Could Mikhail Kasyanov become another Viktor Yushchenko? That question was taken up by the Gazeta newspaper on the third day after the Moscow city...
Political springtime in Russia: the people and the parties emerge from winter hibernation
The All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) warns that according to its latest polls, 48% of respondents consider it entirely likely that deteriorating living...
Regional elections: political boredom as United Russia’s greatest achievement
Fourteen parties will participate in nine regional parliamentary elections on October 8.
In eight of the nine regions, the United Russia party's candidate lists are...
THE STAGNATION OF THE PUTIN ERA: THE END OF DEMOCRACY OR THE OVERTURE TO...
The political season is over. The Duma has gone on vacation, having finished its season with some outstanding displays involving Duma members Zhirinovsky and...
IRAQ CRISIS AND RUSSIA: HOW TO SIT ON THREE CHAIRS?
The press is counting days and weeks before the war in Iraq. First, they said it would start on February 17; now, they say...
Plots and characters of the week: Dorenko, Berezovsky, Putin
On Monday, the Echo of Moscow radio company suggested a question to its listeners: whether Konstantin Ernst was independent in deciding to cancel Sergei...
Vladimir Putin’s new political initiatives: the 2008 Concept
In the words of Yevgeni Kiselev, editor-in-chief of Moskovskiye Novosti, Vladimir Putin's asymmetrical political response to the terrorist attack has made quite a stir...
Elections and ethnic policy: xenophobes in the struggle for power
This week, Kommersant reported that in accordance with an order issued by President Putin, a new ethnic policy concept paper has been prepared by...
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