THE PRESIDENT’S SECURITY STRUCTURE REFORMS: WHAT MIGHT THIS MEAN?
The initial reaction to last week's personnel and structural revolution in the security and enforcement bloc was fairly excited, but quite predictable: a media...
August in Russia: a midsummer night’s dream of politics
It's mid-August: the height of the holiday season. Everyone's on vacation! The press is providing vivid coverage of Boris Yeltsin's trip to Norway for...
Regional elections and the modernization of Russia; the government’s actions and the people’s expectations
The scandal surrounding the election in the Kursk Region has been described by the media as a lesson for regional leaders.
It is difficult to...
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CHALLENGERS: THE "QUALITY OF THE VICTORY" OR A "TURNKEY ELECTION"
January 28 was the deadline for submitting signature lists to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC). There are now seven presidential candidates; two of them,...
Arguing over political terminology: wasted words
"Those who don't talk, listen - and those who listen, obey." Vladislav Surkov, deputy head of the presidential administration, said this at a conference...
PLOTS OF THE WEEK: RELATIONS BETWEEN VLADIMIR PUTIN AND THE RUSSIAN ELITE; BORIS BEREZOVSKY’S...
In the aftermath of the media's discussion of Vladimir Putin's annual address to the Federal Assembly, the president himself came forward to provide an...
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...
Russia: a country of "perpetual dawn"
According to some reports, President Vladimir Putin will deliver his annual address to parliament soon after Easter (April 23).
At a recent meeting with Duma...
RUSSIA AND "EXOTIC REGIMES": NARROW SPECIALIZATION
Typical headlines in the Russian papers over the past few days: "Verdict against Saddam has already been handed down." "America rushes to save the...
The election campaign: a low start
Most of the experts approached by the Novye Izvestia newspaper predict that this year's Duma election campaign will break all financial records. Each party...
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