Plots of the week: administrative reforms and public phobias
The bill on new principles of formation of the Federation Council which has been widely discussed in the media lately was passed, as Nezavisimaya...
WAITING FOR THE AMERICAN GODOT
The national media are actively discussing the upcoming American retaliation campaign and its outcomes for the world and Russia. Most analysts are pessimistic: they...
The president and the citizens: a conversation?
"Let's maintain the suspense on that," said Vladimir Putin after his live broadcast, when journalists asked him what he plans to do after 2008....
New empire style in Russia and new nation style in the US: will George...
Soon it will be the first anniversary of Vladimir Putin's real presidency. According to Delovye Ludi magazine, December 31, 1999 turned out to be...
PRE-ELECTION PARTY MARKETING: $300 MILLION FOR UNITED RUSSIA’S CAMPAIGN PLAN, WHO WILL PAY MORE?
So it's exactly a year until the next Duma elections. Only a year, as the media points out. The shortage of time is already...
The plot of the week: a hundred days of Vladimir Putin’s presidency against the...
The president has taken some time out, the newspaper Vedomosti reported at the beginning of the week: "In full conformity with the traditions of...
Themes and topics of the week: the results of Yeltsin’s rule and the prospects...
In answer to a question from the Vremya Novostei newspaper about the current situation in Russia, Boris Strugatsky, a well-known Russian novelist, said: "Well,...
PUTIN AND NIKOLAI AKSENENKO: RUSSIA IS BEING "FROZEN" AGAIN
Unwillingly returning to Russia's shabby reality after long winter feasts, various periodicals have been intently trying to determine the country's location in the system...
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...
The week’s stories: president’s blitzkrieg turns into a position war
"President Putin's first defeat", was Kommersant's appraisal of the results of the president's attack on the rights of regional leaders. The Duma, which swiftly...





