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...
PARTIES AND POLITICIANS ARE DOING ELECTION RECONNAISSANCE: THE POLITICAL SEASON IS OVER – LONG...
Spring session of the Senate is over; and, by tradition, the political season has also ended. However, at present it is difficult to speak...
THE REGIME AND THE OLIGARCHS: WHO WILL TAKE OVER AFTER PUTIN?
The past week has seen an announcement of the merger of the YUKOS and Sibneft oil companies, as well as widespread anticipation of changes...
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH FOR THE RIGHT: A NEW LIFE, OR A WAKE FOR...
"The first-wave democrats have disbanded," Izvestia reported on Monday. Last Saturday Russia lost two of its political parties. The final congress of Russia's Democratic...