A DELAYED-ACTION ENEMA
The slow battle against crime and corruption
Our leaders deserve a Nobel Prize for their ability to see nothing with their eyes wide open. Judge...
THE NEW CHECKS AND BALANCES
Safeguarding the achievements of the Putin era
The Russian authorities are already taking a number of measures to ensure that the first years of the...
EXTEMPORIZING FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD
President to prime minister: doing right by Russia
All the reasoning behind Putin's latest actions, including the formation of a new "technical" Cabinet, indicates that...
THE PUTINISTS MOVE TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT
Predictions for the Duma election campaign
The main focus of suspense in the upcoming election is the correlation of forces within the "Putin coalition." The...
THE KREMLIN IS DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITUATION IN KALMYKIA
An interview with Kalmykian opposition leader Alexander Ledzhinov
A year ago, President Putin reappointed Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as president of Kalmykia. Many Kalmykian residents were skeptical...
TANDEM AGAIN
THE PRESIDENT WILL ADDRESS THE FEDERAL ASSEMBLY, THE PREMIER WILL SPEAK AT THE UNITED RUSSIA CONVENTION
Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin will tell Russia all...
WHAT DOES THE COMING YEAR HAVE IN STORE FOR US?
The year ahead in domestic politics and foreign affairs
This year should be a quiet one for most of Russia's political parties, with no really...
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Monitoring of the media
Why people use media monitoring
Monitoring of the media Media monitoring is a simple and efficient, though rather laborious method allowing one to keep track of...
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