Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#104 :: 10 June 2013

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#104 :: 10 June 2013
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POLITICS

1. Moscow Times: Russia Gearing Up for National Holiday.
2. Interfax: Moscow’s life span reaches European level – Sobyanin.
3. Moscow Times: 41% of Russians See Putin as Ideal Leader.
4. Moscow Times: News of Putins’ Divorce Met With Shrugs.
5. Interfax: About 70% of Russians have no problems with Putin divorce – poll.
6. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, Will Putin’s divorce have political fallout in Russia?
7. Forbes.com: Mark Adomanis, Can You Tell The Difference Between Russia And The United States’ Internet Surveillance Programs?
8. New York Times: Moscow Trial Sends Warning to Rank-and-File Putin Foes.
9. www.opendemocracy.net: Dmitry Travin, On disillusionment. Discontent may soon be the norm across all sections of Russian society. But it’s unlikely to benefit the opposition or professional classes.
10. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, June 10, 2013.
11. Interfax: Putin signs law on online posting of uncensored info on state activity.
12. Moskovskiy Komsomolets; Experts See No Imminent Departure of Medvedev, Government.
13. Moscow Times: Vladimir Frolov, Putin’s Popular Front Should Be Eliminated.
14. Interfax: Peskov: There is no other woman in Putin’s life.
15. Slon.ru: Putin’s Divorce Said Blow to Regime’s Promotion of ‘Augustan’ Family Values.
16. Moscow Times: Victor Davidoff, Bachelor-in-Chief.
17. Moscow Times: Nino Saviano, President Putin’s Political Challenges After Divorce.
18. The New Yorker: Masha Lipman, The Putin Divorce: What Russia’s Rulers Hide.
19. Interfax: Russian Public TV denies canceling programme over Putin divorce jokes.
20. Russia Beyond the Headlines: New wave of Russian emigration: Leave or stay?
21. Moscow Times: Navalny Judge Digs in Heels Again.
22. Interfax: RPR-PARNAS Bureau’s recommendation to nominate Navalny is not mandatory – Ryzhkov.
23. Interfax: Muscovites don’t see Navalny as serious candidate – analyst.
24. Moscow Times: Prokhorov Could Team Up With Luzhkov in Snap Elections.
25. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: ‘Islamic Factor’ Already Looms Large in Upcoming Moscow Mayoralty Race.
26. Interfax: Russian officials worried influx of migrants becomes unmanageable.
27. Wall Street Journal editorial: How Putin Does It. Call snap elections and arrest the opposition leader.
28. Washington Post: Pussy Riot generates outrage in Russia, acclaim in the West.
29. www.russiatoday.com: PM Medvedev reaches 1 million ‘likes’ on Facebook.
30. www.russiatoday.com: Social networks part of cyber-war against Russia – Rogozin.
31. Reuters: Head of Russian church urges monks to shun Internet.
32. RIA Novosti: Almost 90 Percent of Russians Play Computer Games – Survey.
33. Reuters: Ballet star says he is being hounded out of Russia’s Bolshoi.

ECONOMY

34. Reuters: Russian central bank holds rates as Putin laments weak growth.
35. Moscow Times: HSBC Blames Russia’s Stunted Growth in May on Extra Holidays.
36. Reuters: Glut of cheap fuel oil thwarts Russian plan to modernise.
37. Bloomberg: Anders Aslund, Gazprom’s Demise Could Topple Putin.
38. Moscow TImes: Putin to Let Foreign Banks Check Out Officials.
39. Reuters: UN climate talks stalled as Russia seeks rule change.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

40. Moscow Times: Russia Beefs Up Arms in Face of New Threats.
41. Valdai Discussion Club: Viktor Litovkin, Russian warships should move to remote warm seas.
42. RIA Novosti: Russia No Security Rival to Washington -­ US Ambassador.
43. www.foreignpolicy.com: Dmitry Trenin, Rice and the Russians. Will Obama’s new national security advisor play nice and get along with Moscow?
44. BBC Monitoring: Pundit sees US-Chinese talks as signal for Russia (Aleksey Arbatov)
45. RIA Novosti: Missile Defense Key to Developing US-Russian Ties ­- MP.
46. Moscow Times: Lilia Shevtsova, Russian and Turkish Crisis.
47. Interfax: Russian peacekeepers in Golan Heights may prevent a Syrian-Israeli war.
48. GlobalPost: Jonathan Adelman, Russia’s surprise moment in the sun is likely to be brief. Western allies eventually will resolve Middle East dilemmas without Russia.

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