Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#105 :: 11 June 2013

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#105 :: 11 June 2013
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POLITICS

1. Moscow News: Natalia Antonova, Russia’s June 12 holiday: birth of a nation.
2. RIA Novosti: Only Half of Russians Can Name June 12 Holiday ­- Poll.
3. Interfax:Over 60% of Russians see Putin as good strategist, responsible leader – poll.
4. RIA Novosti: Maternal Mortality Falls by Over Half in Russia – PM.
5. ITAR-TASS: Anti-corruption campaign in Russia gaining momentum, people skeptical.
6. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Russians do not support the slogans of the radical opposition.
7. Interfax: Russian prominent economist Guriyev does not want to be political refugee in France.
8. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, June 11, 2013.
9. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. President again demands ministers implement his degrees.
10. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Putin critisises security ministers.
11. Politkom.ru: Tatyana Stanovaya, The Divorce: Three Theories.
12. Slon.ru: Commentator Belkovskiy: Putin Divorce Symptom of ‘Political or Other’ Illness.
13. Moscow Times: All-Russia People’s Front Seen as Vehicle to Polish Kremlin’s Image.
14. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. The All-Russia People’s Front enjoys support of the Russians.
15. Kommersant: Newspaper Eyes Liberal Figure’s New Role in Putin’s All-Russia People’s Front. (Igor Yurgens)
16. Kommersant: Igor Yurgens Attributes Departure from INSOR to Change to ‘Institute’s Mandate’
17. Moscow Times: Moscow Mayoral Race Kicks Off.
18. Moscow Times: Navalny Tries to Boot Judge From KirovLes Trial.
19. Gazeta.ru: Navalnyy’s Judicial Reform Agenda Could Unite Opposition.
20. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, Russia’s growing NGO crackdown turns to environmental, cultural groups.
21. RAPSI: Pussy Riot’s Alyokhina ‘enjoys privileged conditions’ in prison -­ rights observers.
22. Interfax: Russian official accuses rights activists of sowing destructive ideas.
23. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Validiity of ‘Fashionable’ Promotion of Emigration as ‘Duty of Every Thinking Person’ Questioned. (Mikhail Rostovskiy)
24. RFE/RL: Garry Kasparov: Out Of The Country, But Not Out Of The Picture.
25. Moscow Times: Boris Kagarlitsky, Pseudo-Experts Fuel Popular Ignorance .
26. Interfax: Most Russians want ‘gay propaganda’ to be banned – poll.
27. Interfax: Russia’s human rights ombudsman warns against consequences of bill banning ‘gay propaganda’
28. www.russiatoday.com: Russia may deem civil servants’ use of Gmail, Facebook ‘high treason’
29. Moscow News: Natalia Antonova, Watching the NSA Prism scandal from Russia.
30. Jamestown Foundation Eurasia Daily Monitor: Pavel Baev, Turkish Turmoil Adds Unpredictability to Putin’s Creeping Coup.
31. Wall Street Journal: Leon Aron, The Widening Putin Clampdown. In today’s Russia, even a moderate critic like Sergei Guriev is in danger of arrest.

ECONOMY

32. Kremlin.ru: Meeting on economic issues.
33. RIA Novosti: Eurozone Recession to Stay Longer ­- Russian Economy Ministry.
34. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Kommersant: Gazprom warms Europe, sets new records.
35. RIA Novosti: Russia Has Largest Shale Oil Reserves -­ EIA Report.
36. Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Vladimir Gurvich, Who Gets Siberia? Assimilation of the Eastern Regions Should for Russia Be the Main Political and Economic Project.
37. Eurasia Review: Richard Rousseau, The Centrality Of Energy Supplies In Russia’s Foreign Policy -­ Analysis.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

38. Interfax: Russian, U.S. leaders ‘keen to move forward’ – Lavrov.
39. RIA Novosti: Russian Minister Condemns West’s ‘Double Standards’ on Syria.
40. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Interview of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia S.Lavrov for the CBS.
41. Reuters: Russia would consider asylum for American in cyber furor.
42. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Vedomosti: Alexei Malashenko, Arms race in Syria makes Geneva-2 unpredictable. Washington has no clear vision of Syria’s future and tends to attribute its wobbly attitude to Russia’s intransigence. However, the U.S., by agreeing to the upcoming Geneva-2 conference on Syria, has acknowledged that the conflict cannot be resolved without Russia’s participation.
43. Time.com: Simon Shuster, How Standing Tough on Syria Helps Putin at Home.
44. Asia Times: Spengler ( David P Goldman), Russia’s new Middle Eastern role.
45. RIA Novosti: Putin Says ‘Eurasian Integration’ Top Priority For Russia.
46. RIA Novosti: Russian Senior MP Says USA Cannot Disrupt Integration In Post Soviet Space.
47. Valdai Discussion Club: Ekaterina Koldunova, Russian Corporation for Cooperation with Central Asia: What’s in a Name?

POLITICS
1. Moscow News: Natalia Antonova, Russia’s June 12 holiday: birth of a nation.
2. RIA Novosti: Only Half of Russians Can Name June 12 Holiday ­- Poll.
3. Interfax:Over 60% of Russians see Putin as good strategist, responsible leader –

poll.
4. RIA Novosti: Maternal Mortality Falls by Over Half in Russia – PM.
5. ITAR-TASS: Anti-corruption campaign in Russia gaining momentum, people skeptical.
6. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Russians do not support the slogans of the radical

opposition.
7. Interfax: Russian prominent economist Guriyev does not want to be political refugee

in France.
8. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, June 11, 2013.
9. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. President again demands ministers implement his

degrees.
10. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Putin critisises security ministers.
11. Politkom.ru: Tatyana Stanovaya, The Divorce: Three Theories.
12. Slon.ru: Commentator Belkovskiy: Putin Divorce Symptom of ‘Political or Other’

Illness.
13. Moscow Times: All-Russia People’s Front Seen as Vehicle to Polish Kremlin’s Image.
14. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. The All-Russia People’s Front enjoys support of the

Russians.
15. Kommersant: Newspaper Eyes Liberal Figure’s New Role in Putin’s All-Russia People’s

Front. (Igor Yurgens)
16. Kommersant: Igor Yurgens Attributes Departure from INSOR to Change to ‘Institute’s

Mandate’
17. Moscow Times: Moscow Mayoral Race Kicks Off.
18. Moscow Times: Navalny Tries to Boot Judge From KirovLes Trial.
19. Gazeta.ru: Navalnyy’s Judicial Reform Agenda Could Unite Opposition.
20. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, Russia’s growing NGO crackdown turns to

environmental, cultural groups.
21. RAPSI: Pussy Riot’s Alyokhina ‘enjoys privileged conditions’ in prison -­ rights

observers.
22. Interfax: Russian official accuses rights activists of sowing destructive ideas.
23. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Validiity of ‘Fashionable’ Promotion of Emigration as ‘Duty

of Every Thinking Person’ Questioned. (Mikhail Rostovskiy)
24. RFE/RL: Garry Kasparov: Out Of The Country, But Not Out Of The Picture.
25. Moscow Times: Boris Kagarlitsky, Pseudo-Experts Fuel Popular Ignorance .
26. Interfax: Most Russians want ‘gay propaganda’ to be banned – poll.
27. Interfax: Russia’s human rights ombudsman warns against consequences of bill banning

‘gay propaganda’
28. www.russiatoday.com: Russia may deem civil servants’ use of Gmail, Facebook ‘high

treason’
29. Moscow News: Natalia Antonova, Watching the NSA Prism scandal from Russia.
30. Jamestown Foundation Eurasia Daily Monitor: Pavel Baev, Turkish Turmoil Adds

Unpredictability to Putin’s Creeping Coup.
31. Wall Street Journal: Leon Aron, The Widening Putin Clampdown. In today’s Russia,

even a moderate critic like Sergei Guriev is in danger of arrest.
ECONOMY
32. Kremlin.ru: Meeting on economic issues.
33. RIA Novosti: Eurozone Recession to Stay Longer ­- Russian Economy Ministry.
34. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Kommersant: Gazprom warms Europe, sets new records.
35. RIA Novosti: Russia Has Largest Shale Oil Reserves -­ EIA Report.
36. Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Vladimir Gurvich, Who Gets Siberia? Assimilation of the Eastern

Regions Should for Russia Be the Main Political and Economic Project.
37. Eurasia Review: Richard Rousseau, The Centrality Of Energy Supplies In Russia’s

Foreign Policy -­ Analysis.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
38. Interfax: Russian, U.S. leaders ‘keen to move forward’ – Lavrov.
39. RIA Novosti: Russian Minister Condemns West’s ‘Double Standards’ on Syria.
40. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Interview of the Minister

of Foreign Affairs of Russia S.Lavrov for the CBS.
41. Reuters: Russia would consider asylum for American in cyber furor.
42. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Vedomosti: Alexei Malashenko, Arms race in Syria makes

Geneva-2 unpredictable. Washington has no clear vision of Syria’s future and tends to

attribute its wobbly attitude to Russia’s intransigence. However, the U.S., by agreeing

to the upcoming Geneva-2 conference on Syria, has acknowledged that the conflict cannot

be resolved without Russia’s participation.
43. Time.com: Simon Shuster, How Standing Tough on Syria Helps Putin at Home.
44. Asia Times: Spengler ( David P Goldman), Russia’s new Middle Eastern role.
45. RIA Novosti: Putin Says ‘Eurasian Integration’ Top Priority For Russia.
46. RIA Novosti: Russian Senior MP Says USA Cannot Disrupt Integration In Post Soviet

Space.
47. Valdai Discussion Club: Ekaterina Koldunova, Russian Corporation for Cooperation

with Central Asia: What’s in a Name?