Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#117 :: 27 June 2013

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#117 :: 27 June 2013
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POLITICS

1. RIA Novosti: Poll shows most Russians do not dread repressions.
2. R-Sport: Most Russians Critical of Sochi Olympic Spending ­- Poll.
3. RIA Novosti: Russia to Overhaul Academy of Sciences.
4. Transitions Online: Galina Stolyarova, The Volunteer Archipelago. In Russia, well done is starting to supplant well said.
5. Stratfor.com: Russia After Putin: The Demographic Challenge.
6. Stratfor.com: Russia After Putin: An Uncertain Future.
7. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, June 27, 2013.
8. Interfax: Moscow has record number of mayoral contestants.
9. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Golos association suspended for six months.
10. RIA Novosti: Independent Russian Election Watchdog To Create Replacement Despite Suspension.
11. RIA Novosti: Moscow Prosecutors to Look into NGO Eviction.
12. Moscow Times: Khodorkovsky Marks 50th Behind Bars.
13. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Opposition rallies on Khodorkovsky’s birthdate.
14. Moscow Times: Boris Kagarlitsky, A Yakunin Scandal About Nothing.
15. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: Russia Will Not Survive in Its Current Borders, Russian Regionalist Says.
16. www.crappytown.com: Western Press: A False Friend to Russia’s People Power.

ECONOMY

17. Bloomberg: Russia Scales Down Asset Sales as Medvedev Bemoans Delays.
18. RIA Novosti: State to Keep Rosneft and RusHydro in New Privatization Plan.
19. ITAR-TASS: Moscow’s three largest airports to go over to private ownership.
20. Gazeta.ru: Russian Experts View Putin’s New Economic Appointments.
21. Kommersant: Tasks Facing New Economy Minister Aleksey Ulyukayev Eyed.
22. Moscow Times: Kim Iskyan, 5 Tips for Nabiullina and the Central Bank.
23. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Jailed businessmen await amnesty or pardon? The Russian president’s unexpected initiative may set back preparation of the law.
24. Wall Street Journal: Russian Energy Deals with Asia Mark Shift Away From Europe.
25. Reuters: Analysis – Oil executives tune out the call of the wild Arctic.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

26. RIA Novosti: NBC Debuts Horror-Reality Show ‘Siberia’ Online.
27. RIA Novosti: ‘Russian-born Disinformation’ Breeds Terror, Slanders US – New Book.
28. ITAR-TASS: Barack Obama declares US will not intercept plane with Edward Snowden on board.
29. Reuters: Snowden still at airport, Ecuador asylum decision could take months.
30. Christian Science Monitor: Snowden, stuck in Moscow airport, becoming headache for Russia.
31. Interfax: Federation Council commission to probe U.S. surveillance of Russians’ private life – Matviyenko.
32. Moscow News: Rights activists call for Russian asylum for Snowden.
33. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Rights activists believe Russia should grant political asylum to Snowden.
34. ITAR-TASS: Amnesty International against Edward Snowden’s extradition.
35. ITAR-TASS: Of all countries involved in Snowden affair Ecuador is most vulnerable.
36. ITAR-TASS: Russia has grown addicted to US adoptions – Russian children rights ombudsman.
37. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Russian foreign minister denies outlook is bleak for new Syria conference.
38. RIA Novosti: Russian Navy Pulls Personnel Out of Syria Base ­- Deputy FM.
39. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Sergei Markedonov, The ‘big game’ in Central Asia is long over. What the implications of Bishkek’s decision regarding the lease of the NATO-U.S. transit center at Manas are for Moscow.
40. Interfax: Ivanishvili doesn’t regard Georgia’s accession to NATO threat to Russia.
41. Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Shocking Police Abuse Videos in Georgia.
42. US-Russia.org: Expert Discussion Panel. Russia and the G8: Is Russia isolated or does it represent the global majority?

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