Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#143 :: 7 August 2013
Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#143 :: 7 August 2013
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POLITICS
1. Interfax: Medvedev has no doubt about decision to force Georgia to peace in August 2008.
2. Government.ru: Dmitry Medvedev’s interview with the Position programme for Georgia’s Rustavi 2 TV network.
3. Kremlin.ru: Seliger 2013 Youth Forum (transcript continue).
4. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, Aug. 7, 2013.
5. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: ‘Melting of Permafrost is Converting Much of Russia into a Swamp’
6. ITAR-TASS: Natural growth of Russia’s population totals 7,000 in June.
7. Interfax: Russians rate tobacco, alcohol low amongst disease causes – poll.
8. Interfax: Navalny loses potential voters in Moscow, Sobyanin gains – poll.
9. New York Times: Kremlin Critic Goes From Jail to Trail.
10. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Belkovskiy Sees Navalnyy Casting Himself as ‘Good’ Versus ‘Evil’ in Election Race.
11. RIA Novosti: 37 Business Leaders Back Navalny in Moscow Mayoral Race.
12. Moscow Times: ‘Dissident’ Priest Stabbed to Death in Pskov.
13. Moscow Times: Sentence Reduced In Yukos Case.
14. BBC Monitoring: Russian ombudsman sarcastic about changes to Khodorkovskiy’s sentence.
15. www.russiatoday.com: Govt moves to soften punishment for illegal rallies.
16. Interfax: Investigation into State Duma deputy Starovoitova’s murder reopened – aide.
17. ITAR-TASS: Poll: Half of Russians call for tougher migration laws.
18. Moscow Times: ‘Migrant Camp’ Inspires New Facilities.
19. Jamestown Foundation Eurasia Daily Monitor: Roger McDermott, Putin Blasts Rogozin Over Rearmament Failures.
20. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Fontanka.ru : How Russian Muslims join jihad. Jihadists recruit those who find themselves in difficult situations.
21. Russia Beyond the Headlines Asia Pacific: New genres in post-Soviet Russian literature. In what has become popularly referred to in Russia as the “tumultuous 1990s”, the Russian literature was intoxicated with the newly gained post-dictatorial freedom – and used it to the best of its ability.
22. St. Petersburg Times: Andy Frecka, How To Occupy a Queue, In Russian.
ECONOMY
23. ITAR-TASS: Russia playing stabilizing role on global oil market – report.
24. www.russiatoday.com: A synchronised dive: Russia’s services follow manufacturing in its 3year low slump.
25. ITAR-TASS: EU’s share in Russia’s foreign trade exceeds 50%.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
26. Vedomosti editorial: With Generational Change Less Anti-Americanism in Russia’s Future Foreign Policy Seen.
27. Reuters: Obama cancels meeting with Russia’s Putin over Snowden decision.
28. National Journal: Edward Snowden Helps to Reignite the Long-Running Russia-U.S. Feud.
29. New York Times: Kerry, Hagel and Russians Will Meet on Issues Imperiling Obama-Putin Visit.
30. US-Russia.org: Edward Lozansky, To Go or Not to Go?
31. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, Russia seeking Snowden’s help on data security.
32. The National Interest: Andranik Migranyan, America’s Hypocrisy on Russia.
33. Izvestia: Russia Could Benefit From Snowden Affair Through Public Global Initiatives. (Boris Mezhuyev)
34. Gazeta.ru: Russian Expert Views Egypt’s Future, US Support For Military. (Leonid Isayev)
35. BBC Monitoring: Eurasian Union ‘most civilized, modern’ mode of coexistence – Russian PM.
36. Valdai Discussion Club: Vladimir Petrovsky, Russian-Japanese relations: What lies ahead?
37. BBC Monitoring: Russia cannot leave Georgia’s NATO aspirations without attention – PM.
38. RFE/RL: Robert Coalson, Five Years After The War, South Caucasus Still Caught Between Russia, The West .