Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#177 :: Friday 27 September 2013

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#177 :: 27 September 2013
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POLITICS

1. Wall Street Journal: Medvedev Gives Economic Warning. Russian Prime Minister Says Action Needed to Avoid ‘Abyss’
2. RIA Novosti: Medvedev Bemoans Fear of ‘Incomprehensible,’ ‘Unpredictable’ Russia.
3. ITAR-TASS: Medvedev: Voters support economic policy but govt has to prove its credibility.
4. ITAR-TASS: Dmitry Medvedev: Russia to build “intelligent” state despite crisis.
5. Moscow Times: Moscow Ranks as Refreshingly Honest in ‘Lost Wallet’ Test.
6. Russia! Magazine: Andy Potts,, The Unexpected Kindnesses of Moscow Life.
7. Kremlin.ru: Meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club (transcript concluded)
8. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, Sept. 27, 2013.
9. Reuters: Russia’s Putin makes plans for prison amnesty.
10. Interfax: Putin chief of staff: 1993 constitution saves Russia’s ‘sovereignty and unity’
11. ITAR-TASS: None-of-the-above box may be restored to Russia’s ballot papers soon.
12. Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Russian Commentator: Regional Elections Suggest Shift Toward Competition, Democracy. (Leonid Polyakov)
13. www.russiaotherpointsofview.com: Gordon Hahn, SHOOTS OF DEMOCRACY SURVIVE IN PUTIN’S RUSSIA.
14. The Economist: Russia in the world. Preening. Vladimir Putin tries his hardest to look like a world statesman.
15. Patrick Armstrong: RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 26 September 2013 (excerpts)
16. Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Valday Invitation Refusal Seen Marginalizing Navalnyy. (Aleksey Mukhin)
17. Russia! Magazine: Sean Guillory, Historical Lineages of Putin’s Russian National Identity.

ECONOMY

18. ITAR-TASS: Dmitry Medvedev: Protection of private property and competition political priority of RF government.
19. Interfax: Risk of not implementing new development model the main risk for Russia – Ulyukayev.
20. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Russian authorities’ economic plans fall short of reality.
21. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Commentator Forecasts Economic ‘Cataclysm’ for Russia as Raw Materials Prices Fall. (Mikhail Delyagin)
22. Christian Science Monitor/OilPrice.com: Daniel Graeber, Is Russia’s economy running out of gas?
23. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Vedomosti: Investment in infrastructure to fuel economic growth. Acceleration of economic growth to 3­3.3 percent in 2014­2016 will be assisted by the investment of oil revenues into infrastructure, an easing of monetary policy, and growth in private investment, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development hopes.
24. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, Drill, comrade, drill: Why the Kremlin’s Arctic plan worries activists.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

25. Reuters: U.S., Russia agree on Syria U.N. chemical arms measure.
26. ITAR-TASS: Churkin: Main threat of chemical weapons use in Syria comes from armed opposition.
27. Moscow Times: Despite U.S.-Russia Tensions, Visa Deal Called a Success.
28. CNN.com: PIERS MORGAN LIVE. Interview with Bill Clinton (re Putin)
29. RIA Novosti: Americans Say Putin Most Effective Leader on Syria, Obama Least ­- Poll.
30. www.nationaljournal.com: Marin Cogan, The Secret American Subculture of Putin-Worshippers.
31. Washington Post: Carl Gershman, Former Soviet states stand up to Russia. Will the U.S.?
32. RFE/RL: Brian Whitmore, An Old Game With New Rules In Russia’s Backyard.
33. http://mercouris.wordpress.com: Alexander Mercouris, THE LAVROV KERRY AGREEMENT.
34. Russia! Magazine: Filipp Velgach, Check the Appropriate Box: Russians Survey their Community. (re Russian-Americans)

LONG ITEM

35. Current History: Daniel Treisman, Can Putin Keep His Grip on Power?

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