Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#97 :: 29 May 2013

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#97 :: 29 May 2013
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POLITICS

1. Moscow TImes: Strict Measures in Works to Boost Population.
2. Moscow Times: Chris Weafer, Amnesty Could Boost the Investment Climate.
3. Financial Times: Prominent economist flees Russia. (Sergei Guriev)
4. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Well-known economist Sergei Guriev may resign from many posts for supporting Opposition activist.
5. Reuters: Ice levels, rule changes to boost Arctic northern sea route.
6. RIA Novosti: Russia’s New Public TV Now Available Worldwide Online – Boss.
7. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, May 29, 2013.
8. Osobaya Bukva: Political Expert Comments on Conflict inside United Russia, Party’s Future Prospects.
9. Slon.ru: Governor Touts Kirov Oblast Record, Chides Russian Opposition in Interview. (Nikita Belykh)
10. Moscow News: Deputy Education Minister quits amid political tensions.
11. ITAR-TASS: Ombudsman criticizes regional authorities for violation of rights to freedom of conscience.
12. Interfax: Memorial human rights center contests in court demand to register as foreign agent.
13. Interfax: Young people should know ‘true essence’ of Bolotnaya Square protests – Smolensk governor.
14. RAPSI: Moscow Court Upholds Pussy Riot Verdict in Final Instance.
15. Jamestown Foundation Blog: Mairbek Vatchagaev, What Role, if Any, Did Dagestan Play in Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s Radicalization?
16. Voice of America: Russia Tries to Keep Wrestling in the Olympics.
17 Wall Street Journal book review: Philip Shishkin, Travels in a Cursed Land. (re The Last Man in Russia by Oliver Bullough)
18. ITAR-TASS: Museum of New Western Art likely to be recreated in Moscow only virtually.

ECONOMY

19. Reuters: OECD cuts Russia, CEE growth outlook but sees pick-up coming.
20. Moscow Times: Medvedev Learns Geology at Skolkovo as Startups Seek Their Niche.
21. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Premier, accompanied by outgoing deputy, visits Skolkovo innovation center.
22. Interfax: Economic Development Ministry opposes amnesty for convicted businessmen.
23. Moscow Times: Gref Says Russia Lacks Project Management Experience.
24. Vedomosti: Russia may Experience Minimal Growth in the Next 10 Years.
25. Forbes.com: Stephen Leeb, Dangerous Scenario For Syria, Oil And War With Russia.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

26. Reuters: Russia faults U.S. over ‘odious’ Syria rights resolution.
27. Interfax: Top Russian diplomat on problems with USA over Syria conference.
28. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, EU, Russia moving toward arming opposite sides in Syria.
29. Washington Times: Russian anti-air missiles may be Syrian ‘game changer’
30. Interfax: Russian diplomats say no results of ABM dialogue with USA so far.
31. Interfax: Non-direction criteria should be stipulated in Russian-U.S. missile shield agreement – Ryabkov.
32. Interfax: Russian, U.S. business can improve bilateral economic cooperation – Ryabkov.
33. The Hill (Washington DC): Russian ambassador: Boston shows need for more cooperation.
34. BBC Monitoring: Russian TV commentator attacks US tax system.
35. Moscow Times: Russia Aims to Boost Security Alliance in Central Asia.
36. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Post-Soviet republics discuss common problems, cooperation prospects.
37. Russian Analytical Digest: Andrei P. Tsygankov, Vladimir Putin’s Civilizational Turn.
38. The National Interest: Thomas de Waal, Abkhazia, the Comfortable Conflict Zone.
39. Eurasianet.org: Joshua Kucera, Is Ivanishvili Getting Georgia Closer To NATO Than Saakashvili?
40. The Atlantic: Douglas Birch, The USSR and US Came Closer to Nuclear War Than We Thought.

LONG ITEM

41. Minchenko Consulting: Minchenko Report Reviews Status, Prospects of Medvedev’s Government.