RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-156 :: Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#156
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
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1. The American Interest: Kirk Bennett, Is Putin’s Russia Headed for a Systemic Collapse?
2. Stratfor.com: Putin’s Chance to Change History.
3. Newsweek.com: John Herbst, Steven Pifer, and William Taylor, PUTIN MISJUDGED UKRAINIANS’ THIRST FOR UNITY AND FREEDOM.
4. Meduza: Nigina Beroeva, Guns, money, and fun in rebel Ukraine. Living at peace in wartime Donetsk and Luhansk.
5. Meduza: ‘Imagine what would happen if ‘Voice of America’ tweeted #CorruptPutin’ Michael McFaul explains how Russia became a major theme in the US presidential race.
6. http://www.danielleryan.net: Danielle Ryan, McFaul’s explanation for Russia’s role in the US election.
7. http://www.danielleryan.net: Danielle Ryan, The way we talk about Russia.
8. http://www.danielleryan.net: Danielle Ryan, Moscow makeover is “undemocratic” says Foreign Policy.
9. Wall Street Journal: The Woman Who Revived Russia’s Markets. Many investors credit central-bank chief Elvira Nabiullina for Russia’s resurgence.
10. Russia Direct: Dmitry Dokychaev, Russian capital, no longer on the run. Russian capital flight – one of the major problems complicating the recovery of the nation’s economy has been reduced five-fold since 2015.
11. Oilprice.com: Why Arctic Oil Is Crucial For Russia’s Future.
12. Rethinking Russia: Alexander Pozhalov, Russia’s Electoral System in 2011 and 2016: Road to Fair Political Competition and Legitimate Elections.
13. BBC Monitoring: Russian election ad: Opposition Parnas party.
14. Newsweek.com: PUTIN’S IMPEACHMENT IS ENDGAME FOR RUSSIA’S PARNAS PARTY.
15. Bloomberg: Putin’s Election Grip Is So Tight Even His Nemesis Can Take Part.
16. Carnegie Moscow Center: Andrei Kolesnikov, Out With the Old, In With the New for Russia’s Political Elite.
17. Nature: Putin appoints church historian as science minister.
18. Russia Direct: Ksenia Smertina, What to expect from Russia’s new education minister. The appointment of a new Minister of Education indicates that Russia’s educational system still needs to be reformed. At the same time, the shakeup could be a tactical move to meet the demands of voters before the 2016 parliamentary elections.
19. Sputnik: Finian Cunningham, No Need for Russia to Apologize for Curbing US Provocation.
20. www.rt.com: No proof, but ‘Russian hackers’: CNN blunders with report on ‘breach’ at NYT – not even asking NYT.
21. BBC Monitoring: Russian press slams CAS, IPC blanket ban on Paralympians.
22. www.rt.com: Danielle Ryan,The alternate reality of Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
23. Valdai Discussion Club: RUSSIA AND IRAN: MILITARY AIR TURBULENCE. (Vladimir Sazhin)
24. Russian Military Analysis: Michael Kofman, New Russian Divisions and other units shifting to Ukraine’s borders – second look with updates. (excerpt)
25. http://theduran.com: Adam Garrie, Here’s why Russia has NOT invaded Ukraine.
26. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Work and Travel: Seeing America through Russian eyes. Work and Travel is one of the most popular programs for young people who want to travel to the United States. Maria Rodionova went to the U.S. on this program in summer 2014 and shares her impressions of the work, the country, and the people. [DJ: We have Russian students working in Chincoteague on this great State Department program.)
27. New York Times: Fiona Hill, Stop Blaming Putin and Start Helping Him. (DJ: From the good old days of 2004)
28. www.rt.com: Maxim Kononenko, Harry Potter and Russian Propaganda.