RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-177 :: Monday, 26 September 2016

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#177
Monday, 26 September 2016

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1. Moscow Times: Russia’s Blockbuster Museum: The Tretyakov Reborn. Director Zelfira Tregulova has breathed new life into the Tretyakov, toppling art’s ivory tower and attracting record-breaking crowds.
2. Moscow Times: 80% of Russians Feel Country’s Economic Decline.
3. www.rt.com: Russians expect long-term economic crisis but don’t fear its consequences – poll.
4. The Nation: Adam Johnson Who’s Afraid of ‘Russia Today’? Hand-wringing over Kremlin propaganda says more about about US media’s insecurity than it does Putin’s reach.
5. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, A once-villified czar returns to relevance in modern Russia. Vladimir Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church have increasingly invoked Czar Nicholas II, murdered in 1918, as part of a broader strategy to claim political legitimacy. But that epoch may hold warnings for Putin.
6. Kremlin.ru: Meeting with leaders of parties that gained State Duma seats following elections.
7. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Gazeta.ru: Putin: The USSR did not need to collapse.
8. Kremlin.ru: Meeting with Chairperson of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova and commission members.
9. The National Interest: Maria Snegovaya, Russia’s 2016 Parliamentary Elections: Missed Opportunities. While Americans debate whether to support Trump or Clinton in the upcoming election, the stakes were quite different recently for Russian voters.
10. Interfax: United Russia will not adopt unpopular decisions – Medvedev.
11. Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Russian elections seen leaving opposition at lowest ebb. (Valery Vyzhutovich)
12. The Unz Report: Anatoly Karlin, Russian Globalists Around the Globe.
13. Gazeta.ru: Russian opposition par ty leadership change rumoured.
14. www.rt.com: Putin proposes longtime ally as new Duma speaker, calls for urgent session. (Vyacheslav Volodin)
15. Vedomosti: Liberal pundit sees Volodin as likely successor to Putin. (Vladislav Inozemtsev)
16. Moscow Times: The Next Man Putin Wants to Manage Domestic Politics Could Be Russia’s Unluckiest Former Prime Minister. (Sergey Kirienko)
17. Russia Beyond the Headlines: The new face of Russian reconnaissance: Sergei Naryshkin. Vladimir Putin has appointed a new head of the Foreign Intelligence Service. The country’s top spy is now former speaker of parliament and long-time friend of the president, Sergei Naryshkin. Observers discuss the appointment and ask whether Naryshkin will try to elevate the reconnaissance network to a new level.
18. Kennan Institute: Anton Barbashin, Conservatism as Preemptive Strike: The Case of Novosibirsk.
19. TASS: Kremlin says media reports on so-called ‘Yarovaya Package’ details are exaggerated. (re internet)
20. Reuters: How Russia’s Central Bank Chief Held the Line. (Elvira Nabiullina)
21. Paul Goble: Soviet-Style Lines Reappearing in Moscow Stores.
22. Reuters: No sign of oil freeze at home as Russia meets OPEC.
23. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Four Russian companies listed in top 10 of world’s biggest energy firms. The devaluation of the ruble has allowed Russian energy companies to slash their costs in dollars, thus increasing their profits dramatically and securing a ranking among the world’s energy giants.
24. Reuters: EU leaders to consider how to improve Russia ties without dropping sanctions.
25. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Ivan Tsvetkov, What sort of Europe does Russia want post-Brexit? Brexit may not be the boon to Russia many said before Britain voted to leave the EU as a weakened union may turn toward closer relations with the U.S.
26. Defense One: Alexander Decina, Violently Ousting Assad Won’t Solve Anything in Syria. It is hardly surprising to hear calls for more U.S. action, but what happens next?
27. Wall Street Journal: Truce Crumbles in U.S.-Russia Distrust. Collapsed cease-fire scuttles hopes the two sides can cooperate in fighting ISIS.
28. Reuters: Kremlin Says Worried That Terrorists Regrouping in Syria.
29. www.rt.com: West still arming Al-Nusra in Syria, peace almost impossible – Russia’s UN envoy.
30. BBC Monitoring: Russian press pessimistic on likelihood of new Syria truce.
31. Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, New York, September 23, 2016.
32. Consortiumnews.com: James Carden, How Libyan ‘Regime Change’ Lies Echo in Syria. The mainstream U.S. media has largely ignored a U.K. report on the West’s lies used to justify the Libyan “regime change,” all the better to protect the ongoing falsehoods used in Syria.
33. AP: AP-GfK Poll Shows Voter Distaste for Putin-Style Leadership.
34. Irrussianality: Paul Robinson, MISGOVERNMENT IN UKRAINE.
35. The Guardian (UK): Vadim Novinsbky, The west looks on as corruption and bigotry rule in the ‘new Ukraine.’ The country desperately needs peace and national reconciliation. Only this way can it become an asset for Europe, not a burden.
36. www.rt.com: Russian radar data shows no missile attack on MH17 from rebel side, indicates Ukraine involvement.
37. Facebook: Ivan Katchanovski, Maidan Massacre.
38. AFP: After striking murky gas deal, Ukraine bows to West.
39. www.foreignaffairs.com: Alexander Motyl, Ukraine’s Next 25 Years. Moving Forward Under a Permanent Russian Threat.

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