RUSSIA & UKRAINE – Johnson’s Russia List table of contents :: JRL 2016-207 :: Monday, 7 November 2016

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Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2016-#207
Monday, 7 November 2016
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1. Paul Goble: Russia Today Far More Dangerous than USSR Was and West Far Less Ready to Counter It, Analysts Say.
2. The New Yorker: PUTIN APPEARS WITH TRUMP IN FLURRY OF SWING-STATE RALLIES.
3. Washington Post: David Filipov, Russia has a $4 snack that looks like Donald Trump. It’s meaty and overpowering.
4. BBC Monitoring: Russian press dominated by US presidential race.
5. Wall Street Journal: Russia Aims to Disrupt Other Western Elections, U.S. Officials Say. Electoral chaos in West being sowed to safeguard Putin’s hold on power, Kremlin watchers say.
6. Russia Beyond the Headlines: After America votes: What awaits Russia, post-Nov. 8? The culmination of the political thriller in the U.S. has produced a plethora of forecasts for the future, depending on who moves into the White House. Academics from the U.S., Europe and Russia shared their views with RBTH, revealing confusion, apprehension – and a little hope.
7. Valdai Discussion Club: Andrey Sushentsov, UNCERTAINTY IS THE MAIN RESULT OF THE US PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
8. http://wemeantwell.com/blog: Peter Van Buren, Thinking Like an Intelligence Officer: Anthony Weiner and Russian Spies.
9. NBCNews.com: U.S. Govt. Hackers Ready to Hit Back If Russia Tries to Disrupt Election.
10. www.rt.com: Russia demands Washington explain after reports say US military hacked into Russian networks.
11. The Kremlin Stooge: Mark Chapman, What if Trump Were Running Against Putin? The Struggle to Sell Clinton as a Democratic Inevitability.
12. Moscow Times: No Early Russian Presidential Elections Says Kremlin.
13. Bear Market Brief: Putin’s Fourth Term May Be Similar to First.
14. Moskovsky Komsomolets: Andrey Kamakin, Russian Opposition After Elections: How Can Liberals Survive.
15. Reuters: Russia Makes U-Turn After Evicting Amnesty From Moscow Office.
16. BBC Monitoring: Amnesty’s Moscow office to reopen “soon” – official.
17. Moskovsky Komsomolets : Russian analyst predicts slow recovery from economic slump. (Yevgeniy Yasin)
18. www.politico.eu: Russia’s boom (farming) economy. Kremlin credits Western sanctions. The truth is more complicated.
19. Forbes.com: Sara Hsu, Is A Russia-China Economic Alliance On The Horizon?
20. Moscow Times: For Russia’s Labor Migrants, a Life on the Edge. In slum settlements on the outskirts of Moscow, foreign workers are adjusting to the realities of Russia’s economic crisis.
21. Kremlin.ru: Monument to Vladimir the Great opened in Moscow on Unity Day.
22. Awful Avalanche: The Ethnic Issue in Modern Russia – Part I.
23. Awful Avalanche: The Ethnic Issue in Modern Russia – Part II.
24. Awful Avalanche: The Ethnic Issue in Modern Russia – Part III.
25. Awful Avalanche: The Ethnic Issue in Modern Russia – Part IV.
26. Awful Avalanche: The Ethnic Issue in Modern Russia – Part V.
27. Russia Direct: Alexander Sotnichenko, The rivalry between Moscow and Washington for the right to defeat ISIS. As the U.S.-led coalition continues its assault on Mosul, Russia is looking for ways to remain involved in the fight against Islamic terrorism.
28. www.rt.com: Russia’s goal in Syria is to ensure national security – PM Medvedev.
29. Government.ru: Dmitry Medvedev’s interview with Channel 2 Israel.
30. Asia Times: M.K. Bhadrakumar, Japan and Russia subject each other to shock therapy.
31. Reuters: Pro-Russian Candidate Wins First Round of Bulgarian Election.
32. The Unz Review: The Saker, The Ancient Spiritual Roots of Russophobia.
33. New York Times: Liz Spayd (“THE PUBLIC EDITOR”): A Muted Alarm Bell Over Russian Election Hacking.