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Interfax: Moscow says Senegal promises to give materials confirming violations of fishing regulations by Russian boat

Africa
Africa Satellite Image Map

MOSCOW. Jan 9 (Interfax) – The Senegalese authorities have promised to provide Russia with materials confirming repeated violations of fishing regulations in the exclusive economic zone of Senegal by the crew of Russia’s Oleg Naydyonov vessel, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “On January 8 the meeting of the Russian Ambassador to Senegal and Senegalese Foreign Minister, Mankeur Ndiaye, took place […]

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Russia boosts oil output 1% in 2013

Oil, Gas, Energy
Oil Well file photo

MOSCOW. Jan 9 (Interfax) – Russia’s oil and gas condensate output grew 1.0% year-on-year to 523.276 million tonnes (10.508 million barrels a day) in 2013, the Central Dispatching Department of the Fuel and Energy Complex (CDU TEK) said. Russia produced 44.964 million tonnes of oil in December, with the average daily produce of 10.632 million barrels. In 2013 Rosneft (MOEX: […]

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Prosecutors sanction over 500,000 requests for inspecting businesses in 2014

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Economy, Business, Investment, Trade
Empty Boardroom

MOSCOW. Jan 9 (Interfax) – The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has declined nearly half of a total of over 1 million requests from controlling agencies on inspecting small and medium-sized businesses in 2014, which makes nearly half of all such requests, the office reported on its website on Thursday. “In line with the law on state and municipal control, draft […]

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A Russian City Where Life Expectancy has Declined to 38 Years

Environment, Health, Epidemics, Substance Abuse
Map of Russia

(Window on Eurasia – Paul Goble – Staunton, January 9, 2014) Karabash, a copper-smelting company town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, has seen the life expectancy of its residents fall to 38 years, the result of massive environmental pollution by a highly profitable company that has turned this city of 13,000 into a kind of hell, “one of the dirtiest in the […]

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Moscow State University ranked Top 10 in BRICS countries

BRICS, Education, Academia
Moscow State University

(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Anastasia Maltseva, special to RBTH – January 9, 2014) Russian universities have a good reputation in the developing world, even though they are falling behind their Chinese competitors. Experts say this is because historically, Russian universities have always prioritized education over research. Russian universities rank in the top 10 among the so-called BRICS […]

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U.S. Private Security Firm On Standby in Case of Emergency During Olympics

Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, Sports, Olympics, World Cup, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Sochi Olympics Banner Near Highway in Warm Weather with Vehicle and Cyclicsts Nearby

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – January 9, 2014) A U.S. crisis-response firm will have five aircraft on standby during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in the event that an emergency requires an evacuation. The private Global Rescue firm, which had announced in November that it would assist the U.S. ski and snowboard teams during the Olympics, will stand by […]

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Moscow Police Hunt Quran Burners

Race, Ethnic, Extremism, Xenophobia, Religion
Russian Mosque File Photo

MOSCOW, January 9 (RIA Novosti) ­ Police in Moscow are investigating a video that shows alleged football fans burning a Quran and attacking Muslims in retribution for recent suicide bombings in Volgograd. The video, uploaded on YouTube on January 5, depicts a group of young men in the dark, burning a Russian translation of the Quran with several lighters. No […]

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Putin’s New National Conservatism Resonates in Russian Regions

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Regions, Cities, Municipalities
Map of Russia

(Window on Eurasia – Paul Goble – Staunton, January 9, 2014) Support in the city of Moscow for Vladimir Putin’s new conservative message has always seemed “insincere,” according to a Russian commentator. But in ethnic Russian regions, that message has been warmly echoed by the actions of national conservative groups. In an essay on the Svobodnaya pressa portal yesterday, Vladislav […]

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#7 :: 9 January 2014

JRL Tables of Contents, Russian News
St. Basil's file photo

[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#7 :: 9 January 2013 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support […]

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In Praise of the Transactional – the Case Against a Strategic Russian-Western Partnership

Russia & the West, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama Seated Before Russian and U.S. Flags

Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 From: Kirk Bennett <kirkbennett7@yahoo.com> Subject: In Praise of the Transactional ­ — the Case Against a Strategic Russian-Western Partnership In Praise of the Transactional ­ — the Case Against a Strategic Russian-Western Partnership By Kirk Bennett, U.S. Department of State, retired. The opinions expressed are his own and do not reflect the views of the […]

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#6 :: 8 January 2014

JRL Tables of Contents, Russian News
St. Basil's file photo

[check back for updates, including more links; links also posted to facebook and twitter] Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#6 :: 8 January 2013 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support […]

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The future’s bright – the future’s Lidl

Baltics, Europe, EU
Kaliningrad Map, adapted and cropped from army.mil image with credit to Jim Kistler, USAWC

(opendemocracy.net – Ola Cichowlas – January 7, 2014) Ola Cichowlas is a British-Polish freelance journalist. She covers Russian regional politics and the arts in provincial Russia. As Russia and the EU fight it out for Ukraine, Ola Cichowlas reports on a more positive initiative on another border, where Russians from Kaliningrad can travel to Gdansk in Poland to sample the […]

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Russian Democrats Must Be Suspicious of Oligarch ‘Opposition,’ Melnikov Says

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Arm and Torso of Person in Brown Sweater Placing Paper Ballot into Ballot Box

(Window on Eurasia – Paul Goble – Staunton, January 8, 2014) Two groups in the Russian opposition which are often lumped together ­ the committed democrats and oligarchs who use democratic phraseology and even tactics to pursue wealth and the division of power — in fact are distinct, have very different goals, and often find themselves in conflict, according to […]

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Unrolling the Russian carpet

Life in Russia, Culture, Arts
File Photo of Moscow In Snowy Winter Showing St. Basil's At Night in Snowfall, with People on the Ground in the Distance

(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Georgy Manaev, RBTH – January 8, 2014) Do Russian walk on their walls? If not, why do they have carpets all over them?. RBTH takes an in-depth look at one of the most intriguing Soviet traditions Do you know what really hits home with Russians when they watch the brilliant “The Big Lebowski” […]

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List of 1,000 Scientific Institutions to Be Managed by New Agency Confirmed

Science, Technology, Engineering
Artist's Conception of Nanotechnology Components

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – January 8, 2014) Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday confirmed the list of 1,007 institutions that will be run by the Federal Agency of Scientific Organizations, which was created last year by a law on academic reforms. The list, initially published on the government’s website on Dec. 30, still includes all 20 of the institutions, […]

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Fury Over Biographical Stalin Calendar Published by Orthodox Church

History, Soviet Union, Human Rights, Religion
File Photo of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Anna Dolgov – January 8, 2014) A publishing house run by the Russian Orthodox Church has released a 2014 calendar devoted to Josef Stalin, unleashing a flurry of indignation among Russian bloggers and a discussion about the Church’s ties to the former Soviet dictator. The calendar, published by the Moscow-based patriarchal printing house of the […]

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What Are Modern Nations Like? Multiethnicity in Russia in a Global Context

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Race, Ethnic, Extremism, Xenophobia
World Map Showing Continents, Greens, Browns, Ice

(Russia in Global Affairs – eng.globalaffairs.ru – Valery Tishkov – December 27, 2013 Valery Tishkov is Academician-Secretary in the History and Philology Department at the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is Director of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, and a Member of the Presidential Council on Inter-Ethnic Relations. Resume: Some political scientists believe there is no common nation in […]

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First Batch of Chemical Weapons Leaves Syria

Chemical Weapons, Biological Weapons, ChemBio, Syria, WMD Proliferation
Syria Map

MOSCOW, January 7 (RIA Novosti) The first consignment of chemical weapons has left the Syrian port of Latakia on a Danish cargo vessel, the international chemical weapons watchdog said on Tuesday. “The removal of the first consignment of priority chemicals from the Syrian Arab Republic took place today,” the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said in a […]

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Ruble Strengthens as Russia Readies for Olympics Amid Oil Gain

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade, Oil, Gas, Energy, Sports, Olympics, World Cup
Cash, Calculator, Pen

(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Vladimir Kuznetsov – January 8, 2014) The ruble strengthened after the resumption of trading in Moscow as oil gained and investors bet next month’s Winter Olympics will support Russia’s currency. The ruble appreciated 0.4 percent to 38.4873 against Bank Rossii’s target basket of dollars and euros by 2:03 p.m. in Moscow. The yield on Russian government […]

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ECHR Issued 120 Rulings Against Russia in 2013

Europe, EU, Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights Building file photo

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – January 8, 2014) The European Court for Human Rights last year made 120 rulings against human rights violations by Russian authorities, the Justice Ministry’s press service said Tuesday. “As of Dec. 20, 2013 the European Court for Human Rights had made 120 rulings, in which Russian authorities were found guilty of violating the principles of […]

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The Top Five Bizarre Stories From 2013

Russian News
New Year's Eve on Red Square with Fireworks, Kremlin, Saint Basil's, Crowds

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – January 8, 2014) [Videos here http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/the-top-5-bizarre-stories-from-2013/492451.html#ixzz2poNBUVlR] The news coming out of Russia in 2013 was full of emotions. Anti-gay laws and corruption scandals caused outrage, Olympic torches were carried with pride and falling meteors provoked awe that was captured on a small army of dash cams. There were also stories that made our readers (and […]

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In the Shadow of Sochi: The North Caucasus in 2013

Chechnya, Dagestan, North Caucasus, Sports, Olympics, World Cup, Terrorism
File Photo of Sochi Olympics Banner Near Highway in Warm Weather with Vehicle and Cyclicsts Nearby

(Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 11 Issue: 2 – Paul Goble – Jamestown Foundation – jamestown.org – January 7, 2014) Russian officials have repeatedly complained over the last 12 months that analysts in both Russia and the West will link, appropriately or not, everything that takes place in Russia before February 2014 with the Sochi Olympiad. There may be some justification […]

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Russia Fourth in World For Number of Smokers

Health, Epidemics, Substance Abuse

MOSCOW, January 8 (RIA Novosti) ­ Russia is among the world’s heaviest smoking countries, outranked only by China, India and Indonesia, according to a new report out Wednesday. About 39 million of 143 million Russians smoked as of 2012, the latest year covered by a global group of researchers for a study published in the Journal of the American Medical […]

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Russia Nears Record Highs as North America Shivers

Environment, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Snowy Scene with Trees and Hills file photo, adapted from NWS image

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – January 8, 2014) Moscow’s unseasonably warm weather is expected to continue over the next few days, creating the potential for setting temperature records that are a far cry from those being caused by the polar vortex in the United States and Canada. Fobos weather center said that temperatures in Moscow were expected to reach three […]

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#5 :: 7 January 2014

JRL Tables of Contents, Russian News
St. Basil's file photo

Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#5 :: 7 January 2013 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php POLITICS 1. ITAR-TASS: Putin attended a Christmas service in a newly-built church […]

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New challenges for Russia’s economy in 2014

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Cash, Calculator, Pen

(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Anna Kuchma, RBTH – January 6, 2014) Next year may prove quite challenging for the Russian economy, as the negative trends carry over from 2013. Experts warn that the economic forecast offered by Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development may be too optimistic. The government needs to be prepared for decisive action in order […]

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Ivan Kozlovsky: The man who refused to sing for Stalin

History, Soviet Union, Life in Russia, Culture, Arts
Bolshoi Theater file photo

(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Yan Shenkman, RBTH – January 4, 2014) The legendary opera singer admired by Stalin, yet always resented being told what he could sing and what he could not. Ivan Kozlovsky (1900-1993) was a legendary opera tenor and a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater. He sang more than 50 operatic roles, and was particularly […]

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Making ‘Separatist Propaganda’ Illegal is the Real Crime, Belotserkovsky Says

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Human Rights, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Map of Russia

(Window on Eurasia – Paul Goble – Staunton, January 7, 2013) From the point of view of both international law and the critical needs of the peoples of the Russian Federation, Vadim Belotserkovsky argues, the new Russian law imposing criminal penalties for the  “‘propaganda of separatism’” is the real crime because it undermines “the inalienable right of peoples to self-determination.” […]

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Moscow Celebrates Russian Orthodox Christmas With Giant Apple Pie

Life in Russia, Culture, Arts, Religion
Aerial View of Moscow From Beyond Stadium, file photo

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – January 7, 2014) This year’s warm temperatures meant believers in Moscow celebrated a red and gold, rather than white, Orthodox Christmas. Moscow confectioners baked a giant apple and cherry pie in celebration of Russian Orthodox Christmas, which is marked on Jan. 7, based on the old Julian calendar. The 100 kilogram, 1.5-meter by 2.5-meter pie […]

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Interfax: Western model of society is becoming increasingly marginal – Russian Orthodox Church

Russia & the West
Archpriest Vsevolad Chaplin file photo

Moscow, January 7, Interfax – The Western model of society cannot cope with modern challenges, head of the Synodal Department for Church and Society Relations Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin has said. “To my mind, Western civilization still cannot realize that its model of social order is shared by the minority of people in the world and is typical of only that […]

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Interfax: Patriarch Kirill finds commercialization of Christmas in West dangerous

Religion, Russia & the West
Patriarch Kirill file photo

Moscow, January 7, Interfax – Ousting the true sense of Christmas from public space, including its substitution with other names, can have dangerous consequences, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has said. “This is a political action, a purposeful act to oust Christian values, including Christian holidays from the lives of people. This is spiritual disarmament of the masses. […]

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Interfax: Medvedev greets Patriarch Kirill on Christmas, thanks for spiritual patronage

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Religion
Patriarch Kirill file photo

Moscow, January 7, Interfax – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has greeted Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on Christmas, the government website reported on Tuesday. “This holiday presents the light of faith, the warmth of love and the happiness of hope. It consolidates the moral foundations of our society helping people to learn Christian values of kindness, mercy and […]

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Interfax: Putin: Christmas serves to unite millions on the basis of common spiritual values and traditions

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Religion
Russian Orthodox Believers Holding Candles at Cathedral at Christmas

Moscow, January 7, Interfax – President Vladimir Putin has greeted Orthodox Christians, all Russian citizens celebrating Christmas, the Kremlin press service reported on Tuesday. “This lightsome holiday nourishes the kindest of feelings and intensions and serves to unite millions of people on the basis of common spiritual values and historical traditions of which mutual respect and accord, mercy and care […]

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VIDEO & Article: Police Detain Dozens at Protest Calling for Release of Bolotnaya Prisoners

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Kremlin and St. Basil's

[scroll down for video] (Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – January 7, 2014) Police detained two dozen protesters who gathered in central Moscow on Monday to demand the release of opposition activists from prison and to denounce the publicity stunts meant to boost Russia’s image ahead of the Sochi Olympic Games. The protesters gathered on Manezhnaya Square on Russian Christmas Eve, […]

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Russia Enters a Year of Post-Olympic Blues; Inherent economic weaknesses likely to mar 2014 for Russia

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade
File Photo of Cash, Coins, Line Graph

(Eurasia Daily Monitor: Volume 11, Issue 1 – Jamestown Foundation – jamestown.org – Pavel K. Baev – January 6, 2014) Seasonal festivities have been unusually subdued in Russia this year – ­families at every income level and of any ethnic composition are finding it difficult to forget their worries and focus on positive prospects for the coming year. One interval […]

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Russia at home and abroad: past successes, future challenges

Foreign Policy, Security, Visas
World Map Showing Continents, Greens, Browns, Ice

(opendemocracy.net – Margot Light – January 5, 2014) Margot Light is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the Department of International Relations of the London School of Economics and Political Science. 2013 produced several foreign policy successes for President Putin, increasing Russia’s prominence on the international stage. At home, the Volgograd suicide attacks brought the year to a sad and […]

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Stranded Russian Vessel Free from Antarctic Ice

Environment, Transportation
Antarctica Map

MOSCOW, January 7 (RIA Novosti) ­ A Russian ship stranded in the East Antarctic since Christmas managed to break free due to favorable weather conditions, the vessel’s owner said Tuesday. The Akademik Shokalsky has left the ice trap and is currently speeding north at 7 knots, said Yury Volkov, the director of the Far Eastern Regional Hydrometeorological Research Institute. The […]

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The Kremlin’s Euromaidan Calculus

Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War
Russian Naval Vessel in Ukrainian Port

(Institute of Modern Russia – imrussia.org – Donald N. Jensen – January 6, 2014) In December, after a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yanukovych, Moscow announced that it would give Kiev a $15 billion bailout and slash the gas price by one-third as a reward for Yanukovych’s rejection of an association agreement with the European Union. Donald N. Jensen, […]

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#4 :: 6 January 2014

JRL Tables of Contents, Russian News
St. Basil's file photo

Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#4 :: 6 January 2013 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php POLITICS 1. The Voice of Russia: Christmas greetings from Metropolitan Juvenaly: Russian […]

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Mitt Romney Says Sochi Games Likely to Be Safe

Sports, Olympics, World Cup, Terrorism
File Photo of Sochi Olympics Banner Near Highway in Warm Weather with Vehicle and Cyclicsts Nearby

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – January 6, 2014) Former U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Russia should not have been chosen to host the Olympics considering its role in global politics but the upcoming games in Sochi are likely to be as safe as any other. Romney, who led the Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002, told Fox […]

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Immigrant hunters, paedophile safaris and drug addict cowboys

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Kremlin and St. Basil's file photo

(opendemocracy.net – Ben Judah – January 3, 2014) Ben Judah is the author of Fragile Empire: How Russia Fell In And Out Of Love With Vladimir Putin published by Yale University Press. He is an associate fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Late Putinism ­ immigrant hunters, paedophile safaris and drug addict cowboys; in 2013, Russia has had […]

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Rights activists to work for judicial, penitentiary system reform in 2014 – Moscow Helsinki Group chair

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Human Rights, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Lyudmila Alekseyeva file photo

MOSCOW. Jan 4 (Interfax) – Russian human rights activists will give priority to reforms of the judicial and penitentiary systems in 2014, Moscow Helsinki Group Chair Lyudmila Alexeyeva told Interfax. “The absence of independent courts is our main problem. Another problem on which we need to work in 2014 is the situation in the penitentiary system,” she said. “The improvement […]

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What you need to know about safety in Russia

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime
Aerial View of Moscow From Beyond Stadium, file photo

(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Ajay Kamalakaran, RBTH – January 4, 2014) Most Russian cities are generally safe by international standards but being street smart never harmed a visitor. One of the most common and misplaced fears about Russia in the minds of foreign visitors is of violence on the streets. Thankfully, most visitors have stopped associating the […]

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Channel One Leads in Putin’s New Year Address Ratings

Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Kremlin and St. Basil's file photo

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – January 6, 2014) Almost 95 percent of Russian television viewers saw the traditional New Year’s address by President Vladimir Putin, according to preliminary data from media research firm TNS Russia. This year’s address differed starkly from previous years in that it was delivered in two versions, the initial one recorded in the Kremlin and broadcast […]

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Billionaire Usmanov Still Russia’s Richest Man

Economy, Business, Investment, Trade

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – January 6, 2014) Alisher Usmanov retained his title as Russia’s richest businessman in 2013 with a net worth of $20.2 billion, according to a Bloomberg ranking of the world’s 200 wealthiest persons. Usmanov, whose fortune grew by $1.3 billion last year, qualified as the world’s 36th richest person in the ranking, which also saw 10 […]

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West has been Against the Slavs for a Millenium, IMEMO Expert Says

History, Soviet Union, Race, Ethnic, Extremism, Xenophobia, Russia & the West
Map of European Portion of Former Soviet Union

(Window on Eurasia – Paul Goble – Staunton, January 6, 2013) Despite all the ups and downs in the relationship between the West and the Slavic world, changes that alternatively spark new hopes or new fears, the underlying reality, according to a senior researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences, is that “the anti-Slavic character of the policy of the […]

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#3 :: 3 January 2014

JRL Tables of Contents, Russian News
St. Basil's file photo

Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#3 :: 3 January 2013 E-Mail: davidjohnson@starpower.net A project of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs: www.ieres.org JRL homepage: russialist.org JRL on Facebook: facebook.com/russialist JRL on Twitter: twitter.com/JohnsonRussiaLi Support JRL: russialist.org/funding.php POLITICS 1. Patrick Armstrong: RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 2 January 2014 . 2. […]

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Interfax: Iranian president actively seeking solutions to domestic, foreign issues – Russian ambassador to Iran

Iran
Iran Map and Flag

MOSCOW. Jan 3 (Interfax) – New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is actively looking for solutions to his country’s problems on the domestic and international arena, Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagarian says. “As I see from the Iranian perspective, Rouhani is making quite a lot of efforts so as to find mutually acceptable solutions to the existing problems, and he […]

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G8 Presidency to Be Marked by Transparency and Efficiency, Putin Says

Foreign Policy, Security, Visas
File Photo of G8 Heads of State Outdoors in 2013

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – January 3, 3014) Russia’s presidency of the Group of Eight this year will focus on transparency and efficiency in the fight against terrorism and elimination of protectionist barriers in trade, President Vladimir Putin said. In an address published on the Kremlin’s website as Russia assumed the presidency on New Year’s Day, Putin preached cooperation, dialogue […]

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Russian Federation SITREP 20140102

Russian News
Map of Russia

Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2014 From: Patrick Armstrong <gpa@magma.ca> Subject: [UTExpertsDiscGrp] RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 20140102 [Find numerous active links to sources here http://www.russiaotherpointsofview.com/2014/01/r.html#more] RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 2 January 2014 MAN OF THE WHATEVER. Putin is topping a lot of year-end lists these days and I find it amusing. First because he isn’t doing or saying anything new but also because […]

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