Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#180 :: Wednesday, 9 October 2013

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#180 :: 9 October 2013
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POLITICS

1. Interfax: Russians think Putin became wiser, closer to people than before – poll.
2. Pravda.ru: What Putin has done for Russia and world at 61.
3. The National Interest: Paul Saunders, Yeltsin’s Attack, America’s Tolerance.
4. Valdai Discussion Club/Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Fyodor Lukyanov, Russia Facing Challenges Europe Overcame Decades Ago.
5. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: Russian Federation Needs At Least Two Generations to Form a Common Identity, Malashenko Says.
6. Moscow Times: Domestic Adoptions Expected to Double.
7. RIA Novosti: Natalia Antonova, Killing Irony with Ivan the Terrible and an Orthodox Activist.
8. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, Oct. 9, 2013.
9. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Putin warns United Russia members of bigheadedness and populism.
10. ITAR-TASS: United Russia retains hold of center stage in Russian politics.
11. Moscow Times: Shuvalov Criticizes ‘Low’ State Salaries.
12. ITAR-TASS: Putin initiates major judicial reform.
13. The National Interest: Anatol Liven,, Putin’s Russia: Political Theater at Valdai.
14. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Lawmaking in Russia: Tricks of the trade.
15. BBC Monitoring: Russian state TV talk show discusses Libyan embassy attack, history, economy.
16. Moscow Times: Vladimir Ryzhkov, Same Old Kremlin, Same Old Surkov.
17. Moscow Times: Yulia Latynina, Rutskoi’s Avatar in the Kremlin.
18. Kommersant: Prominent Russian Think Tank Expert Reviews First Year of Controversial NGO Law. (Yevgeniy Gontmakher)
19. Interfax: Russians doubt perpetrators of Politkovskaya murder will be tracked down – poll.
20. Reuters: High stakes for Putin as his Olympic dream nears.
21. Moscow TImes: Russian Authors Face Long Odds for Nobel.

ECONOMY

22. RIA Novosti: IMF Says Russian Economic Growth Model Exhausted.
23. Reuters: Economy fears overshadow Russian stocks outlook.
24. AP: Report: 110 People Own 35 Pct of Russia’s Wealth.
25. Interfax: Govt programs need quality review – deputy minister.
26. Reuters: Violent raid exposes risks for investors in Russia.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

27. RIA Novosti: Russian President Says His Country Interested In Recovery Of US Economy.
28. Interfax: Putin: Obama’s decision not to attend APEC Bali summit justified, I would have done the same.
29. Interfax: Putin hails Russian-US ‘mutual understanding’ on Syria.
30. Kremlin.ru: Press statement and answers to journalists’ questions following the APEC summit.
31. www.russiatoday.com: Lavrov on US op in Libya: Countries fighting terrorism should stay within intl law.
32. Moscow Times: Dmitry Trenin, Russia’s Diplomatic Flourish in the Middle East
33. Kommersant: Government Report Warns of ‘Grim’ Scenarios After NATO Withdrawal From Afghanistan.
34. RIA Novosti: Russian Nuclear Arms, Defence Spending To Rise 50-60 Per Cent Over Three Years.
35. The National Interest: Nikolas Gvosdev, Russia’s Military Is Back.
36. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Taking the U.S. Russia framework seriously. Cooperation between the White House and Kremlin may even bear fruit.
37. Christian Science Monitor: Fred Weir, Rssians pull punches on US government shutdown ­- for now.
38. New York Times: Envoys Near Deal to Free Ex-Premier of Ukraine. (Yulia Tymoshenko)