Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#183 :: Monday, 14 October 2013

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#183 ::14 October 2013
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POLITICS

1. Reuters: Over 1,000 migrants rounded up after being targeted in Moscow riot.
2. RIA Novosti: 1,200 Detained at Vegetable Warehouse Targeted in Anti-Migrant Riots.
3. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Nationalistic mass riots outburst in Moscow.
4. Interfax: Russian Orthodox Church urges fighting shadow economy created by migrants, corrupted officials over Biryulyovo events.
5. In Moscow’s Shadows: Mark Galeotti, Mayhem in Moscow: Biryulevo, the (under)police state and a little slice of Novocherkassk.
6. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: Biryulevo Violence Only Latest Pogrom in Putin’s Moscow.
7. Moscow News: Natalia Antonova, Russia’s income inequality: the root of most evil.
8. Interfax: About 60% of Russians see communism as good system – poll.
9. Interfax: Global warming over in Central Asia, cooler period ahead – scientists.
10. Valdai Discussion Club: Georgy Bovt, Soft Power of the Russian Word.
11. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, Oct. 14, 2013.
12. Sobesednik: Commentator: Medvedev’s Economy Article Indicates He Is ‘Closer’ to Liberals in Regime Infighting. (Yevgeniy Yasin)
13. Kommersant: Kremlin Seeks To Include Opposition in Politics.
14. www.washingtonpost.com: Milan Svolik, The best way to demoralize the opposition in Russia? Beat them in a fair election.
15. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Marina Ozerova, Will Navalnyy Be Barred From Running for Election for Eight Years? How Constitutional Court Ruling May Affect Elections.
16. Moscow Times: y Vladimir Frolov, 50 Shades of Putinism: A Legacy of Repression
17. RIA Novosti: Russian Government to Cull Federal Officials.
18. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Russian Human Rights Council approves broad amnesty idea.
19. RIA Novosti: KGB Founder Statue Won’t Return to Moscow- Lawmakers.
20. Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Ekho Moskvy’s Venediktov on Editorial Policy, Relations With Authorities.
21. BBC Monitoring: Russian TV talk show discusses ethnic policy, relations with China.
22. In Moscow’s Shadows: Mark Galeotti, Is Russia Really The World’s Most Heavily Policed State? No.
23. Interfax: Expert says there are about one million Islamists in Russia.
24. Global Voices: Kevin Rothrock, The Kremlin’s Internet Takeover: A Surefire Flop .
25. Bloomberg: Hermitage’s Browder Wins Dismissal of Russian’s Libel Case.
26. AFP: In Russia’s Sochi, gays oppose boycott calls.
27. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Star Academy: Inside Russia’s best school.
28. www.opendemocracy.net: What chance of going gently into that good night? Russia has an ageing population, a growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, and an inadequate system of palliative care for terminally ill patients that leaves Russians feeling betrayed. The failure of authorities to tackle the problems makes a bad situation worse, says Olga Usenko.

ECONOMY

29. Bloomberg: Russia Holds Rates as Nabiullina Looks Past Slowing Economy.
30. RIA Novosti: Quarter of Russia’s Budget to Become Classified by 2016.
31. Interfax: Russian Internet economy expected to grow 3-6%/yr even amid global crisis.
32. Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Russian Experts Predict Severe Impact of US Default on Russia.
33. RIA Novosti: Russia Keeps Investment Trust in US Treasuries.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

34. Russia Direct: Ivan Tsvetkov, Why Russia cares about America’s international reputation. Amidst concerns of default in Washington and the potential for falling oil prices, Russia is shaping up as a surprisingly reliable ally for the U.S.
35. Moscow Times: U.S. Shutdown Could Cause Moscow Embassy to Close.
36. Izvestia: Russian Pundit Urges Obama To Compromise With Republicans on Healthcare. (Boris Mezhuyev)
37. Washington Post: Exchange program gives Russians a glimpse of a democracy hardly at work.
38. ITAR-TASS: US statement on Geneva conference on Syria should include more self-criticism
39. BBC Monitoring: Russian pundit Mirskiy predicts failure of Geneva-2 conference on Syria.
40. Moscow Times: William Tobey and Pavel Zolotarev, Stopping Nuclear Terrorism .
41. USNews.com: Matthew Bodner, A Space Race, But On Russia’s Terms.
42. International Institute for Strategic Studies: Rachel Ostrow, Russia looks to Asia
43. Carnegie Moscow Center: Dmitri Trenin, Russia, a Euro-Pacific Nation.
44. Valdai Discussion Club/Vedomosti: Timofei Bordachev, Eurasian Union: Integration for the Sake of Sovereignty.
45. ITAR-TASS: Russian presidential adviser: Ukraine’s signing of AA with EU to lead to default. (Sergei Glazyev)
46. Interfax: Russians have warmed up toward Georgia a lot – poll.
47. Bloomberg: Georgia Gets Russian Agricultural Access After Seven-Year Ban.
48. Interfax: Pundit says Putin missed Nobel Peace Prize because of ‘Russophobia’