Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#12 :: 20 January 2014

Johnson’s Russia List :: 2014-#12 :: 20 January 2013
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POLITICS

1. RIA Novosti: Putin: Holding on to Power By All Means Would Be Unwise.
2. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Putin says Sochi visitors will see a new Russia. Russia will welcome all participants and guests of the Sochi Olympics irrespective of their sexuality, President Vladimir Putin has said to domestic and foreign media
3. ITAR-TASS: Newspapers comment on Vladimir Putin’s interview. Russian Press Review.
4. Kremlin.ru: Interview to Russian and foreign media.
5. Moscow Times: What the Papers Say, Jan. 20.
6. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Kommersant: What awaits Russia in 2014. From the Winter Olympics to government reshuffles and regional polls, 2014 is looking like a big year for Russia.
7. Moscow Times: More Than Half of Russians Against Anti-Putin Slogans, Poll Says.
8. www.russiatoday.com: Putin orders governors to slash PR budgets.
9. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Put Putin on your fridge door. From portraits to fridge magnets to video games, Putin’s image has become a commercial venture.
10. Moscow Times: Alexei, Bayer, Medvedev’s Liberal Hot Air.
11. The Globe and Mail (Canada): Mark MacKinnon, Meet the Russian mayor who beat Putin’s political machine. (Yevgeny Roizman)
12. Moscow News: Natalia Antonova, ‘Against All’ ­ disdain as it’s meant to be.
13. Moscow Times: Vladimir Frolov, Khodorkovsky’s New Image as a Nationalist.
14. Interfax: Trial of Politkovskaya murder case postponed again.
15. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: Upsurge in Terrorism in Russia ‘Not Just about Sochi’ and Won’t End with Olympiad, Analyst Says.
16. The Voice of Russia: Dmitry Babich, Myths About Russia: Is Sochi that ‘bloody’ and expensive?

ECONOMY

17. Moscow Times: Davos to Raise Awkward Questions.
18. Forbes.com: Mark Adomanis, Russia’s Economic Performance Is Actually Very Similar To Other East European Countries.
19. Russia Direct: Nikolay Pakhomov, Here’s what to expect from Russia’s energy sector in 2014. Russia is taking steps towards improving the state of global energy security, including diversification of its energy sector away from Europe and development of new technologies.
20. Business New Europe: Ben Aris, Russian IPOs could take off in 2014.
21. The Globe and Mail (Canada): Mark MacKinnon, Gazprom spire a marker for Putin’s power.
22. ITAR-TASS: Europe agrees to South Stream gas pipeline project. Russian Press Review.
23. American Thinker: Kim Zigfeld (LaRussophobe), Russia’s Economy: The Paper Bear.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

24. Moscow Times: EU Links Easing of Visas to Russia’s Rights Record.
25. Moscow Times: John Lough, The EU Should Maximize Its Soft Power.
26. ITAR-TASS: Geneva-2: making peace better than fighting endless wars, analysts say.
27. Reuters: World powers, Iran to activate landmark nuclear deal after IAEA nod.
28. New York Times: Steven Kurutz, Russians: Still the Go-To Bad Guys.
29. Moscow Times: U.S. Congressman Alleges Snowden May Have Worked With FSB.
30. Washington Post editorial: Russia should grant a visa to David Satter.
31. ITAR-TASS: Complex situation persists in Ukraine. Russian Press Review.
32. Business New Europe: Riots sweep Ukraine capital as frustrations boil over.
33. Moscow Times: Centenary of WWI Largely Ignored in Russia.