Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#145 :: Thursday AM 30 July 2015

Johnson’s Russia List :: JRL 2015-#145
Thursday AM 30 July 2015

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1. New York Times: Sweden Spots a Russian Submarine, 99 Years Late.
2. The Siberian Times: Anna Liesowska, First glimpse inside the Siberian cave that holds the key to man’s origins. New revelations expected as Novosibirsk experts share latest ancient finds with world’s leading specialists.
3. Moscow Times: Russia’s Book Industry Wanes as Russians Stop Reading.
4. The Calvert Journal: Sasha Raspopina, McBorscht. Why the search for real Russian fast food has got political.
5. Le Monde diplomatique: Hélène Richard, Traffic jams, parking deserts, bad road manners. Moscow on the road. Moscow can’t cope with cars – they’ve only arrived en masse in the past 20 years. And already they’re less desirable than they once were.
6. Russia Beyond the Headlines: New tolls on heavy trucks to raise funds for road repairs in Russia. Russia is to introduce a new system for collecting tolls from heavy trucks, with the proceeds – some 50 billion rubles ($896 million) a year – to go toward vital road repairs. Payment will be controlled by special gates set up on major highways.
7. Kremlin.ru: Reception to mark 1000 years since the death of St. Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles.
8. Moscow Times: Ruble Fall Stokes Russian Holidaymaker Woes.
9. www.foreignaffairs.com: Ilan Berman, Moscow’s Baby Bust? Birth Rates in Russia are Up, But the Demographic Crisis is Far From Over.
10. Paul Goble: Economic Crisis, Uncertainty about the Future Pushing Russian Birthrate Down.
11. http://readrussia.com: Mark Adomanis, Central Bank’s New Plan Makes Russian Economy Vulnerable.
12. TASS: Free land allocation to Russians in Far East requires large infrastructure investment.
13. www.opendemocracy.net: Georgy Borodyansky, Russia is swimming in oil. Russia’s oil industry lacks the infrastructure to avoid spills and leaks; and the environmental consequences are horrific.
14. Reuters: Independent media battle on in Putin’s Russia.
15. Sputnik: OSCE Impressed With Russia’s Achievements in Gender Equality.
16. TASS: Russian opposition party files complaint over refusal to register it for local election.
17. Interfax: Kremlin denies “political order” exists to bar opposition from elections.
18. Moscow Times: Ivan Sukhov, Who Will Build a Better Future for Russia?
19. The American Interest: Andrew Wood, What Comes Next in Russia? Change is coming to the Kremlin, sooner or later. The West should consider the implications.
20. www.rt.com: ‘Hypocritical’: Russian Foreign Ministry blasts US statements over NED undesirability.
21. RFE/RL: Sergei Kovalyov, Commentary: Pride Versus Prejudice In The West.
22. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Press Digest: Resurgent Iran has no need to honor previous deals with Russia. RBTH presents a selection of views from leading Russian media on international events, featuring analysis of post-sanctions relations between Russia and Iran, as well as a report on how the crisis is affecting salaries in different parts of Russia and an interview given by Vladimir Putin to Swiss media.
23. TASS: Russia makes proportionate response to missile defense in Europe – Defense Ministry.
24. Interfax: Russian envoy slams NATO for playing “destructive role” in Ukraine crisis.
25. PBS NewsHour: NATO Commander: Russia’s use of force in Europe is a major threat. (Gen. Philip Breedlove)
26. Russia Direct: Sergey Markedonov, Why Russia’s ‘borderization’ strategy makes Georgia so nervous. On the seventh anniversary of the Russian-Georgian War, signs are building of renewed tensions along Georgia’s borders. Keep an eye on developments in South Ossetia.
27. Moscow Times: John Freedman, The Russian Theater – What a Season It’s Been.
28. Thomas Callahan: Re restrictions on foreign orgs in the U.S.
29. Ron Pope: Crowdfunding Support for a Grassroots Organization. The American Home in Vladimir.
30. Pietro Shakarian: My latest Reconsidering Russia podcast: Halyna Mokrushyna on democracy in Ukraine today.
31. David Law: Five part blog: THE WORLD WAR IV SERIES. What’s in a World War: From World War I to the new Cold War – Part 1.

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