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Johnson’s Russia List
2012-#161
6 September 2012
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In this issue

POLITICS

1. Reuters: Russia’s Putin defiant on Syria, says Romney “mistaken”
2. Kremlin.ru: Interview by President of Russia Vladimir Putin to Russia Today TV Channel.
3. AP: Putin leads young Siberian cranes in flight.
4. RIA Novosti: For Putin, Folksy Phrases a Personal Affair.
5. Forbes.com: Mark Adomanis, Russia’s Demographics Continue to Improve, Natural Population Growth Likely in 2012.
6. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, Sept. 6, 2012.
7. RIA Novosti: Medvedev Says Enjoys Prime Minister’s Duties.
8. Kommersant: MAKING THE ELITE DOMESTIC. Expert: The president is out to reestablish control over bureaucracy.
9. Reuters: Unlikely Putin foe faces ouster from Russia assembly. (Gennady Gudkov)
10. Kommersant: MERGING PLATFORMS. DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION IS HAVING ANOTHER GO AT UNIFICATION.
11. Kommersant: CANDIDATES RANKED. An update on the campaign in Khimki, Moscow region.
12. Moscow News: Moscow’s March of Millions under question.
13. ITAR-TASS: Chechnya-Ingushetia territorial dispute may throw Caucasus off balance.
14. Moscow Times: Boris Kagarlitsky, The Pussy Riot Conspiracy.
15. National Public Radio: Educated Russians Often Lured To Leave.

ECONOMY

16. RIA Novosti: Russia Prepared for Second Global Crisis, Putin Says.
17. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Kommersant-Vlast: Will Russia avoid the global financial crisis?
18. Moscow Times editorial: Why Moscow Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard.
19. Business New Europe: Ben Aris, MOSCOW BLOG: Sentiment pendulum swinging back in Russia’s direction?
20. Moscow Times: Gazprom Strikes Back at EU Panel.
21. Interfax: Russia not yet decided on Kyoto second commitment period.
22. AP: Russia bets billions on turn toward Asia.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

23. AFP: Asia-Pacific region key to Russia’s future: Putin.
24. RIA Novosti: Kremlin Aide Spells Out Russia’s Priorities For APEC Summit.
25. Interfax: Lavrov Denies That Moscow Now Prioritizes East Over West in Its Policy.
26. RIA Novosti: Putin Warns West’s Syria Policy could Backfire.
27. Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Russian Expert Views Syrian ‘Catastrophe,’ Implications for Broader Near East. (Georgiy Mirskiy)
28. www.russiatoday.com: Attacking Iran would be ‘disastrous’ Russia warns.
29. Interfax: Russian authorities argue that Moscow does not dramatize Romney’s pledge of less flexibility in relations with Russia.
30. RIA Novosti: Romney’s Tough Russia Rhetoric An Election Ploy, Analysts Say.
31. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Gazeta.ru: Fyodor Lukyanov, Is Russia really relevant in the U.S. foreign policy? Despite the relatively prominent presence of a Russian theme in the Republican party’s platform and its candidate’s declarations, it is clear that Russia is not really very relevant in the U.S. election context.
32. Interfax: Half of Georgians Regard Russia as Threat to Their Country – Poll.

OTHER RESOURCES

33. Gordon Hahn: New issue of Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER).
34. CSIS Conference: Religious and Ethnic Tolerance in South Caucasus and Central Asia–Sept.11.
35. BBG ROUNDTABLE: New Russian Laws: Tightening the Noose on Free Speech? September 19.