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Johnson’s Russia List
2012-#164
13 September 2012
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In this issue

POLITICS

1. RIA Novosti: Russia is world’s most educated country.
2. Moscow Times: Medvedev Calls for Pussy Riot Release.
3. Interfax: Lawyer expresses hope Medvedev’s words mean Pussy Riot convicts will go free soon.
4. Interfax: Putin Stresses Role Of Patriotism In Upbringing Of Young Russians.
5. Interfax: Putin Says Against “ideological Censorship”
6. Moscow TImes/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, Sept. 13, 2012.
7. Moscow Times: Gudkov Faces Duma Dismissal Friday.
8. ITAR-TASS: Gudkov case stirring wide public response.
9. RBC Daily: DOUBLES. SAME OLD DIRTY TRICKS USED AGAINST THE OPPOSITION IN THE REGIONAL ELECTIONS.
10. Kommersant: MEDVEDEV DOES NOT CARE ABOUT OTHERS’ REAL ESTATE ABROAD. Premier Medvedev questioned expediency of the proposed ban to civil servants to own real estate abroad.
11. Vedomosti: Income Declarations Do Little to Fight Corruption.
12. AFP: Moscow allows new mass anti-Putin protest.
13. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. The opposition is getting ready for a March of Millions on Saturday.
14. Izvestia: Khakamada Predicts Country’s Future Political Agenda.
15. Moskovskiy Komsomolets: Mikhail Rostovskiy, Why There Is No Normal Opposition in Russia.
16. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Izvestia: Human-rights organizations to boycott new law on NGOs.
17. Wall Street Journal Europe: Ousted Magazine Editor Meets With Putin. (Masha Gessen)
18. Interfax: Moscow Court Defends Ruling On Keeping Socialite TV Host’s Seized Cash. (Ksenia Sobchak)
19. RIA Novosti: Kremlin Dismisses European Criticism Over Human Rights Violation.
20. Interfax: Pussy Riot Trial Brought No Changed To Public Attitude To Russian Justice – Poll.
21. Moscow Times: William Dunkerly, How Pussy Riot and Berezovsky Plot Revolutions.
22. BBC Monitoring: Punk band stunt was part of conspiracy against Russia, TV film claims.
23. RIA Novosti: Kremlin Oligarch Foe Denies Funding ‘Demonic’ Pussy Riot.
24. Michigan State University News: Russia fails to grasp democratic ideals. (re Vladimir Shlapentokh)

ECONOMY

25. Interfax: Govt Expects to Launch Privatization Process Soon – Dvorkovich.
26. Interfax: Major Russian Companies Told To Coordinate Actions With Kremlin.
27. Moscow Times: Konstantin Sonin, One Foot in WTO, the Other Protects.
28. Interfax: Russian Official Describes EU’s Gazprom Inquiry as Pressure To Change Prices.
29. Forbes.com: Matthew Hulberg, Gazprom: Beyond The Point Of Commercial Return.
30. Reuters: Russia will not cut emissions under extended Kyoto climate pact.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

31. Moscow Times: Sergei Karaganov, A Strong Military Doesn’t Mean a Strong Nation.
32. RIA Novosti: Fyodor Lukyanov, How the Arab Spring Muddied Post-9/11 Clarity.
33. Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Moscow Daily 9/11 Anniversary Editorial Reviews 11 Years of Antiterror Struggle.
34. Financial Times: David Pilling, Russia begins its slow pivot to Asia.
35. New York Times: Russians Say Anti-U.S. Attack in Libya Vindicates Their Position.
36. Interfax: West Accepts Terror Attacks When It’s Politically Expedient – Russian Minister.
37. Interfax: Putin Sees Positive Aspect in Romney’s Blunt Remarks About Russia.
38. Christian Science Monitor: Putin: I’m ‘grateful’ to Romney for proving me right about missile defense.
39. www.russiatoday.com: Russia warns US on consequences of regime change.
40. Interfax: Israel Might Strike Iran After U.S. Presidential Elections – Russian Analyst. (Alexei Arbatov)
41. Antiwar.com: Robert Bruce Ware, Iran Attack Could Spark Caucasus War and Economic Trouble.
42. Russia Beyond the Headlines/Vzglyad: Russia is worried about U.S. plans to set up missile defenses in the East.
43. www.russiatoday.com: Race for Arctic resources shouldn’t spark new Cold War ­ Russian official.
44. Nezavisimaya Gazeta: AMERICAN UMBRELLA FOR TBILISI. An update on the American-Georgian military cooperation.